1. George Clooney was Batman? Yea right!

Posted at 11:29AM on Jul 14th 2008 by Dan

2. What has Batman got over other super heroes? Brains and grit. (And toys.) Kevin Conroy always came off as the toughest, most clever Batman.

Posted at 11:41AM on Jul 14th 2008 by George Egan

3. Bale. No contest.

Posted at 11:53AM on Jul 14th 2008 by Slappy

4. I picked Keaton because he's MY favorite Batman, but I do concede that Bale is the BEST Batman.

Posted at 11:55AM on Jul 14th 2008 by indecks

5. Totally agree. Michael rescued the caped crusader from the joke Adam West had made of it.

He will always be my favorite

Posted at 12:13PM on Jul 14th 2008 by vinceb

6. I think Bale is the best live action Batman, but I voted for Conroy. People are sleeping on Kevin Conroy. I grew up watching Batman on fox during my middle school years. It would make my day if there was a "Kevin Conroy soundtrack" audio option for DVD copies of Batman Begins and TDK.

Posted at 12:05PM on Jul 14th 2008 by John R

7. Ah man...you put Kevin Conroy on this list?? Dang...you can't dispute with the "voice" of Batman. He is Bruce Wayne/Batman...hands down.

Now if we are just going for Live Action Batman...I'm thrown up between Christian Bale and Michael Keaton.

Thankfully, I don't have to choose b/t the two of them in this poll, since Conroy reigns supreme.

Posted at 12:10PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Beeslo

8. Obviously Christian Bale is the best Batman of the bunch. He's got Bruce Wayne down pat and also the darkness of Batman. But two things, his Bruce Wayne can come off a little meh...and I can't vote against Michael Keaton. I grew up with him and although he backed out of Lost because he didn't want the commitment of a series television, he was genius to say no to Joel Schumacher's abortions.

Posted at 12:11PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Sam

9. honestly theyve been playing batmans for like the last 2 weeks on the weekends. ALL OF THEM for better or worse.

michael keaton and christian bale were both awesome batmans. but both are terrible bruce waynes. neither of them packs the beef u would expect from a batman and neither of them are the suave good looking billionaire. george clooney would fit the best bruce wayne.

nevertheless i wanna buy the dark knight NOW. how long until that BLU-RAY release (yes i am an early adopter )

Posted at 12:20PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Riley Freeman

10. "george clooney would fit the best bruce wayne."

That's because Bruce is supposed to play up the rich, brainless playboy as a front to the public. Which is pretty much all George Clooney really is. He didn't do much acting there.

Posted at 1:37PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Sleeves

11. From what he wrote on Good Night and Good Luck and hearing him speak on politics, I think he's got a fairly good head on his shoulders.

Posted at 5:48PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Oneiroi

12. i want to add that i dont think they were bad acting wise. i just didnt see the charming good looking suave type that bruce wayne is supposed to be.

Posted at 12:29PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Riley Freeman

13. Bale has that duality about his persona that fits Batman so well, he is a huge star but he seems to be bothered by it on interviews, that is how Bruce Wayne would act if he were real. NO contest, he is the best so far.

Posted at 12:34PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Mr. R

14. Bale is the best Live-Action Bats, but Kevin Conroy is and always will be the best Batman. I don't think I can even read a Batman comic without hearing his voice.

Posted at 1:16PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Shariq Ansari

15. I had high hopes for Clooney. Keaton had the wry delivery, Kilmer had the looks, and I thought Clooney was the perfect combination of the two. Even today, Clooney takes the fall for "killing" Batman, but there was so much to hate about that film. Anyway, I vote for Bale.

Posted at 1:37PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Cincinnati Mike

16. George Clooney was great at playing the public persona of Bruce Wayne. The problem was that he played that same role in all the scenes.

He was basically playing Tony Stark. Nothing against Iron Man, but I think we can all agree that they're not the same character.

Posted at 2:16PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Assume a Virtue

17. Adam West didn't need the body armour and fancy special effects of the modern-day Batmen. Nope, you got 100% pure West. Have any other of the Batmen gone on to become mayor of a small Rhode Island town? I think not.

I think I lean towards Keaton because he was so much better than anyone expected. His Bruce Wayne was a bit weak, but the Batman was great. I haven't watched enough of the animated Batman to voice on Conroy, but what I have seen has been solid.

Posted at 2:27PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Astin

18. Keaton FTW.

Posted at 2:56PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Jonathan Kuhn

19. My favorite batman movie remains the animated 'Mask of the Phantasm'

Posted at 3:18PM on Jul 14th 2008 by JimeneX

20. Adam west had all the charisma the dark knight will ever need, it was tough for audiences to fully understand his batman because there were so many colors to his personality. The best batman ever, hands down.

Posted at 9:31PM on Jul 14th 2008 by victor de la torre