The rampant speculation regarding the upcoming Reeves/Pattinson take on the Batman mythos is par for the course for any in-development Batman film. Since the days of the Michael Keaton backlash up to the recent Ben Affleck skepticism, fans have always partaken in rabid speculation regarding a specific actor's handling of 'their' beloved Dark Knight.

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In regards to Affleck's portrayal (dubbed BatFleck by the fanbase), fans seemed overall pleased with his performance but were unhappy with the writers' and directors' vision for the character in the two films he appeared in. With that in mind, here are 5 times Ben Affleck's Batman accurate to the comics and 5 more times he wasn't.

10 ACCURATE: Frank Miller's Influence

It's clear that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice took its fair share of inspiration for the character of Batman/Bruce Wayne from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Aside from a comics-accurate battle suit Bats used in his showdown with Superman, the film lifted dialogue directly from Frank Miller's seminal work, as well as paying homage to its iconic graphic novel cover with a short scene in the film.

The silhouette of a leaping Caped Crusader against the backdrop of a blue-hued lightning bolt was instantly recognizable to comic fans everywhere.

9 INACCURATE: The Batman Vs. Superman Rivalry

For a majority of Batman and Superman's history, they've been the best of friends, the World's Finest team. Even though their post-Crisis history painted them at odds, John Byrne's Man of Steel mini-series established that despite an initial mistrust, both men eventually grew to respect each other.

A violent hatred and mistrust of each other have never been established in mainstream continuity. Although the film went through great lengths to justify each man's motivations for their enmity, fans felt it was forced and uncharacteristic, particularly for a first meeting and especially in the case of the Dark Knight.

8 ACCURATE: Batman's Brutality

Capturing the brutality with which Batman fights was a great hallmark of the Affleck "era" of Bat-films. Striking fear into the criminals of Gotham City is going to need more than just a Halloween costume to be effective, and the comic book Batman backs it up with a fighting style that packs a bone-breaking wallop.

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Although there's no question the Nolan/Bale Dark Knight kicked ass (when audiences could make out what he was doing), the sheer teeth-shattering brutality with which the Affleck Batman dispatched criminals was conversant with many comic depictions of the Dark Knight over the years.

7 INACCURATE: Batman's Sadism

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There's a fine line between brutality and sadism, and it's fair to say that Ben Affleck's Batman crossed it. Physically incapacitating criminals to the point of severe recalcitrance is one thing, but branding them like cattle so that fellow inmates can kill them for fear of having "ratted" to him is quite another.

Batman has always acted out of a very specific code of honor that although allowed him to really rough up his prey (sometimes to the point of crippling them), he never hurt them out of a desire to enact some perverse sense of pleasure or emotional revenge. As a matter of fact, in a majority of continuities, he's fought against that urge, which explains why The Joker is still alive.

6 ACCURATE: Physical Scars

Although in peak physical form, Bruce Wayne's lifetime of fighting crime as a costumed vigilante wrought havoc on his body. Miller's Dark Knight Returns examined what an aged Batman would and wouldn't be physically capable of, and the badges of Bruce Wayne's nightly crusade were stunningly represented in a portrait by Alex Ross.

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Ben Affleck's Batman was not as aged as Miller's but had nonetheless spent decades as a vigilante and bore the scars to prove it. In the training montage in Dawn of Justice, the scars on Bruce Wayne's body stand testament to his years spent cleaning the streets of Gotham's criminal element.

5 INACCURATE: He Was Too Jaded

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The BatFleck films presented a Dark Knight who through decades of being faced with the ugly and dark side of Gotham's criminality had grown severely calloused and jaded. Following the death of Robin, Batman actively abandoned the very principles he has always sworn to live by and seemed unable to see the good in things anymore, allowing his paranoia to force him into a murderous confrontation with Superman.

The comic book version of the Dark Knight is less of a raw nerve, preferring to allow his rationality to overcome his passions in most cases. Moreover, although comic book Bats is well-known for being a tad over-zealous in the paranoia department with his contingency plans, it's important to note that his failsafes are designed for If his super-powered friends turn bad - not preemptive strikes to ensure that they never can.

4 ACCURATE: A Dead Robin

One of the most tragic events of Batman's life was the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin. Brutally beaten to death with a crowbar and blown up in a warehouse explosion by the Joker, the image of a dead and bloodied Robin cradled in the arms of a grieving Batman has since become iconic.

Much has been made of the infamous image of a Joker-graffitied Robin costume in Ben Affleck's Batman's Batcave. Although the identity of the deceased Robin is somewhat in question, it's clear that Robin's death had a major impact on this cinematic Batman and propelled him along his darker path.

3 INACCURATE: The Use Of Guns

Guns are anathema to Batman. Although there have been notable exceptions, for most of the character’s history, he’s never used firearms. Training to the peak of human perfection and preferring to use stealth, strategy, and technology over brute force, guns are strictly off-limits to the Dark Knight.

This is why his liberal use of firearms in the BatFleck era seemed so shocking and jarring. Aside from having his vehicles decked out with the latest in Rambo’s hand-me-downs, his comfort and familiarity with handheld firearms are decidedly out of character.

2 ACCURATE: Alfred's Antagonism

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Alfred has been a stalwart member of Batman’s supporting cast for a majority of the character’s comic book and cinematic history. Although he supports Bruce Wayne’s crusade against Gotham’s criminals, in a paternal way, he also wishes Bruce would abandon his quest and lead a normal life. This has led to an ofttimes passive-aggressive, snarky or downright sarcastic stream of comments emanating from Mr. Pennyworth towards his employer.

The Alfred/Bruce jocular antagonism has been one of the highlights of the BatFleck era, in no small part due to the wonderful performance by Jeremey Irons.

1 INACCURATE: He Kills Indiscriminately

Even more than his aversion to guns, Batman has adhered to one unflappable rule in his crime-fighting: under any circumstances, he will not kill. It’s this rule that keeps his rogues' gallery alive despite the heinous things they’ve done to him and Gotham. Even Superman himself has noted that “More than anyone in the world, when you scratch everything else away from Batman, you're left with someone who doesn't want to see anybody die.”

Unfortunately, that fact was lost on the writers and director of the BatFleck-era films, whose version of Batman seemed to be more than fine with taking a life as if he were the Punisher but with a tank. This, above anything else, was incongruent with his comic book depiction and troublesome to fans.

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