yep, indeed i agree that the batman movies did not do justice to the comic book character. when one reads the comics, one is impressed and at the same time confused at the difference of what batman is on paper as compared to what he is on film. when one hears the word 'batman' what come to one's mind is not the comic book character but either george clooney, michael keaton or that silly cartoon character that was made decades ago.
i have read some batman books, carlo. but i do not know. i just dont like his character from the very beginning. yes, perhaps DD is a rip-off of batman, but i tend to lean towards DD rather than to batman.