Back when they announced that Michael Keaton in the new movie version of Batman, there was a collective, "WTF, the Mr. Mom guy?," myself included.
But when people saw Tim Burton's dark interpretation of Batman, influenced by the Dark Knight graphic novel series by Frank Miller, all was forgiven. Although orphaned like Superman, Batman and his home turf of Gotham City was a stark counterpoint to Superman and shinny Metropolis. Instead, Burton created a world of grey, both in the art direction and also the morality of vigilante justice.
(Also, a muscle-tone black rubber Batman suit, having Jack Nicholson play the Joker, a score by Danny Elfman, and kick ass soundtrack from Prince helped too.)
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