Personal Bias: I read the Watchmen in anticipation for the movie, and as with most stories, the book was better. Dr. Manhattan wasn’t my favorite character in the Watchmen, but I don’t think that "favorite character" is what the Alan Moore had in mind when he wrote Dr. Manhattan. Dr. Manhattan is unrelatable in his power and his thoughts. On the other hand, the Justice League has my three favorite characters, not just in comics, but in fiction: Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern. My bias leans to the JLA. Ground Rules: Neither party in this fight wants to harm innocents, so the fight will take place in an abandoned Metropolis. All characters will have the tools and weapons generally carried on their person. As Manhattan doesn’t have pockets...or pants...this applies mostly to the Justice League. Fight! The Flash immediately takes off to run a perimeter around the city. Superman scans the area with x-ray and telescopic vision. Martian Manhunter turns invisible and takes to the sky. The Flash and Superman convey to Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern their recon intelligence via Martian Manhunter’s telepathic link. They learn that Dr. Manhattan is walking at a steady pace in their direction from about ...

Placing two characters of vastly different power levels into combat is simply uninteresting. With that in mind, certain powers are more important than others. None are more important than superspeed. Take Quicksilver for instance. He could take down the X-Men by himself. I'm not exactly sure just how fast Quicksilver is, but I've seen him illustrated as a blur, so I'm guessing fast. How many characters in the Marvel Universe are fast enough to react to him? In DC Comics, we have the Flash. He can move at speeds approaching that of light, which according to relativity builds up near infinite mass. Packing that much of a punch, even Superman could be knocked clear off the planet. He can vibrate through walls, move faster than the eye can see, and travels so fast around the globe he might as well be teleporting. These characters don't only have superfast legs, they have superfast brains, which is the real advantage. Bruce Wayne may be smarter than Barry Allen all speeds being equal, but the rate that the Flash processes information bumps him up to super genius. In his eyes we are all moving in so-mo. How can Batman ever catch him off guard? Characters like Green ...