In a strange series of events that I think were more planned than anything, we got the release of The Batman this weekend and in less than a month we will get Morbius in theatres. We will have 2 different Bat Men in theatres at the same time.
While Morbius embraces more actual bat abilities and Batman is more of an identity, it is very difficult to compare the two. More often Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark are compared. Morbius gets a more direct comparison to DC's Man Bat (I had to look this one up.)
Is it a bit of a stretch to try and compare Batman and Morbius? It sure is. Do I think Marvel and Sony moved Morbius to distract from any success The Batman will see? I sure do.
I know there is a rivalry between the 2. I also know that many of us are going to see both and support both.
In the end box office sales will be the final judge. While I am excited for both to be successful, I am more interested in Morbius. I want to see what what implications Morbius will bring up for Spiderverse that is being worked on.