Curb Stomp Battle/Comic Books: Difference between revisions

* [[Nightwing]] was captured by Shrike, a rival with a grudge who was one of the best assassins in the world. When it was finally time for Nightwing and Shrike to throw down, the former completely ignored the latter and kicked his ass with his back turned.

** His run-in with Cassandra Cain's Batgirl (after a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment where she bailed out Robin) went no better:

'''Caption (Batgirl's thoughts)''': ''He chose lying down.'' }}

** Shrike may have billed himself as 'one of the best assassins in the world', but it was pretty obvious that at League of Assassins meetings, he was the one they made get up and go outside to pay the pizza guy.

* [[Wolverine]] vs. the Mafia in one storyline. A bunch of ordinary guys with guns vs. a mutant with a [[Healing Factor]], about a century of combat experience, and adamantium claws and skeleton? The entire story is pretty much a [[Curb Stomp Battle]].

* Played for laughs with Batman and Guy Gardner in ''Justice League International'': "One punch! ONE PUNCH!"

** [[Continuity Nod|Brought back]] in ''[[Green Lantern]]: Rebirth'' when the recently reincarnated Hal Jordan floors the Dark Knight with, as Gardner exclaims with glee: "One punch! ONE PUNCH!"

*** And then Batman nailed Jordan with a revenge punch later, but held back so Hal only got knocked down, rather than losing consciousness and teeth.

* ''[[Star Wars]]: Clone Wars'', a back story example: Commander Rootrock on New Plympto describes a fight between a Jedi and half a dozen raiders.

** The [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of_Derra_IV Battle of Derra IV] is another example that gets mentioned fairly often in the [[Expanded Universe]].

*** That's not quite a [[Curb Stomp Battle]]. More of a [[Kick the Dog]] moment because the Imperials were attacking a ''lightly defended supply convoy'' and treat it like it's a great victory. Granted, the Rebels had trouble getting supplies afterwards, but still, it's hardly a glorious victory.

** A bit more balanced in their encounters in ''[[JLA-Avengers]]''. The Speed Force (Wally's power source) doesn't exist in the Marvel universe so the winner of the match depends on which universe they're fighting in even after Wally starts packing a Speed Force battery for his trips to the Marvel U.

* [[Batman|Damian and Tim]] have had a strained relationship ever since the former was introduced, sucker punching Drake out of jealousy. After years of teasing the hostility between the two, they finally had it out in ''Red Robin'' #13... Damian got the ever loving crap beaten out of him;

'''Tim:''' [[Badass Boast|You lost the second I started]] ''[[Badass Boast|trying]].'' }}

** It's a curb stomp battle that kind of loses its badass quotient when you consider that Tim is a full-fledged adult stomping on a (arguably infuriating) ten-year-old...