We enjoy our favourite comic book movies as much for their great characters with recognizable human failings as their bombast and humour. After a re-watch of The Dark Knight recently it struck me how brilliantly sad it was when The Joker explains to Batman that they'll "do this dance forever," not only within the context of the narrative but outside of it, as we'd never see Heath Ledger do that dance again. It made me think more deeply about those quieter moments in our fan-boy favourites that punch us in the guts and force us to look to the ceiling so our friends don't spot the tears rolling down our cheeks (I'm looking at you, death-of-Big-Daddy. Seriously.)
Here our our top ten heartbreaking moments in comic book movies.
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