I've always thought Batman and Superman had distinct styles, for Superman it's "Protect the Innocent!" but Batman goes with "Punish the Guilty!" which is way cooler. And Spideman's just a little irritating.
The Judge Dredd movie was poor, but they got the look about right - the trouble was, I thought, that Dredd's a bloody Nazi, a real anti-hero, in fact, maybe even a villain, even though "He is the Law!" and the humour of the comic was that he was so extreme, and with a big Hollywood star like Stallone they just couldn't show him that bad...