http://twitter.com/#!/ValEKilmer/status/371045024168833024

The public hadn’t given much thought to the next actor to play Batman on the big screen, but when Ben Affleck was named last night in a surprise announcement, casting for the “Man of Steel” sequel escalated to the level of a national crisis. The #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck hashtag is still trending nearly 24 hours later, but all jokes aside, it seems pretty likely that Affleck would make a better Batman than Val Kilmer, who starred in 1995’s “Batman Forever.”

Affleck might have Kilmer’s blessing, but he has something even more valuable: practical tips from ’60s Batman Adam West.

http://twitter.com/#!/therealadamwest/status/371021971556806657

At least one Catwoman can’t wait to see Affleck in the cape and cowl.

http://twitter.com/#!/LeeMeriwether/status/371047081307152386

Twitchy favorite Adam Baldwin was the obvious first choice to take on the role, but he knows a case of #AffleckDerangementSyndrome when he sees it.

http://twitter.com/#!/AdamBaldwin/status/371023074499391488

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/23/former-batmen-val-kilmer-adam-west-throw-support-behind-ben-affleck/