Binker
05-22-2008, 10:02 PM
By Nathaniel Ruff (also known as Binker and Nate on many forums)
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #48
Written by Michael Green and Mike Johnson
Art and Cover by Shane Davis and Matt "Batt" Banning
Edited by Eddie Berganza
PLOT:
The penultimate chapter of "K" presents Superman vs. AAB (The All-American Boy) in a no-holds-barred fight through Smallville! Only Heroes scribe Michael Green and his writing partner, Mike Johnson, could create the AAB — a supersoldier with Doomsday's DNA that's infused with Kryptonite! Can Batman help the Man of Steel defeat AAB, or will we witness "The Death of Superman" all over again?
REVIEW:
Last issue was another positive issue of the "K" arc of Superman/Batman. With the government now involved, one has to wonder how our World’s Finest team would escape, both from their location, and from their recent title of "Enemies of the State" thanks to Amanda Waller. Looking at how Amanda Waller was written, it seemed that our writers must've been following her DCAU counterpart, than her DCU counterpart. The thought of it being non-canon didn't seem to be the case, as references were made on such things like Salvation Run. So non-canon didn't seem to be the answer. Now, we have the battle between Superman and All-American Boy (aka Doomsday infused with kryptonite)! Let's check out the battle between the two, shall we?
The battle between Superman and All-American Boy continues, and is concluded, in this issue, and the battle hits Smallville as a weakened Superman tries to survive as we also learn about who All-American Boy is, or was. One of the things I brought up was about Amanda Waller, and that seemed to have been cleared up in this issue: she is more DCU-ish now, than DCAU. I guess there was just something in her dialogue from the last issue that made me think DCAU. Oh well, at least that was cleared up. All-American Boy was revealed as Josh Walker, a man from Smallville who joined the military, and was part of an experiment that turned him into the government's answer to a rogue Superman: a Doomsday creature complete with kryptonite. Let me just say; the fact that they turned this man into a monster, it can make you think of other stories where that was the case with soldiers (X-Files being one of them), or in many others where our government is just unfaithful no matter what. Josh aka All-American Boy is just a tragic tale and many would agree on that. What happens to him now? Well, I just don't know.
Overall, this issue was yet another good one in the "K" arc. I guess if this is the same with #49, and the anniversary issue of issue #50, then it will be official: Superman/Batman is back. But we have to wait til next issue, or both next issues, to say that. But on this issue, #48, it gets a yay from me like the others. Waller was cleared up as her DCU self, not DCAU, and All-American Boy was well-written when he was revealed as a tragic character rather than just a monster, no more nor less. Now, it's off to Lexcorp!
RATING: Yay
Next Issue: Superman confronts an old friend, and Batman tries to prevent an turned kryptonite Earth!
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #48
Written by Michael Green and Mike Johnson
Art and Cover by Shane Davis and Matt "Batt" Banning
Edited by Eddie Berganza
PLOT:
The penultimate chapter of "K" presents Superman vs. AAB (The All-American Boy) in a no-holds-barred fight through Smallville! Only Heroes scribe Michael Green and his writing partner, Mike Johnson, could create the AAB — a supersoldier with Doomsday's DNA that's infused with Kryptonite! Can Batman help the Man of Steel defeat AAB, or will we witness "The Death of Superman" all over again?
REVIEW:
Last issue was another positive issue of the "K" arc of Superman/Batman. With the government now involved, one has to wonder how our World’s Finest team would escape, both from their location, and from their recent title of "Enemies of the State" thanks to Amanda Waller. Looking at how Amanda Waller was written, it seemed that our writers must've been following her DCAU counterpart, than her DCU counterpart. The thought of it being non-canon didn't seem to be the case, as references were made on such things like Salvation Run. So non-canon didn't seem to be the answer. Now, we have the battle between Superman and All-American Boy (aka Doomsday infused with kryptonite)! Let's check out the battle between the two, shall we?
The battle between Superman and All-American Boy continues, and is concluded, in this issue, and the battle hits Smallville as a weakened Superman tries to survive as we also learn about who All-American Boy is, or was. One of the things I brought up was about Amanda Waller, and that seemed to have been cleared up in this issue: she is more DCU-ish now, than DCAU. I guess there was just something in her dialogue from the last issue that made me think DCAU. Oh well, at least that was cleared up. All-American Boy was revealed as Josh Walker, a man from Smallville who joined the military, and was part of an experiment that turned him into the government's answer to a rogue Superman: a Doomsday creature complete with kryptonite. Let me just say; the fact that they turned this man into a monster, it can make you think of other stories where that was the case with soldiers (X-Files being one of them), or in many others where our government is just unfaithful no matter what. Josh aka All-American Boy is just a tragic tale and many would agree on that. What happens to him now? Well, I just don't know.
Overall, this issue was yet another good one in the "K" arc. I guess if this is the same with #49, and the anniversary issue of issue #50, then it will be official: Superman/Batman is back. But we have to wait til next issue, or both next issues, to say that. But on this issue, #48, it gets a yay from me like the others. Waller was cleared up as her DCU self, not DCAU, and All-American Boy was well-written when he was revealed as a tragic character rather than just a monster, no more nor less. Now, it's off to Lexcorp!
RATING: Yay
Next Issue: Superman confronts an old friend, and Batman tries to prevent an turned kryptonite Earth!