When Superman was Bruce Wayne?

[Devil_LeonX]

Hello everyone, Would any of you know the name of that one TPB might have been a else worlds where Superman's Rocket landed on the estates of the Waynes and he was Raised as Bruch Wayne who eventually becomes a Fusion of Superman As Batman??a Image would be appreciated, thanks in advance to anyone.

[Alex L]

I believe it was Superman: Speeding Bullets.

[Hellstormer]

I believe it was Superman: Speeding Bullets.

Yep it was, and a very good read at that.

[The Batman]

Yeah that's it.

It was a fun read so long as you're willing to accept the conceit that a superpowered Kal-el/Bruce Wayne would adopt more or less the same methods, stealth and fear, that the regular Batman would.

[MythicBrawn]

Interesting concept, dumb story.

[dancj]

It's the number one most generic Elseworlds concept (mix two superheros) done from beginning to end perfectly logically without any imagination put into it whatsoever. Basically a complete waste of time

[a-spidey]

liked the story too. worth a look for sure even when i'm not a big superman fan.

[OverMaster]

Good story, but the Luthor as Joker (not really a spoiler; you can see it coming in the story from miles away) thing really didn't work for me.

[TheTen-EyedMan]

Interesting concept, dumb story.

You've just described at least half of the comics I've ever read.

[Lorendiac]

The main thing that bothered me about it was that he switched from being "Batman" to "Superman" at the end. That's the kind of thing that makes me sympathize with people who complain that many (not all) of DC's Elseworlds stories seem to feel they are required to revert as much as possible "back to the same old Sacred Status Quo" at the end of the story.

[IamtheRock3]

Yeah that's it.

It was a fun read so long as you're willing to accept the conceit that a superpowered Kal-el/Bruce Wayne would adopt more or less the same methods, stealth and fear, that the regular Batman would.

Actully in a lot of way he was more extreme cause of the strengh differne

he KILLED Joe chill with heat vision, granted first time he used it..and it was accidental right after his parents was shot

but he wasnt crying no tears

[Devil_LeonX]

Thanks everyone, Would their be a story the other way around?

[dancj]

Thanks everyone, Would their be a story the other way around?

It wouldn't work. The most important part of Superman's origin is him being sent to Earth from Krypton, and the main bit of Batman's origin is his parent's getting shot. Speeding Bullets basically merges both of the origins.

To do it the other way around would basically be: Mon and Martha Kent have their own biological child. They aren't killed so he has no powers and no major motivation. The End.

[Kara Zor El]

It wouldn't work. The most important part of Superman's origin is him being sent to Earth from Krypton, and the main bit of Batman's origin is his parent's getting shot. Speeding Bullets basically merges both of the origins.

To do it the other way around would basically be: Mon and Martha Kent have their own biological child. They aren't killed so he has no powers and no major motivation. The End.

It wouldn't work if you stick to the origins being the same.

But what if Bruce Wayne's parents died in a terrible Earthquake or something like that. An Earthquake cause by a mad scientist type. So Bruce vows to make himself powerful enough to stop an Earthquake or move fast enough to get everyone out in time, as well as bring mad scientists to book for their crimes?
A young Bruce Wayne could then spend years in the Batcave working on a formula tha gives him simmilar powers to Superman. He goes out without a suit, just plain clothes and stops a tidal wave or whatever and the papers start writing about a Superman. So he creates the Superman emblem and there you go. It could work. You might not like it but it's workable.

[Alex L]

It wouldn't work if you stick to the origins being the same.

But what if Bruce Wayne's parents died in a terrible Earthquake or something like that. An Earthquake cause by a mad scientist type. So Bruce vows to make himself powerful enough to stop an Earthquake or move fast enough to get everyone out in time, as well as bring mad scientists to book for their crimes?
A young Bruce Wayne could then spend years in the Batcave working on a formula tha gives him simmilar powers to Superman. He goes out without a suit, just plain clothes and stops a tidal wave or whatever and the papers start writing about a Superman. So he creates the Superman emblem and there you go. It could work. You might not like it but it's workable.

Hourman?

Kinda takes away the appeal from Batman if he has superpowers.

That said, I'd rather see Batjerk with the Green Lantern ring.
Once he finishes cleaning up the streets of Gotham, he might go after white-collar crime or after third-world dictators.

He could easily become Sinestro...