Batman/Superman (USA) di Williamson e Gene Luen Yang

[Ben-Point]

Bellissima la variant di Jae Lee!

[Arkin Torsen]

Marquez in evoluzione. E da quel che vedo non mi convince.

[Azrael]

Bellissima la variant di Jae Lee!

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Marquez in evoluzione. E da quel che vedo non mi convince.

Same here.

[Azrael]

Preview: Batman/Superman #8

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https://www.newsarama.com/49486-batman-superman-8-preview.html

[Man of Steel]

Letto #8
Madoooo mai stato così felice di avere torto, WILLIAMSON SEI IL NUMERO 1!!!!

Spiacente, ma non sei autorizzato a visualizzare il contenuto degli spoiler.

Damn, sono preso bene.

[Azrael]

Batman/Superman #8
Written by Joshua Williamson
Art by Nick Derington and Dave McCaig
Lettering by John J. Hill
Published by DC
Review by David Pepose
'Rama Rating: 7 out of 10

While the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel might share title credits, Batman/Superman #8 is an exercise in having the show stolen out from underneath them — with not just the lion's share of the spotlight going to General Zod and Ra's Al Ghul, but superstar artist Nick Derington also elevating writer Joshua Williamson's Silver Age-infused action. While it's perhaps not the strongest showing from either creator, Batman/Superman #8 has a meat-and-potatoes charm, even if its focus is occasionally off-kilter.

Of course, that might be a feature rather than a bug — from Williamson's first page, the focus is on General Zod, who fights to keep the memory of the Bottle City of Kandor alive. However, it's no mere history lesson he has in mind — instead, he's broken into Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus Pits, resurrecting a horde of miniaturized dead Kryptonians into a swarm of solar-charged, superpowered madness. It's a fun high concept on paper, and it's one that Williamson is able to use to give some real, human motivation to General Zod — why should he sit around and mope, when he could fix a problem that Superman himself had failed to stop?

But while that's a strong premise to use as a launchpad, the problem is, Williamson has built himself a fun story pitting Zod against Ra's, who took center stage last issue — but it makes it harder for Batman and Superman to justify their role on the sidelines. Even as a swarm of murderous Kandorians buzz around Ra's South American hideout, Superman seems to play a surprisingly small role, even commenting himself how he hates to take orders from Ra's — Batman fares a little bit better as someone grossly outgunned between two warring supervillains, but I'll admit I don't think Williamson uses him convincingly enough to defuse the two, especially after the Demon's Head mucks up Zod's plans in a fairly irreversible way. In a lot of ways, Batman and Superman are mostly reacting to their villains facing off — I almost wonder if this would have been a better story for just one character or the other to stumble upon, or perhaps a longer crossover between the two main characters' secondary titles Detective Comics and Action Comics.

Yet what's unassailable this issue is Derington's artwork, as he takes the charm that elevated Batman: Universe and brings that same impeccable style to the bad guys. There's so much character in the way that Derington portrays Zod and Ra's — as older men, they're more heavily rendered than the clean-lined Batman and Superman, but he imbues Zod especially as a forlorn man on a mission, someone who has vowed to bring back a remnant of his lost culture at any cost. Derington also does some fun stuff with the Kandorian swarm, often portraying them as a razor-sharp cloud, but occasionally zooming in on discrete squadrons of characters as they fight in unison. I will say, though, that I think colorist Dave McCaig leans just a touch too heavy on his yellow-tinged palettes this issue — I get the instinct, given the South American setting as well as the Lazarus Pit, but I think it flattens Derington's visuals somewhat.

If you're looking for a story that feels distinctly like Batman/Superman, you might be a little disappointed here, but if you're looking for something impeccably drawn with a story that takes you off the traditional beaten path at DC, you could do a lot worse than this. For a two-part detour, Williamson and Derington have delivered a fun, villain-centric story, and while our title characters might feel a little superfluous, there's enough solid beats here to stick the landing.

[ctbomb]

Non volevo seguirla per via di non aver seguito le storie del Batman che ride e compagnia bella.

Ma... dai vostri commenti (e tolta la prima terzina di albi) sembra che ne valga la pena... 

Comunque a me Williamson su Flash piace, quindi è un altro punto a favore della testata.

A meno che mi diate un buon motivo per ignorarla...

Grazie,
Gianpaolo

[Man of Steel]

No, no, anzi...buttati!

[Man of Steel]

BATMAN/SUPERMAN #12

    written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
    art by MAX RAYNOR
    cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
    variant cover by LEE WEEKS
    ON SALE 09/22/20
    $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
    Batman and Superman are missing! Is there more to their disappearance than meets the eye? As the heroes of Gotham City and Metropolis try to put the pieces together, they uncover a weirdly chaotic plot devised by Brainiac! What deranged mind could have corrupted the most dangerous computer in the known galaxy? We sure hope it wasn't The Joker...



BATMAN/SUPERMAN ANNUAL #1
    written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
    art by DALE EAGLESHAM, CLAYTON CRAIN, and GLEB MELNIKOV
    cover by GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ
    ON SALE 09/29/20
    $4.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC
    On a dark and stormy night in the fifth dimension, two mortal foes meet to settle an age-old question once and for all: In a fight between Batman and Superman, who would win? The combatants? Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite. And in this battle for the ages, you will find out if a fifth-dimensional imp can bleed. It's all in this, the ultimate slugfest between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel—plus a whole lot of magic!


Ahhh che bello, Williamson sta usando tutti i miei concepts preferiti su questa testata!

[Azrael]

Me gusta, questa la seguo in TP

[Man of Steel]

Letto #9
Buon numero, Williamson cerca sempre di giustificare un team-up fra Bats e Supes e la cosa mi piace.
Alcuni villains non saranno molto importanti nel DCU, ma...insomma mi dispiace quello che è successo ad Atomic Skull...
È dal Rebirth che stavano portando avanti la sua storia, gli editors hanno fatto un buon lavoro.

Scelta interessante per il main vilain tho.

[HCPunk]

Me gusta, questa la seguo in TP

Vedo che c'è solo l'HC per ora, ci sono per caso news per il TP? Ho appena finito Batman Who Laugh e vorrei lanciarmi con Williamson.

[Azrael]

Me gusta, questa la seguo in TP

Vedo che c'è solo l'HC per ora, ci sono per caso news per il TP? Ho appena finito Batman Who Laugh e vorrei lanciarmi con Williamson.

Il TP esce a Novembre.

[HCPunk]

Me gusta, questa la seguo in TP

Vedo che c'è solo l'HC per ora, ci sono per caso news per il TP? Ho appena finito Batman Who Laugh e vorrei lanciarmi con Williamson.

Il TP esce a Novembre.

Troppo in là..E l'HC costa..

[Man of Steel]

BATMAN/SUPERMAN #13
written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art by MAX RAYNOR
cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
card stock variant cover by MARK BROOKS
Wonder Woman 1984 variant cover by JENNY FRISON
ON SALE 10/27/20
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US
What happens when the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel wake up on a skull-shaped planetoid packed full of cybernetic versions of their entire rogues galleries? Figure out why they're being worshipped like gods, that's what! What is this strange new Brainiac's endgame—and how did Batman and Superman's own villain database mutate into this twisted, metallic death planet? The mystery deepens as our heroes' allies desperately search for their missing comrades...