just_fighting_censorship's review
3.0
Good not great.
This graphic novels covers 10 years of Superman and Batman adventures, well one day every 10 years, on the death anniversary of a mutual friend. These 10 stories are a mixed bag but none of them are particularly amazing. The cool thing about the comic is that it attempts to stay true to the DC timeline and therefore includes various Superman hair styles and references to several DC milestones such as the death of Robin, the Death of Superman, and the back-breaking of Batman, and the birth of the Bat and Super families.
Unfortunately, some of the stories are just awful, YEAR 7: A BETTER WORLD is painfully dull and overly sentimental and I'm sorry but YEAR 6: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM featuring the Bat-Mite and Mxyzptlk was embarrassingly bad. It isn't the characters that are to blame, Bat-Mite is the perfect opportunity for a funny, self-aware story but the writing was flat, almost like the author was forced to write it by midgets from the 5th dimension.
The artwork is nothing special.
Overall, this is a must-read for any Superman/Batman fan but not because of stellar writing or beautiful artwork, it really has neither. It is a must-read due to the amount of ground covered, 10 years! It is a light, fun, and entertaining read with two superheroes who are definitely the world's finest.
This graphic novels covers 10 years of Superman and Batman adventures, well one day every 10 years, on the death anniversary of a mutual friend. These 10 stories are a mixed bag but none of them are particularly amazing. The cool thing about the comic is that it attempts to stay true to the DC timeline and therefore includes various Superman hair styles and references to several DC milestones such as the death of Robin, the Death of Superman, and the back-breaking of Batman, and the birth of the Bat and Super families.
Unfortunately, some of the stories are just awful, YEAR 7: A BETTER WORLD is painfully dull and overly sentimental and I'm sorry but YEAR 6: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM featuring the Bat-Mite and Mxyzptlk was embarrassingly bad. It isn't the characters that are to blame, Bat-Mite is the perfect opportunity for a funny, self-aware story but the writing was flat, almost like the author was forced to write it by midgets from the 5th dimension.
The artwork is nothing special.
Overall, this is a must-read for any Superman/Batman fan but not because of stellar writing or beautiful artwork, it really has neither. It is a must-read due to the amount of ground covered, 10 years! It is a light, fun, and entertaining read with two superheroes who are definitely the world's finest.
jessieann's review
5.0
I had pretty low expectations however I turned out to be impressed, this was a quick and fun read.
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