Alright, hands down this was one of the wackiest Elseworlds I ever picked up. You think that Superman and Batman can't ever be put together into one guy. Well wrong you are. This story starts with Superman's rocket landing on the property of Thomas and Martha Wayne. They take the baby, name him Bruce and raise him as their son, not knowing about his powers. They raise him to be kind, caring of others, and above all "Aspire for something better, something higher". Well one night, as the Wayne's are walking home from the movies, they are held up by a mugger. Thomas and Martha are gunned down, then the mugger fires on Bruce. His powers go out of control and he burns the robber with his heat vision. After being coped up in the mansion for years, frightened by what happened, Bruce emerges, saves his father's company from being bought out by Lex Luthor, who has come to take control of Gotham the same way he did Metropolis, and Bruce also takes a job as publisher of 'The Planet'. There he meets the lovely reporter Lois Lane. Bruce also becomes the Batman, and uses his powers to fight crime in a violent manner. While Luthor is on the run after being exposed as a criminal, he falls into a vat of chemicals, and is reborn as the insane criminal mastermind The Joker. After taking down the Joker and halting his plans to take over Gotham, Bruce is convinced by Lois to become a more hopeful, bright hero, giving rise to his new persona of Superman. The artwork in the book is fantastic and the story is well done too. A thumbs up from me and hearty "must read!" as well.
No comments:
Post a Comment