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A review by captwinghead
Superman/Batman, Vol. 1: Public Enemies by Jeph Loeb
4.0
Honestly, this is my second favorite Batman/Superman story.
It does such a great job showing why Bruce and Clark share a bond to begin with. Loeb did a great job with Bruce and Clark's narratives being parallels of each other. You see them reading each other's minds throughout the entire case, being on the same page, thinking almost exclusively about each other throughout the entire arc. Bruce is constantly worried about Clark's safety and going so far as to say he'd be okay with whatever punishment Clark doled out to Luthor because of what Luthor had done to Clark. Clark worries about Bruce constantly and expresses a secret wish that Bruce would stop being Batman, despite all the good he's done, because Clark worries that it will one day get Bruce killed.
They understand each other so completely and have such a storied past. It's wonderful to see and I really enjoy reading a story where their bond leads to them saving the day - not just fighting each other.
The only detriment for me was that I forgot how poorly the women were used - in the three or so pages they were present. Didn't appreciate Power Girl being told her usefulness in this plot was to distract a 13 year old with her boobs (hey, thanks) or the random kiss between Luthor and Waller that resulted in an incredibly OOC response from her. Again, in some cases, better to not feature women at all if this is how they're going to be used.
It does such a great job showing why Bruce and Clark share a bond to begin with. Loeb did a great job with Bruce and Clark's narratives being parallels of each other. You see them reading each other's minds throughout the entire case, being on the same page, thinking almost exclusively about each other throughout the entire arc. Bruce is constantly worried about Clark's safety and going so far as to say he'd be okay with whatever punishment Clark doled out to Luthor because of what Luthor had done to Clark. Clark worries about Bruce constantly and expresses a secret wish that Bruce would stop being Batman, despite all the good he's done, because Clark worries that it will one day get Bruce killed.
They understand each other so completely and have such a storied past. It's wonderful to see and I really enjoy reading a story where their bond leads to them saving the day - not just fighting each other.
The only detriment for me was that I forgot how poorly the women were used - in the three or so pages they were present. Didn't appreciate Power Girl being told her usefulness in this plot was to distract a 13 year old with her boobs (hey, thanks) or the random kiss between Luthor and Waller that resulted in an incredibly OOC response from her. Again, in some cases, better to not feature women at all if this is how they're going to be used.