(B) 74% | More than SatisfactoryNotes: Its story's forgettable, the art is regrettable: it all looks slow-motion set deep in the ocean, ill-suited albeit exceptional.

A bit confusing, mostly because of the messy art. Well, no, that's not fair. The art was a stylistic choice that didn't really match the story. Plus, if you're going to have doubles of Bats and Supes, try going just a little farther with the differences so I can at least tell them apart. I also kept forgetting which two were "ours."The trickster character Kaiyo is super interesting though and I can't wait to see her pop up again.

The artwork is a stunner in this graphic novel volume, however the story is rather incomprehensible. It's hard to track what's going on, seeing as how there are two different Batmans and Supermans (technically one is Superboy), and their behavior was different from what you expect from the characters. I think the origin story about Darkseid was pretty awesome. I'd definitely give that a higher rating than the rest of this volume. Overall, it's a three star read that could have been smashing with...

When this series first came out, I gave the first issue a try and felt a little meh about it, but completed in the first arc, I decided to give it another shot with the hopes that the overall story made this whole thing more enjoyable and up my alley.Did it succeed? DON’T RUSH ME… I’m getting to that!First things first, let’s take a minute to talk about Jae Lee’s Catwoman… Meeeeeeo-ooooow, amirite?! I know, not the most original of jokes, but for real, this might be one of my favourite interpret...

You know what? I thought this was a lot of fun. Superman and Batman, or should I say Superboy and Batboy cause they just young and reckless here, meet for the first time. Does it go well? Hell to the no. However, they are transported to a world where Supes and Baty have been besties forever. However these new wippersnappers are not about to have that. They only half trust the old, but they are more lethal, less trusting, and who can blame them? They're from New52 world, where everyone is more re...

I’d try to summarise the plot but for the life of me I don’t think there was one. New 52 Batman and Superman, before they join the Justice League (so this is 5 or 6 years back from the “present” - the New 52 timeline is so messy!), get sent to Earth 2 by a demon trickster called Kaiyo (Kaiyo = KO = Knock-Out - it’s that imaginative!) where they meet older, wiser versions of themselves. They fight. They go back home. The end. I think this was meant to show how Batman and Superman became close fri...

Very nice! The artwork is gorgeous, but that's what we expect from Jae Lee after all. The story is intriguing: Batman and Superman meet as teenagers, then get sucked into a parallel world to encounter adult versions of themselves. Not real crazy about the ending, but this IS volume 1, so ... There's also a short story of the New Gods to round out the volume. Not bad. Looking forward to volume 2.April, 2018 update:I didn't reread this intentionally, but I literally did not remember reading it the...

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths ReviewsHow the hell do you describe this collection?Actually, it’s damn difficult.Greg Pak’s story begins with a lot of promise. New 52 Batman and Superman meeting for the first time (Maybe five or so years before the New 52 reboot?) in real life as Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent. Naturally, the two don’t exactly hit it off.Before this meet-and-greet goes too wrong, a demonic spirit of some kind appears, transporting these two — for no clear reason — to Earth 2, wh...

Now I know why I've avoided Greg Pak for so long. This was a jumbled mess. Something involving a trickster god (why is this in a Batman/Superman comic?) forcing Earth 1 Bats and Supes to fight Earth 2 Bats and Supes over a magic crystal and zip they're on this and that Earth and zoom zoom zoom Darkseid will destroy all the things! The dialog was also bad. And the terrible thing is I enjoyed the otherworld telling of Bruce and Clark as kids. That was delightful. But that was a golden nugget in a

I had the most difficult time thinking about if I will recommend this to anyone but the answer, as it turns out in the end, is a resounding YES--but with some reservations that need to be expounded upon. This review will serve to do just that. I feel like I should tackle the good and the bad of this package on equal terms, seeing as Batman-Superman is a very polarizing New 52 title so far but I also believe that it's getting some undeserved hate or complete dismissal from most of the hardcore co...

I have mixed feeling over this collection and I think it all stems from Jae Lee's artwork. More on that later...Greg Pak's "World's Collide" story (the star of this volume) is a decent one with an intriguing "multiple worlds" storyline that gives us a chance to get to know the personalities of the Earth 2 trinity before Darkseid invades and destroys them. The writing is just okay, with less attention paid to telling a coherent storyline, and more attention given to character study.... yet with a...

Here I go attempting to do the impossible...I don't what made me feel like I needed to read through DC's New 52 stuff since I really need to catch up with Rebirth but here we goooooIf ya'll didn't know I get a lot of my reading guides and information regarding both Marvel and DC from Comic Book Herald. He is absolutely AMAZING. While I've been trying (horribly) to keep up with his Marvelous Year (Marvel reading guide), I decided it might be fun to check out some of his DC reading guides and he d...

This is simply an excuse to have 2 Batman's and 2 Superman's fighting each other. Batman and Superman are thrown into another dimension where they don't trust each other and get to fight until they do trust each other some. Then Darkseid shows up. Yawn! The art was interesting and this was so boring. I did not like it and it had little point to it besides fighting fighting fighting. DC really has some issues right now. They need better stories. These NEw 52 are very hit or miss and many of them

This book... what a disappointment.What’s it about?As everyone knows DC has a lot of crazy multiverse stuff. Some villain fucks with all that and alternate dimension Batmen and Supermen have a conflict... blah blah blah.Pros:I like the part with Bruce and Clark meeting as kids without knowing each other. That whole thing was very nice and well done.There’s a random Justice League issue about Darkseid thrown in. While nothing amazing, it was interesting and I enjoyed it.Cons:The plot is convolute...

Hmm...well...the art is pretty, almost painting like, but not as over the top as Alex Ross' shit.The story is a bit confusing, with 2 sets of Bats and Supes...the Earth 2 are the older/wiser ones and ours are the Young Guns who are more ruthless and less trusting...I feel like this could be the 1950s ones versus the 90s ones...There's a big old weapon that's bad. The heroes have to figure out what to do...some want to destroy it, some want to use it against Darkseid...anyone who's read anything

A potentially decent book which is spoiled by art which makes the thin and confusing story particularly hard to follow. Jae Lee's art is very pretty, with some interesting stylistic touches, but his apparent hatred of drawing backgrounds makes the entire story feel like it's taking place in a green screen studio. Also, 2 batmen are hard to tell apart when they're both so soaked in shadow that they appear nearly identical.From a writing point of view, Pak fills up the pages with so many thought b...

2.5 starsIn the world of graphic novels, art can make or break a story.It plays a huge role in not only telling the story, but setting the mood. When you have an artist and a writer who are in sync, it's a thing of beauty.And that's what makes this one so difficult for me to review.Jae Lee's art is phenomenal. Visually, this is one of the most stunning comic books I've ever read. To say it's hauntingly beautiful wouldn't be an overstatement.But.I hated it.To me, it looked like it belonged in a f...

3.5 Stars.Review to come.

I received this book from a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.I have read a lot of DC comics collections. This was my very first New 52 collection. I found it to be less satisfying than I had hoped.Jae Lee's art is amazing. That was the true highlight of this book. It truly outshines the story.As for the story, it tried to be good. I saw flashes of brilliance, but things felt too disjointed. and cumbersome. The first meeting of the two titans of the DC Universe did not flow well and every scene fel...