Superman Batman 24 Review
Author: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Ed McGuinness
What the hell is going on in this book? What started out as a great possible flagship title for DC has slowly and I mean slowly turned into a cluster fuck! You know your book is late when you have to recap what happened just an arc and two arcs ago. I understand that Loeb has gone through some rough times, but DC could have easily given this title to a fill in team. That still doesn't justify for the mess that is going on in this book recently though. Come on Loeb, I know you can do better.
Between the months in between issues, the other world Super and Bat antigender counterparts, Bizzaro and Batzarro speaking fucking nonsense, and the Maximums showing up, I got a fucking headache reading this issue. It’s not making any sense to me. I thought the Maximums were a mockery of the Avengers, haha funny the first time it was done, but come on this is a lame joke and no one is taking these characters seriously. The only part I found amusing about this issue was Darkseid punking Superman out, by using his same dialogue when Supes trapped him on the source wall. It's a shame, when the best part about your comic is a funny shot out to a comic you wrote!
I have never been a fan of McGuinness, he's not my favorite, but I respect the guy for being a solid story teller. His art is a mix of anime and old school western art. It's all about the chins baby! Maybe he can give Hairsine a tip on drawing chins!!! But even his solid pencils can't save this atrocious arc. I really am starting to worry for the Ultimates. D+
I completely agree with you. Jeph Lobe is one of my favorite authors in comic books; I think he's one of the few people who can actually get into Batman's head and serve up some interesting monologues. Sadly, however, he's really let this book go to pot. And there is no reason for it, none at all. Now, do I sympathize with the guy for what happened to him? Absolutely. Nothing is worse than losing a child. But either he or someone at DC should have been professional enough to say "gee, maybe we should just cut our losses with this story arc and move on." Instead we got this crap. Am I the only one who totally skipps the Batzarro and Bizarro stuff? I just have no patience to sit there and wade through that nonsense!