About Heroes

My boy Knightwingbk is on a roll with his reviews, so with that being said:
This Review Was Submitted by Knightwingbk

Writer: Mark Verheiden
Artist: Ethan Van Sciver

This is the true start of Mark Verheiden and Ethan Van Sciver's run on Superman/Batman, and what a start it is. Martian Manhunter outright attacks Batman in the Batcave, then Titano attacks Gotham, and Dr Phosphorus and the Parasite? Where do they have time to fit in all these villains? Brilliantly. Look to the first to explain the rest. Think about it. Verheiden keeps the story moving briskly along and the pacing is only helped by Van Sciver's art, more on that later. Verheiden must have one hell of a story to tell or else DC would not put him on their biggest book. He made his first issue so action packed that I can't wait to read the next issues. I haven't been this excited to read Superman/Batman since Michael Turner was on the book with his Supergirl arc. This is good for DC, thank god Loeb and his lateness moved over to plague Marvel.

Expect the first three issues of this arc to be on time, and the rest? Who knows. I met Ethan Van Sciver today at a signing (and got a killer Batman sketch too) and he said that himself. He is on issue three of this arc right now, and said it typically takes him 2 months to draw an issue. Did I mention he inks all of his own work now? Yeah, I can wait two months for his work. Some may think his characters are ugly, but they look real. Since when was Batman ever supposed to be pretty? Van Sciver's Batman looks like he could scare criminals when he is in that mask. Another thing I like about Van Sciver's Batman is the way he draws the cape. It constantly looks like Bat-wings, and that’s cool, the fact that Batman could strike that pose at any moment excites me. His Superman looks majestic, almost god-like, you can see his power in him. To put it simply Van Sciver is a well needed injection of adrenaline into this title. Not only is Van Sciver a good artist, he's a smart artist. Look on page one and spot the Bat-silhouette in the shadows behind Bruce Wayne at a party. Bloody Brilliant. Give this book an A!