Scans: Dark Knight #5&6; Justice League #6 cover
The Dark Knight #5 and #6: Written by PAUL JENKINS and DAVID FINCH; Art by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND.
I was not terribly thrilled when it turned out that the first interaction between Superman and Batman set in the "present" was going to be set in "The Dark Knight," arguably the worst of the Bat-titles. I was even less thrilled when I realized it was going to be a mind-controlled-hero fight, and indeed, the first issue was mostly a lot of yelling and punching he-man stuff. But the second issue of the story landed in a pretty nice hurt/comfort area and so I ended up moderately satisfied with the story!
But before I get to those scans, let me just take a moment to squee about the cover of next week's JL #6 by Jim Lee. I mean, look at this:
They're facing down the literal incarnation of hate and despair, the personification of the crushing of the will; and the demigod, the ruler of 3/4 of the Earth, and the man who knows no fear are all bowing down. Batman? He's not only still resisting, he's actively planning how to free Superman and take this guy down, you can see it in the angle of his head. I love that guy.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this issue, even if I don't get a tender reunion between Clark and Bruce. :P
OK, in The Dark Knight, Batman has been dosed by Scarecrow with a toxin that removes all fear. Apparently this makes you...xenophobic, plus gives you super-strength and the ability to fly. Um, there may well be a reason in the text that it does that, but I'll be honest, I read the first couple of issues of this title and thus I started reading when Superman arrived and stopped when he left.
Also annoying: the art convention that Superman wanders around with his heat vision warmed up even when he's not in combat, which makes him look really creepy (but it's striking, so artists do tend to enjoy it).
Issue 5 was mostly punchy-punchy, so I'll just post the fight scene without comment and hurry on to the h/c!
"Sorry about...punching you through a house?"
Anyway, #6 skips recriminations, which is good for me, and gets right to apologies and hugs manly support!
(Can...can you outrun a toxin? Or charge it like a battery? Um, okay...)
My husband's reaction to Batman's last line to Superman: "Rowr." Darn you, enabling husband! But there's certainly enough post-fight cuddliness to make up for all the growliness during the fight, so I am a satisfied fangirl.
I was not terribly thrilled when it turned out that the first interaction between Superman and Batman set in the "present" was going to be set in "The Dark Knight," arguably the worst of the Bat-titles. I was even less thrilled when I realized it was going to be a mind-controlled-hero fight, and indeed, the first issue was mostly a lot of yelling and punching he-man stuff. But the second issue of the story landed in a pretty nice hurt/comfort area and so I ended up moderately satisfied with the story!
But before I get to those scans, let me just take a moment to squee about the cover of next week's JL #6 by Jim Lee. I mean, look at this:
They're facing down the literal incarnation of hate and despair, the personification of the crushing of the will; and the demigod, the ruler of 3/4 of the Earth, and the man who knows no fear are all bowing down. Batman? He's not only still resisting, he's actively planning how to free Superman and take this guy down, you can see it in the angle of his head. I love that guy.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this issue, even if I don't get a tender reunion between Clark and Bruce. :P
OK, in The Dark Knight, Batman has been dosed by Scarecrow with a toxin that removes all fear. Apparently this makes you...xenophobic, plus gives you super-strength and the ability to fly. Um, there may well be a reason in the text that it does that, but I'll be honest, I read the first couple of issues of this title and thus I started reading when Superman arrived and stopped when he left.
Also annoying: the art convention that Superman wanders around with his heat vision warmed up even when he's not in combat, which makes him look really creepy (but it's striking, so artists do tend to enjoy it).
Issue 5 was mostly punchy-punchy, so I'll just post the fight scene without comment and hurry on to the h/c!
"Sorry about...punching you through a house?"
Anyway, #6 skips recriminations, which is good for me, and gets right to apologies and hugs manly support!
(Can...can you outrun a toxin? Or charge it like a battery? Um, okay...)
My husband's reaction to Batman's last line to Superman: "Rowr." Darn you, enabling husband! But there's certainly enough post-fight cuddliness to make up for all the growliness during the fight, so I am a satisfied fangirl.