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blanchebloom's review against another edition
2.0
The story was a neat enough idea, though it felt somewhat aimed at a younger audience than I prefer. It was quite quick to dive in and quick to wrap up without getting into the nitty gritty (which is what I’ve so loved about so many of the Batman comics I had read prior to this)
The art in this one was okay though yet again I felt the drawings of peoples faces is still putting me off just a tad for some reason
I have given up on this series after this honestly, it had promise but I just didn’t vibe lol
Did love that Superman was willing to risk the whole world just to save Batman’s life, tho.
The art in this one was okay though yet again I felt the drawings of peoples faces is still putting me off just a tad for some reason
I have given up on this series after this honestly, it had promise but I just didn’t vibe lol
Did love that Superman was willing to risk the whole world just to save Batman’s life, tho.
johnawickline's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
tmwebb3's review against another edition
3.0
Fun stories. Art all over the place with many different artists and styles.
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
2.0
It's weird how many stories of "it's a video game, but the game turned real!" or "the TV show turned real!" or whatever have moved from golden tickets and weird tech and have just decided to go "I don't know how this is happening."
It's weird for me to complain about, too, because I'm usually Mr. You Don't Have To Explain Everything.
But...when the idea is that somehow Batman is being controlled by gamers, and then he dies, and the gamers bring him back to life, and then Superman also has gamer power or something? I think I need some mechanism or something, just some bullshit, to explain it, you know?
The problem is this: You can do weird shit in space or at the core of the planet or with Green Lantern rings or whatever because I've never seen or touched those things. But I HAVE seen TV and played video games. MANY times. And so it's familiar, and because it's something familiar, you have to sort of explain it.
I mean, I could do some backwards masking bullshit where there's a hidden signal or something in a video game? Or like nanobots or whatever. But the thing just sort of happening for no apparent reason? Eh?
Let's put this another way: I've seen pornographics. And I have never, not once, found myself in a situation where they are becoming real. Oh no. What will I do?
It's weird for me to complain about, too, because I'm usually Mr. You Don't Have To Explain Everything.
But...when the idea is that somehow Batman is being controlled by gamers, and then he dies, and the gamers bring him back to life, and then Superman also has gamer power or something? I think I need some mechanism or something, just some bullshit, to explain it, you know?
The problem is this: You can do weird shit in space or at the core of the planet or with Green Lantern rings or whatever because I've never seen or touched those things. But I HAVE seen TV and played video games. MANY times. And so it's familiar, and because it's something familiar, you have to sort of explain it.
I mean, I could do some backwards masking bullshit where there's a hidden signal or something in a video game? Or like nanobots or whatever. But the thing just sort of happening for no apparent reason? Eh?
Let's put this another way: I've seen pornographics. And I have never, not once, found myself in a situation where they are becoming real. Oh no. What will I do?
rhganci's review against another edition
3.0
I loved having Brett Booth join in on pencils, and the variety and quality of the artwork throughout the entire volume was memorably diverse. Jae Lee returns to form on his contributions, and as always, the insane level of detail that Kenneth Rocafort brings with him adds a photographic quality to the entire story.
I also enjoyed the over-the-top stories, but the book was a bit strange in the telling. I'm all for a good allegory or social commentary, but the structure of the volume in its wildness got away from me a bit as I struggled to determine which threads of previous plots were continuing and which were resolved.
It's a different look at Superman and Batman than the other books that DC is offering right now, but Jae Lee keeps the fun alive in this good-looking but uneven collection.
I also enjoyed the over-the-top stories, but the book was a bit strange in the telling. I'm all for a good allegory or social commentary, but the structure of the volume in its wildness got away from me a bit as I struggled to determine which threads of previous plots were continuing and which were resolved.
It's a different look at Superman and Batman than the other books that DC is offering right now, but Jae Lee keeps the fun alive in this good-looking but uneven collection.
shane_tiernan's review against another edition
4.0
I kinda messed this one up and read some of it with the first volume. But I liked everything I read and I LOVE the art - Jae Lee has become one of my favorite comic artists. I kinda feel like the last person Batman would want to team up with would be Superman, but he does find him useful sometimes so he just goes with it.
ahinds's review
adventurous
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
gohawks's review against another edition
3.0
The first story of this collection is something that might have been come straight from the classic Justice League cartoon. Yet that is not a drawback as this is the most cohesive and coherent story of the volume. Game Over revives the villain Mongul and his plot to destroy Earth using a MMORPG and gaming console. Some of the familiar re-tread tropes are just the price of admission to what I assume many of the readers come here for: battle royale between Supes and the Bat with assorted minor heroes joining in the fray. The second storyline which involves Mongul's son and that tired alternate universe crap is annoying for many reasons - not the least of which is musical chairs of art styles. Jae Lee who usually does most of the heavy lifting for this series does fine work, but RA Silva jumps into the middle has totally different style which is jarring not to mention just plain poor. I could forgive the hurried character perspectives and messy proportions, but the style is so very different that it becomes extremely annoying. This could have worked if the artists were each drawing a dimension so as to show a drastic difference between alternate realities, but the story only stays in one universe the whole time. And the art changes are issue to issue which suggest Silva was just spelling Lee. On the flip side, Brett Booth's work on the first story is just perfect in it's quirky, punk take on the gaming community.