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captwinghead's review against another edition
3.0
Oddly enough, the overall book gets 3 stars but the last story gets 5.
The last story is about Sam Loeb who died of cancer and it's such a short, bittersweet tale. It's about Clark losing his friend Sam and not knowing how to be okay with that. Honestly, it made me cry.
On to the rest of the book:
I loved the first volume and didn't enjoy this one nearly as much.
The first part is kind of a "what if?" Scenario where villains from the 31st century try to change things in their favor. Bruce is taken moments after his parents die and the Kents are killed (?) after finding Clark. They're both "rescued" and raised by these 3 villains and they grow up to become a Batman and Superman that rule the earth. Anyone who dsagrees with them is murdered and all other capes cease to be. Wonder Woman somehow remembers the way the world used to be and brings Uncle Sam back so they can right the world.
It was interesting seeing Clark and Bruce as brothers. They were so dedicated to each other and when Clark appears to be hurt, Bruce threatens to kill Green Arrow. When Batman appears to be killed, Clark loses it and actually murders Diana. It was kind of a twisted story but their bond was interesting.
Anyway, they have to go back in time to fix it. Bruce decides to kill Joe Chill before he can kill the Waynes. We get a world where Bruce grew up with his parents and was never Batman. As a consequence, Ra's al Ghul rules (with help from Bruce and Clark's pseudo parents). Another interesting story where Clark has to break Bruce's heart and shatter the illusion of his childhood to save the world.
Finally they decide to return the villains to the time they came from and that's that. It was slightly confusing but interesting.
There's a small plot with Supergirl that was cute because Clark was so overprotective. Nothing to write home about. Honestly, I hate 99% of the artists that draw Kara because they don't seem to care that she's 16.
Loved the bit with Tim and Kon. They're adorable together. I'm so sad this kid's friends all seem to die. What the hell is that?
Then we get the plot I didn't care for at all. I have to preface this with something that might be blasphemy to DC fans. I don't know, I don't know very many but here it is: I absolutely HATE Bizarro world stories. I think they're awful. They're needlessly ignorant and just annoying to read. I don't understand the point of them. They ruined part of All-Star Superman and they ruined the last half of this book. Sure, Batzarro and Bizarro Supes meant well and kind of saved the day but I hate their dialogue. I just wanted it to end.
On top of that, the storyline and the way it was executed was confusing as hell to follow. Just... no. No. Did not enjoy any part of it except seeing all the different versions of Supes and Bats come together.
The last story is about Sam Loeb who died of cancer and it's such a short, bittersweet tale. It's about Clark losing his friend Sam and not knowing how to be okay with that. Honestly, it made me cry.
On to the rest of the book:
I loved the first volume and didn't enjoy this one nearly as much.
The first part is kind of a "what if?" Scenario where villains from the 31st century try to change things in their favor. Bruce is taken moments after his parents die and the Kents are killed (?) after finding Clark. They're both "rescued" and raised by these 3 villains and they grow up to become a Batman and Superman that rule the earth. Anyone who dsagrees with them is murdered and all other capes cease to be. Wonder Woman somehow remembers the way the world used to be and brings Uncle Sam back so they can right the world.
It was interesting seeing Clark and Bruce as brothers. They were so dedicated to each other and when Clark appears to be hurt, Bruce threatens to kill Green Arrow. When Batman appears to be killed, Clark loses it and actually murders Diana. It was kind of a twisted story but their bond was interesting.
Anyway, they have to go back in time to fix it. Bruce decides to kill Joe Chill before he can kill the Waynes. We get a world where Bruce grew up with his parents and was never Batman. As a consequence, Ra's al Ghul rules (with help from Bruce and Clark's pseudo parents). Another interesting story where Clark has to break Bruce's heart and shatter the illusion of his childhood to save the world.
Finally they decide to return the villains to the time they came from and that's that. It was slightly confusing but interesting.
There's a small plot with Supergirl that was cute because Clark was so overprotective. Nothing to write home about. Honestly, I hate 99% of the artists that draw Kara because they don't seem to care that she's 16.
Loved the bit with Tim and Kon. They're adorable together. I'm so sad this kid's friends all seem to die. What the hell is that?
Then we get the plot I didn't care for at all. I have to preface this with something that might be blasphemy to DC fans. I don't know, I don't know very many but here it is: I absolutely HATE Bizarro world stories. I think they're awful. They're needlessly ignorant and just annoying to read. I don't understand the point of them. They ruined part of All-Star Superman and they ruined the last half of this book. Sure, Batzarro and Bizarro Supes meant well and kind of saved the day but I hate their dialogue. I just wanted it to end.
On top of that, the storyline and the way it was executed was confusing as hell to follow. Just... no. No. Did not enjoy any part of it except seeing all the different versions of Supes and Bats come together.
trisa_slyne's review against another edition
5.0
Literally my favorite collection so far. I already have it on order at the local comic book store. It has my favorite storyline in it plus some extras going over the ramifications of said story line. Plus, lots of different universes, time lines, and even a mock Avengers group. Love it all!
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