Superman/Batman Vol. 2

Absolute Superman/Batman Vol. 2 Collects Superman/Batman: Absolute Power, Superman/Batman: Vengeance, Supergirl: The Girl of Steel and Superboy & Robin: The boys are back in town.In "Absolute Power" Superman and Batman are Dictators who rule the world with iron fists. The story involves time travel and alternative realities which may be confusing to some readers. I can't help thinking this was just the easiest way to get the two characters into confrontations. Superman has a fight with Wonderwoman and later on in the story Darkseid and Ra's al Ghul show up. In "Vengeance" a group from an alternative universe called the Maximums are hunting Batman and Superman. Characters like Miss Miracle and Big Bard suddenly appear and the plot is difficult to follow. Throw in no less than five Supergirls and Bizarro and a post-Crisis first - Batzarro - and things become increasingly surreal.The Superboy & Robin story was written by Sam Loeb with 26 contributing writers and artists. The highlight of this edition is the Supergirl story even if it is only 22 pages long. It is the most grounded but most importantly makes the most sense.Most readers consider the Absolute Power and Vengeance stories to be the weakest in the Jeph Loeb Superman/Batman series and I would have to agree. This Absolute edition is an oversized hardback with slipcase, excellent paper quality and a ribbon marker. Extras include 34 pages of sketches and a conversation with the creators. Although not as good as Vol. 1 I would still recommend this edition to fans of The World's Finest.

The Earth wakes up on one day to a brand new world order-one in which Superman & Batman rule with an iron fist. Humankind has a choice: obey or die. How did things get this way? And is anyone left who can can stop them ? Before long, the World's Finest Duo is sent careening through a series of bizarre alternate Earths, facing an assortment of classic DC characters including kamandi, Sgt Rock, Haunted Tank, and many more!Collects SUPERMAN/BATMAN # 14-26

Great item.

The homosexual tension between batman and supes is pretty intense here