Superman Batman #63

Superman Batman #63

It's the start of an all-new arc bringing an old foe back from the dead who endangers the loved ones of both Superman and Batman! With Lois Lane and Alfred Pennyworth kidnapped, the secrets of the World's Finest heroes are an open book for one villain to exploit.

Written by Michael Green and Mike Johnson
Art and cover by Rafael Albuquerque

Size: 32 Pages

Price: $2.99

iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 2%

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JeffR 08/19/09 Yes Read Review

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Comments

Albuquerque makes this already good book an amazing book!

Posted by rift1128 on 08/17/09 at 05:41 PM

I agree.

Posted by conor on 08/17/09 at 06:01 PM

I've always wondered, is this title considered canon?

Posted by ShonenRafa77 on 08/17/09 at 10:07 PM

Yeah, it's canon just like any other book that doesn't defy established continuity would be, it just doesn't necessarily fit neatly into the present continuity for the main books (so for example last month had Tim Drake as Robin in spite of recent events, you just have to assume it happened sometime prior to those events). 

Albuquerque is SO good. He's going places.

Posted by southbymidwest on 08/18/09 at 12:35 AM

@southbymidwest: Thanks for clearing that up for me;I've never read the title consistently, but that always was a question I had.

Posted by ShonenRafa77 on 08/18/09 at 01:13 AM

I love this book so much. and the fact that this issue's gonna have a giant monkey in it makes me love it all the more.

Posted by WinTheWonderboy on 08/18/09 at 01:53 AM

Light week for me so i'm pulling this title to give it a try. Hopefully it will be good.

Posted by Loops on 08/18/09 at 03:43 PM

I kind of hope Alfred is a total bad ass in this.

Posted by SteenAR on 08/18/09 at 04:30 PM

Awesome issue! The one and done stories from the last two issues were great and once again the art was spot on. Great book. 

Posted by rift1128 on 08/19/09 at 08:37 PM

This was a great one shot story!!! The only downside was that it was not longer.  I think they could revisit this world and bring out more of the background to the story.

Posted by boostergold4 on 08/19/09 at 09:17 PM

This is the book from where I get my Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne. I'll be reading this, even if it isn't brilliant. I've read similar stories in other several comics, but the plot has it's moments, and the art is fitting it very well. 4 stars from me.

    "My city still needs me." 

Posted by Cristian on 08/20/09 at 04:46 AM

4 stars from me too, 4.5 if I could.  Very good story and the art was fantastic!

Posted by Reform on 08/20/09 at 04:09 PM

I just made this my P.O.W.   I did not plan on buying this but I'm so glad I did,  solid book.

Posted by Reform on 08/20/09 at 04:24 PM

I don't understand why there is no continuity with DC comics, its one of the reasons I've wanted to just drop DC as a whole however Blackest night, batman (along with his other titles), and this are just so good lol.  Was this and the last issue filler?

Posted by r19ecua on 08/21/09 at 05:02 PM

I read this on a whim and I'm glad I did - it was great!

Posted by ProjectX2 on 08/22/09 at 01:19 AM

Loved the writing. Albuquerque's artwork sucks. It looks like a 10 yr old draws this book now. I've read every issue of this book from the beginning, and it really sucks that this now looks like one of those Saturday morning cartoons with such primitive artwork. Get rid of this Albuquerque guy. He absolutely sucks !!

Posted by adb007 on 08/23/09 at 08:59 AM

Albuquerque makes me want to go back to reading Amazing Spiderman in spite of Brand New Day. If he shows up in the next issue, I will cancel my subscription and spend my money on a comic drawn by an artist rather than someone's kid.

Posted by adb007 on 08/23/09 at 09:04 AM

I too didn't plan on buying this, but decided to after flipping through it in the store. I thought this was a great modern, gritty take on a silver age type of story, especially the ending (note the nod to the old World's Finest stories on the last page. Awesome). Personally, I thought Albuquerque's sketchy, expressionistic style fir the mood of the story perfectly. This was a nice surprise, and ended up being my Pick of the Week.

Posted by EAGLEBAUER on 08/23/09 at 10:23 AM

Brillant.

Posted by theegreatone on 08/24/09 at 04:03 AM

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