tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post2120441537277250964..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Batman/Superman Vol. 1: Who Are the Secret Six? hardcover/paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-66879254422055530682020-06-20T16:33:37.275-05:002020-06-20T16:33:37.275-05:00The Ra's/Zod story is only two issues and I th...The Ra's/Zod story is only two issues and I thought it was pretty fun. It's not so much a team up as it is Batman and Superman interjecting themselves into a conflict between Ra's and Zod (Zod wants to use the Lazarus Pit on the mini citizens of Kandor). It doesn't really upset the current status quo with Zod as he's still trying to save Krypton and rebuild on Jekuul. The arc after that just started and they're fighting Atomic Skull.<br /><br />My main annoyance with this is they use the last 2 pages of the volume (or issue #6) to randomly setup the Ra's/Zod 2 issue arc, which could have easily been included here, but aren't obviously. Pet peeve of mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-46043985259897846512020-06-19T20:00:52.931-05:002020-06-19T20:00:52.931-05:00I really enjoyed Metal. I really enjoyed the first...I really enjoyed Metal. I really enjoyed the first issue of Death Metal. I've enjoyed large portions of JL, JLD, and JLO in the lead up to Death Metal (with some seriously unejoyable parts in between). I just straight didn't enjoy this at all. More paranoid Bruce, more secrets amongst the Trinity (remember Infinite Crisis when we were done with that? Good times), more poorly executed reveals of who the Secret Six are. I just didn't get the point of this after reading it - was this just to get BWL out of jail? But it had to be super elaborate because it's a version of Bruce that planned it? <br /><br />As a side note about Bruce and Clark - I really like the King/Snyder version of their relationship (Superfriends for King, Superman Unchained is a good exemplar of it from Snyder, but Metal had it, too) and I feel like everyone else writing right now really misses the boat. They're brothers, friends, two guys who don't agree about everything but respect and are in awe of each other. I feel like Williamson just missed that here - the narration seemed like he was trying to mimic it but didn't believe in it or something? I don't know, it just didn't ring true with how I want to see Bruce and Clark interact. <br /><br />Also, how interesting are we really supposed to think a Ra's/Zod team-up (or whatever) can really be? I can't imagine grabbing volume 2 of this. I'm skipping The Infected collection now (had been planning on getting it) unless you really pump it up. Hopefully Justice Doom War and Hell Arisen are better. <br /><br />Bob Schoonoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371205595372517089noreply@blogger.com