tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post4349769773127534557..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Superman/Batman: Night and Day hardcover/paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-81214288703328045332010-10-04T00:28:24.612-05:002010-10-04T00:28:24.612-05:00One thing in your review at the end struck me as s...One thing in your review at the end struck me as something we, as collection-waiters, may be affecting.<br /><br />If things like Superman/Batman and Batman Confidential are an out for DC to showcase writers and artists, are we hurting those artists and writers' chances by waiting for the collections? If DC test runs a writer to see if s/he can come up with rivitting stories that sell issues in other titles by using Superman/Batman as an out-of-continuity, lore-be-damned sort of way then wouldn't the sale of that issue reflect that artist or writer's chances of getting to run a main-line comic?<br /><br />It's 2AM Idle Thoughts, but it's still something your review made me wonder. Especially because I loved Search for Kryptonite (and want to see more of nerdy Japanese Teenager Toyman).Liang Xiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356479769962765014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-16757194817968998322010-10-01T10:42:12.827-05:002010-10-01T10:42:12.827-05:00Personally I love the format of the Superman/Batma...Personally I love the format of the Superman/Batman hardcovers without dustjackets. In fact, I'd prefer if all hardcovers would switch to that format, since the dustjackets don't serve any purpose that I can see. <br /><br />I agree that it's not a big deal whether a series is in continuity or not, especially one like this. We already have multiple books for Batman and Superman, so I just want to see good stories, not necessarily anything that ties into the current state of the characters or the DC universe. However, the quality of the stories might be a bigger issue. I loved Green/Johnson run, but everything after has been pretty subpar until the recent "Worship" story which was solid and had some great art by Jerry Ordway. I still wouldn't want this series to get cancelled though, since I can just pick up the stories I'm interested in and ignore the rest. Wish they'd continue on with hardcovers though...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477752029247733895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-52098231839747931432010-09-30T17:23:13.958-05:002010-09-30T17:23:13.958-05:00I was really unimpressed by the Search for Krypton...I was really unimpressed by the Search for Kryptonite story because of two main pieces of off characterization - Lana Lang and more offensively Amanda Waller. With a bit of editorial coordination they could have done an early plant of General Sam Lane instead of using Waller as a meglomaniacal Superman hater.<br /><br />I am a bit intrigued by the upcoming event revisiting in this book. iFanboy gave a huge recommendation to the recent re-examination of Batman's death by Winick.Hixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-86795461245046169312010-09-30T16:18:36.088-05:002010-09-30T16:18:36.088-05:00Well, I agree that there should be some fun books ...Well, I agree that there should be some fun books which are not necessarily bound by continuity. At the same time there should be some quality of the series....IMHO since Jeph Loeb left, I have yet to see a consistent standard creative team, though the leaving team of Green/Johnson does come to mind. The only reason I thought SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE was silly was that somehow it seemed as if the whole of Krypton shattered and all debris came to earth and earth only as if attracted to Superman, interesting concept no? Loeb stated so in PUBLIC ENEMIES, but nobody has actually come out & addressed the issue....if DOOMSDAY came to earth looking for Superman why can't something else from Krypton do the same...sentient kryptonite? I miss SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL...<br />IMHO if Superman/Batman needs to be cancelled it would be for quality....I loved 3 of Loeb's 4 arcs (somehow I disliked SUPERGIRL),and Verheiden's run was boring so was TORMENT...and I HATE the format of HCs without dustjackets WTF DC you're already charging 20$....Aalok Madhusudan Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837619279211378828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-31890190554767689502010-09-30T13:14:47.609-05:002010-09-30T13:14:47.609-05:00I can't say I agree that DC should wrap this s...I can't say I agree that DC should wrap this series up. Especially in fear of the series becoming irrelevant. Part of why I like Superman/Batman is because it's NOT necessarily beholden to DC continuity. Sure, most of the time it's in continuity, but not so much so that people are throwing out references to stories going on at a given time. Hell, the old Worlds Finest series wasn't relevant to anything; just fun in an insane "what are they doing here" way that really didn't need to reference Batmans villain of the week.<br /><br />Sometimes I think there's too much emphasis on a series being "relevant" and less on whether it's any good. A series can be relevant and still be a pile of crap; and I certainly think there's room for the inverse. I think there's a place for series that don't strap themselves into current continuity and just tell stories. In fact, I think it's kind of necessary; sometimes I just want a break from the ongoing "saga" of the DC Universe and to just read, say, a Batman story set at some time that's fun. Batman Confidential's served that purpose, for me. I've enjoyed more than a couple collections from it.<br /><br />So I personally think that's not the right way to go; there SHOULD be series like Superman/Batman, Batman Confidential and Brave and the Bold. I like my continuity, but I kind of hate the notion that everything must be beholden to it.dl316bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.com