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the "SUPER/BAT ROBOT" reminded me of "ASTRO BOY" !!! did anyone else think they looked the same ....

and i take it the statement by Luther will lead into "Identity Crisis" !!!

has the boy / TOYMAN appeared before and if so .... where and when ???

Matthew.

Yeah, I noticed that too -- seems like they're laying seeds for some interesting future stories.

The SuperBat robo actually reminded me a bit of "Big O" (the anime, not "O" as in ... um, nevermind... )

I recall seeing the boy as Toyman a little while back in one of the Superman titles. I think he was attacking Metropolis with a giant robot in that issue...

Did anyone see the pink kryptonite that was featured in one of the last issues of Supergirl?

I saw that! When I first heard what it did, I thought it was a joke!

By the way -- historically, have all of these colors appeared before?

I know that green, red, blue, and gold kryptonite (and their effects) have previously been shown. What about orange, purple, grey, crystal, etc.?

Crystal Kryptonite had the effect of killing plant life if I'm not mistaken. The other colors have never appeared before.

"Superman / Batman" #8

anyone get this ???

not read it yet, but the last page page is very good !!!

Matthew.

That's cheating!

I got it. Read it. Loved it.

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A worthy adaption of the original tale, IMHO. The addition of Batman to the story adds an interesting edge of skepticism to the story. I want to believe that Clark's right about Kara's identity, but really, how much evidence is there?

I can't wait to find out more.

I didn't pick up my books today but please, please tell me the art in this one is better than the blech from the last issue. #7 was bad enough to almost make me drop the series. Just not what I want as regular art for the book.

[edited so as not to offend with my choice of words for the description of the art]

The art was definitely better than the "bleah" that was in #7!!!

I'm not sure I want "another" Supergirl. It seems like all DC has done since Crisis is find another way to bring Kara back in one way or another... Matrix, Kara in the Superman/Aliens crossover, Andromeda/Laurel Gand, Linda Lee, the alternate universe Supergirl at the end of Peter David's run of the book, the other one in the Superman books (Lois and Clark's future daughter travelling in time or something like that?? Not really following that one...).

Everything just seems too confusing and frazzled to bring the original Kara back now. Don't get me wrong, I hope it works...but I'm skeptical (just like Batman )!

I have no doubt that DC intends this to be "Superman's Kryptonian cousin, Kara Zor-el". They know they've done the bait and switch long enough and it's time to go back to the basics of what the character was intended to be. What they do with her from here on in is up in the air.

I also wouldn't be surprised if the Kryptonian font they made up actually means something.

Is it just me, or does Batman and Superman sound more and more like Midnighter and Apollo all the time? I think I liked it more when they were seen as having opposing viewpoints -- this is like the mutal admiration club.

Be honest, guys--

I missed out on the first few issues of this series--

But from what I've read here, this series will have/does have a lot of impact on the DCU.

So... I guess my question is:

Is it worth purchasing in TPB format or no...? Or should I begin collecting the monthly issues?


(please note: I do not collect ANY OTHER Bat-* or Super- books.)


*I personally don't consider BoP a BAT-book

I say pick up a TPB of the first arc when released and decided. It was good, not great, but one that will stay on my list for now.

Lash, I think it's a decent series but if you're interested because of its "importance" to the DCU, then I'd say you should pick up the series based on the storyline. For instance, the last story dealt with Luthor's fall from the presidency. If that means anything to you, then by all means read it, if not then it's enough to know that by the end of the first arc, Luthor went mad and is no longer the president. This storyline is obviously about Supergirl. If that interests you I'd pick up the issues just to stay current and not have the thing spoiled for you by the time the trade comes out.

Just read #8. SO much better than last issue. Hell, it was even better than #6 IMO. I hope this will be the last time we get a Supergirl introduced. Maybe with the mini-reboot they are doing to Clark, this will bring the real Kara back to the DCU.

I did like the issue, but it does seem like they've done the whole Supergirl thing too many times now. So I'm like "Ok it's Supergirl, but is it really. most likely not. been there done that."

I loved the return of Supergirl arc that closed Peter David's run on SUPERGIRL.

Those issues were possibly my favorite comics at that time.

The story was very touching.

I wonder how this one will compare...

i love this title, it's one of my favourites each month, and i'm very excited about the return of Kara !!!

even though i does make me think, why did we have to go through all that pain of losing her the first time during CRISIS !!! when the wanted SUPERMAN to be unique !!!

and then over the years, return all the characters that were erased !!! again !!!

Matthew.

From the interviews I've read, I think DC's finally learned their lesson about brining in pseudo-Supergirl's. If they made her acceptance to easy, though, we wouldn't have much of a story.

BTW, why is Superman staying in his fortress? I think I missed something here.

I got the impression it was because of the kryptonite from the meteor that Batman was cleaning up. Just to make sure he didn't accidently encounter any.

Yay the return of Kara!!!!

Lash, I definately recommend the trade and then picking up the latest issues off the stands. Great story, great art, and probably THE most relevant book in terms of the DCU.

And arguably the best written Batman and Superman each month. Great stuff!

I started reading this title around #5 or 6. I've found it to be pretty good and I don't pick up the other Supes titles (unless I notice a guest appearance by someone I AM interested in) or any of the Bat titles either (unless you consider Nightwing or Outsiders a Batman title, I don't)

Lasher, I'd give it a try. This issue is a good jumping on point and you should be able to judge by the end of the arc whether or not to keep it on your list.

Re: Superman/Batman #10 --

NooOOOOooooooOOOoooooo...!

Is that a good NooOOOOooooooOOOoooooo... or a bad NooOOOOooooooOOOoooooo...?