Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #47 – Mark Waid, Writer; Adrien Gutierrez, Vicente Cifuentes, Artists; Tamra Bonvillain, Colorist
Ray – 9/10
Ray: One of the wackiest arcs of this run, Luthor and Joker have been fused into one being – and now, Superman and Batman have been as well. This has also had the unusual side effect of revealing all the secrets of the world in some sort of hive mind, and the heroes’ secret identities have been revealed to the public. This leads to a surprisingly emotional segment between “Superman” and Lois, although we all know it’ll be undone in time as this isn’t how the reveal happens. Batman and Superman are forced to figure out how to sync their thought patterns to protect their loved ones and win the day, while Luthor and Joker’s awkward partnership starts to quickly unravel as their bizarre natures are simply irreconcilable. This takes the strangest Silver Age concepts imaginable and fuses them just enough to create a compelling story in the modern day as well.
Catwoman #83 – Torunn Gronbekk, Writer; Danielo Beyruth, Joe Prado, Adriano Di Benedetto, Patricio Delpeche, Artists
Ray – 8.5/10
Ray: This is one of the most intense issues of the series yet, as Selina’s quest to get a valuable gem from under Carmine Falcone’s nose has run into an unexpected obstacle – the
Court of Owls. This ruthless, undead cult has invaded the conclave to carry out an execution, but to do this they’ve placed the entire facility under lockdown. This is around the same time that Falcone has noticed that the pearl has gone missing and unleashes hell in order to get it back. A brutal flashback shows just how he learned to conduct business this way. Selina, meanwhile, is in the middle of all this and needs to escape with her quarry and her life – but that’ll be easier said than done with the Talons prowling about. The story packs a lot of action into only 20 pages, with Selina being mostly off-panel or in disguise for much of it, and it feels like this is going to pick up speed as we head to the finale of this arc and Selina heads back to Gotham.
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