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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741.5 Fabric Type: 9781401210434 Legal Disclaimer: 1401210430 Maximum Color Depth: DC Comics Metal Type: DC Comics Publisher: 1 Region Code: 160 Total External Bays Free: December 09, 2008 Total Firewire Ports: DC Comics Total Gem Weight: Young Adult Total Parallel Ports: December 09, 2008 DC Comics Features:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The original superstar team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness return for one of the most talked about storylines of the year. The fourth volume of the enormously popular SUPERMAN/BATMAN series finds our heroes confronting a new challenge: The Maximums, a group of super-heroes closely tied to the U.S. Government. Someone has killed one of their team, and the Maximums are on the hunt for the murderer. The trouble is, there are two names on the top of their list: Superman and Batman! Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - Skip This Volume in an Otherwise Great SeriesI've been hooked on this series since it came out. I prefer the more detailed coloring and pencilling of the other volumes, but the story is what is most disappointing. I kept looking for some spark, especially toward the end. All I got were pages of nothing. The ending read like it was pieced together at the last minute by a bunch of random guys off the street instead of the writers. I gave it 2 STARS (instead of 1) because I love the combination of Superman and Batman. My advice ... Read More Rating: - Probably the start of the series declineWhile I really enjoyed Superman / Batman volumes 1 - 3, Volume 4: Vengeance was a complete letdown. First off, the story didn't really make any sense; it was all over the place, moving back and forth between different worlds/times with varying characters and motives. While it's somewhat difficult to follow, there are some good surprise cameo appearances. Second, the overall premise of this arc is just odd and ties back to a storyline in Superman that wasn't even that good ... Read More Rating: - Graphic SF ReaderA bizarre cross-universe game between Mxyzptlk and the Joker, it seems. Batman and Superman are harassed and kept off balance by an Ultimate Marvel Universe satire, and two Bizarros, including a Batman. In the end, this appears to all be a plot to free Bat-Mite and release Darkseid from the Source Wall, as well as get Batman and Superman to be more trusting. They get to through in a Batwoman, a Superwoman, and a Supermen and Batman through the ages. Lots of fun for the artists, ... Read More Rating: - Don't skip it...I'm not quite sure why so many people have a problem with this story. Sure it's crazy, but considering the main "villains" involved, it should be nothing else. I don't think a lot of people really "get" this story, which is so crazy...it works. There's a ton of characters involved, and some twists to old favorites. I loved The Maximums as an Avengers parody, great stuff there. Bizzaro and Batzarro are great as unlikely heroes, although after awhile it can be a chore reading their text. It was ... Read More Rating: - Jeph Loeb's swan song, thankfullyUp until this storyarc, I pretty much enjoyed Jeph Loeb's run on the high selling Superman/Batman series, but sadly, Loeb's final arc on the title is just loaded with plot holes and hard to understand. Vengeance finds a group called the Maximums hunting down Superman and Batman because they believe the two iconic heroes murdered one of their own. Naturally, this is not the case, and soon enough Bizarro is on the scene, along with "Batzarro" (I kid you not), the Joker, and Mr. Mxyzptlk. What happens next ... Read More Superman/Batman Vol. 4: Vengeance Buy superhero comic book collectibles at the Superhero Mall! |