Charged with war crimes committed by the Krytonians prior to the destruction of Krypton, Superman agrees to submit himself for possible execution before an alien tribunal. This distinction has resurfaced in modern comics in temporary spurts or alternate universes, from Batman gaining the powers of Black Adam during the climactic battle of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths to his using an experimental compound to stand toe-to-toe with an evil Superman in Injustice.

Doch während er sich mit den damit verbundenen Problemen in Gotham herumschlägt, wird ihm langsam klar, dass der Blackout nicht nur in seiner Stadt ist, sondern nach und nach den ganzen Planeten ergreift. On top of that, we get a nice take on President Luthor after a good long while and his interactions with Batman are another highlight.Generally portrayed as cool and collected aristocratic criminal, who refuses to get his hands dirty, Penguin is seen here attempting to choke a civilian to death with his bare hands and singing a traditional ballad like he was written by Tom King himself! Die überlegene Technologie des außerirdischen Objekts macht der eilig herbeigerufenen Justice League schnell den Garaus, was Batman dazu veranlasst, eine bunt zusammengewürfelte Gruppe von eher unbekannten Superhelden zusammenzustellen, die in die Festung der Einsamkeit einbrechen will, um kryptonische Waffen für die Verteidigung der Erde zu entwenden. The handling in the narrative of Bruce is solid and in-character to a core version rather than any specific one I can think of and his relationship with Alfred is subtle but plays a strong part here as a low-key thing that manages to really add to the feel of it all. The team that Batman assembles to accomplish the impossible task at the center of this story dares you to laugh at it, and there are some funny moments, but ultimately, it works.

In the end, Superman is forced to give his powers up to Batman to make himself look better when he is brought before the ruling tribunal of the alien antagonists and tried for his ancestors’ crimes (Off panel of course. Gary Whitta ( Rogue A Star Wars Story) and Darick Robertson ( The Boys) have joined forces to tell a brutal and shocking adventure that will turn everything you think you know about Superman upside down! There is so much Batman content out there on a regular basis, that to add another book to the pile should mean something.

A title like Batman: Fortress and cover art showing Batman in his Batcave suggests that the story will revolve around a locked down Batman solving crimes from deep within his lair. Given the powers and abilities to match his peers, the Caped Crusader can expand his mission in ways that he could only previously dream about, no longer constrained by his ordinary human limits. The final panels of Batman: Fortress have the Caped Crusader showcasing his new powers by hovering over Earth, planning not to inspire humanity but lead it, eager at the chance to make a difference in a cruel world that always seemed to endure whatever Batman could throw at it. Batman carries bacon in his utility belt because he often runs into guard dogs, he points out that he uses it more often than Bat Shark Repellent. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Batman: Fortress by Gary Whitta and Darick Robertson essentially poses the question “what would Batman do if the Earth was under attack and Superman was missing? In the mysterious absence of the Last Son of Krypton, Batman must rally the rest of the Justice League to counter the alien threat…but first, he must quell a crime wave on the blacked-out streets of Gotham! The characters being so stupid as to point out it would be really dumb to have a fight this deep under the sea in such a fragile environment - and then doing it anyway. A decline in quality is to be expected when an artist has to work on a monthly comic but personally, I find that Robertson’s decline on this series is too steep.In the mysterious absence of the Last Son of Krypton, Batman must rally the rest of the Justice League to counter the alien threat… but first, he must quell a crime wave on the blacked-out streets of Gotham! In all honestly this should have been a Justice League story but aside from that nit pick it is an ok story. This is just a poorly characterized spineless version of the character and I’m not sure Gary Whitta even realizes what he has written based on the way the rest of the comic plays out.

If Diego Rodriguez’s colors weren’t so good, many pages in this comic would look downright unprofessional. Graphic Novels Batgirl (comic) Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth (comic) Batman (comic) Batman ’66 (comic) Batman ’66 Meets the Man From U. Many of these conversations are stagnant enough that Darick Robertson is unable to flex his sequential muscles. This is most definitely an Elseworlds type story that takes things in a new direction for our usual group of heroes.

Having also pointed out what I consider to be the potential deal breakers, I think the quality of this issue can be assessed. The story moves at a remarkably brisk pace and that keeps the energy at a nice high - something I've seen not happening in many such mini's where the company decides to expand them to the more common 12 issues whereas this being a tight-8 actually works for it very well!