So someone or something is BOOM tubing alternate Batmen and Supermen from one Earth to another Earth, resulting in said heroes having to face-off with themselves.

Sound familiar? Yeah, this is heading into “All-New X-Men” territory.

And that’s a good thing cause All-New X-Men is a great comic and all that time-traveling shit is a blast and leads to wacky hi-jinks. While not as wacky as X-Men, Batman/Superman is one of the more fun and enjoyable reads staring our two main leads to come out of DC in quiet sometime. In fact, I honestly can’t believe this comic is even being published – I have this unshakable fear that either Greg Pak or Jae Lee will depart this series by issue 3 or 4 – I mean that seems to DC’s M.O of late, anything new and fresh and cutting edge doesn’t last long, replaced by the mediocre and stale (IE: Earth 2, Suicide Squad, Action Comics, Green Lantern, so on and so on).

With this in mind I’m going to savor every inch of this series – and man, what a series so far. Pak’s writing is pitch perfect while remaining aloof – not an easy task – but Pak instills each character with a voice we immediately recognize, all the while making them brand new.

And enhancing every aspect of the story being told here is the art by Jae Lee. What can I say except to say it is mind blowing good. There are some pages here where I just stared at for minutes, mesmerized by the simplistic beauty of Lee’s lines and shapes. Lee is a master artist and makes use of negative space like no one else in comics. His compositions are eloquently constructed and laid out – and I can’t get enough of it. He makes this comic an absolute must read – or should I say “must stare”?

Please DC do not fuck things up here. Keep your stinking paws off this series and let Pak and Lee loose to deliver a comic unfettered and awe-inspiring.

Is that too much to ask?

POTW!