The Brave and the Bold.

It's amazing how one man's death can still have long-lasting effects on the superhero community. Since Batman was unfortunately tagged with the Omega Sanction, the people who knew him the most have all had their ways of coping with their collective loss. Tim Drake's been finding clues that Bruce may have dropped off in The Return of Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson stepped up to become the new Dark Knight, and here, in this issue of Superman/Batman #76, Clark Kent has a way of coping with that loss. But it's not exactly the most appropriate.

The Good

Judd Winick does a great job of not only clearing the dust off from the aftermath of Final Crisis, but correlating the story to Dick's eulogy and events that occured in Batman #687. In this issue, he tells a gripping story of how Clark manages to cope with the loss of Bruce Wayne, which gradually starts as passive to full-blown outrage at seeing Dick become the new Batman. What made this issue an even bigger attraction is to see the skills of Marco Rudy, for his pencilling skills were a great compliment to this issue, and one of the reasons The Shield, prior to its cancellation had some gorgeous interior art. Peter Pantazis does a good job of complimenting Rudy's work with the coloring, which also goes great with the inking of Oclair Albert and Julio Ferreira. Overall, this issue starts off with a somber feel, but it then changes into a heart-warming story that forges this new version of the World's Finest team.

The Bad

A small problem this issue presents, is Pantazis' little blunder of coloring Robin with the wrong color scheme, namely having green gauntlets and a green domino mask. Anything other than that, not much is wrong with this issue.

The Verdict

For a one-shot issue, this issue does a great job of firing on all cylinders after the book has reached its 75th issue. If Superman/Batman decides to do a storyline any time soon, they should rely on this team of writers and artists, because they have made this issue THAT good to read. Pick it up if you want a great one-shot, and a little clarification on what happened in Final Crisis, without spending more than $3. 4.5/5 GREAT BUY

Name

The Brave and the Bold

Volume

Superman/Batman

Issue Number

Cover Date

November 1, 2010

In Store Date

September 22, 2010

Late Arrival to the Funeral 0

Superman/Batman #76 - The Brave and the Bold by the_mighty_monarch on September 22, 2010

The Good: Winick, as always, knows how to really tug at your heartstrings. The story is very touching and plays a continuous tune with your emotions every page of the way. Rudy's art compliments Winick's story really well. It all has that sense of surreal that teeters on the edge of normalcy. It neer quite hits realistic and it works so well. The dialogue is all sharp and accurate. Every character really seems like themselves, Winick truly has a great understanding of every character involved. T...

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In Preperation of Bruce's Return 0

Superman/Batman #76 - The Brave and the Bold by amegashita on September 23, 2010

With Bruce Wayne's imminent return next month, we are given one last look into the aftermath of his "death". If you don't know already, Bruce was sent through time thanks to Darksied at the end of Final Crisis. Now we know about the arc that occurred right after his death, Battle for the Cowl. This isn't a look at that though. This issue is simply a reaction of a few of the heroes closest to Bruce, and their reaction to his death. Superman, Wonder Woman, Tim Drake, Dick Grayson, even Gr...

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Superman/Batman #76

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