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As America and the Soviet Union race to build their nuclear stockpiles, two extraordinary heroes must form an uneasy alliance. These studies in opposites shadow and light must overcome their distrust of each other to battle evil and injustice.
Sputnik silently circles in the skies above the fabled cities of the United States as danger lurks in the Earth's darkest corners.
In Gotham, the shadowy vigilante known as the Batman haunts Gotham's streets . . . and the police are just as afraid of this Dark Knight as the city's criminals are.
In Metropolis, the notorious Lex Luthor is leveraging international tensions to build LuthorCorp into a military-industrial empire, competing against his business rival Wayne Industries, which is run by Gotham's enigmatic millionaire, Bruce Wayne. Luthor's activities have raised the interest of Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, who is beginning to realize that Luthor may stop at nothing to achieve success.
At the same time, Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen are investigating the rumored crash of a flying saucer. Clark is desperate to know if there may be other lost interplanetary visitors on Earth secretly living among them visitors like himself.
When Batman's and Superman's paths cross, their lives change, and history will never be the same.
Anderson's latest is a hokey, contrived imagining of the first meeting between Batman and Superman, set during the thick of the cold war and hobbled by flat characters and flatter dialogue ("My source was murdered shortly after she spoke with me. That tells me that Luthor must not have wanted her talking"). The two superheroes are initially introduced when Clark Kent interviews Bruce Wayne for a feature in the Daily Planet, and their alter egos cross paths again as Batman and Superman are drawn into Lex Luthor's dastardly scheme for world domination. (It involves the Soviets and "Death-ray transmitters.") To stop it, Batman and Superman embark on a ludicrous globe-trotting mission that's equal parts camp and Forrest Gump. A schlocky mediocrity for die-hard fans only. (May)
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Raymond Goldstein
reviewed Enemies and Allies on March 25, 2015
Enemies and Allies
I LOVE THIS BOOK!
I've been a fan of Superman since my childhood in the 1950s. I never did like the original Batman - too dark. The Batman TV series of 1966-68 was fun, so I watched it, but the I am not a fan of the movies.
Then, along came GOTHAM on Fox television - one of my very favorite series of all time. I am actually looking forward to being able to buy the first season on DVD - something I don't usually do.
I don't usually buy fiction either, but since I enjoy GOTHAM so much, and since ENEMIES & ALLIES was only a buck at Dollar Tree, I picked it up. I figured at worst I would lose a buck. Was I delightfully surprised!
While not an origins story, Kevin J. Anderson does brush close to the beginnings of both Superman and Batman. By the time of this book, both civilians have donned their costumes, and Lois Lane has had her interview with Superman. Bruce Wayne is in the process of getting serious with his board of directors. Superman has not yet been introduced to Kryptonite. Lex Luthor is beginning his rise to super villian. Now it is time for our heroes to meet.
You will never guess how these two come together! It is delightful!!!
I imagine other writers have already pictured the Capped Crusader and the Man of Steel meeting, but this version has to be the best!
The book weaves all the personnel together bit by bit with little effort. I was nudged along so carefully from chapter to chapter, it was almost impossible to put this book down.
To top it off, Anderson not only weaves our characters together seamlessly, he also puts everything into historical perspective. You KNOW we are in the 1950's, probably 1957 or 58, to be exact. I coughed a couple of times as I was reading the book because some of the incidents seemed out of place. Sure enough, Anderson sets the historical record straight on his very last page.
Enough of my blabbering like a teenager. (I had to look at the copyright page a few times to make sure this was not a Young Adult -YA- book.) Find a copy for yourself, then sit back and enjoy!
Five stars!
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