God, look at the contrast between those two costumes. The Smallville comics are the one place where they're managed to make Superman sans trunks actually look good, as opposed to fundamentally off-putting, but their Batman is a hot mess. Even beyond the kinda-silly-but-perhaps-practical facepaint, look at all those lines and shit. Even his gauntlets/gloves are overdone. Also, Joe Chill looks weirdly happy in the flashback. I hope that isn't supposed to just after he's killed the Waynes, because that would take him from being a tired old crook to amoral bastard. I rag on it, but from what I've seen here the Smallville comics are good, credit where credit's due.
It's *amazing* how much the Supes costume needs that yellow on his belt. There are a lot of differences between this and the New52 one, but that's the most important one.
The logo needs something else to balance it. Come on, Jim Lee. It's so obvious.
You know, for once I'd like to see a Joe Chill as a repentant figure, not one that's killed lots of people, or was a crime boss, or anything like that, but just a dude who wants to make amends for past sins, with the murder of the Waynes being something that's haunted him ever since.
I know right? without the yellow there Superman's lower body is just and expanse of blue. The red belt doesn't cut it somehow. I think the two tone suit helps as well, makes it less same-y.
The Earth-2 Superman costume is pretty good as well. It also doesn't have the trunks but a red belt. The problem with the new 52 costume is that it's just too busy. Why does Superman need that high collar, why does he need all that armor? He's SUPERMAN.
This Batman costume is not great though. It's not just the facepaint but it looks like something the WB costumers designed for a Joel Shumacher Batman movie and not something a billionaire super-genius would come up with.
Or what's worse - Superman, someone who knows a slap from him could kill a normal man, slapping down a man confronting the unrepentant (which is what I get from the art more than the script - the "I'm sorry" seems sarcastic) killer of his parents or Superman being so polite with said unrepentant killer. I know this Superman is not the BFF he is to regular DCU's Batman, but this is Smallville Superman who has been known to lose his own temper at injustice more than once.
The guilt over killing the Waynes coupled with seeing their extremely high profile son everywhere slowly drives him crazy, and begins to see Bruce's face everywhere. After falling off a building while trying to kill a cop who has found some long lost forensic evidence connected to the Waynes' murders, Batman tries to save him, but when Joe accidentally unmasks him he refuses to be saved because he thinks that he's finally gone nuts.
Bruce is then left wondering why this random old guy did these things before seemingly refusing to be saved for no apparent reason.
Clark knows that a slap from him could kill, which is why he controls himself and doesn't hit that hard.
Nearly ever version of Superman I've ever seen has shown, and mentioned, that he holds back his strength almost all the time, he has to be able to operate as Clark Kent without destroying everything.
Superman defending a criminal, repentant or otherwise, from an enraged martial artist with anger management issues is exactly what I'd expect to be honest.
Yeah, I know what version you're talking about, and I didn't like him either. He was just a loser who didn't want to be caught, he didn't make any attempt at redeeming himself.
The Batsuit grew on me. Kinda like it for the Smallville continuity. Although I didn't know he painted his face. Thought it was a nice effect from the suit and it in turn made his voice a bit more..gruff.
Nope. The Prankster's a long-time Superman foe. And the series is about Superman, so there'd be little to no point in putting a human - crazy, sure, but still human - foe like Joker in there.
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Also, Joe Chill looks weirdly happy in the flashback. I hope that isn't supposed to just after he's killed the Waynes, because that would take him from being a tired old crook to amoral bastard.
I rag on it, but from what I've seen here the Smallville comics are good, credit where credit's due.
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The logo needs something else to balance it. Come on, Jim Lee. It's so obvious.
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This Batman costume is not great though. It's not just the facepaint but it looks like something the WB costumers designed for a Joel Shumacher Batman movie and not something a billionaire super-genius would come up with.
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Oswald Hubert Loomis, aka The Prankster?
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Bruce is then left wondering why this random old guy did these things before seemingly refusing to be saved for no apparent reason.
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Nearly ever version of Superman I've ever seen has shown, and mentioned, that he holds back his strength almost all the time, he has to be able to operate as Clark Kent without destroying everything.
Superman defending a criminal, repentant or otherwise, from an enraged martial artist with anger management issues is exactly what I'd expect to be honest.
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Did Prankster show up in Smallville, I know either he or the Toyman did, and I forget which it was.
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I liked to imagine Joe running a home that takes care of orphans (as I think it'd be the most appropriate.)
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Still not buying the 'no trunks' commandment.
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I'll start paying more attention when all this dead parent nonsense is over.