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Comic Review: Before Watchmen Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair  

Before Watchmen Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair

In this volume of Before Watchmen you have the story of Ozymandias, all the back pages of Crimson Corsair collected into one and you get the Dollar Bill single issue. Come enjoy these DC titles written by Len Wein (Batman, The Incredible Hulk), John Higgins (Swamp Thing, 2000 AD) and illustrated by Jae Lee (Inhumans, Wolverine), John Higgins and Steve Rude (Nexus, Dark Horse Presents).

In the Ozymandias we take a look at the life he had before his betrayal. Starting from a humbling childhood, he built an empire out of nothing. In Crimson Corsair we read the tale of the cursed life of Gordon McClachlan and his search for freedom. The Dollar Bill one shot is all about a man simply looking for a job. In time he turned into one of the most well known heroes in the country.

Let me say how great it is to have all the Crimson Corsair’s collected in one place. Very annoying having to read 2 pages of story in the back of each issue. The Ozymandias story is quite impressive especially his younger years. The artwork and story have a very sleek feel to it. Dollar Bill is a nice change of pace from all the other Before Watchmen stories. It’s a lot more heartfelt and thoughtful.

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Comic Review: Batman Superman #1

Batman Superman #1

DC Comics have released a new reincarnation of the Batman and Superman love hate relationship in the new Batman and Superman series. The story is penned by Greg Pak (Incredible Hulk/Incredible Hercules, World War Hulk, Magneto: The Testament) and drawn by Jae Lee (Dark Towers, Inhumans, Transformers/GI Joe Dreamwave).

The story begins with their early days as they struggle with the concept of being heroes as well as getting to trust and rely on each other. The story so far is well written and captivating. After reading the first issue, I was craving for more. The artwork is not the best I’ve seen from Jae Lee. His usual trademark dark, gritty tone does fit the theme and direction of the story but it is not as detailed as his previous work .

I would recommend reading this series for the fact that you would want to see two of biggest characters in the DC library together. They are basically the comic book version of the “ODD COUPLE”.  Could this series foreshadow what we could expect from the recently announced “Superman Batman” movie?