Truth be told, I’m not really a fan of Judd Winick’s writing. Yeah, he’s the guy who can write really great character stories if he wanted to, but he’s not really someone I can see writing a timeless story. I don’t hate him with as much fervor as another Comicgasm editor *cough RJ cough* but I’m no fan either.

Which brings us to his arguably most controversial storyline, Under The Hood, in which we see – SPOILER ALERT – Jason Todd, the second Robin, come back from the grave as the new Red Hood to haunt Batman and the man responsible for his death, the Joker. It’s been adapted for this DC Universe Animated Original Movie, Under The Red Hood, and it is awesome.

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Honestly, I thought the previous Superman/Batman DVD released by DC, Public Enemies, was just okay. You know, aside from the heavy-handed homosexual undertones, there wasn’t really anything in Public Enemies that makes it stand up to Justice League: The New Frontier or Crisis On Two Earths. And it’s pretty obvious by this point that I have no love whatsoever for Jeph Loeb’s recent works, and while Ed McGuiness’s art is decent, it’s not exactly my cup of tea.

So I’m seriously not excited to see the new Superman/Batman: Apocalypse movie.

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So I just finished watching Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and I totally wish I could say it rocked on every possible level. I mean, I’m the easiest-to-please comic book fan in the world. Just look at me loving the shit out of Final Crisis while the entire internet exploded in anger and demanded for Grant Morrison’s head on a silver platter. Well, fuck you all, I still love Final Crisis that I want to impregnate it and shit.

But yeah, again. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies disappointed me on so many levels I don’t even know where to start. So let me just rattle off whatever I liked and didn’t like. And be warned, there will be spoilers. (continue reading…)