Batman: Fortress

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I am now entirely convinced that the pitch for this comic was “Batman has to break into the fortress of solitude. Now standing complete, Batman: Fortress is an admittedly strange book, with its awkwardly placed sense of humor and choice of having Superman willingly go into hiding when Earth is under attack. By the end of the story, Batman is now the most powerful figure in that universe and is not planning to hole up in his own fortress any time soon but become the ceaselessly proactive force for good he always intended to be. His solution to their appearance was to hide and hope they leave, thinking he isn’t on earth anymore. However, Batman accompanies him, and, in an off-panel scene, successfully reaches a compromise with the tribunal.

Die in sich abgeschlossene Geschichte ist kein Teil des aktuellen Kanons und diese macht so einiges anders als man es von Batman gewohnt ist. It is not my favourite, but that is easily overlooked, especially with the Alfred and commissioner Gordon being back on the story.Batman: Fortress opens with a Dark Knight completely outmatched by a threat from beyond the stars, left with only his wits. Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and Darick Robertson (The Boys) have joined forces to tell a brutal and shocking adventure that will turn everything you think you know about Superman upside down! He also never warned Earth or his friends that these aliens were coming despite fearing their arrival his whole life. Some of the character personalities are a bit off, but it can all be chalked up to the alternate timeline.

I suppose it was worth it to keep the art consistent for the whole series but it certainly made this climax even more underwhelming than it already would have been.

Generally portrayed as cool and collected aristocratic criminal, who refuses to get his hands dirty, Penguin is seen here attempting to choke a civilian to death with his bare hands and singing a traditional ballad like he was written by Tom King himself!

I do like that it does try to explore something that is not really discussed to often and that is Krypton's past as conquerors as members of various alien races who suffered because of Krypton invade Earth looking to kill superman and we see Batman trying to find a way to beat them by getting various heroes to rally after the Justice League is defeated. Superman is permitted to live, so long as he is permanently depowered, which is achieved through a molecular chamber within the Fortress of Solitude. In the mysterious absence of the Last Son of Krypton, Batman must rally the rest of the Justice League to counter the alien threat but first, he must quell a crime wave on the blacked-out streets of Gotham!When an unknown alien ship enters Earth’s atmosphere, disrupting global power and communications and plunging the planet into chaos, the world is left wondering…where is Superman when he is needed most? But it's also expertly paced with amusing dialogue and a central mystery that's surprisingly crunchy.