Batman/Superman Vol. 5 Truth Hurts - Softcover

Pak, Greg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401268188 ISBN 13: 9781401268183

Publisher: DC Comics, 2017

Synopsis

Batman and Supermanseparately, theyre two of the greatest heroes the world has ever seen. Together, theyre an incredible teamand the greatest of friends. But Batman and Superman have never teamed up like this before.This is a Superman whos lost most of his powers and had his identity revealed to the entire world. Someone is coordinating a series of attacks against him that have brought him to the brink of destruction, and he needs the Worlds Greatest Detective to help him put the clues together.But this Batman isnt Bruce Wayne. Jim Gordon now protects Gotham as the robot-suited Batman, and he has no reason to trust Supermanespecially when his presence in Gotham seems to have brought on a war with a race of super-powered subterranean beings! If they cant learn to work together now, there may no longer be a Gotham City to protect!Spinning off the events of BATMAN VOL. 8: SUPERHEAVY and SUPERMAN VOL. 1: TRUTH, acclaimed writer Greg Pak (ACTION COMICS) with artists Ardian Syaf (GREEN LANTERN) and Cliff Richards (LOBO) chronicle the first meeting between two very changed heroes, with guest appearances by Batgirl, Aquaman, Red Hood and more! Collects BATMAN/SUPERMAN #21-27.

Meet the Author

Greg Pak is an American film director/comic book writer, known for his work on books published by Marvel Comics, which include Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hercules and the crossover event World War Hulk, and more. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a member of the Purple Crayon improv group, and studied history at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and studied film at New York University. His student film, Fighting Grandpa, won the Gold Medal at the 25th Student Academy Awards. He is currently writing BATMAN/SUPERMAN and ACTION COMICS for DC Comics.

About this title

Product Description:

Spinning out of the #1 New York Times best-selling BATMAN VOL. 7: ENDGAME, and SUPERMAN VOL. 1: BEFORE TRUTH by National Book Award finalist Gene Luen Yang! Now that the truth is out and world knows that Superman is Clark Kent, the one-time mild-mannered reporter is a wanted man. From the thugs of Metropolis, to the boys in blue, everybody wants a piece of Superman. And with threats to his freedom constantly closing in on him, Superman must also face a new form of evil that appears to be coming from the home of one of his greatest allies--Gotham City! But instead of finding the Batman he's known for years, Superman is met by a new Dark Knight--James Gordon! Find out whether Superman and this new Batman will be friends or foes in this, the first meeting of the World's Finest superheroes in the DCU's new status quo! Written by acclaimed writer Greg Pak (ACTION COMICS) with art by Adrian Syaf (BRIGHTEST DAY). Collects DC SNEAK PEEK: BATMAN/SUPERMAN #1 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN #21-27.

Review:

Praise for BATMAN/SUPERMAN:

"With this creative team in place, I'm definitely in for the long haul."--COMIC BOOK RESOURCES

"Greg Pak shows he has a strong handle on the characters."--NEWSARAMA

"Few artists can capture the sinister aura of Gotham City and its resident hero quite like Lee."--IGN

About this edition

• Publisher: DC Comics
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1401268188
• ISBN 13: 9781401268183
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Syaf Ardian