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...like The Atom, who controls his height from sub-atomic size to colossus, The Flash, who can run to the other side of the world in less than a second, and Plastic Man, who turns himself into any shape he desires. Together they battle not only Luthor, but also Superman, now forced to due Luthor's bidding for reasons too silly to explain here. This results in the best moment of the series, right in the first volume, where Supes undergoes a fantastic beat-down at the hands of the ornery Batsy. But, as the series goes on, more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Batsy's Back | 8/6/2002 | See Source »

...Batman models the latest in Superman-pounding kryptonite gloves in "The Dark Knight Strikes Again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Batsy's Back | 8/6/2002 | See Source »

...focus shifted from the first "Dark Knight," but the tone as well. Incredibly, Miller has become more cynical. The theme of the book seems to be peoples' need for "heroes," or rather, their mindless need for leaders. There are few heroics in this supposedly "superhero" book. Even Superman, famously incorruptible, undergoes a massive change of character that, at the end, turns him into a fascist. Seeing Miller handle characters this way has the same empty appeal as watching a sandcastle get kicked over. The Batman of the first series personified a man on edge: cruel yet tempered by a personal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Batsy's Back | 8/6/2002 | See Source »

What seems to have made Dontee Stokes snap was the news reports. Stokes, 26, was a doting father and an employee in good standing at Superman's Barbershop in Baltimore, Md. The TV runs constantly at Superman's, and Stokes was clearly troubled about the Roman Catholic Church's sex-abuse scandals. "He made comments that the priests should be punished," says Superman's co-owner Damon Fisher. "We were watching last week, and he said, 'It's not fair.'" Last Monday Stokes drove to the home of the Rev. Maurice Blackwell, who had baptized him, and--after reportedly requesting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making a Priest Pay | 5/27/2002 | See Source »

...DIRECTOR OF "CHARLIE'S ANGELS" HAS SIGNED ON FOR THE NEXT SUPERMAN MOVIE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blockbuster Summer: Holy Multi-Media! | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

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