Batman: Fortress succeeds when taken on its merits as a heist adventure set within the DCU, with Batman assembling a crack team of experts to essentially break into the Fortress of Solitude and learn more about what’s going on. It turns out that Superman is completely AWOL and no one knows where or even when he vanished off the face of the Earth. Even if it did fit the themes and the whole book was cohesive in that sense it wouldn’t change the fact that at its core this was a directionless comic with no central point and nothing interesting to say about the characters. 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.

It does drag for a while but picks up when they break into the Fortress of Solitude to find answers and hopefully some tech to help them defeat the invaders. Thankfully, Batman: Fortress manages to push in that direction while keeping its feet on the ground enough to tell a good looking, grounded story that manages to shock and surprise and keep you engaged and entertained from start to finish. Batman carries bacon in his utility belt because he often runs into guard dogs, he points out that he uses it more often than Bat Shark Repellent. Gary Whitta · Darick Robertson Batman: Fortress (Volume 1) was a limited series, published by DC Comics.

There is certainly a story presented, but I am not sure that it would have been successful at garnering an audience. This is most definitely an Elseworlds type story that takes things in a new direction for our usual group of heroes. This twist keeps in line with both characters on an abstract level – Clark Kent would give up his powers so long as he knows it saves lives and another Superman he can trust is willing to replace him.

I've followed his art since all his early collaborations with guys like Garth Ennis (on The Boys and more) and Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan! A big draw for me for an unknown random comic that seemed on the face of it mainly just another Batman book, was that lead artist is Darrick Robertson.This distinction has resurfaced in modern comics in temporary spurts or alternate universes, from Batman gaining the powers of Black Adam during the climactic battle of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths to his using an experimental compound to stand toe-to-toe with an evil Superman in Injustice. Die überlegene Technologie des außerirdischen Objekts macht der eilig herbeigerufenen Justice League schnell den Garaus, was Batman dazu veranlasst, eine bunt zusammengewürfelte Gruppe von eher unbekannten Superhelden zusammenzustellen, die in die Festung der Einsamkeit einbrechen will, um kryptonische Waffen für die Verteidigung der Erde zu entwenden. Starting out as a columnist for the Image Comics preview magazine Image+, Sam also translated the Eisner Award nominated-Beowulf for the publisher.