I got the great Scott Koblish ‘everybody’ cover. 

I think I liked this more than I did the Deadpool / Batman crossovers, though I do wish we got more variety in the bonus stories. 

Trust, Justice, and Great Responsibility

Mark Waid / Jorge Jimenez (A) / Tomeu Morey (C) / Tom Napolitano (L)

Brianiac needs Doctor Octopus to purge a virus.  Clark Kent and Peter Parker have cheekbones for days.  Fast Neurons are being worked on, and most companies are using Californium, but this lab is, of course, using, Kryptonite.  Because of the purge, traces of Kryptonite are in the air, knocking Superman back a bit  I like how the heroes assume the space villain is Brianiac, and the in the lab is Doctor Octopus, so they make the natural assumption.  So, the page reveal that the Kryptonite empowered Doctor Octopus is in space, is very fun, plus, always great to see heroes trade villains.  Also fun is Spider-Man getting trapped under so much rubble, harkening back to another classic Doctor Octopus story. 

Lois Lane & Mary Jane “The World’s Finest”

Tom King / Jim Lee (P) / Scott Williams (I) /Alex Sinalir (C) / Pat Brosseau (L)

One of my three favorites!  I really like how Lois Lane and Mary Jane discuss how they rescued a bunch of people, leaving them no time to save themselves. 

I can only imagine Tom King asked Jim Lee what or who he wanted to draw, and he said “Sentinels.” 

Mary Jane makes a fun comment about how every alternate version of herself is quick to say “Face it Tiger, you hit the Jackpot.”  She was 19, she’s said some other cool things. 

Sentinel punching Superman is just something I wasn’t expecting to see.

Mary Jane shares that Spider-Man has a sad thing for bridges. 

We get a Superman Spider-Man fastball special!  This short is just giving us everything.

We get an Uncanny X-Men 142 with Superman substituting for Logan.

The ladies meet Gambit, who has been looking for his deck of cards.  One would think there was plenty of debris for him to use, but he’s committed to the bit. 

A very nice moment of the ladies sharing how lonely this life can be. 

Gambit looking cool, but the Sentinel is super destroyed.  Pun intended.

So cool getting Superman to say, Gambit.  Lois Lane’s “He’s pretty nice,” with Mary Jane’s “and nicely pretty.”  That’s just fun comics, ya’ll. 

Somehow Gambit got Aces with both Superman S insignia and Spider-Man Spider insignia. Sure. 

Superboy-Prime & Amazing Spider-Man “Pages”

Christopher Priest / Daniel Sampere (A) / Alejandro Sanchez (C) / Willie Schubert (L)

This one, I didn’t connect with.  Superboy-Prime is breaking the fourth wall, but not in a fun way.  This story’s main villain is the High Evolutionary.  Superboy-Prime was going to trade his freedom for the Spider-Man’s black suit symbiote.  We get Uncle Ben’s other favorite line, “stop feeding your veggies to the dog,” which I can only imagine he said more often. 

Superboy & Spider-Man 2099 “Beyond the Cobwebs of Tomorrow”

Sean Murphy (A) / Simon Gough (C) / Andworld Design (L)

Legion of Superheroes’ Superboy & Spider-Man 2099 team up for a story that I wish got half the pages of the previous story got.  This sets up a very fun story, and the “Beyond” of the title is because . . . we also got Batman Beyond!  The potential here is sensational. 

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen & Carnage “Jimmy Con Carnage”

Matt Fraction / Steve Lieber (A) / Nathan Fairbairn (C) / Clayton Cowles (L)

Jimmy Olsen needs to get pictures of Spider-Man for J. Jonah Jameson.  Peter Parker can tell Jimmy isn’t saying Spider-Man with the hyphen, and warns him that signals he is a tourist around here.  Jimmy notices a red suit, and goes down a dark alley.  He runs into Carnage!  AND doesn’t put the hyphen in, and Carnage doesn’t take to tourists.  J. Jonah Jameson memorializes Jimmy Olsen, who died taking a real menacing picture of Spiderman.  Jimmy tried to use his Superman watch, but it needed a firmware update.  This was perfectly paced. 

Jonathan Kent & Ben Parker “The Bridge”

Jeff Lemire / Rafa Sandoval (A) / Ulises Arreola (C) / Beca Carey (L)

This was the perfect length for this story.  Superman & Spider-Man are having a chat, through narration boxes, as what we are seeing is Jonathan Kent and Ben Parker rescuing some kids.  The heroes are not that different. 

Daily Planet & Daily Bugle “Bias”

Greg Rucka / Nicola Scott (A) / Marcelo Maiolo (C) / Ariana Maher (L)

Lois Jane and J. Jonah Jameson are “In the Crosshairs with Jack Ryder,” who I know from the Arkham games.  Ryder is putting Jameson on the spot for his ridiculous take on Spider-Man.  Jameson doesn’t like Spider-Man’s mask, and in the “respectable heroes” page, we get the Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Captain America (who is wearing a mask), and Superman.  I guess Cap gets a pass as everyone knows his name.  Probably could have been shorter, but then we wouldn’t have gotten Nicola Scott drawing those heroes, and I like as many characters as possible to show up in these crossovers. 

Power Girl & Punisher “Blind Date”

Gail Simone / Belen Ortega (A) / Jordie Bellaire (C) / Lucas Gattoi (L)

Simone is wild for setting up Power Girl on a blind date with . . . Paul Rabin.  That’s right, Mary Jane’s infamous ex-boyfriend that EVERYONE loves!  Punisher is working protection for The Bar with No Name.  It is raining, and he doesn’t have an umbrella, so Power Girl lends him her very pink and cute umbrella.  The villains think Paul is Vandal Savage, who has a contract out on him.  Not sure how Firefly, Ghost Nicely Suited Man, Chameleon, Taskmaster, Pink Haired Gal, and Catman (in a very nice tuxedo?) were going to kill Vandal Savage, but sure.  Story ends with Punisher and Power Girl off to spend some more of the night together.  I really wish we got more of this type of fun feature in this crossover. 

I’m really looking forward to Spider-Man Superman next month.