When a spaceship splashes down in Gotham Harbor, Batman and Superman encounter a mysterious Kryptonian with powers as great as Superman's. When Darkseid gets wind of this, he has the Kryptonian abducted and brought under his control on Apokolips. It's up to Batman and Superman to retrieve the Kryptonian, forcing them to infiltrate Darkseid's hostile world where superpowerful threats lurk around every corner. This story is based on Jeff Loeb's popular mini-series from the Superman/Batman comic books.
I’ve always proclaimed that I was never a big fan of Bruce Timm’s adaptations of the storylines that originated from the comic books and now with “Superman/Batman: APOCALYPSE”, Timm is at again. This movie is a direct to video adaptation of the story arc by Jeph Loeb and Michael Turner in the Superman-Batman comic series that re-introduced Kara Zor-El in into the DC Universe. This film is a sequel to “Superman-Batman Public Enemies” and is closely tied to … more
Gotham City is sent into a state of shock when something lands in the harbor. Batman investigates and finds what appears to be a spacecraft. Immediately afterwards, he's forced into a brief confrontation with a super strong girl who is speaking in another language. Superman is able to communicate with her through his native tongue. He soon learns that the girl is his cousin Kara from Krypton. He takes it upon himself to show her the ropes, and help her to control her powers. But there … more
Talk about high expectations going in, ever since the release of Superman/ Batman Public Enemies, I have been terribly excited about this piece. Going through absolute withdrawal of the animated Justice League series, about the closest I can get to fulfilling that void comes in the form of these DCAU feature films starring some of the League’s most influential members. And in theory this one should have delivered there! After all, it features Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman … more