Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is the latest DC Comics original animated film.  The story is based on the graphic novel of the same name which in turn collects the first 6 issues of the Superman/Batman Comic series, originally written by Jeph Loeb.  The plot of the story foreshadows events which would take place in Marvel Comics’ “Civil War” series a few years later on a much broader scale.

This film is literally a start-to-finish series of battles. Superman and Bats take on everyone from Metallo, Gorilla Grodd, Mongul, Major Force and about four different ice-powered villains from around the DCU, to fellow heroes Captain Atom, Hawkman, Captain Marvel, and ultimately, Luthor himself. That’s pretty much the movie. Each battle sequence is a pleasure to watch and highlights the differing styles, tactics, strengths and weaknesses of both Supes and Bat The battles also highlight the bond that makes these two heroes truly equals.