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Cover to the first part of the Absolute Power arc, by Carlos Pacheco.

Superman/Batman is an ongoing monthly title starring Superman and Batman currently published by DC Comics and written by Jeph Loeb. Each story arc features a different art team.

Loeb announced he will leave the series after issue #25. It has not yet been announced by DC who will replace him, or whether the series will end with Loeb's departure.

The series is reminiscent of World's Finest, an earlier DC title in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces. However, this title relies on the somewhat atagonistic relationship between Superman and Batman for dramatic impetus, given their differing views on crimefighting. This dynamic was introduced by Frank Miller in his influential graphic novel Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and embellished upon by John Byrne in Superman: The Man Of Steel. Prior to Crisis on Infinite Earths, the two iconic characters were depicted as the best of friends.

In the post-Crisis continuity, Batman and Superman retain a level of comradeship and respect for one another, but often disagree with each other's philosophy. Throughout the series, Loeb's recurrent use of captions to present the characters' diametrically-opposed personalities clearly illustrates their contrasting points of view. (For example; in the first story arc "Public Enemies", Superman creates a whirlwind to disorient various assailants, and Batman is seen to be thinking "Clark's fascination with the winds...one of the many things I will never understand about the man".)

Series arcs

Template:Spoiler The first arc ("Public Enemies", in issue #1-6, with art by Ed McGuiness and Dexter Vines) had then-President Lex Luthor declaring Superman and Batman enemies of the state. This brings them into direct conflict with both supervillains and superheroes, as the bounty on their head unifies the larger world against them.

Issue #7 was a standalone issue with art by Pat Lee, which focused on the burgeoning friendship between Teen Titans members Superboy (Kon-El/Conner Kent) and Robin (Tim Drake). Subsequent arcs have depicted the return/reintroduction of Supergirl ("The Supergirl From Krypton", in issues #8-13, with art by Michael Turner) and Superman and Batman travelling through alternate timelines, including one in which they are made rulers of Earth ("Absolute Power", in issues #14-18, with art by Carlos Pacheco). Issue #19 was a single issue story again featuring Supergirl and was illustrated by Ian Churchill.

Collected editions

Vol. 1: Public Enemies (collects #1-6, and Loeb/Sale story from Superman/Batman Secret Files & Origins 2003; HC: ISBN 140120323X; SC: ISBN 1401202209)
Vol. 2: Supergirl (collects #8-13; Hardcover: ISBN 1401203477)
Vol. 3: Absolute Power (collects #14-18; Hardcover: ISBN 1401204473)

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 [[Image:Superman-batman-absolutepower.jpg|thumb|right|Cover to the first part of the ''Absolute Power'' arc, by Carlos Pacheco.]]
 '''''Superman/Batman''''' is an ongoing monthly title starring [[Superman]] and [[Batman]] currently published by [[DC Comics]] and written by [[Jeph Loeb]].  Each story arc features a different art team.
 Loeb announced he will leave the series after issue #25.  It has not yet been announced by DC who will replace him, or whether the series will end with Loeb's departure.
-The series is reminiscent of '''''[[World's Finest Comics|World's Finest]]''''', an earlier DC title in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces.  However, this title capitalizes on the new dynamic between Superman and Batman introduced by Frank Miller in his Seminal Graphic Novel ''The Dark Knight Returns''.  Pre-[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|Crisis]], the two iconic characters were depicted as the best of friends.
+The series is reminiscent of ''[[World's Finest Comics|World's Finest]]'', an earlier DC title in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces.  However, this title relies on the somewhat atagonistic relationship between Superman and Batman for dramatic impetus, given their differing views on crimefighting. This dynamic was introduced by [[Frank Miller]] in his influential [[graphic novel]] ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]'', and embellished upon by [[John Byrne]] in ''[[The Man of Steel|Superman: The Man Of Steel]]''. Prior to ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'', the two iconic characters were depicted as the best of friends.
-In the post-Crisis continuity, Batman and Superman retain comradeship and respect for one another; but often disagree with each other's philosophy. (For example; in the first story arc "Public Enemies", Superman creates a whirlwind to disorient various assailants, and Batman is seen thinking "Clark's fascination with the winds... one of the many things I will never understand about the man".)  Throughout the series, Loeb's recurrent use of captions to present the characters' diametrically-opposed personalities clearly illustrates their contrasting points of view.
+In the post-Crisis continuity, Batman and Superman retain a level of comradeship and respect for one another, but often disagree with each other's philosophy. Throughout the series, Loeb's recurrent use of captions to present the characters' diametrically-opposed personalities clearly illustrates their contrasting points of view. (For example; in the first story arc "Public Enemies", Superman creates a whirlwind to disorient various assailants, and Batman is seen to be thinking "Clark's fascination with the winds...one of the many things I will never understand about the man".)
-==Plot==
+==Series arcs==
 {{spoiler}}
-The first arc ("Public Enemies", in issue #1-6, with art by [[Ed McGuiness]] and [[Dexter Vines]]) had President [[Lex Luthor]] declaring Superman and Batman enemies of the state.  This brings them into direct conflict with both supervillains and superheroes, as the bounty on their head unifies the larger world against them.
+The first arc ("Public Enemies", in issue #1-6, with art by [[Ed McGuiness]] and Dexter Vines) had then-[[President of the United States|President]] [[Lex Luthor]] declaring Superman and Batman enemies of the state.  This brings them into direct conflict with both supervillains and superheroes, as the bounty on their head unifies the larger world against them.
-Subsequent arcs have depicted the return/reintroduction of [[Supergirl]] ("The Supergirl From Krypton", in issue #8-13, with art by [[Michael Turner (artist)|Michael Turner]]) and Superman and Batman travelling through alternate timelines, including one in which they are made rulers of the Planet Earth ("Absolute Power", in issue #14-18, with art by [[Carlos Pacheco]]).  Issue #19 was a single issue story again featuring [[Supergirl]] and was illustrated by [[Ian Churchill]].
+Issue #7 was a standalone issue with art by Pat Lee, which focused on the burgeoning friendship between [[Titans_(comics)|Teen Titans]] members [[Superboy#The_Modern_Superboy_.28Kon-El.29|Superboy]] (Kon-El/Conner Kent) and [[Robin_(comics)#Timothy_.22Tim.22_Drake|Robin]] (Tim Drake). Subsequent arcs have depicted the return/reintroduction of [[Supergirl]] ("The Supergirl From Krypton", in issues #8-13, with art by [[Michael Turner (artist)|Michael Turner]]) and Superman and Batman travelling through alternate timelines, including one in which they are made rulers of Earth ("Absolute Power", in issues #14-18, with art by [[Carlos Pacheco]]).  Issue #19 was a single issue story again featuring [[Supergirl]] and was illustrated by [[Ian Churchill]].
 ==Collected editions==
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 * Vol. 2: Supergirl (collects #8-13; Hardcover: ISBN 1401203477)
 * Vol. 3: Absolute Power (collects #14-18; Hardcover: ISBN 1401204473)
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