A silly little nothing that I wrote years ago… I was so annoyed by the overwrought promotion around the then-incipient Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (said promotion commingling with the nauseating “Batgod” version of Bruce Wayne that completely misunderstands the strength of the character, imbuing a powerless character with a super-power: to never lose) that I wrote this little comic page for a friend to illustrate, but we never got around to it…
BATMAN V. SUPERMAN:
The Late Afternoon, Like After Lunch But Too Early for Something From the Vending Machine
OF JUSTICE
PANEL 1: Batman in the Batcave, pulling on one of his gloves.
CAPTION: The time has come.
PANEL 2: Pulling on the other glove.
CAPTION: The Kryptonian has gone too far. And I am the balance.
PANEL 3: He picks up a gadget from a table.
CAPTION: I am the night!
PANEL 4: Close up on his eye. The gadget is in the foreground, glowing green like kryptonite.
CAPTION: I respect his powers, but I do not fear them.
CAPTION: With preparation, I can accomplish anything…
PANEL 5: He puts the gadget in his utility belt.
CAPTION: And tonight, Clark…
CAPTION: Tonight, what I accomplish…
PANEL 6: Awesome panel of kick-ass Batman, teeth gritted, fists clenched, ready for war.
CAPTION: Will be your humility.
PANEL 7: Blinding light.
SOUND EFFECT: FWASH!
PANEL 8: Batman in same stance as in Panel 6, but his expression is one of “oops.” His armor and such hangs off of him in burned threads. We can see he’s wearing boxers that have bat-symbols on them.
PANEL 9: Space, in orbit around Earth. Superman hovers there, arms folded over his chest, a bored expression on his face. A wisp of smoke from one eye tells us that he just used his heat vision.
SUPERMAN: That was easy.
SUPERMAN: Next?