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Loading... Enemies & Allies: A Novelby Kevin J. Anderson
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A novel set in the 1950's, postulating the first meeting and eventual teaming of Superman and Batman, this is well-written, interesting, and does justice to the established personas of both characters. There is little new in character development here, but it's a well-done retelling of similar past stories of "first meetings", and includes Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, her father, the Soviets and Joe McCarthy. (  ) burnit99 | Oct 12, 2009 |  I hope Kevin Anderson continues to write Batman/Superman books. He captured the personalities of the main charecters perfectly. This was a great introduction to the Superman/Batman team-ups. (  ) jrr731 | Jul 23, 2009 | This novel isn't awful, but is nothing special. The story of Batman and Superman's first team-up has been done a ton of times in a ton of different ways, and this version adds nothing. (  ) jpers36 | Jul 17, 2009 | The setting is the 1950s. Batman and Superman unite in Enemies & Allies. As a child, each afternoon I eagerly awaited the next installment of Superman. I was not a big fan of Batman, especially the more recent depictions. I’m not sure I even know the Batman story. I watched a few of the cartoonish Batman shows during the 60s but that is the limit to my knowledge of Batmanology. Kevin J. Anderson takes readers back to the 1950s where we grew up with the Cold War, Bomb Shelters, Communism, Area 51…. Superheroes were needed. However, The read must remember this is not a comic book but a novel. This book has a full-developed plot and characters that jump off the pages. Batman and Superman are still young and learning their place in the world. The two crime fighters do not trust each other. Superman is a man without a past and Batman scoffs at the law. The reader watches as slowly a relationship builds between the Superheroes. Kevin J. Anderson has a hit! Middle school males will love this book as will most males. It has action, adventure and is bigger than life. This would make great summer reading for an out of school student. ( ) ReadersFavorite | Jul 12, 2009 | Engaging Superman and Batman novel set in the fifties. It's the literary equivalent of the old Elseworlds line. I found it easier to relate to and a stronger story than Anderson's earlier Krypton novel. If you have to read one period costume Superman novel, you should go for De Haven's 'It's Superman', but this is a perfectly fine action adventure novel. ( ) lanceparkin | Jul 9, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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