Batman / Superman: The Archive of Worlds #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection brings together the 2022 DC miniseries Batman/Superman: The Archive of Worlds, written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Ivan Reis. The story follows the World's Finest duo as they investigate a mysterious archive containing alternate realities, where they confront twisted versions of themselves and face threats that challenge their partnership. The volume collects the full five-issue series, offering a self-contained adventure that explores the multiverse and the bond between Batman and Superman.
In Batman / Superman: The Archive of Worlds #nn, two legends face parallel threats across their cities: Superman confronts the Unknown Wizard—revealed to be Lex Luthor—during the unveiling of a power source tied to Dr. Martha Wayne, while Batman and Robin clash with the Spider Lady as she aids the Joker and Penguin’s escape from Arkham. With Ivan Reis and Danny Miki’s dynamic art bringing the dual stories to life, and Gene Luen Yang crafting a tale that weaves mystery and legacy, this issue delivers a gripping, high-stakes clash of heroes and secrets—each unraveling a deeper conspiracy beneath their cities’ surfaces.
In a world where science and shadow collide, Superman faces off against the Unknown Wizard—revealed to be Lex Luthor—during the unveiling of a groundbreaking power source created by Dr. Martha Wayne. Meanwhile, in Gotham, Batman and Robin confront the Spider Lady as she aids the Joker and Penguin in their escape from Arkham, only to warn the Dark Knight about the warden’s hidden secrets, including a Kryptonian rocket ship and the remains of a long-dead infant.
In "Worlds Collide!", Batman and Robin from a world without Superman cross paths with Superman and Lois from a reality where Batman never existed, as their lives intertwine across fractured dimensions. While Superman and Lois pursue the mysterious Spider Lady, the Dark Knight and his partner battle Lex Luthor’s twisted, mutated rogues, all while the real-world heroes confront a robotic threat that may be unraveling the fabric of reality itself.
In "Worlds Apart!", alternate versions of Batman, Robin, Superman, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen race to uncover the truth behind the fractured realities linking them to shadowy doppelgängers of Lex Luthor, Martha Wayne, and Bruce Wayne—while in the real world, Superman and Batman face an eerie entrapment at the hands of the enigmatic Auteur.Io.
In "Across Worlds!", the real-world Superman and Batman are ensnared by Auteur.Io inside a Phantom Zone crystal, forcing their alternate reality counterparts—Superman, Batman, and Robin—to chase him across fractured dimensions in a desperate bid to stop him. With reality itself unraveling, the heroes must navigate shifting worlds to confront the threat before it consumes all existence.
In "Worlds Burn!", Superman, Batman, Robin, Alanna, and El Diablo race to protect Superman's World of Tomorrow as Auteur.Io unleashes Etrigan and a horde of demons in a devastating assault. With reality itself unraveling, the heroes must push beyond their limits to survive the chaos—before the world burns.
In "Worlds Saved!", an alternate Superman, Batman, and Robin team up with the demon Etrigan to stop Auteur.Io from unraveling the Archive of Worlds—just as Alanna and El Diablo fight a demonic tide in the old west. The fate of countless realities hangs in the balance as heroes from across the multiverse converge to protect the very fabric of existence.
In "Superman in The World of the Knight!", Superman from The World of Tomorrow swaps places with Batman and Robin to confront Lex Luthor, who has seized control of Metropolis and renamed it Lexopolis. Facing overwhelming odds as Luthor’s henchmen prove too strong, Superman must turn to unlikely allies in this grim, knight-infused world to turn the tide.
In *Batman and Robin in The World of Tomorrow*, Batman and Robin from The World of the Knight swap places with Superman to confront a chilling threat: a fractured Bruce Wayne who has become Bizarro Two-Face in the dystopian future of The World of Tomorrow. With Martha Wayne in peril and the hero’s mind split between destruction and salvation, the duo must navigate a twisted reality where identity and morality are as unstable as the world itself.
In "Little Boxes," Mxyzptlk resurrects Calendar Man after the A-Day attack on Arkham, granting him a strange new perception that lets him see beyond the confines of a comic's narrative—opening a dangerous path to uncovering Batman's true identity.
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