Source: dccomics.com

4. Springtime for Superman

(Multiversity: Mastermen #1)

I am on fire with the entry titles this week. Like, just lighting up the switchboard with fantastic references.

But anyway, this one is about Nazis. In fact, it’s an update of the Freedom Fighters of Earth X joined with the more recent concept of a Nazi Justice League to create a great little one-shot.

In the story, Superman’s rocket lands in Nazi-occupied territory, and Hitler has him recommissioned as Overman. The Nazis win the war and take over the world, and decades later Overman is dealing with the consequences of the Nazis’ actions, while a new band of Freedom Fighters is on the rise.

So first, Jim Lee is an amazing artist who nails every page of the issue, from Hitler on the toilet to the ruined landscape on the final page. Also, Morrison paints a vivid picture of a post-Nazi victory world, especially the distancing and pseudo-apologizing for the genocides.

And then there’s the Freedom Fighters. Of whom Human Bomb gets easily the best moment when he takes out the Mastermen. Because Nazi Batman is just such a friggin’ jerk.