Man, it's been a while since I did one of these. So yes, welcome back to Differences Between. Where I look at how the movie is different from it's source material, and this time I'm doing one of my favorites, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, let's begin.
One key difference comes from the openings. In the comic we see Superman and Batman's origins, with them providing narrations from their point of view, and just how different they can be. In the movie, we've a montage on America's collapse, and how Lex became President.
Speaking of narrations, one thing Jeph Loeb is known for as a comic writer, is having narration boxes as monologues for the characters thus serving as their inner thoughts. So naturally, these boxes are spreading throughout the comic. In the movie, inner thoughts are nowhere. This is one of those changes I'm not a big fan of, because those thoughts in the comic, really told us just how different Batman and Superman can, but also how similar they can be.
The very first fight we get in both pieces of media, is a graveyard fight with Metallo. In the movie, it happens when Lex tricks Superman into a truce, which then leads to Metallo fighting Superman in order to "protect" Lex. In the comic, it happens because Superman goes to Gotham, because both him and Batman are investigation Metallo.
Also what happens in both stories is Lex's plan to blow up a kryptonite asteroid that's heading towards Earth with missiles. This plan happens much earlier in the comic, while in the movie, it happens I think somewhere in the middle. Also, Boom Tubes are replaced with typically teleportation tech.
In the comic story arc, we get a future verison of Superman and how he connects to the kryptonite asteroid. This was completely scrapped from the movie.
We're given two different reasons as to why Lex put a bounty on Superman's head. In the movie, Lex not only blamed Metallo's death on Superman, but he does so by claiming the kryptonite asteroid is infecting Superman's mind, thus making him crazy. In the comic storyline, Lex claims the asteroid is coming to Earth because of Superman's presence, thus Lex says Superman committed a crime against humanity.
While both properties have Superman and Batman having an all out brawl with a who's who of villains. The locations and such not the same. For the comic, Superman and Batman planned to arrive at the White House where Lex is being interviewed by Lois Lane, so they can confront him on his claims live on tv. But while the duo get to Washington, they don't get to Lex because the villains ambushed them. In the movie, Superman and Batman go a Star Labs building to get info on the meteor, which leads to them finding Metallo's dead body, and having to flee from security, which then leads them to their big fight.
There's just a small differences between Captain Atom's team in the comic story and the movie. The comic team consist of Captain Atom, Major Force, Black Lighting, Power Girl, Katana, Starfire, and Green Lantern Jon Stewart. In the movie, Jon was removed.
In the movie's story, after Superman and Batman's fight with Captain Atom's team, Superman takes Power Girl with them, which would lead to her teaming up with them. In the comic's story, both Power Girl and Katana were taken, and it's revealed that Katana was given the duo information from the inside.
When Captain Atom and his team try yet again to arrest both Superman and Batman, during the fight Major Force is about to explode. The cause for this is very different from the movie and comic. In the comic, the reason Major Force is about to explode is because Katana sliced his hands off. While in the movie, Power Girl punched Major Force so hard in his stomach, that it left a big hole.
When Superman and Batman fight Hawkman and Captain Marvel (now known as Shazam), their locations aren't the same. In the comic, they're all fight at the foot of Mt. Fuji. In the movie, their fight at a desert near Luthor's base of operations.
At one point during the comic storyline, Nightwing leads a team of younger heroes to infiltrate the White House, because them along with everyone else in the United States where told that both Superman and Batman were announced as captured and brought in. Much like Future Superman, this never appears in the movie.
There's two different outcomes to the finale battle with Lex and the destruction of the kryptonite meteor. In the movie, Batman takes the ship to destroy the asteroid, and while he's doing that Superman fights Lex. By the end, Luthor goes to prison, Superman brings Batman back to Earth, and while Batman does his usual disappearing act, Superman and Lois embrace each other. In the comic, it's Captain Atom that takes the ship to destroy the asteroid, and while that is happening both Superman and Batman fight Lex. By the end, Superman and Batman wonder if Lex is even still alive because during the Lex disappears. Much like the narrations, not a fan of this change. I honestly would've preferred the comic ending for the movie. It feels a lot more intense.
Honestly, I had a lot fun this one. Yeah I did leave out a few details, but some were worth mentioning and can just go read the comic for them. Or I also didn't want to ruin somethings even if I was trying not to spoil too much. Anyhow, that's all for me. I don't if on Saturday, Apr 15th, if I'll have a review for Renfield or not. Guess we'll both just have to wait and see. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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