All New Batman Brave & the Bold #01

This new spin on “Brave & the Bold” promises to deliver top-notch talent for Batman to team up with, and who better to get the ball rolling than Superman? Sholly Fisch dips back deep into the Silver Age to set up the foes here as Batman and Superman take a visit to the Bottle City of Kandor. The issue starts off like most of the issues from the previous series (and episodes of the cartoon for that matter) with a mini team-up featuring Batman and another character, in this case Black Canary. That trend is a major part of the charm of both the cartoon and the comic, as each introductory scene feels like a bonus thrown in for just a bit more fun, action, and adventure.
The main thrust of this issue features the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel, but their most famous foes – save for a quick quartet of pages with the Joker on them – are absent in this issue. There is no Penguin, Brainiac, Luthor, Riddler, Two-Face, or Toyman to be found. Titano and Killer Croc don’t even pop up. There is, however, a reference to Jax-Ur, but for the wide swath of readers an all ages book should hit, this issue drastically misses the mark by not including a heavy hitting foe to match up with DC’s two most recognizable heroes.