Thursday, 18 June 2015

Gods and Monster Chronicles – Bomb


When Brainiac gets loose on Metropolis, it’s up to Superman, the son of Zod to stop him.

The Good

The characters, designs and all were really good in this short. I was cool to see Amanda Waller and Dr. Sivana in it, and nicer to see Amanda back to her original design. The changes were interesting; making Amanda Waller president was a cool twist though I’m not sure how Dr. Sivana fits into it. Hopefully that will be explained further in the movie.The Brainiac twist was great and very sad at the same time.

Onto Superman – this version is interesting and his different moral code makes him more unexpected also his entrance was very cool. Though he is willing to do what’s necessary he’s by no means a monster and that makes his reaction to the ending more fascinating.

The background and city designs were very beautiful and the tone fit the story very well.

The Bad

(This does not impact the score) But this short was just dark and depressing.

The Ugly (The Verdict)

The second short of the first season was better than the last. It had much more character and heart to it than the Batman one and also gave us much better feel and view of this different world. The character twists were interesting and the ultimate conclusion that came out of them was very good, even if a bit dark. The darkness was there but handled in such a way that it was intriguing and not dissuading. A very good short and maybe the highlight of the season, though it remains to be seen.

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