Battle of the Super Sons unfolds pretty much exactly as one would expect, with only a few twists along the way to subvert the standard rookie teen hero formula. The plot is entertaining, if more than a little predictable. From there, Jon reluctantly teams up with the much more experienced, slightly pathological Robin and the two face their first true test as superheroes. The first act focuses on Jon discovering his burgeoning powers and coming to terms with the truth about his father, material that should be familiar to fans of the comics or The CW's Superman & Lois. That alone is a major point in the film's favor.īattle of the Super Sons acts as both an origin story for Jon and a showcase for the first team-up between Superboy ( Shazam's Jack Dylan Grazer) and Robin (The Thundermans' Jack Griffo). Battle of the Super Sons takes many storytelling cues from the work of Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, whose Superman and Super Sons comics set the standard for the Jon/Damian dynamic. It's instead a standalone story that has the distinction of being the first fully computer-animated film in this long-running series of direct-to-DVD projects. This latest entry in the DC Universe Movies line isn't connected to recent releases like 2020's Superman: Man of Tomorrow or 2021's Batman: The Long Halloween duology. These days, Damian Wayne and Jon Kent have devoted fanbases all their own, and those fans will likely be pleased with how this junior Dynamic Duo is handled in Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons. But both characters have taken a major step forward in recent years, as they've both become fathers to aspiring superheroes. Thanks to the magic of comic book logic, sliding timelines, and those pesky Crises, Batman and Superman barely seem to have aged a day over the course of eight decades.
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