Honestly? I was surprised at how much I liked this just recently released addition to the DCAU. Crisis on Two Earths, written by Dwayne McDuffie, tells the tale of a Justice League on Another World (pun intended) led by Lex Luthor. Yes, Luthor is the good guy who enlist the aid of our world’s good guy Justice League to help him set things right on his world. 
The writing was solid and Luthor was a credible hero even to point on one occasion declining Superman’s help because as McDuffie wrote in The Once and Future Thing, Part 1, a man needs to balance his own accounts. Luthor did, in deed, balance his accounts.
One more point on the writing. There were many shout outs in this tale, especially to Star Wars. And if you look hard, you’ll find a nod to Alan Moore’s Twilight of the Superheroes, the most famous never written comic. The dialog was smart and well paced. The problem with this film is not the writing. It is the voice acting.
Mark Harmon as Superman was not really objectionable. William Baldwin as Batman was. To be blunt, Baldwin talked his lines while on the other hand, James Woods as Owlman, acted his. The difference was day and night and makes you wonder how great the confrontation between Owlman and Batman could have been if it had been Kevin Conroy instead of Baldwin as Batman. We’ll never know, but every time Batman spoke I cringed and that was not good.
By the way, if you’re looking for the evil Hawkgirl in this film, look quick because she has very limited screen time. I’ve included a shot of her so if your a fan like I am, you can get your fix. There is a story behind this Thanagarian and Martian that begs to be told and maybe someday, some fanboy (or fangirl) will take a crack at telling it – but it won’t be me.
I’ll leave it up to you whether you buy the DVD or view (and record) it from an On-Demand pay–per-view channel. The bottom line is that this is very good addition to any DCAU Justice League collection and you’ll enjoy it as long as Batman isn’t speaking.
A repeat Meme from the last couple of years: My Fanfic Year-end Review. However, this year, comments are turned off. Cut to spare those who really don’t care about this kind of stuff. 
Honestly? This is most likely my last “fanfic year-end review.” I was surprised and very disappointed that I wrote only four stories in 2008. It was the fewest pieces authored since I started writing almost four years ago. The fact that I haven’t written anything since June of this year didn’t help. Last year I set a goal of writing three stories. It was a goal I exceeded, but I’m not happy about it. Continue reading »
I think that most of you who have chosen to read this know I never judge the success of a story by how many reviews it got, but instead – how many times it was read. In that regard I had some very nice surprises. I won’t include links to the stories listed here because chances are, if you’re reading this, you’ve already read it (or at least had a chance to). But if you need (or want) to read it again, go to my site to do so because occasionally JL Unlimited or FanFiction.net will mangle a story despite the best efforts of those in charge.
That said, let’s roll with our very abbreviated review.
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