This chapter put an interesting twist on the Kryptonite saga. In their quest to rid the Earth of all Kryptonite, Batman and Superman have come across a new form. They starting with all the Green K, but no they've moved on to the various different colors of Kryptonite. We get a brief lesson on what each color can do to Superman. They find the new Kryptonite in the Oblivion Bar. It's in the form of the Ach-om Rashay Amulet. The core is Kryptonite, but it's a silver variant. And apparently it carries a powerful enchantment also. Basically it turns Superman in to a kid. Not physically, but mentally. He acts, and see the world, as a kid. And a rather annoying one also. The counter for the Amulet is the other half of it. "Legend has it the amulet was used to enslave the mind of any enemy . . . and that the only way to unlock the curse and free the imprisoned mind was with the other half of the moon." But that other half is buried in a volcano on Dinosaur Island. It's the first time we've seen that place in a long time. Long story short, Batman and Zatanna go after it, and of course they cure Superman. The 2 things that came out of this story is that there's a new form of Kryptonite. This may be it's only occurrence, but . . . maybe not. Also, while in the volcano, Bruce got an image of his greatest desires . . family and love. Something he hasn't been able to admit to himself. And I also got the sense that maybe Superman doesn't understand Batman as well as he thinks he does. A fantastic story-line by Michael Green and Shane Davis. I really can't express how much I'm blown away by Shane's pencils. They just get better and better with every issue he puts out. Of course Matt Banning's inks help a lot, but still . . he really is that good.
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