Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Vol. 7: Total Eclipso

Batman/Superman: World's Finest

by Mark Waid, Adrián Gutiérrez (Artist), Fran Galán (Artist)

Darkness descends, alliances are tested, and legendary heroes unite in the latest thrilling chapter of Batman/Superman: World’s Finest!

Eclipso rises, threatening to engulf the world in eternal darkness, and even the combined might of Batman and Superman may not be enough to stop him! As the Justice League faces its breaking point, the battle for Earth’s yellow sun becomes the key to victory! Meanwhile, chaos erupts when the Super-Pets go rogue, leading to an unlikely team-up between Batgirl and Jimmy Olsen to save the day. Plus, Green Lantern and Green Arrow reunite for a high-stakes mission against the deadly Deathstroke in a special one-shot adventure!

Collects Superman/Batman: World’s Finest #31-34 and Green Lantern/Green Arrow: World’s Finest Special #1.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Batman, Graphic Novels Comics, Superman, Superheroes

176 pages, Hardcover

First published August 5, 2025

About the author

Mark Waid is an American comic book writer widely known for shaping modern superhero storytelling through influential runs on major characters at both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Raised in Alabama, he developed an early fascination with comic books, particularly classic stories featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes, whose imaginative scope and sense of legacy would later inform his own writing. He first entered the comics industry during the mid 1980s as an editor and writer for the fan magazine Amazing Heroes, before publishing his first professional comic story in Action Comics. Soon afterward he joined DC Comics as an editor, contributing to numerous titles and helping shape projects across the company. After leaving editorial work to focus on writing, Waid gained widespread recognition with his long run on The Flash, where he expanded the mythology of the character and co-created the youthful speedster Impulse. His reputation grew further with the celebrated graphic novel Kingdom Come, created with artist Alex Ross, which imagined a future DC Universe shaped by generational conflict among superheroes. Over the years he has written many prominent series, including Captain America, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and Superman: Birthright, bringing a balance of optimism, character depth, and respect for comic book history to each project. Waid has also collaborated with notable artists and writers on major ensemble titles such as Justice League and Avengers, while contributing ideas that helped clarify complex continuity within shared superhero universes. Beyond mainstream superhero work, he has supported creator owned projects and experimental publishing models, including the acclaimed series Irredeemable and Incorruptible, which explored moral ambiguity within the superhero genre. He later took on editorial leadership roles at Boom Studios, guiding creative direction while continuing to write extensively. In subsequent years he expanded his involvement in publishing and digital storytelling, helping launch online comics initiatives and advocating for new distribution methods for creators. His work has earned numerous industry awards, including Eisner and Harvey honors, reflecting both critical acclaim and enduring popularity among readers. Throughout his career Waid has remained a passionate student of comic book history, drawing on decades of storytelling tradition while continually encouraging innovation within the medium. His influence extends across generations of readers and creators, and his stories continue to shape the evolving language of superhero comics around the world today through enduring characters imaginative narratives and thoughtful reinventions of familiar myths within popular culture and modern graphic storytelling traditions.

Reviews

[Bill Riggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

The super pets are back! Best story of this volume!

[Molly™☺ · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of a Justice League / JSA team up crossover than a Batman / Superman story, it tries to feel grand in scale but loses focus on the titular duo as a result. Eclipso is a vanilla villain with little intrigue, and the plot is predictable in premise and execution. It's not terrible, however, as the main meat of the volume, it fails to be special. The two minis featuring Jimmy Olson / Barbara Gordon and Ollie / Hal / Barry are more enjoyable as they embrace the lightheartedness and provide some enjoyable moments between the heroes. As a complete package, it is an easy read, but this series is definitely at its best when there's a tighter focus on Clark and Bruce.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most funnerest DC title of all! Especially the Super-Pets issue; Krypto is a good boy, yes he is…

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Waid's World's Finest series has been on a very unimpressive run lately, even more so with the departure of Dan Mora as the main artist of the series. This volume introduces Eclipso and this villain's shenanigans get resolved in a blink of an eye. Not only did this story arc strive to beat some sort of high-speed pacing in comic books, the main narrative is squeezed into four issues, and is followed up with a very unoriginal story featuring Green Lantern/Green Arrow/The Flash vs. Deathstroke story. And I can confirm that even that special issue nonsense ended on such an uninspired fashion. I fear this series has lost its spark...

[Memphis Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

The main Eclipso story is ok. Nice to see the Justice League interacting with the old Justice Society.

The best part of this book is the story in the middle. Ace the Bat-Hound and Krypto the Superdog bring Batgirl and Jimmy Olsen together. Several great lines of dialogue had me laughing out loud.

The last story has Deathstroke attacking Green Arrow, Green Lantern (during a road trip), and Flash. That also had some great moments.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
Waid gets DC. The tone. Somehow light and serious at the same time. Funny but not serious or stupid. Smart but not condescending or try hard. He is a master weaver of so much.

[L · Rating 4 out of 5]

**up to date as of 2025

[Dakota Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Total Eclipso opens with a fun three-parter about the return of Eclipso (who?). It's a Justice League/Justice Society team-up, so definitely a bigger cast than other stories in this series. I think that hurts the narrative a bit, as it ends up more battle-heavy, losing some of the wit and verve of a typical Mark Waid narrative. The non-Dan Mora artwork also doesn't live up to, well, Dan Mora.

Then we get an ugly, moderately amusing issue about Jimmy Olsen and Krypto saving the day. Then some unasked for "World's Finest: Green Lantern/Green Arrow" issues. These are basically standard issue back-up issues, very much off-brand for the "World's Finest" we've seen up to now.

A real mixed-bag volume. Hopefully the next volume brings a longer arc.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothin' I can do, Total Eclipso the heart.

I didn't have anywhere else to put that, so I'm putting it there, because I found it funny.

The main draw here is the Eclipso story, as shown by the title, but it's a fairly by the numbers Eclipso story, all told. It does a couple little fun things, but it's nothing we haven't seen elsewhere, really. New regular series artist (since Dan Mora's now on JLU) Adrian Gutierrez is a superb addition to the stable; he was doing amazing things on the latest Blue Beetle series (RIP) and I'm glad to see him graduate to something even better.

Also included however are a Super Pets adventure which is amusing as hell, and a one-off special that reunites Green Arrow and Green Lantern under the capable pen of guest writer Jeremy Adams, which are welcome additions to the book for certain.

Not as revolutionary as earlier volumes, but still great fun.

[Ángel Javier · Rating 3 out of 5]

El peor volumen de esta serie hasta la fecha: en primer lugar, la historia de Eclipso me parece apresurada, resuelta a la buena de Dios, y se nota demasiado la ausencia de Dan Mora del título. El número con los súper perros + Batgirl + Jimmy Olsen me pareció, sin embargo, bastante redondo y divertido. Pero si quisiera leer tebeos de Green Arrow, Green Lantern y Flash, como los dos últimos que aparecen en el tomo, me compraría sus colecciones (de hecho, me compro la de Green Lantern). Este cómic debería estar dedicado a Batman y Superman, o, en todo caso, a sus compañeros y secundarios, y sí, sé perfectamente que en el World's Finest original, se colaban de vez en cuando otros súpers aparte de Bruce y Clark, pero esa no es la cuestión: sin Waid ni Mora, sin Supes ni Bats, la cole se va al garete: se convierte en otro título de team-up más, otra mediocridad en un mercado saturado de coles de medio pelo. En fin, en el fondo, a mí plim: menos dinero que me gasto.

[Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25/5

Gave it an extra 0.25 for fun of the last story and Krypto/Ace team-up but the story where Krypto and Ace team up is really kind of random and all over the place.

As was the main story. I don’t know who Eclipso is and I have no idea what his motivations are and none of they is explained at all… he kind of just seems to disappear when it’s convenient. It was nice to see the Justice Society pop up but I don’t even know how or why they were there.

The brunt of the good for this volume comes in the last two stories both the Greens - Lantern & Arrow - on a road trip that’s turned by a hit from Deathstroke. And after he fails to kill them he turns to Flash… but apparently he wasn’t trying to kill them at all but find out who was making him do their dirty work. Doesn’t really matter what Deathstroke was really up to because the Green Arrow, Lantern and Flash parts are what made it entertaining.

[Ali Haji · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the best and most fun read.

This comic had four stories:

1- Eclipso

This is the first time I meet this eclipso guy and honestly he failed to capture my interest, and the whole story arc was eh, and filled with a tons of character which made it feel crowded. Also couldn’t care less about this bruce guy that is like the alter ego of this eclipso guy or his host.

2- Super pets

This one was a bit funny and wholesome. The highlight of this story was Jimmy Olsen and his interactions with Batgirl which were hilarious. The villain however was eh.
Art was nice though.

3- Green Lantern and Green Arrow roadtrip

Best story in this comic. The roadtrip and the duo’s dynamic was fantastic and fun to read, as you can feel the “bro” energy between the two.

The introduction of Deathstroke to these two characters was great.

The art of this issue was gorgeous.

4- Deathstroke targeting the flash

Fine I guess?

[Reece · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been lukewarm on this series for a little bit now, but this volume was well worth sticking around for.

I feel like Waid suddenly remembered what this series was supposed to be. A return to silver age fun and frolics around the wider DC universe. With Bats and Supes as our entry point into the madness of the world.

Eclipso is a nobody villain I barely remember, but he is a genuine and sincere threat in this volume. It's a testament to Waid's writing that there wasn't a simple push and pull that resolved the conflict. It's more of a push push pull push pull push.

That back and forth results in appearances by the JLA and the JSA. I love seeing the likes of Dr. Fate and Black Canary step up to the plate in place of more established names. It definitely speaks to a love of comic history.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

The whole premise around Eclipso was great. Bringing in the JSA was fun. The execution was quite bad. I was constantly flipping back a page confident I must have skipped something, but it was just that the story was crammed into too few pages. There are moments where the plot just makes no sense and the scenes don't seem connected. I am a fantasy novel type of person, and I prefer that stories have room to breathe.

Then we get to the alien story that was weird and not my favorite from an illustration standpoint. And top it off with a decent Green Lantern story that is entirely missing Batman and Superman.

I already miss Dan Mora, and I am worried he was holding this series together. We will see how it goes from here.

[Khurram · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is probably the most chaotic Batman/Superman book I have read. For the main story I would give this book 2 stars the buddy stories of GL & GA and the GL & Flash pushed it to 3 stars for me.

The evil entity known as the Eclipso is once again free and has trapped the Justice League and taken over Batman and Superman. The only hope left is Robin and the JSA. Chaos in the book and in the DC universe.

Green Lantern and Arrow are on a buddy road trip that is interrupted by an unknown assassin. This is the first meeting between them and Deathstroke will it also be their last? Can the Flash help?

Am am getting more and more disappointed with the Batman/Superman books. This one is just all over the place. The book finishes with a variant cover gallery.

[Beckiezra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume didn’t stand much of a chance being read right after the last one with all the beautiful Dan Mora art and the funny imps. The artist switched repeatedly, sometimes in a single issue, the last two issues included didn’t even involve Batman or Superman, it couldn’t help being a letdown. The first story in the book that was a few issues look was decent even if I didn’t love the art style and didn’t know the villain and don’t really care about the entire Justice League let alone the Justice Society. The team up of Batgirl and Jimmy Olsen didn’t have long enough to develop into anything. I didn’t hate the Green Lantern and Green Arrow buddy road trip or the random Deathstroke introduction and Flash story but I don’t know why such a story would be in a Batman/Superman title.

[Raul Reyes · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5
The eclipso storyline was really just fight scene after fight scene, and I was not interested. Shame that the JSA were used in a flop storyline. Gorgeous colors and art though. That also applies to the Babs/Jimmy issue. I really liked it at the beginning, but it got a little too convoluted for me in the end. I didn’t like the Green Lantern/Green Arrow special. I’ve read part of the hard-traveling heroes era, and the issue really doesn’t try in the slightest to recapture the tone/vibe of the original stories, so what’s the point. The only thing that would change from the story if you had set it in the “modern day” is that Hal and Ollie would know who Deathstroke was, so the story fails in that regard. It also just wasn’t that interesting.

[Langston Lardi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I seem to agree with the majority here in the thinking that this is definitely a weaker volume compared to the rest, but it is still a fun read. This is more of a JL and JSA crossover book than it really is a Worlds Finest book. Don’t get me wrong, what I just described sounds awesome and it is an enjoyable read that once again has beautiful artwork by Mora and emphasis on villains we don’t see much anymore such as eclipso but we do lose focus of our two mains as a cost to it all. I will say oddly enough my favorite part of this volume was the Hal and Oliver / Barry story in the back half of the book. It utilizes another kickass villain and has a pretty neat nod to an older iconic titans comic in it. Overall a fun read that’s just not as strong as previous volumes.

[Taylor Bowling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thought it was going to be about vampires but it wasn’t about vampires at all. I just didn’t know who Eclipso was.

5 bags of popcorn out of 5 bags of popcorn! His name isn’t in the title but Robin is so good throughout this series. Have I already given him his flowers before volume 7? I can’t remember!

The Green Lantern/Green Arrow annual is great. Oliver Queen not trusting cops is foundational in his characterization if you ask me. Hal Jordan loving cops is foundational. Them being best friends despite their views on cops is foundational.

We’re almost 40 issues in and this series keeps churning out the hits. An incredible run from Waid.

[Scarred Wizard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume back to being good again after the last disappointing arc about that silly IMP. Nothing memorable though. While i still enjoyed the book, there is one special issue included in here which is Green Lantern/Green Arrow: World's Finest Special #1 by Jeremy Adam.

Like OMG, i'm not gonna lie to myself, i find myself enjoying this issue more than the rest of the book. Now I'm excited to check out Jeremy Adams's Green Lantern & Aquaman series. beautiful artwork too by Lucas Meyer. Check it out!

This specific issue deserve 10/10 for me.

Overall rating : 8/10

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some classic stories maybe not quite as much fun as previous volumes. Eclipso shows up to target the Justice League and Justice Society. Then Batgirl, Elastic Lad, Ace the Bathound and Krypto team up to save the day. For good measure, Jeremy Adams inserts a hard traveling heroes era story where Green Lantern and Green Arrow are targeted by Deathstroke in a story that takes place before his first appearance in Teen Titans.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a little sad that I haven't been enjoying this series as much as I did at the start. I still like it, but I no longer love it.

It doesn't help that Dan Mora isn't doing the art. The artists here are good but part of what made me fall in love with this series was Mora's style.

I understand that there's only so many stories you can do where Batman, Robin and Superman are the stars, but I just don't really care about any of the other heroes.

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ecllipso is the big bad villain in this collection...
(special appearance by the JSA!)

While the world wonders where Batman and Superman have gone, we've also got Batgirl (with the assistance of Ace the Bat-Hound) fighting crime with Jimmy Olsen and Krypto.
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Bonus: Additional story includes the first meeting of Deathstroke and GL/GA (before New Teen Titans #2 (1980))

[Nana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super fun! The Eclipso arc gets a bit confusing because of the large cast of characters, but I thought it concluded pretty neatly. And the Super-pets/Jimmy Olsen/Barbara Gordon team up was such a treat, although I did feel very acutely the absence of Dan Mora's art. Every time I see a Dan Mora cover I mourn the loss of everything we once had and everything we could have had.

[Nevin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Apparently I forgot to log this when I finished it last year. And looking back over my reviews, I did the same thing with World's Finest Vol. 5. What can I say? A lot of these stories are forgettable. I'm reading reviews to jog my memory now: I know the main Eclipso story felt boring and pointless, and I can't remember the others.

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Collects Superman/Batman: World’s Finest issues #31-34 and Green Lantern/Green Arrow: World’s Finest Special issue #1

I've read so much of this series that I feel like I should keep going, but even though there are concepts here that I enjoy, this was a little hard to get through. I wasn't that into almost this entire collection.

Final rating = 1.5 stars

[AJ Easterday · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5 stars

Great guest artists in this volume, but the stories aren't my favorite. I wasn't very into the Eclipso story, but I really enjoyed Good Boys and the Green Arrow/Green Lantern team-up. The art style in Good Boys was so fun, and I always love to see the super dogs.

[Will Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little bit of a step down in terms of trying to cram too much into one story and it being confusing and a bigger step down in art (in my opinion! I'm sorry!). Fun Krypto/Ace story. Decent Green Arrow/Green Lantern story.

[Nick Pratt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eclipso stuff was by the numbers and was fine but a bit boring. The Jimmy Olsen stuff and the Krypto stuff is tons of fun. The Green Arrow/Green Lantern and the GL Flash stuff is a fun setup for a story that’s playing out in new titans book.

[Linnea1928 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love that there’s a supervillain who only attacks during the solar eclipse, that’s his thing and everyone knows it. And yet they are surprised when he attacks during a solar eclipse? They are so dumb.