Batman/Superman World's Finest, Vol. 8: 20,000 Leagues

Batman/Superman: World's Finest

by Mark Waid, Adrián Gutiérrez (Artist), Sean Itaakse (Artist)

The World’s Finest heroes dive deeper — Adventure awaits in Volume 8!

Batman/Superman World’s Finest, Vol. 8: 20,000 Leagues continues the Eisner-nominated series from superstar writer Mark Waid and acclaimed artist Adrian Gutierrez. Collecting issues #35–37 and #40–43, this volume delivers another thrilling arc of high-stakes action, dynamic team-ups, and classic superhero storytelling. Following the critical and commercial success of Volumes 1–7, this latest installment further cements World’s Finest as one of DC’s most consistently celebrated titles. This collection is perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike.

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

216 pages, Hardcover

First published March 10, 2026

About the author

Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.

Reviews

[Molly™☺ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately, it feels like World's Finest has finally plateaued and settled on being more in the okay / good territory than great. Nothing egregious, nothing great. I am finding this series hard to review as the stories are not particularly memorable anymore and rely on the in-the-moment feelings and experience of reading light hearted fluff rather than creating something that will stay with you later. It does continue to be an easy read, though, and Waid still has the occasional moment that will make you smile. Still, it is a pretty big accomplishment to be eight volumes deep and still delivering to some degree.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this might be World's Finests' weakest collection so far, but even then, it's still pretty good. We get two stories, one set in Atlantis and the other set on Bizarro World, and they both have the same problem, I think - too much need to explain what the hell's going on.

The Atlantis story has a little too much politics flying around, so it's hard to keep track of who's betraying who. And then Bizarro World always brings with it an added layer of complication because of everyone being backwards. It takes a lot to tell a Bizarro World story that I enjoy, and this one didn't do it for me.

I did enjoy the Swamp Thing appearance in the Atlantis story though, and new artist Adrian Gutierrez is a great fit for this book after his stellar run on Blue Beetle recently. Plus, this is still a Waid book, so it's great, even when it's not as good as it could be.

[Miguel Aglipay · Rating 3 out of 5]

i can’t lie, i'm too lazy to review every volume of this ongoing series, however, with the latest installment, i just wanted to check in and share some of my thoughts so far

none of the arcs in this series have been a bore, in fact, they've all been very good, and that's because Mark Waid sticks to the same formula - action-packed, light-hearted, plenty of fun interactions, and packed with cameos from characters all across the DC Universe

[Nevin · Rating 2 out of 5]

More ok stories from Mark Waid. He made Bizarro boring! This arc finds an awkward middle ground this book takes between classic silly Bizarro and modern violent Bizarro, complete with pseudo-science infodumps about their world. I'm not sure who would pick up a Bizarro story expecting that.
Oh yeah, there's also a story with Aquaman and Atlantis. It's fine and forgettable.

[Coco Chen · Rating 2 out of 5]

boring and the relationship subplot... robin was kinda useless and superman lowk had no aura

[Keegan Schueler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Refreshing being back into Worlds Finest and was huge fan of the individual issues and the Aquaman swamp story. Bizzarro stuff just isn’t for me but this one they do isn’t entirely a bad read.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

A couple of shorter stories in this volume. Batman and Superman head to Atlantis where the Floronic Man of all people is a threat. Then we get some Bizarro story and I'm never a fan of that dumb character. Adrian Gutierrez seems to be a keeper. He's capably taken over for Dan Mora.