Rating: 4 / 5
Pros: Great character development; Kevin Maguire art
Cons: Nothing of note... yet
I was delighted to see that two strong female characters, created near the end of the old Earth-2 era in DC Comics during the late 70s, have made it back into the New 52… as rebranded and retold for a new generation. I am even more overjoyed to see these two headlining one of DC’s legacy titles: Worlds’ Finest, although differently punctuated for these girls. Historical footnote, the original World’s Finest Comics featured, almost exclusively, the power team-up of the great Superman and Batman for 323 issues, running from 1941 to 1986.
After the Crisis series in the late 80s redefined the status quo for many DC characters, World’s Finest ended rather abruptly… to make way for the new darker Batman in his own series, and the retelling of Superman by John Byrne. Made perfect sense, and nobody really missed the passing of such an important title. The 2 heroes met up again in the Superman/Batman series on the early 2000s (stories from which has been featured in a couple DCU animated films so far)… and World’s Finest was forgotten.
But Worlds’ Finest (note the punctuation change) has returned… now headlining two very deserving characters, two characters who can proudly play heir apparent to Superman and Batman. Of course that all depends on their history and connection to Earth-2.
(more after the jump)
But Worlds’ Finest (note the punctuation change) has returned… now headlining two very deserving characters, two characters who can proudly play heir apparent to Superman and Batman. Of course that all depends on their history and connection to Earth-2.
(more after the jump)
