Trinity Special: World’s Finest #1 – Tom King, Writer; Belen Ortega, Artist; Alejandro Sanchez, Tamra Bonvillain, Colorists
Ray – 9/10
Ray: This is the second volume reprinting all the King/Ortega backups from Wonder Woman focusing on Trinity – and they are just a complete delight, taking Lizzie from toddler to tween to teen under the half-competent supervision of Damian Wayne and Jon Kent. This issue contains six backups – one where they try in vain to get her to go to sleep, one where her perma-tantrum over being unable to fly a kite leads them to get some outside help, one where Lizzie’s attempt to learn history by traveling in time leads to some wacky timestream antics, and one where they take Lizzie to a Black Canary concert in a hilarious parody of the Swiftie phenomenon. Rounding out, we have the legendary story where Jon and Damian get turned into Corgis, and the most recent space-travel roommates comedy. It’s a great collection – and then we get a two-page preview of Trinity’s first upcoming solo series, which has her teaming up with…herself. Yep, it’s a revisit of the Golden Age Wonder Woman plot device that had three different Wonder Girls in one spot.
Clearly, if you didn’t read these in Wonder Woman, you need to pick this up – but why aren’t you reading Wonder Woman? It’s amazing!
My Adventures With Superman #4 – Josie Campbell, Writer; Pablo M. Collar, Artist; Nick Filardi, Colorist
Ray – 9/10
Ray: So far in this S1-set miniseries, Superman has been caught up in a lot of chaotic action as he tried to rescue Amazo from Task Force X and Checkmate. But now, the gentle robot is free and spending Christmas with Superman’s friends and family – allowing us to have a quick breather as Jonathan Kent delivers an incredible speech about what family actually is. It almost feels like a moment from a classic Christmas special, but Checkmate’s horrors are never far away. The battle of wills between Waller and Slade, and their rival DuBois in Checkmate, boils over with an invasion of mobile war machines all targeting Amazo. The robot is more motivated than ever to defend his new family, but DuBois is even more ruthless than Waller ever was. While it might not seem like there are any big status quo changes in this story, it serves as important character-setting work for the sensational S2.
The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries #9 – Matthew Cody, Writer; Dario Brizuela, Artist; Franco Riesco, Colorist
Ray – 9/10
Ray: There’s no mystery in this issue, but it turns out to be one of the most enjoyable issues of the series. It’s the night of the annual Gotham Heroes’ Gala, but most of the city’s heroes are indisposed – appearing at the Gotham City Hero Con. So that leaves Mystery Inc. to hobnob with the rich donors instead – and leaves them and Alfred as the main line of defense when the party gets crashed by two supervillains. One is Weather Wizard, armed with a wand controlling the most powerful forces of nature. And the other is…Kite-Man. Needless to say, ol’ Charles Brown’s heist doesn’t go very well, and Scooby and Shaggy wind up needing to counsel the hapless supervillain to help him get his confidence back and actually wind up playing hero. This ridiculous character is actually a great fit for the tone of this series, and the fast-paced adventure is packed with hilarious moments.
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