Trinity, Daughter of Wonder Woman #2 – Tom King, Writer; Belen Ortega, Artist; Alejandro Sanchez, Colorist
Ray – 9.5/10
Ray: Last issue kicked off the plot, as we now have more Corgis running around. A lot more Corgis. Lizzie Prince has accidentally turned her babysitters into squat fluffy dogs once more, and she’ll need help to set it right – so she gets the only person she can trust with the truth. Herself. This series is going to unite the toddler Trinity, the preteen Trinity, and the young adult Trinity as one bizarre superteam – if they can stop fighting long enough to work together. But the interesting thing is that Tom King seems to be planning to give each of them their own storyarc and solo adventures – and this issue goes to the middle child, as she’s sent to Gotham in search of Corgi!Damian. But this isn’t the Gotham of today – it’s about ten years ago, and it’s patrolled by a very different Robin – Jason Todd at the beginning of his career, full of confidence and spoiling for a fight. And we know how that turned out.
This series’ biggest strength is how fun the interactions are, whether it’s Trinity with her team-ups or Trinity with…herself. Jason does not have time for Trinity, but her persistence both annoys him and wins him over slowly as they trace the corgi through the city and go up against Killer Croc. Given that we know how Jason’s story goes, though – and so does Trinity – there’s a melancholy edge to every interaction, especially as Lizzie develops her first crush. Jason might come back, but this version of Jason doesn’t survive, so there’s an absolutely heartbreaking segment towards the end as Lizzie laments the fact that she couldn’t change his fate – she wasn’t meant to. Tom King’s showing a real handle for comedy in this and the previous backups, but he hasn’t lost touch with the powerful themes that drive his writing. Another great issue, and I can’t wait to see how the dangling Steve Trevor plot is followed up on.
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