Book Review 4
Mar. 14th, 2011 09:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drownedinlight Title: Kingdom Come
Authors: Mark Waid and Alex Ross
Dedicated to: Christopher Reeve
Summary: An Elseworld comic about what would happen if the generations that suceeded Superman, Wonderwoman and Batman did not have the same moral compasses and guiding lights, and were basically just jerks. This comic picks up after Superman has abandoned the world for ten years to go live in the fortress of solitude, and how he and the Justice League attempt to pick up the pieces of a large metahuman world.
What I liked about this book: the premise, for starters, was an excellent idea. Superman, who is the focus of this comic, has always (okay, 99.99 percent of the time) been portrayed as having excellent morals, mostly due to the way he was brought up. If he ever become conflicted, and starts to think killing or opression is a good idea, there is shit going down in the DC Universe. The idea that the generations which suceed him don't have that same moral grounding intrigues the mind as to what Superman would do when their way began to suceed. The comic explores dilemmas that metahumans have faced since they came about: if they really belong, and how much is too much in protecting mankind. Lex Luthor is, naturally, involved in some of the aftermath of Superman's return, and Batman pulls a really great gambit.
The story was really well written and well crafted too. One thing comic books (and well, all writing, but comic books especially) struggle with is how much to show and how much to tell. I think Waid and Ross hit it right on and did a great job keeping the balance between the art and dialogue.
What I didn't like about this book: It's hard to say, because there are a couple of brief scenes that don't really seem like they go many places...but they are actually there for a reason. Personally, I have never been a fan of dramatic character change, even though it did make sense in this setting, so the fact that there were so major "let's go kill people," or "you do things our way, there is no high way option," from the JLA actually turned me off a little bit.
But Overall it: Exceeds Expectations.
But See for yourself: Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross
Now Reading: The Story of Women's Underwear
Project Count: 30708
Authors: Mark Waid and Alex Ross
Dedicated to: Christopher Reeve
Summary: An Elseworld comic about what would happen if the generations that suceeded Superman, Wonderwoman and Batman did not have the same moral compasses and guiding lights, and were basically just jerks. This comic picks up after Superman has abandoned the world for ten years to go live in the fortress of solitude, and how he and the Justice League attempt to pick up the pieces of a large metahuman world.
What I liked about this book: the premise, for starters, was an excellent idea. Superman, who is the focus of this comic, has always (okay, 99.99 percent of the time) been portrayed as having excellent morals, mostly due to the way he was brought up. If he ever become conflicted, and starts to think killing or opression is a good idea, there is shit going down in the DC Universe. The idea that the generations which suceed him don't have that same moral grounding intrigues the mind as to what Superman would do when their way began to suceed. The comic explores dilemmas that metahumans have faced since they came about: if they really belong, and how much is too much in protecting mankind. Lex Luthor is, naturally, involved in some of the aftermath of Superman's return, and Batman pulls a really great gambit.
The story was really well written and well crafted too. One thing comic books (and well, all writing, but comic books especially) struggle with is how much to show and how much to tell. I think Waid and Ross hit it right on and did a great job keeping the balance between the art and dialogue.
What I didn't like about this book: It's hard to say, because there are a couple of brief scenes that don't really seem like they go many places...but they are actually there for a reason. Personally, I have never been a fan of dramatic character change, even though it did make sense in this setting, so the fact that there were so major "let's go kill people," or "you do things our way, there is no high way option," from the JLA actually turned me off a little bit.
But Overall it: Exceeds Expectations.
But See for yourself: Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross
Now Reading: The Story of Women's Underwear
Project Count: 30708
