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DC is getting ready to launch it's third weekly title in three years.
The warm glow of 52 has long since flickered out while the smell of
Countdown still lingers. While I'm not willing to be dragged into
another year long train wreck I would hate to miss something really
cool. Before I'm willing to add this title to my pull list I'll have to
review all the things it has going for and against it.
I'm a sucker for Batman and Superman. As of right now I've been picking
up almost everything with these two on the cover. They are my anchor to
the
DCU (besides Green Lantern). Two vastly different yet equally
powerful characters who have been admired by millions of people for years.
There is still so much that can be done with these two after all these
years and I want to have a front row seat.
I've been on the fence about Wonder Woman for a while. This might be a
good introduction. She's played a small role in lots of different
titles (other then her own book) lately but never more then a taste. Trinity will allow a tough
manly man (like me) a chance to read a title featuring a strong female
lead without letting everyone know about it.
I liked the weekly format of 52 and Countdown. In fact the weekly
format was the only thing that kept me interested. It seemed that after
every issue I would say to myself "Next week it'll be better". It was
this alone that keep me hanging on until the bitter end. Perhaps there
is a need within some fans for constant iteration? Kind of like a soap
opera in it's way. Not engrossing but comforting in it's regularity.
Part of the charm of 52 and Countdown was being able to spend time with
the C and D listed characters. These are folks who are rough around the
edges and that make mistakes on a regular basis. Trinity offers three perfect
heroes. They always win (they have to).
52 was almost a revolutionary book. It was week after week of plot
twists and turns featuring a group of second tier yet interesting
characters. It was entertaining while at it's worst and at it's greatest it
was one of the best book out at the time. The Black Adam arch alone was
worth the price of admission. If they can tap into a small portion of
the vibe from this series they might be able to make it work.
52 was a long time ago now and Countdown was 52 issues of
pointlessness. Countdown failed in all of the ways that 52 succeeded.
DC has a habit of beating things into the ground (they couldn't leave
Kingdom Come alone) I know that they would have no problem trowing
another steaming load onto the pile.
Kurt
Busiek is cool. I still have strong love for him from the original
run on
Astro City. He has certainly become more prolific then profound
lately. This new title might be a chance for him to shake a little of
the dust off and introduce the world of comics to something truly
unique. No one can deny the fact that he has the the ability within him.
The only problem with
Busiek is that he might be a little burnt out. The last little bit of his
Superman run seemed to drag quite a bit. The old and established
characters might not be the best way for him to tell a really
interesting story.
The four horse men mini series featured Batman, Superman and Wonder
Women standing around trading sarcastic in-jokes with each other. Not as
bad as some of the recent work by Judd
Winick but not good either. I
would want to explore the things about each character that we're
unfamiliar with rather then know link between them.
There was potential in the 4 Horse Men series they may not have been
fully released. They are after all three very different characters with
profoundly different motivations. Well planned and well written there
could be a number of very interesting places this book could take us.
For example... Could Wonder Woman have feelings for Bruce? Does Bruce
have a contingency plan for Wonder Woman like he does for Superman. Does
one of them feel superior to the others?
What are we really risking here? This story takes place outside of
current continuity. That means that the characters have to come out the
same way they go in. How much can these characters possibly change by
the end of the run?
The bottom line?
I'm going to end up getting it.
For
one thing I'm that type of person. I'm willing to be lead by large
companies into spending money on things that I don't really need.
Besides there's just something cool about getting an update on a story
line every week rather than every month. It worked for 52 and Countdown
and it's really working for Amazing Spider-man. It'll likely work for
Trinity.
This time I'm hoping I have the
strength to walk away if the series is headed down the drain. I know
that they likely have the script for the entire run at least in a first
draft state and they're not likely to change mid stream even if the
public is a little slow on the uptake. If the series is boring after
the first couple issue I know it's going to stay that way. DC seems to
take a little longer then most to actually get into a series so I'm
going to give them 6 issues. That accounts for half of
Busiek's run, if he can't show me the light in six weeks it's unlikely that his lower paid lesser known associates will do much better.
***UPDATE***
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