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Am I Buying Trinity?
By Andy Doan
May 29, 2008 - 9:32:12 PM

DC Comics

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***
Read "Everything Trinity" for a full run down on the series

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