The tag on the cover is :A Different World...A Different Destiny...so here I was all eager to see that come to pass. But this book was just a way to set up the JSA and get rid of the Trinity. I was interested to see how our heroes...if they are worthy of that epithet...even in the face of great adversity...rise above it all and carry on.
Just for once, I thought,we might see a ,Superman, especially capable of being that even after losing all he loves. Why? I guess, in my mind, the Earth ( he swore to protect and its inhabitants) still remain and it would be in this time that people would need him the most. Surely that is the true test of a hero? Superman at times really seems a kind of fair weather hero. He is the whiniest of the Trinity, as well.
The set up is: Apokolips has invaded and the earth is overwhelmed by its armies. The Trinity can end the war. But it is a suicide mission.
Juxtaposed against losing "everything" they hold dear, one might think...awww...let them die like martyrs. I guess, I expect a little more of my heroes. But then this book isn't for my heroes: it's a writer's device to get rid of them and use them as the inspiration for the JSA. Eh, whatever. The art is beautiful. Nicola Scott's art finally gets to really explode with the right inker and colorist. And there are literally a lot of Kal/Diana panels.
We see what it would take for Superman to finally want to kill. Must say love that new design for Steppenwolf. And I am wondering if Superman is really dead now? And if he did not die. What is DC's plan for him? I bet it is something very cliche involving Lois.
Just to add, we get to see a female Robin, who is Batman's daughter, Helena. Where her mother, (Selina Kyle?) is I am not sure. Dead, perhaps. There is also a Supergirl called Kara. Both young ladies get boom-tubed across the multiverse and will end up on the new rebooted earth and will continue on as Huntress and Powergirl. It is now left to other heroes to pick up the mantle after the Trinity.
I give this a 3.5 out of 5 for story. It's not that the story was bad. It's just not what I hoped for. 5 out of 5 for art.
Best Panel: Is it possible the writer is trying to get Superman to realize he whines too much?
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