mkindness's review against another edition
4.0
The story was great and the art is fantastic. Here's a nitpicky thing: several times it seemed like the word balloons didn't flow. I've been reading comics a long time and I can always follow the progression across and down the page, but on quite a few pages I felt like they didn't follow "industry standards."
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
4.0
So often, stories with Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman go horribly awry for me. I'm not much of a Justice League fan, and I think the focus on conflicts between Batman and Superman often undermine the stories they appear in together.
This volume, while not stellar storytelling, is, at least, a fun read. You get the first team up between The Big Three, and Wagner spends absolutey no time telling any of their origins (all hail Matt Wagner).
I also enjoy that there is a villain from each of their pantheons, but it's none of their Top Villains. No Lex, no Joker, no Cheetah.
I recommend this for Justice League fans looking for a sort of Year Zero to the formation of the JLA, people who like superhero teamups where the heroes have conflicts but don't go all Civil War over it, fans of Matt Wagner's art, anyanyone looking for a fun silver-agey story from the 21st century.
This volume, while not stellar storytelling, is, at least, a fun read. You get the first team up between The Big Three, and Wagner spends absolutey no time telling any of their origins (all hail Matt Wagner).
I also enjoy that there is a villain from each of their pantheons, but it's none of their Top Villains. No Lex, no Joker, no Cheetah.
I recommend this for Justice League fans looking for a sort of Year Zero to the formation of the JLA, people who like superhero teamups where the heroes have conflicts but don't go all Civil War over it, fans of Matt Wagner's art, anyanyone looking for a fun silver-agey story from the 21st century.
apersonfromflorida's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
wesleystephen's review against another edition
3.0
I’m personally a fan of Matt Wagner’s art - it’s not my favorite but it gets a fun comic-y vibe, so that was a plus for me. I think he gets a lot right with this story; Clark and Diana feel well developed, and Bruce mostly is. Wagner’s is certainly a darker Batman, which is fine from time to time. Bizarro isn’t a character I’m overly familiar with but he felt true to other stories I’ve read, and empathetic here. Artemis, however, fell a little flat for me. She feels like a generic 90s punk teenager stereotype of some sort who was mostly shoehorned I’m so that a Wonder Woman foil could be present. My biggest problem with the story was how overtly rapey Ra’s al Ghul is. He muses on how he can use Diana for hours of entertainment at one point when she’s captured, and later speaks about how the Amazons would make “good breeding stock” to repopulate the earth. That doesn’t feel very Ra’s to me, but more importantly, that just feels like using rape for shock value, which isn’t okay. It’s a little older of a story now, so I can give it a bit of leeway in that regard, but I can only hope that comics steer away from sexual violence and trauma for shock value in years to come. (Without the rape threats, I would’ve given it a 4/5)
andi_333's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
howattp's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this! It was fun, not too terribly serious, but not so non-serious that it became absurd (although Bizarro is always...bizarre...).
This tells the story of Batman and Superman's first encounter with Wonder Woman. Their dynamic is really well-balanced, I like a story of this Trinity moreso than a JLA story. I'll absolutely read the second Trinity story!
This tells the story of Batman and Superman's first encounter with Wonder Woman. Their dynamic is really well-balanced, I like a story of this Trinity moreso than a JLA story. I'll absolutely read the second Trinity story!
al_capwned's review against another edition
2.0
Yet another generic superhero story, this time involving DC's big three.
kvcatnip's review against another edition
4.0
I LOVED THIS. After I saw Batman vs Superman, I wanted to read more about these three. And I was not disappointed!
Also, I love the way this author wrote Batman. I laughed so hard at him throughout it because it seemed so out of sorts!
Also, I love the way this author wrote Batman. I laughed so hard at him throughout it because it seemed so out of sorts!