REVIEW: Trinity Special: World’s Finest #1
Trinity Special World’s Finest #1 is a collection of back-up stories from Tom King’s Wonder Woman series that features the future adventures of the DC Trinity’s children. If you’re in need of a Super Sons fix and haven’t been reading Wonder Woman, then definitely pick up this book. There’s plenty of laughs and super powered hijinks to keep a smile on your face hours after turning the last page.
The standard cover by Daniel Sampere and Tomeu Morey captures the fun loving nature of Wonder Woman’s daughter. Giving us an all-knowing smile as she peaks over her star rimmed mirrored shades truly invokes some Conner Kent level confidence. As we’ll soon discover, Trinity is full of life and is quite the force to be reckoned with.
Each story features a moment in Lizzie’s life that corresponds with Damian and Jon keeping tabs on her while their parents are on missions. Chrissy Zullo’s variant has the three eras of her life running together towards a common future. By issue’s end, this cover could be less metaphorical as these three versions have a fascinating conversation with each other.
The variant by Saowee is simply a gorgeous rendition of Trinity. The anime stylized art really suites her and the fourth wall breaking wink elevates it to another level of adorable.
Two other great variants by Sweeney Boo and Belén Ortega are also on the shelves.
Artist Belén Ortega, and Colorists Alejandro Sánchez & Tamra Bonvillain make up the interior art team. There’s a lot of scripted humor that just wouldn’t land as funny without the fantastic visuals of this art team. Along with an absolutely brilliant multiversal sequence, there’s an incredible amount of time jumps and relocations that never loses the audience. The interactions between the characters feel very genuine and the timing they give to the punch lines of several vignettes simply heightens the comical nature of the book.
Tom King and Letterer Clayton Cowles gives us superb comedic antics in “Trinity Special World’s Finest” #1. King really captures the brotherly bickering Jon Kent and Damian Wayne share that Peter J. Tomasi put into play during his “Super Sons” run. Throw in their need to keep Lizzie Prince entertained and you get a very real interpretation of who these three characters are as people and not just super heroes. This is a very different trio of besties as they see themselves more like siblings which can have some brutally honest consequences. Besides their interactions, we also get a few highlights of how Prime Earth carries on in the nearish future. Black Canary enjoys a music career the likes of Taylor Swift, Zatanna still plugs away with her stage act, and Monguls still underestimate the tenacity of Earth’s heroes. It really is an issue full of fun and laughter with a heartfelt message of companionship at its core. The last story is exclusive to the issue and teases more Trinity centric stories to come.
(10/10) The ending of the second story had me laughing so hard my eyes watered! This book really lightened my day and could be recommended for anyone to read whether they’re comic fans or not.
