Kingdom Come

The Ultimate DC story ever told! To date! The Artwork, the storytelling. Amazing! I was started to thinking comics, american comics, couldn't be this damn good....See more » The Ultimate DC story ever told! To date! The Artwork, the storytelling. Amazing! I was started to thinking comics, american comics, couldn't be this damn good. In fact, I think it deserves six stars. Yes, I said SIX! Mark Waid is not by no means my favorite writer, but with this story he totally hit the mark. Set in a appalling future in which our heroes roam free and uncheck. Something of our own doing by the way, our will! The Heroes of yesteryear, retire! Or, so it seems. Mark Waid did an excellent job of showing just how important SuperMan is in the DCU. He's an example and leads by example. Unlike Batman who leads by taking charge. Superman does it through example. He's an inspiration to many of them and that is why when he quit the others quit as well. The other heroes who didn't know Superman, for one reason or another. They are inspired by a new, darker type of hero called Grog, I believe. It is unclear wheter they killed all the villians or not but one thing is certain. They are out of control and they need an example of someone who has tried and succeded all his life to be an upstanding example of humanities best qualites. That's right, folks, Superman. However, remember what I wrote earlier about Superman leads through example, rather then by taking charge. Leading by example is a good thing, but a leader who takes charge is often times seen more as a true leader then the one who prefers to lead by example. This is where Superman falls short. Waid does an excellent job of showing that shortcoming in him because Superman fails to inspire that impedence in his comrades. Wonderwoman has that mixture that is required for a great leader but she acts as a subservant role to Superman. She like Superman has obviously no real interest in taking charge although, she will if she has to but, she knows that she doesn't inspire the same determination nor, I believe, does she have the chirsma to do it as well as Superman. That is why Superman and Batman make such a great team up. The others have qualites that the other lacks. They complenent each other. Perfectly! However, this time Batman declines from joining Superman in his quest to straighten out the heroes of today/future. Batman's always playing it smart! Refering to work in shadow rather then in the light like Superman. Superman made the noise and while the noise was being made! Batman, like always, tried to find the ones who were trying to squash that noise, from the shadows! Very well done. Everybody is in character, doing exactly as you think they would do. Nobody is miss represented for this story and the everybody important to the story gets a fair representation. Some people are left out, like Flash, Green Lantern, and Red Robin (Nightwing), but these are minor characters whose story would have just cluttered up this magnificent book. That is the hardest part about telling a story. Knowing which to leave out and which to keep; and Waid or the editior, or maybe both did an excellent job of that. One for your collection! Buy it today! Yes, go out right now and get you a copy! It's that good! Comment | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)See less »