What made this so special, you may ask?
First up, Alex Ross knocked this ball clear out of the park. Whatever he did on Marvels for Marvel (obviously), he upped the ante here and delivered every single panel within. And this is no easy book. There are so many characters, new and old, that he had design or touched up on existing designs and then paint the entire series not just covers. I don't know how long he took, but man, is it worth it!
Oh yes and the writer is pretty awesome too. Hehehe!
Basically, the world has moved on from the regular DC series and what this means is that some of the ... more human heroes would have passed on and that their legacy is being carried by those who may not always share
their same altruistic motivesAnd naturally as with the normal progression of our own society, technology moves but the world grows darker by day and the heroes? They changed until even the way they are garbed resembles those more closely associated with villains. In addition, as those long lived heroes have been beacons of hope, some have become commemorated into cafes and what-not
This tale opens on a spectacular note as we are given excerpts from a thunderous ominous voice. That's right. So good is the artwork and lettering that you could almost feel this happening. And then peeling it back and scaling it down, we are slowly being given a glimpse of the world and how the ordinary people go about it ... except one elderly gentleman who is graced by the Spectre and given a vision of what happened to some of our heroes who have retired
And what happens to those who haven't
But when the times are darkest, when one of the mightiest returns, is it for a new golden age of heroes or something darker coming?
That's the question posed to us but you know if you read the first issue, it's not enough to stop there. You just need to continue!
Ratings: 10/10
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