Kingdom Come
Written by Mark Waid
Illustrated by Alex Ross
THIS IS THE GREATEST THING I HAVE EVER READ!!!!
(It's so great that it's on my "favorite books" thing on Facebook!)
But for real, it is. If you're a fan of DC Comics in general, you'll like it. Pretty much everything about KC is great. First, you have a great writer doing this story, Mark Waid. Next, the artwork by Alex Ross is amazing. There is probably a lot I could say about KC, but since I'm a man of one or two words (As you can tell I've gone way over that!), I'll try to keep it short.
Story - First off, the story is well told. The story's set some about 20 years into the future of the then-current DC Universe. it deals with a growing conflict between "traditional" superheroes, such as Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League, and a growing population of largely amoral and dangerously irresponsible new vigilantes. Next, you have Batman and his assembled team, who attempt to contain the escalating disaster, foil the machinations of Lex Luthor and the MLF, and prevent a world-ending superhuman war. All of these events are seen through the eyes of a pastor named Norman McKay and DC's spirit of vengeance, the Spectre.
The story draws heavily on Biblical apocalyptic imagery, especially the Book of Revelation. It gives the story a sense of finality, as well as urgency with the heroes trying to stop this big war. And when the war between these superheroes ends, it ends with a bang and a PO'ed Kryptonian, as you see here.
The story draws heavily on Biblical apocalyptic imagery, especially the Book of Revelation. It gives the story a sense of finality, as well as urgency with the heroes trying to stop this big war. And when the war between these superheroes ends, it ends with a bang and a PO'ed Kryptonian, as you see here.
Art - The awesome art is done by Alex Ross. The artwork is so epic and just down right good. One of the things I like about the art is that it has a touch of reality in it. His art also shows how ridiculous some, if not all, of these people in tight, bright-colored suits look. I also like how Ross just throws in something obscure and random for no reason. Here's one example:
In the left corner we have Sherlock Holmes, Rorschach from Watchmen, The Shadow, The Question, another character called Obsidian, and another nut in a trench coat and fedora.
Then, there's also this fantastic page of this:
There's one more page that is both awesome and sad at the same time, but I won't show it to you because it spoils the surprise.
In conclusion, Kingdom Come is a great read to anyone who's a fan of the DC Universe.
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