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A review by mysteriousmre
Earth 2, Vol. 1: The Gathering by James Robinson
4.0
After Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman sacrifice themselves to save the world, new heroes emerge to fill the void, and they’re smart reimagining of some of DCs oldest superheroes from the American Golden Age of comics!
While his costume is a bit of an eyesore, I really like this younger version of Jay Garrick (the original Flash). Traditionally, Jay’s written as an older fellow and the granddaddy of the Flash family. Here he starts the book as an aimless, insecure college student, but he’s anxious to use his newfound speed to help others around him and I can TOTALLY see this young man finding his footing (ba-dum-tss!) and growing into his role as the patriarch of speedsters.
I enjoyed Robinson’s take on Alan Scott (the original Green Lantern) even more so, if not for the character himself, then for the cleaner, more streamlined origin. Old school fans will notice some familiar iconography, but his background and origin have been completely remade and he’s more interesting for it. Instead of being an odd mix of magic and space cops, Alan gets his powers from the earth itself, utilizing the concept of The Green from Swamp Thing lore. It’s far more simple and the way he incorporates his engagement ring into his abilities gives a FAR better reason for why a character named “Green Lantern” needs to use a ring for his powers to work than even the modern day Green Lantern.
Hats off to Robinson for the plot and setting too! He wisely put the focus on reintroducing us to these characters instead of throwing out the biggest villains right away *glares at Justice League Vol. 1*, the concept of the World Army is an interesting premise that only works in a world post-DCs Trinity. This is a really strong first volume, and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of this series!
While his costume is a bit of an eyesore, I really like this younger version of Jay Garrick (the original Flash). Traditionally, Jay’s written as an older fellow and the granddaddy of the Flash family. Here he starts the book as an aimless, insecure college student, but he’s anxious to use his newfound speed to help others around him and I can TOTALLY see this young man finding his footing (ba-dum-tss!) and growing into his role as the patriarch of speedsters.
I enjoyed Robinson’s take on Alan Scott (the original Green Lantern) even more so, if not for the character himself, then for the cleaner, more streamlined origin. Old school fans will notice some familiar iconography, but his background and origin have been completely remade and he’s more interesting for it. Instead of being an odd mix of magic and space cops, Alan gets his powers from the earth itself, utilizing the concept of The Green from Swamp Thing lore. It’s far more simple and the way he incorporates his engagement ring into his abilities gives a FAR better reason for why a character named “Green Lantern” needs to use a ring for his powers to work than even the modern day Green Lantern.
Hats off to Robinson for the plot and setting too! He wisely put the focus on reintroducing us to these characters instead of throwing out the biggest villains right away *glares at Justice League Vol. 1*, the concept of the World Army is an interesting premise that only works in a world post-DCs Trinity. This is a really strong first volume, and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of this series!