Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman - Trinity
Trinityadds Wonder Woman to the mix and, more important, boasts writer-artist Wagner, best known for his independent-comics creationsGrendelandmage, as author. At an early stage in their careers, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman join forces to thwart a scheme by Batman's foe Ra's al Ghul to disrupt world communications. The villain, meanwhile, has enlisted Superman's twisted duplicate, Bizarro, and a renegade Amazon from Wonder Woman's Paradise Island home. Wagner effectively uses thought captions to accentuate the characters' different approaches to fighting crime--Superman's calm superiority, Batman's resoluteness, Wonder Woman's bemusement at the violence of "Man's World." Wagner's sparse, thoughtful art and clear, elegant storytelling constitute a model style for traditional superhero comics. While he provides the superpowered slugfests genre fans demand, moments that convey the power of Superman, the grimness of Batman, and the majesty of Wonder Woman are more memorable.Gordon FlaggCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved