A new generation of heroes and villains has taken over and they're far away from their parents' roots. Selfish, egocentric and ultimately bored, these young superhumans simply don't know what to do with their superpowers and that might be their worst mistake.
Finally, one of my most anticipated chapters from Multiversity. Since its revelation, I was quite intrigued about a world focused mostly on 90's superheroes as well as the kind of legacy they represent so after all the hype, does this installment delivers?
Well, kinda.
Let's talk about the positives first. The idea itself is a pretty interesting one as you would expect from Grant Morrison, is about superheroes being characterized as spoiled celebrity kids who have too much fame and power that just want to waste it which of course leads to overwhelming parties, angst and suicide. Is pretty much gives what it promises.
It was also great to see some characters back here. Chris Kent as Superman, Damian Wayne as Batman, Wally West as The Flash, Kyle Rayner as the Green Lantern, Connor Hawke as Green Arrow as well as a whole bunch of 90's personalities it explores the aspect of legacy in a twisted and semi-realistic way.
The problem is that the message can be a bit heavyhanded at times. The whole theme gets a little out of proportions after a while and becomes tiresome, not to mention that the word "comic book" is repeated so many times that one can't help but wonder how editors didn't try to fix it. Finally, despite that this is an interesting world to visit, you feel like the story didn't progress much in terms of the event nor for this universe.
Ben Oliver is on art duties and his work is quite adequate. He has a pretty semi-realistic style that allows for really good expressions and while some of the characters might look stiff, they still look really beautiful.
Overall, it was a decent issue but it had some flaws.
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