Some thoughts about Sinister Sons #1

What will happen when the most dangerous children in the universe meet each other?

Sinson wants to be like his father Sinestro so much that he's willing to create his own Corps meanwhile Lor-Zod is doing his best to get away from his parents Zod and Ursa. These blatantly different personalities are about to clash in the worst way possible.

Yeah, this is something I've been missing for a while.

I was a big fan of Peter Tomasi's work on Super Sons (and even earlier during his own Batman and Superman works) since he was able to capture and define the personalities of both Damian Wayne and especially Jon Kent, the latter particularly suffered once that Tomasi stopped writing and Brian Bendis forced him to artificially grow up. Tomasi has a way to write kids, even in such unrealistic scenearios like superhero stories, in a very natural way and I'm happy to say that he didn't lose his touch here.

First of all, this work is heavily based on the set-up that Tomasi created in the current Green Lantern series during his backup stories in which he revealed the existence of another child of Sinestro. I initially didn't think this was necessary considering that Soranik Natu existed and she hasn't been used that much for a while. However, is pretty clear what Tomasi is planning to do with the new character here, while Soranik usually doesn't want to have anything to do with her father, Sinson wants to be exactly like him to the point he imitates his mannerism and even draws a sort of mustache on his face to look like Sinestro. This is just the kind of kid attitude that I can't help but find very entertaining.

Lor-Zod is basically the complete opposite and this might have a lot to do with their different parents. While Sinestro is usually considered a villain, he still have a certain code that makes some people admire him. Zod and Ursa though, are less morally grey and tend to force their power upon others and that's reflected perfectly on their son, Lor-Zod is spoiled, stubborn and believes that he knows better than everyone else despite that he still behaves like an actual child.

And that's the thing, once again Peter Tomasi portrays children in a very believable way no matter the scenario. These two are very different from both Jon and Damian while still acting very much like kids and I'm definitely entertained to see what's going to happen next.

David Lafuente handles the art and his work has a semi-cartoony style that fits perfectly the humorous and young tone this book goes for while following the script clearly.

Promising beginning, hope things continue this way.