Worlds’ Finest #6 Review
Worlds’ Finest #6 Review
Overview:
Huntress and Power Girl meet Damien Wayne.
The Good:
Well something finally happens here and it is awesome. The series has had a severe problem with pacing and this issue is a step in the right direction. The story is pretty straightforward and simple, Huntress tries to “borrow” some money from Bruce Wayne and Damien tries to stop her; the simplicity is not a bad thing here because the series has had such bad problems before with the pacing. As for the story, the Huntress parts are more interesting than the Power Girl parts but they are both better than last issue and most of the series in general.
Paul Levitz does a good job ere with the writing, while it is a little wordy, the highlights are the thought boxes more than the dialogue as Huntress and Power Girl start to become their own characters instead of being alternates that are trying to get home. Huntress’s thoughts about Gotham in the beginning are particularly interesting to read.
The art is still split between Kevin Maguire on the Huntress parts and George Perez on the Power Girl parts. Both artists have good and bad things about their parts, Maguire does a good job with the fight and Perez does a great job with the detail in the “command center.”
The Bad:
The story is a little slow and barebones but it is gaining traction. It is a little annoying if you want to see some short term highs and great plots but in the long term, it will seems like a good idea.
As good as Kevin Maguire’s art is; there were a few noticeable things that made me do a double take. The first was Huntresses headdress, it has big wing tips on the sides and it makes her head look big; the second is that several times in the fight scene, the pose that Huntress is in makes her head look very odd, the second page is the best example of this. This can be attributed to the angle it is drawn at with her head turned. The culprit is the Maguire’s use of “soft curves” and Rosemary Cheetham’s lighter colors. While they are good, sometimes they combine in an odd way.
I am not very familiar with Damien Wayne, but he seems like a generally unpleasant person.
Verdict:
Over all a step in the right direction for the series and a fairly fun issue to see the differences between tow of Bruce Wayne’s children even if they are from alternate universes. The dialogue was okay, but the thought boxes were better and the art was pretty good too. The action is picking up and leaves a few questions open as the story starts to move away from the pair returning home.
3.5 out of 5
