Trinity #18 - DC

Ok, we don't exactly know what's happened to our 'Trinity' of heroes, but . . they no longer seem to be remembered, let alone affecting the world or the people that they once knew. Even Krona, who's free of the Cosmic Egg now, notices that there's a difference in 'the little blue ball'. But he has other plans and intentions, so he's heading out farther into the universe. Without the Trinity, the world has become a bit of a different place. But the magic that seems to be holding the illusion in place seems to be tenuous at best. Between the front and back story, there's more than a few people that are having little pains as they try to remember something that seems just out of reach . . or they have memories that don't coincide with the current world conditions. Also all of the supporting characters are changed without their mentors influence. First of all the JLA no longer exists, and the JSA is now called Justice Society International. Lois is now an egotistical, over-bearing television reporter. Lots of other people show subtle changes also, including Dick, Donna, Kara, Ray Palmer and Sue Digny. And on the final page of the story, Firestorm has finally returned from the Negative Zone, where he went to check on the Cosmic Egg. He's come back to warn the others, but had a hard time finding the portal back. Since he wasn't on the Earth when the change happened, he seems to be the only one that knows for sure that things aren't the way they're supposed to be. And in the back-up story, we see the way that Gotham City has changed without the Batman's, or Bruce Wayne's influence. I think Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley, Fabian Nicieza and Scott McDaniel are all doing a terrific job with this series. I hate to say it, because I really enjoyed 52 and Countdown, but this series seems to be put together a lot more cohesively that either of those. Plus I think this series is just so much more engaging with Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman's involvement. Now we just have to figure out how they're going to get back.