So it appears that rather than focusing on the actual World's Finest team, this book is based on the supporting characters of each of the icons. One for each. This issue it's Damian and the Guardian. Basically, Parasite and Mr Freeze have teamed up because the Parasite has fed on Mon El already . . and I guess he liked it. But, in the process he's learned that Mon El is dying. I don't think he knows that it's the lead-poisoning, but . . he figures that if Mr Freeze can freeze the guy, he'll have his own unlimited power source. And if he keeps the guy on ice . . he'll never die. Anyways, Robin gets involved because in order to power this device, they have to steal a 'Zero-degree cryonic-stasis engine' from Waynetech. And with everything that's been going on with Hush . . Dick and Damian are rather fond of the idea of keeping their hands on the items they have left. You never know when Hush, posing as Bruce, might decide to have a garage sale or something. Anyways, long story short, they team-up . . rather reluctantly . . and capture both of the criminals. However when they send them away for lock-up, unbeknownst to them or the other Science Police Officers . . the transport has been switched with one of the Toy-Man's own. I'm not sure what he wants these 2 for, but . . back at his base, or warehouse, or whatever, he's constructing a giant robot that's an amalgamation of Superman and Batman.
Overall I enjoyed this book, but I think it was mostly due to Damian's character. The kid's feisty and rebellious . . and he doesn't listen to authority, but . . I like him. I think he's a great character. Actually, he kind of reminds me of Dick Grayson in Frank Miller's
All-Star Batman & Robin series . . young, cocky and ready to take on the world. Safety be damned. Sterling Gates writes the book, with Ramon Bachs and Rodney Ramos providing the art. I liked it. The covers aren't overly exciting, but . . so far I like the stories in these first 2 books. It's a shame it's only a mini-series. But hey . . if it sells enough . . who knows?
So it appears that rather than focusing on the actual World's Finest team, this book is based on the supporting characters of each of the icons. One for each. This issue it's Damian and the Guardian. Basically, Parasite and Mr Freeze have teamed up because the Parasite has fed on Mon El already . . and I guess he liked it. But, in the process he's learned that Mon El is dying. I don't think he knows that it's the lead-poisoning, but . . he figures that if Mr Freeze can freeze the guy, he'll have his own unlimited power source. And if he keeps the guy on ice . . he'll never die. Anyways, Robin gets involved because in order to power this device, they have to steal a 'Zero-degree cryonic-stasis engine' from Waynetech. And with everything that's been going on with Hush . . Dick and Damian are rather fond of the idea of keeping their hands on the items they have left. You never know when Hush, posing as Bruce, might decide to have a garage sale or something. Anyways, long story short, they team-up . . rather reluctantly . . and capture both of the criminals. However when they send them away for lock-up, unbeknownst to them or the other Science Police Officers . . the transport has been switched with one of the Toy-Man's own. I'm not sure what he wants these 2 for, but . . back at his base, or warehouse, or whatever, he's constructing a giant robot that's an amalgamation of Superman and Batman.
Overall I enjoyed this book, but I think it was mostly due to Damian's character. The kid's feisty and rebellious . . and he doesn't listen to authority, but . . I like him. I think he's a great character. Actually, he kind of reminds me of Dick Grayson in Frank Miller's All-Star Batman & Robin series . . young, cocky and ready to take on the world. Safety be damned. Sterling Gates writes the book, with Ramon Bachs and Rodney Ramos providing the art. I liked it. The covers aren't overly exciting, but . . so far I like the stories in these first 2 books. It's a shame it's only a mini-series. But hey . . if it sells enough . . who knows?
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