Review of new World's Finest

November 5, 1:37 PMDC Comic Books ExaminerMark Ruffin

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   Issue 1 / Cover art by Phil Noto

A combination of multiple elements contributes to the first of four issues of World's Finest aboveboard kick off. Starting with intensity and maintaining pace, the legendary comics title
that bonded Superman and Batman since the 1940's currently duos Red Robin and Nightwing. The two superhero personas with direct legacy ties to respective principal icons are part of the emerging forefront of DC Comics' newest character heroes. In this latest version, they are proficiently formed into a powered duo against a love-to-hate long-running villain.

Amsterdam backdrops Red Robin's pursuant investigations into proving the original Batman survives somewhere outside Gotham. Despite the unsuccessful proof for a conspiratorial faux demise of Batman/Bruce Wayne so far, World's Finest opens to a motorcycle chase scene with Red Robin taking Dark Knight training to the Dutch streets. Handling the fight solo, Nightwing's telekinetic aid isn't unappreciated. The current Nightwing is Chris Kent, a Kryptonian born in the prison dimension of the Phantom Zone later adopted by Lois and Clark. Nightwing needs Red Robin's expertise to locate his romantic and heroic counterpart Flamebird.

Penguin has the pivotal villain spot and is enlivened with all the classic traits that makes the
dangerously idiosyncratic Cobblepot a top Batman nemesis. Sterling Gates, fresh off a strong
year's run on Supergirl with Jamal Igle, pieced together a great World's Finest read. Julian
Lopez's imagery propels the story with decent perspectives and without any visual speed bumps.

With Red Robin highlighted on his own story arc and this latest cameo, the transition of Tim Drake from Robin to his current persona has made for interesting increases to keep tally. Much like when Dick Grayson shed his Robin image for a passage of time into Nightwing. Grayson's Nightwing had a combat style of grace in technique. In World's Finest, Gates gives Drake's Red Robin a driven, aggressive efficiency in his superheroic combat style.

Nov. 25 delivers issue #2, featuring the new Robin: Damien Wayne.

     Price: $3.99 U.S.             32 pages                Original Release Date: Oct. 28