Even the worst issue of Trinity was in my top 20 books for any given month…..and I applaud them for giving this project a go. Now DC do the right thing and give these 2 Titans and JLA and leave them alone on the book for an 18 month run.

1. Tomorrow Woman and Triumph
Seeing Tommy again was great, and getting her back was even better. But having a heroic Triumph back once again, even if it was just for a little while, was tops for me. I’ve always been of the mind that Will, whiny about what happened to him as he was, was always a character with great potential who got the short end of things for most of his existence right up to where he was left in Morrison’s JLA. (Presumably, since he was kinda flash-frozen, his body blew up and shattered into many many little pieces when the Watchtower blew up.) Having him around again for a brief period felt like slipping into comfortable clothes for a 90′s-era DC guy.

2. Scott McDaniel art
Oddly enough, I adore his art style. I don’t know why, but his run on Green Arrow firmly planted him, to me, as an artist to watch. Maybe it was that his style compared favorably to the way the Hester/Parks team kicked off the series. Maybe it was the fact that his style lends very well to fitting in with the pacing of a project like Trinity. Or maybe it was that there was a definitive contrast for the sidebar stories (I can’t in good faith call them back-ups, as they were intregal enough to the main plot more often than not). Either way, I think McDaniel’s art was perfect in tone for the whole run, and I’m looking foward to the right project for him to come up once again.

3. Attention to little details
Kurt… you did a hell of a job. You pulled together a -lot- of little things from DC history to weave and create a tapestry that was not only fairly accessable to the casual reader, but that tucked in a number of easter eggs for all levels of fandom. The more you knew, the more you found. (And a sidebar, kudos to Tom Bondurant for his ongoing Trinity annotations. One only wishes that those would be bound in with the volumes of Trinity in order to provide more running commentary and to help the casual reader immerse themselves even more in DC lore.)

4. The covers
So, when are we going to get a poster of the uncut triptychs all on a single sheet? The art was nice, but it didn’t always match up… it’d be nice to have it all in one place.

5. Grand plotting
Finally, I’d be remiss if I didn’t echo comments above about the grandness of the storytelling. Trinity was an event book without an event built around it; it featured life, death, destruction on a cosmic scale, alternate Earths, villains who became heroes, heroes who were prepared to cross the line and become villains, gods, monsters, magic, technology… it was every superhero story put in a blender, set to frappe, and poured out in a fairly tasty smoothie. Yeah, there were a few bits left in the bottom of the glass that settled to the bottom that weren’t as good and maybe we should’ve ordered a smaller one (say, 45 issues worth), but that didn’t take anything away from it in the long run.

It was a good ride, a pleasant ride, and one I’d be willing to take with this creative team again should they find the right plot. Kurt, Mark, Fabian, Scott, Tom, and everyone else I’ve inadvertently left out… thank you for an enjoyable year and for putting some faith back into the weekly comic concept that was lost during the last major unnamable DC project.

After wasting money on Countdown, I wanted to see how the reviews were going to be for Trinity first.

Now I’m considering picking up the TPBs

Thank you, Mr. Busiek, for this story that I can use to introduce friends to the DC Universe. It’s accessible, engaging, tours all of the DCU’s nooks and crannies, and explores the themes that make the DCU iconic and timeless. There are very few stories that I can say that about–Grant Morrison’s JLA run is one, and I’m having a very difficult time thinking of others. I look forward to rereading this book in the trade format as well.

It explored the relationship the big three have with the rest of the DCU and how the other heroes would be different sorts of heroes with out the big three.

It explored what it means to be a hero by having Tomorrow Woman and Triumph know their fates in the real DCU, but showing them fight for the better world anyway.

The three were brought closer together on the “egg” world, but considering Superman is off planet, Batman is dead/lost in time, and Wonder Woman is off being a secret agent, they aren’t close anymore.

I thought it started off OK, but (and I’ve said this before) it unravelled in a hurry. As Kevin said, it could’ve been told in a lot fewer issues (I’d say way less than 26, truth be told) and the story seemed a lot less about The Big 3 than originally advertised. I can’t speak for how it all ended up, but I know how many assorted characters were crammed into just the first 9-10 books (give or take a dozen) and I know there was a long stretch where the Trinity weren’t even seen. Caleb sees that as a plus, but I don’t.

Christ, all I wanted was a ripping good time with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman! I don’t mean it had to be non-stop fights — I know this wasn’t World War Hulk — but Trinity was, IMO, a dragged-out, overcrowded mess. A self-contained mess that was on time, which I guess is sort of admirable, but a mess nonetheless. Populated with tons of characters I didn’t know and didn’t care about.

I could’ve used a “Who’s Who” for the DCU to get me through it all, but I still don’t know that it would’ve made sense to me. Tom Bodurant’s annotations, while entertaining (more than the book itself), should not have been needed to understand a freakin’ comic book. Judging by how few comments his annotations were getting (over at CBR) near the end, I’d guess there weren’t many left reading Trinity. Ultimately, it just seemed pointless to me. I’ve been saying that about far too many DC “events” of late. It’s why they don’t see much of my money anymore.

But, hey, that’s just my $.02. YMMV.

but trinity do nothing of that sort
alot of new characters came
they revive TW(even thought she was a robot so technically is not revival)
they killed and ignore Triumph
again
put Krona, Morgaine and Despero out of the picture for good

…
ok thats it
so did they needed 52 issues for that?

It told a fun, plot heavy story reminiscent of classic 1980s/early 90s stories.

Does it need more than that?

(And yes, I agree it dragged a bit; it’s more a 42-45 issue story–and the focus on supporting characters is, I think necessary for a story of this length…)

Amen- I hope the DC staff reads this, Caleb.

It’s actually much simpler.

Because she was being retooled into playing the Superman role, she was put into Superman’s set-up as reporter — specifically his Bronze Age GBS anchor role, complete with long-suffering Josh Coyle on hand. Green Arrow, placed in the Batman role, became a Gotham tycoon, as well.

When she made it through to the end, her situation was still built on that.

So it’s partly “the universe tried to make her into Superman,” and it’s partly that while I don’t think Superman should be a national news anchor, I liked the set-up, and thought it would be nice to have some other character in it. But she’s based out of LA, due to what she was doing at the end there, not out of Metropolis.

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I’m THRILLED Tomorrow Woman was brought back! As to why she’s a GBS news anchor? I have my theory…

In Action Comics #163, there was a story titled “Girl of Tomorrow” where a Daily Planet receptionist is given super powers by a scientist. She gained powers “humans won’t develop for hundreds of eons,” including ESP, telekinesis and telepathy. Sound familiar?

I’ve always thought Tomorrow Woman was an homage to the semi-golden age character Girl of Tomorrow. And I’m glad that not only did she go from ‘girl’ to ‘woman,’ she’s also been promoted from receptionist to news anchor.

Well done!

I really can’t wait to pick this up in trade(s).