Worlds' Finest #3 Cover + #1 Variant + James Robinson Commentary

[aeka]

So, first things first, Kevin Maguire's variant cover for WF #1:



At least Peege looks recognisable as Peege here even in that rubbish thing they call a costume. Helena on the other hand looks very oddly drawn. I can't decide if it's her posturing, the fact that her arms and legs are disproportionately drawn, or a combination of the two things

From George Perez, WF #3:



While I love the details of George Perez's art, I can't help but to think this is the second cover I've seen where Power Girl is shown being outpowered by something while Helena's just hanging about looking on.

Also is it just me or is Perez unable to keep Helena's costume design consistent? Sometimes she has the lines coming down from her costume's cross, other times not. Sometimes her boots and gloves are black, other times purple (or in this case they look blueish/grayish). Her boots seem to constantly shift between normal looking boots that you'd buy at a shopping mall (Perez), other times they look like the kind of boots designed for crushing (Marcus To, Guillem March, Kevin Maguire), and her gloves seem to lack knuckles on Perez's art, whereas she has them when everyone else draws her. Her mask also lacks the ummm..."ear vents?" on Perez's art, whereas she usually has them. Of course, this could just be me being detail-oriented and a stickler for consistency.

I think by far, out of all the artists who have drawn Helena (and Kara for one page) the best in this reboot has been Marcus To. Somehow I think he could even make Power Girl's costume *work* even with that terrible disproportionate design she has. Sigh. *Wishes Marcus To was still the artist for this book.*

In other news, James Robinson had this to say about Earth-2 Batman's relationship with Helena:

IGN: Easy enough. [laughs] Much has been made about the series incorporating the death of Lois Lane as a focal point for Superman and that Wonder Woman is the last of the Amazons, but things are more ambiguous in terms of the details we know about Batman. Can you speak to what makes this version of the character different than the one we know?

Robinson: Again, I don’t want to say too much. I know I’ve been criticized for that, but I am resolute. I just don’t want too much to go out until the book comes out. But this is what I will say: Batman, on this world, is a father. He’s got a responsibility and love in his heart, which makes him a different kind of Batman. He’s just as driven, but part of what he’s trying to do is imbue his offspring with his abilities. He’s not just passing on his talents, he’s also passing on his love for his daughter.”

Ummm...I hope James is aware that the main DCU Batman is *also* a father who loves all of his kids equally as well, unless he's describing the difference in terms of E2 Bruce actually being a part of Helena's life and upbringing since Day 1 of her life, whereas Damian just showed up one day and suddenly main DCU Batman has a ten-year-old son. Also from all that I've heard so far, it sounds like E2 Bruce had intended to raise Helena to be the next Batman, whereas main DCU Bruce sees Damian as a kid he has to repair.

Comments

[filthysize]

:D

I really think Robinson had a mindslip there and completely forgot Damian exists. I can't believe IGN didn't bring that up and ask him to clarify. That's kind of weak journalism.

[arilou_skiff]

For some reason I can't help seeig PG's symbol as a hammer-and-sickle. I know that's not what it is, but it throws me off.

[icon_uk]

Whilst I like Robinson's work (usually) anyone who says Bruce hasn't been a father since the day Dick arrived at Wayne Manor onwards, has clearly not been reading the books for the past several decades.

[abriel]

Batman, on this world, is a father.

And he wasn't a father before, with his two adopted sons (Dick and Tim), one adopted daughter (Cass), one biological son (Damian), and one legal ward that he was taking care of like a son (Jason)? Could have fooled me.

Also Peege's new costume is still ugly.

[darkknightjrk]

Is it terrible of me that with Maguire's art, it makes it look like Peeg has more of the...tracts of land that she had Pre-reboot and it makes me happy? I mean, like it or not, that is one of her more defining features--it'd be like Dick not having a great ass.

As for the costume...the kinda half symbol thing looks interesting in theory, but the actual symbol looks kinda goofy. If they had the symbol from the first iteration of this costume on this, it could look kinda cool. Plus it could still use some more blue or gold to break up all the white.

[mullon]

That looks less bad than the last PG outfit we were shown, but I still miss her old costume.

[bruinsfan]

It's Super Svetlana Zhurova!

[darkknightjrk]

Bleeding Cool just pulled a funny concerning the cover to #3--"Damn, someone REALLY wanted that boob window back!" :D

[junipepper]

Every time I see any version of nU!Peege's costume, I like it less.

[leikomgwtfbbq]

I would like the design of PG's new costume a lot more if her "P" symbol was centered. It just looks weird when it's hanging over only one side of her chest.

It's kind of growing on me (although I like the long-sleeve-leotard-boots-and-cape outfit the best, and probably always will, because it's a nice, simple costume) but that one thing still bugs the hell out of me.

[betaraybetty]

I... have lots of feelings about this... I just don't know what they are yet :/
It does look very space-suit-y, though, which is fitting for an alien...?
But it looks even harder to get into than any other costume. At least Helena can take pieces of hers off. The great white bodyglove with built-in boots seems awkward for someone who needs to change quickly. But it does look very streamlined and spacey, so... points for that?