Originally written August 17, 2015

Kingdom Come is a four-issue miniseries created by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. It’s widely regarded as one of the best miniseries in DC Comics, and I think a big part of that is mainly due to its unique concept. It’s an interesting idea, and really manages to dig deep into what it means to be a hero, and whether the world would be better or worse with superheroes living among us.

Basically, Kingdom Come is set many years into the future, and the plot is that the superheroes that we know and love have all gotten old and have more or less retired (or are in hiding, at least). Now a new breed of heroes have come into the fold, a lot of them being the children and grandchildren of the famous superheroes. Thing is, these “heroes” are actually kind of pretty bad vigilantes, and pretty irresponsible and immoral overall. After Superman is convinced of coming out of hiding and getting the Justice League back together, a war starts to break out between the heroes of old and new.

I really did like the idea of it. It’s a fun little concept, and in the end it winded up being executed pretty well. I also need to praise the art style of it, as I haven’t ever really seen the art done in the way it was in any other comic before. It gives it its own unique style, and I dug it. Still, I’m not sure what it was, but when I finished reading Kingdom Come, I feel like I came out of it a little underwhelmed. It’s a great story and all, but I feel like its greatness has been a bit overhyped, because I feel like it doesn’t rank among the best superhero stories ever. It’s still something I’d recommend to any comic lover, but if you’re looking for the best of the best, I feel like you could look in other places.

4/5