Darwyn Cooke - New Frontier
I took a chance on this book based on the description (”bridging the gap between DC’s Golden and Silver Ages”), and it’s been nothing but incredible since the first page. New Frontier gathers the classic DC heroes of the Silver Age — Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter — and spins a fantastic late 50s/early 60s yarn involving them all.
The artwork fits the period perfectly: the women look like pin-up girls and the men are all square-jawed Dick Tracy types. Each double-sized issue is cover-to-cover artwork, too, with no ads or filler to distract from your enjoyment. Best of all, the book ventures into territory that no comic of that era could ever have safely traversed, particularly in the political ideologies of the various heroes. Put it this way: this was the first time I’ve seen Wonder Woman portrayed in a way that interests me.
As of this writing, there are still two more issues to come… but I can’t imagine they’ll disappoint.