Heroes in Crisis #2 Review

Writer: Tom King / Artist: Clay Mann, Travis Moore / DC Comics Then I Became Superman Tom King has been on a particularly brutal string of character incapacitations as of late. What started with Dick *cough* sorry, Ric Grayson, and continued with a whole slew of B-list heroes in Heroes in Crisis #1 has continued with another confirmed death and one that is heartbreakingly implied. And as King’s body count continues to increment higher and higher, we’re given an opportunity to see a much more human component of typically invincible DC pantheon. Heroes in Crisis #2 has four central through lines. You have the on-camera interview of various characters with the Sanctuary AI. You have Harley Quinn on the run since she is prime suspect number 1. Booster Gold is seeking assistance trying to prove his innocence. And finally, the Trinity is still trying to piece together what happened at the one safe haven heroes were supposed to have. King is juggling a lot of different characters and a lot of different emotional arcs and for the most part is succeeding. The nine-panel, on-camera interviews continue to be a highlight of the work. With minimalistic dialog aided with the wonderful artwork from Mann, King drives to the very core each characters’ pathos with hauntingly tragic revelations. Each one synthesizes the darkest fears and insecurities of the character with a disturbing ease that I could make the argument that these “files” are reason enough to purchase the issue.

The dual story…