Bendis & Russell Brought The Wonder Twins Back in the Form of Comic Book Dopeness

When it comes to the comic industry, Brian Michael Bendis has put the work in and now has the ability to work on his passion projects and bring his childhood favorites to life. Like myself, Bendis and Mark Russell were huge fans of the Wonder Twins decades ago. It was a struggle to bring them back into the DC picture, but Bendis had some pull with this new Wonder comics line. After reading some quotes about why he ventured down this path, it’s clear these two fit perfectly into this realm of comics he was looking to create.

“We want to celebrate that absolutely wondrous time of life when you are just about to become the person you are destined to be, when you just start to discover your true potential, and even that magical moment when you first start to figure out the world before the world figures out you. We want to make comics that celebrate wonder. The wonder of life. love and comics.” -Bendis The Wonder Twins are high school kids just trying to figure it all out in this new blue world. Being young, dumb and reckless is one thing, but losing the planet you came from and having to come to this strange rock filled with a bevy of superpowered heroes and villains can be overwhelming. They go through their new life like any other Earthling, stumbling along the way.

But, like the best of us, they keep picking themselves up and improving each time. I mean, it helps when you’re interning at the Hall of Justice and have some serious backup, but this series doesn’t use the Holy Tri…