Convergence #3 Review

writer: Jeff King / artist: Stephen Segovia / DC Comics If it’s not one thing, it HAS to be another thing. That’s how DC’s crossover events go. For one thing to be awesome, something else has to suck. Full Metal Alchemist, Edward Elric, would call this “equivalent exchange,” I think. This year, DC is calling it “Convergence.” Now, for those of you who want to see the “past, present and future” versions of your favorite DC heroes beating the shit out of each other, your hero probably has their own individual tie-in. I’m telling you here and now: that’s probably the better option. This week, we get a first hand look at what happens when a chosen city decided not to go with Telos’ program and destroy another city. Our “not quite Brainiac” villain is more obsessed with strangers beating each other to a meaty paste for his personal gain than UFC president Dana White. We also follow our Multiversal heroes a little more as they traverse this strange “Battleworld” (yes, I know that’s blatantly a Marvel thing but in light of DC wanting to be Marvel so badly, we might as well just call it a Battleworld). This is one of those events where it’s hard to blame the writers (except Scott Lobdell… because #1 blatantly read like Scott Lobdell) for the things that go wrong with an event like this. Given all the tie-ins and fanfare, you can the bus was already built and they just need a halfway competent driver. But fuck’s sake, there’s a lot wrong with this book. As a story, nothing really de…