Time of Activate in Wonder Twins #1 Review

Writer: Mark Russell / Artist: Stephen Byrne / DC Comics Ladies and gentlemen, Wonder Comics is here and looking to impress! After a hot start with the POC centered Naomi and fan favorite Young Justice, the next addition to Brian Michael Bendis’ imprint is the Wonder Twins, and let me tell you how unexpectedly awesome this first issue is! Writer Mark Russell is really in tune with these characters as he uses comedy and relatable scenarios to keep you invested all throughout the issue. I was relieved to see the art was well done and colors supremely on point.

The twins’, Zan and Jayna, backstory comes in the form of a class project on Heritage Day. Even though the Wonder Twins were my favorite members of Super Friends, I don’t remember getting a detailed explanation of life before they came to Earth. I was also a child, so maybe I missed it, but I was very happy to see Mark Russell give readers a peek into their lives before being jettisoned to our planet.

One of my favorite aspects of this issue was the real-world nature of Zan’s first days in their new school. Usually overconfident, Zan has a master plan to become a popular student, but to our amusement, it all goes horribly wrong. Exxorians have a particular lust filled impulse, when the circumstances are just right, and it just so happens that a particular inter-dimensional villain provides the perfect circumstances for Zan to encounter the most embarrassing moment of his young Earth life. Superman sums it up perfectly w…