Wonder Twins #5 Review

Writer: Mark Russell / Artist: Stephen Byrne / DC Comics Mark Russell is not afraid of a little social commentary. He’s dragged catcalling men and their toxic sidewalk harassment. He’s shined a spotlight on our nation’s need to consider hospitalizing criminals more than automatically jailing them, and eviscerated the prison industrial complex. In Wonder Twins #5 he turns his conscious crosshairs on the disgusting trend of black men being murdered and white killers getting off with a hint of public condemnation and a mere slap on the wrist. And he does a pretty good job of delivering.

Returning home with the first place trophy for the high school science fair, Polly finds her dad consorting with The Scrambler and is completely mortified. Not only did she just find out her dad is working with/for the League of Annoyance but he’s got villains kickin it on the couch? That doesn’t sit right with her and she rightfully bugs out and makes pops promise to be done with them, his Lexcorp contract and the whole “I owe Lex Luthor money” thing. Of course, this kind of a comic book promise never bodes well for anyone involved. Meanwhile, Zan and Jayna are busy being inconvenienced by the League of Annoyance. This sets the stage for Stephen Byrne to put some artistic numbers on the board. The twins select an ideal location for their showdown and Byrne runs with the opportunity to turn Jayna into a really cool, battle ready creature and have some fun with those dynamics. Also, he finally dr…