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Trinity Vol. 2 (Trinity #2)

by Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley (Illustrator), Art Thibert (Illustrator), Fabian Nicieza, Scott McDaniel (Illustrator), Mike Norton (Illustrator), Tom Derenick (Illustrator), Andy Owens (Illustrator) , more...

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Writer Kurt Busiek (ASTRO CITY, Marvels) and artist Mark Bagley (Ultimate Spider-Man) bring Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman together in the newest weekly book from DC Comics.
The "Big Three" heroes of the DC Universe continue to ward off an invasion from a neighboring galaxy and come face-to-face with evil versions of themselves! Against Ultraman, Owlman and Superwoman, c...more

Paperback, 400 pages

Published September 1st 2009 by DC Comics (first published August 11th 2009)

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Oct 14, 2010

Kirsten rated it

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It was a mistake to pick up the MIDDLE volume of a trilogy and expect to understand what was going on, but other than that, I really enjoyed this tale. What would have happened to the world if Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman had ever existed? An evil plot by Morgaine Le Fay has made this a reality, but some individuals know that something has changed, and memories of this trinity of superheroes keep punching through the collective subconscious.

This is an engaging story with solid ...more

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Jul 16, 2011

Jeff rated it

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In this three part series (originally published as in 52 weekly installments), Kurt Busiek, [author Mark Bagley], and a group of other writers and illustrators created a story arc in which Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are torn from the reality of the DC Universe. What I really love about the series is how it explores the symbolic role of superheroes. This is really the best element of superhero comics. They project ideals and fears as they explore in bombastic ways what it means to be h...more

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Oct 03, 2009

The Man In The Hat rated it

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A huge let down from vol 1. The fractured story telling begins to unravel here as major plot lines get left for far too long before being touched upon again. The alternate reality setting is no where near interesting enough to last for over 400 pages. And the lack of any definite (as opposed to AU) DC characters makes the whole storyline somewhat superfluous to the DCU as a whole, making the entire volume almost optional for DC fans - nothing here adds to the DCU mythos as it will all be chan...more

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Mar 28, 2011

Amber rated it

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Trinity, Vol 2 picks up where Vol 1 left off - with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman erased from history on their earth. Most of the people of the world - heroes included - forget that they ever existed. It, along with the fact that the aspects the three embodied have also been weakened, makes the world a very strange one. Only a few people remember the truth. Firestorm was outside of time (if I'm remembering correctly) so his memories survived intact. Tarot, being at the center of it all,...moreTrinity, Vol 2 picks up where Vol 1 left off - with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman erased from history on their earth. Most of the people of the world - heroes included - forget that they ever existed. It, along with the fact that the aspects the three embodied have also been weakened, makes the world a very strange one. Only a few people remember the truth. Firestorm was outside of time (if I'm remembering correctly) so his memories survived intact. Tarot, being at the center of it all, also remembers some of what things need to be and quests to bring everything back to how it should be. A lot of time is also spent on the Dark three - Morgan le Fey, Despero and Enigma (who I actually felt sorry for as I read his back story) - and what is happening with them.

Be warned - Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman do not show up in this book. It's much more a story of how the world changes without them in it and what needs to be done to get them back. I've read a few reviews online that hated this fact and felt mislead because of the cover. It doesn't bother me so much because it's the middle of the story.

And it definitely is the middle of the story. Quite a bit has been pushed forward and there's still a lot left to go. But that's why there's a book three. Unlike written word series novels, there isn't a majority of a story that's been tidied up so you get a sense of some closure at the end with just enough mystery left to have you buy the next book. Because of what graphic novels (usually) are - a compilation of the monthly comic - it is just one overarcing story and can't come in neat little packages. Some of them can be put into those neat packages - when you have smaller storylines to deal with - but a large number of the big ones are going to be broken up like this.

One of the things that I truly loved about this particular volume was seeing the changed characters without the Big Three in their lives. Alfred, in particular, interested me. Not having Bruce Wayne as an employer, he became an archeologist. Yet still, he was Alfred to the core.

I would not recommend picking this one up first. With a lot of things, I'll jump around from book to book (the Riley Jensen series, for example) and, while some bits are a little confusing, most of the time I don't mind it. Because of the story for Trinity, I definitely suggest reading them in order.(less)

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Dec 20, 2010

Anne rated it

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Ooooooooh, still so confused! There are so many different story lines. All. Going. On. At. Once. What? Who's that? Are they important? Uh, never mind. We're flashing back three days in time? Nope. It's a different reality. Wait! It's this reality. No. It's the past in this altered reality. Right? Right? Hang on. We're in ancient Egypt...I think. Gaaaah! My head is starting to throb, and my left eye is twitching.
I'm going to take two Tylenol, and then start on volume 3.

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About Kurt Busiek

Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer notable for his work on the Marvels limited series, his own title Astro City, and his four-year run on Avengers.

Busiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of Daredevil #120. This was the first part of a continuity-heavy four-par...moreKurt Busiek is an American comic book writer notable for his work on the Marvels limited series, his own title Astro City, and his four-year run on Avengers.

Busiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of Daredevil #120. This was the first part of a continuity-heavy four-part story arc; Busiek was drawn to the copious history and cross-connections with other series. Throughout high school and college, he and future writer Scott McCloud practiced making comics. During this time, Busiek also had many letters published in comic book letter columns, and originated the theory that the Phoenix was a separate being who had impersonated Jean Grey, and that therefore Grey had not died—a premise which made its way from freelancer to freelancer, and which was eventually used in the comics.

During the last semester of his senior year, Busiek submitted some sample scripts to editor Dick Giordano at DC Comics. None of them sold, but they did get him invitations to pitch other material to DC editors, which led to his first professional work, a back-up story in Green Lantern #162 (Mar. 1983).

Busiek has worked on a number of different titles in his career, including Arrowsmith, The Avengers, Icon, Iron Man, The Liberty Project, Ninjak, The Power Company, Red Tornado, Shockrockets, Superman: Secret Identity, Thunderbolts, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, JLA, and the award-winning Marvels and the Homage Comics title Kurt Busiek's Astro City.

In 1997, Busiek began a stint as writer of Avengers alongside artist George Pérez. Pérez departed from the series in 2000, but Busiek continued as writer for two more years, collaborating with artists Alan Davis, Kieron Dwyer and others. Busiek's tenure culminated with the "Kang Dynasty" storyline. In 2003, Busiek re-teamed with Perez to create the JLA/Avengers limited series.

In 2003, Busiek began a new Conan series for Dark Horse Comics, which he wrote for four years.

In December 2005 Busiek signed a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. During DC's Infinite Crisis event, he teamed with Geoff Johns on a "One Year Later" eight-part story arc (called Up, Up and Away) that encompassed both Superman titles. In addition, he began writing the DC title Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis from issues 40-49. Busiek was the writer of Superman for two years, before followed by James Robinson starting from Superman #677. Busiek wrote a 52-issue weekly DC miniseries called Trinity, starring Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. Each issue (except for issue #1) featured a 12-page main story by Busiek, with art by Mark Bagley, and a ten-page backup story co-written by Busiek and Fabian Nicieza, with art from various artists, including Tom Derenick, Mike Norton and Scott McDaniel.

Busiek's work has won him numerous awards in the comics industry, including the Harvey Award for Best Writer in 1998 and the Eisner Award for Best Writer in 1999. In 1994, with Marvels, he won Best Finite Series/Limited Series Eisner Award and the Best Continuing or Limited Series Harvey Award; as well as the Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story (for Marvels #4) in 1995. In 1996, with Astro City, Busiek won both the Eisner and Harvey awards for Best New Series. He won the Best Single Issue/Single Story Eisner three years in a row from 1996–1998, as well as in 2004. Busiek won the Best Continuing Series Eisner Award in 1997–1998, as well as the Best Serialized Story award in 1998. In addition, Astro City was awarded the 1996 Best Single Issue or Story Harvey Award, and the 1998 Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series.

Busiek was given the 1998 and 1999 Comics Buyer's Guide Awards for Favorite Writer, with additional nominations in 1997 and every year from 2000 to 2004. He has also received numerous Squiddy Awards, having been selected as favorite writer four years in a row from 1995 to 1998, (less)

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