The Worlds Finest Meet Kingdom Come Counterparts
The superheroes from Batman/Superman: World's Finest are about to meet their counterparts from the Kingdom Come series in the upcoming 5-part "Heir to the Kingdom" story arc. "Heir to the Kingdom" begins with "The Golden Calf" story in Batman/Superman: World's Finest #20 from writer Mark Waid and artists Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain, and Steve Wands.
According to DC Comics, the "Heir to the Kingdom" storyline "teams up The Dark Knight and The Man of Steel with a jaded Superman, a broken Batman, a war-hungry Wonder Woman, and the other reimagined super heroes of the 1996 groundbreaking series written by Waid, with art by Alex Ross. In addition, this new arc features the return of Superman’s protégé, Boy Thunder." (DC Comics) This arc will take place before the events of Kingdom Come and will show how some of the characters evolved.
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #20 goes on sale on October 17, 2023. The issue features a main cover by Dan Mora and variant covers by Bjorn Barends, David Nakayama, Chrissie Zullo, and Daniel Sampere.
(Image via DC Comics - Dan Mora's Cover of Batman/Superman: World's Finest #20)
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BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #10
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by DAN SCHOENING
1:25 variant cover by BRANDON PETERSON
1:50 variant cover by A.L. KAPLAN
Holiday variant cover by DAN MORA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/20/22
The deadly duo of The Joker and the Key have twisted the increasingly powerful Boy Thunder into a walking time bomb of destructive power! Batman and Superman's quest to guide young David toward the light takes an unexpected turn when the Teen Titans learn of the dark secret he's been hiding from the World's Finest! The Titans issue their ultimatum—tell Superman and Batman, or they will!
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Two alien and (seemingly) orphaned sky-themed sidekicks given to Superman in a World's Finest Comic!
Skyboy
aka Thorn is from World's Finest Comics #92 (feb 1958). He never appears again.
Boy Thunder
aka David Sikela is from Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) issues 7-11 (Nov 2022–Mar 2023). Although his character has appeared in drastically different other forms since 1996.
Anyway they have a whole bunch of similarities so I wanted to draw them together! I'm not super happy with the art itself but I had a lot of fun :)
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It’s all ok buddy :-) got some more if that’s ok?
1: what lantern corp would the duo join? Chris is total joining the blue lantern Corps of hope XD
2: what’s one movie the duo hates? Like can’t believe I spend money on this hate; wants a refund.
3: in relation to above, what’s one video game the duo hates?
4: since we are in the month of valentine days, does the duo give anything to their families & girlfriends?
5: does the duo give each other anything? As a joke, maybe a kiss on the cheek XD
6: what’s your opinion on the character boy thunder? Superman’s sidekick from the newest worlds finest series, I can see him becoming a red hood type of villain for the super family based on the series happening now
Apologies for the delays but your questions are okay with me
1) For sure Chris is Blue as like with most of the Supers he’s filled with Hope for a better future and tomorrow. As for Jake, I think he wield two Lanterns rings akin to Guy Gardner; on his left hand would be Pink/Star Sapphire as He’s Certainly filled with Love for those he cares about and then some while on the right can be Green as he’s certainly inherited his parents’ willpower and courage
2) I’m leaning on either Pixels (the Adam Sandler comedy about aliens using Video game characters to invade the Earth) or Fantastic Four 2015 (the one that takes Marvel’s First Family in a pitch dark reimagining of their origins and coming together as team which would only be matched by Dawn of Justice a year later)
3) Oh that’s easy…Step Right Up Ride to Hell: Retribution.
What’s funny is that Conner honestly tried his damnest not to have Chris get his hands on it from sheer curiosity so Chris had to sneak the game out of Comner’s locked closest on a quiet night to see for himself and Jake. About midway through the game’s story mode, the two were so utterly grossed out by the game, they were about to destroy the disc before Conner found out and an epic chase for that game ensued
4) Boxes of Chocolates, Cards that Tell How much their respective family members or each other are loved by them as accordingly, and for their girlfriends specifically; Chris takes Thara on a galactic flight to the edge of the Milky Way for a good view of the Andromeda galaxy for a picnic while Jake and Meredith visit Bludhaven’s biggest theme park for the whole day, trying out all its roller coasters and other thrill rides
5) Jake would the one giving Chris a platonic best buddy cheek kiss for sure XD
As for their other gifts, besides the aforementioned box of chocolates and cards and after maybe returning from their dates, they’d visit Jake’s place for an all nighter movie marathon, Chris’ choice. They do it nearly every year with the places and marathons switched up, like last year it was at Chris’ place with Jake choosing the movies
6) So far I hadn’t gotten to reading in depth about Boy Thunder just yet for a complete opinion but I kinda bit doubt he’d take a Red Hood like direction should he appear in the present day unless he feels like Clark completely abandoned him
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What are your thoughts on the boy thunder/redacted arc now that’s its finished?
Very pleased with it. Mark did a great job of giving David a past and future he didn't have before, while also enhancing his original characterization with the added context here. His actions in his original appearances now have this inevitable tragedy rooted in David's own history and personhood, as opposed to purely in service of an apocalyptic endpoint. Definitely an improvement over previous attempts to revisit the character, but Waid's got an obvious advantage there.
My one complaint isn't really even a complaint, but I wish we got to see the new characters introduced for David's adopted earth fleshed out more, but I doubt we're getting to visit again any time soon.
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