It all begins when Lizzie, the daughter of Wonder Woman, embarks on her most dangerous adventure yet to enter the time stream to find her father. As the young hero knows, messing with time has its consequences, but that doesn’t mean she learned her lesson the first time. And things are about to get ruff when her Super Sons babysitters literally go to the dogs.Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King and Eisner Award-nominated artist Belén Ortega return to tell this full-size adventure for breakout star Trinity!
I was willing to give King benefit of the doubt initially during his main run (before I got bored and dropped it), but it’s crazy that in a book titled WONDER WOMAN, and here in Trinity: Daughter of WONDER WOMAN, Trinity and Wonder Woman do not have a single conversation. A few issues of this were sorta fun but I got tired of it pretty quick, this should be called Trinity: Daughter of Steve Trevor, or perhaps Sister of Robin and Superman. It’s bananas that King took the famously feminist superhero and went “but how do I make this about the fellas?” Also Gotham seems to make more appearances in these books than Themyscira??
And the subplot with young Jason in the past makes no sense, this girl’s crying about how he’s gonna die and she’ll never see him again but the guys only canonically dead for like six months! With all the time these kids spend in Gotham you’re telling me she never met Red Hood in her present??
I finally decided to check out the definitive comic (supposedly) about Wonder Woman's daughter, Trinity, aka Elizabeth "Lizzie" Marston Prince, 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman'.
It is part of Tom King's current 'Wonder Woman' comic run, which I do not care for, but I was more than curious about 'Trinity'. About Wondy's new, young, hip and spunky progeny.
'Daughter of Wonder Woman'...and Wonder Woman barely appears in it, and we never see her as part of Lizzie's life at any stage of it.
Instead, it is about Lizzie and her relationships with the men and boys in her life.
The only female characters she interacts with for more than a few panels are herself - as a toddler, a young teen, and an older teen, as a timestream trinity (I see what King did there) - and Selina Kyle.
Ultimately, 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman' is about Lizzie bringing back her dead father, Steve Trevor, who she never knew and yet misses anyway, and, inexplicably, seems to respect more than her mother.
Her mother being Wonder Woman. The Wonder Woman, the world famous feminist superheroine icon, who, again, is barely in the comic (except to die dozens of times in one issue...it's played for laughs), but apparently she raised Lizzie and trained her in the ways of the Amazon. Though you'd hardly know it from reading this misleadingly-named comic. That part is all tell-and-no-show.
Yet despite all this, against my better judgement, against everything I believe in when it comes to female representation, I enjoyed 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman'.
There is no doubt that King had some terrific ideas here, and seeing as the whole thing is executed in a much more comedic and playful tone than you'd expect from him, he does a commendable job there, too. 'Trinity' is a legitimately funny superhero comic. It brims with the Fates' threads' worth of possibilities that are not squandered (except when it comes to mother and daughter interactions).
There are corgis. Lots of superheroes-turned-corgis, who get lost in different timestreams. There are time travel shenanigans, and revisiting and capering about with past DC events, both classic and modern. And there is well written and believable banter between the three versions of Lizzie, and between them and every other character. The dialogue exchanges are a hoot.
Lizzie herself is a very interesting character and young superheroine, whatever her age. She is brash, impulsive, scrappy, abrasive, naïve, and moody, and makes a ton of mistakes. She certainly has a titan's step's worth of growing up to do, and is still learning the ropes (and lassos) of superhero-ing. She is funny and sensitive as all Hades, to boot. Her catchphrases are "Hera's hearth" and "Crap on a tiara".
King goes out of his way to show how Lizzie is not "perfect" like Wonder Woman, and how that isn't a bad thing. She is Steve Trevor's child, too.
But like, does anyone actually care about that side of her parentage, when her mother is freaking Wonder Woman!? Like, seriously? Daddy issues is what 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman' is about?! Why?! She didn't even know him! She scarcely thinks of her mother over half the time! Why is she obsessed with her dead father? To show he is special, remarkable and loving, despite not being a superhero? To show a more human side to her existence? But why did Lizzie's solo comic - titled 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman' - have to feature her whole universe revolving around a man - multiple men, in fact?!
But she is cool as a superhero. She owns three lassos!
She is absolutely precious, adorable and hilarious as a little girl superhero, called Wonder Robin.
Well, that's 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman' - imperfect and messy, like Lizzie/Trinity herself, as both her mother and her father's daughter.
But really, she should be primarily seen as her feminist superheroine mother's daughter. Though I will admit that Steve Trevor, when we see him, is well written here, despite his dead-arse having no business taking up so much of the comic.
Okay, a few more noteworthy points:
As fun, funny, wild, and cute as 'Trinity' is, it is also a DC comic of Tom King's that showcases how much he likes to play around with continuity, either through ignorance or just ignoring some key details, especially when it comes to time travel.
One corgi-finding timestream subplot has the young teenage Lizzie meeting and falling in love with Jason Todd as Robin - yes, this happens, and it is surprisingly touching and kind of sweet; I blame my heterosexual arse for finding it endearing. Anyway, a big deal is made of Jason eventually dying, and there is no changing that, and so their love story is a tragedy. Yeah. Complete and total BS. The fact that Red Hood is never mentioned once confirms that this is an example of King cherry-picking and shrug-LOL-ing which continuity/timestream he is writing for to suit his own story direction.
Speaking of Lizzie and Jason - behold! in a comic titled 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman', there is a page where the Mad Hatter defecates right in front of them in a Christmas shop to prove a petty point.
Comedy superhero comics, I tell ya.
I had no idea Tom King had it in him.
What am I doing with my life?
Oh, yes, and the artwork is great. I really like Lizzie's design at every stage of her life and development. Her hair and facial expressions suit her personality perfectly. She contrasts superbly with Wonder Woman.
You might want to read another DC comic, 'Trinity: Generation S', if you choose to read 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman'. In whatever order, it doesn't matter. They almost, sort of complete each other, and give each other context.
It's nice to read further Lizzie/Trinity/Wonder Girl/Wonder Robin/Wonder Woman's daughter stuff, even though her stories are unfortunately male-centred (and Gotham-centred) and have virtually nothing to do with Diana and the Amazons. In 2020s DC Comics.
'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman' is a charming, whimsical adventure that packs an emotional punch.
Writer Tom King sets up the story by telling us the timeline is broken. All of reality is at risk. Trinity must adventure across time to make things right. Who broke the timeline? Don't worry about it. How? Don't worry about it. Why her? Look, nerd, stop worrying and come aboard for a time-travel adventure involving Bat-Corgis, Super-Corgis, and lots of bickering among herselves as Little Girl Trinity, Obnoxious Teen Trinity, and Young Adult Trinity race to save reality from some crisis that, now that I think about it, she probably created. Why corgis? Who knows. Maybe artist Belén Ortega likes to draw corgis. Also, Trinity. Three Trinities. Get it? This comic is not subtle.
When they're this good, comics don't have to be subtle. 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman' is colorfully and beautifully illustrated. It features genuinely funny dialogue and interesting stakes. And I don't want to give away the ending, but I will share that the last few pages had me snot-crying and smiling simultaneously.
Look, 'Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman' isn't going to change your life. But it's funny. It's entertaining. It'll hit you right in the feels. If this is what we get when master creators like King and Ortega set out to have a good time, I hope they collaborate much more often. I'll be there for it.
Pues al final no terminó siendo una serie regular sino otra miniserie. Como me pasó anteriormente, amé, AMÉ a Wonder Robin (Lizzie de niña) y no tanto su versión ya siendo adolescente y joven adulta. En realidad creo que la miniserie sería de tres estrellas y media por lo mismo. Me gustó que hay pequeños guiños a cosas que habían pasado antes (por ejemplo Alfred amarrándole los zapatos a Lizzie y ella diciéndole que Demian le había enseñado de la misma manera. Ahora,
Como también comenté en la entrada anterior, creo que DC está desaprovechando un personaje que podría tener un éxito brutal si saliera por todos lados. En fin, ellos sabrán.
Dato curioso: La portada del número cuatro, con Lizzie y el pastel de bodas es de lo mas bonito que he visto y obvio fue la mejor portada del año pasado. Si aún comprara cómics, obviamente me encantaría tenerla en mi colección (o quizás como póster).
I don't think I've read Tom King writing a comedy book before. After reading this, I hope he does it more often.
Lizzie, daughter of Wonder Woman, teams up with herself from two other time periods for a time-jumping caper in which the three of them must find and retrieve six adorable corgi versions of her favourite people, Jon Kent and Damian Wayne. Yeah, that's a premise I can get behind.
We get issues set around famous DC events like Crisis On Infinite Earths, Death In The Family, and the Batman/Catwoman wedding, with some clever references as well as attempts at changing history that go about as well as you'd think. And in the background, there's a Steve Trevor subplot that feeds directly back into the main Wonder Woman series, so while this does stand alone, it also works as part of King's grander Wonder Woman narrative too.
Plus it's all wrapped up in Belen Ortega's beautiful artwork, really letting him shine with some full issues rather than just the back-up stuff he's handled for Lizzie before.
Comics are meant to be a good time, and this book is definitely that. It's got a big heart, and I'm not just talking about the corgis' six fluffy butts either.
I read this right after “Robin and Batman Jason Todd” and the tonal whiplash made for a great time. Seeing Jason go from tortured and brooding, to smitten and awkward made it feel like he was growing as a person.
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