Field Trip Disaster

DC Comics: Secret Hero Society #5

by Derek Fridolfs, Pamela Lovas (Illustrator)

Diana Prince (Wonder Woman), Bruce Wayne (Batman), and Clark Kent (Superman) take a field trip to the 31st century in this newest Secret Hero Society adventure!

The first EVER Secret Hero Society volume narrated by Diana Prince (Wonder Woman)!

When a foreign exchange student arrives at Justice Prep, Diana is excited to greet him! While Clark (Superman) is also curious to meet this shy student, Bruce (Batman) is wary. Bruce's suspicions are warranted when they are unable to find any record that this student even exists. When the three confront him, an accident transports them all the way to the 31st century! Now Diana, Clark, and Bruce get to meet the heroes of tomorrow... the Legion of Super Students!

Our displaced time-traveling heroes will struggle to grasp future technology, homework assignments, and most importantly — bullies. Futuristic bullies who have a plan to go back in time and change the course of history! It's up to Clark, Diana, and Bruce to stop their villainous plan before it happens, and find their way back home in this newest Secret Hero Society adventure!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Middle Grade, Superheroes, Comics, Childrens, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels Comics

176 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2019

About the author

Derek Fridolfs has worked professionally as an writer, inker, cover & sequential artist for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Boom, IDW, and a majority of comic companies the past 20 years.

#1 New York Times Best Selling Writer for the DC Secret Hero Society book series through SCHOLASTIC. And Eisner Nominated co-writer of Batman: Li'l Gotham at DC.

He's also written for such titles as Adventure Time, Regular Show, Clarence, Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Teen Titans Go!, Dexter's Laboratory, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The New Animated Adventures, Batman Arkham City, Batman Arkham Unhinged, Adventures Of Superman, Sensation Comics Wonder Woman, Justice League Beyond and many more.

Reviews

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but not as compelling of a story as previous ones in the series.

Please, please, please start finding some way to incorporate color into the books - it's so hard to tell characters apart, especially when you've got multiple versions of the same person running around!

Gringotts: Read a book with gold foiling

[sameera]

finally a book from diana’s perspective! i thought it would never come.

but like the art changed again. why?

i don’t find these particularly engaging but this was cute, short, and fun like all the others💖 seems like this will be the last one for awhile😔

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Field Trip Disaster takes Diana, Bruce, and Clark a thousand years into the future to prevent a disaster caused by someone from Justice Academy. It turns out that one of their classmates swiped a time machine and is using it to wreak havoc, specifically on Diana's past. And if the classmate succeeds, Diana will not only never meet Bruce and Clark, she'll never even leave the island of the Amazons. Using their skills and the help of their friend from the future, Diana, Bruce, and Clark set out to stop their pasts from being forever altered. I quite enjoy this series, despite the fact that it's all in black and white and I prefer color. It's fun to listen to Diana, Bruce, and Clark debate while texting and the different ways the story is told (advertisements, journal entries, homework assignments, etc.). I do find the story hard to follow sometimes, and I'm pretty sure that one panel has a mistake in it--it doesn't make sense otherwise. But in general this is a fun series for young readers who can't get enough superhero stories and who enjoy seeing their favorites trying to save the world as kids.

[Zac Wastier · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just loved that the settting changed a lot and the illustrations.

[Ben Truong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Field Trip Disaster is a graphic novel written by Derek Fridolfs and illustrated by Dave Bardin. It centers on young students, Bruce Wayne, Diana Prince, and Clark Kent are accidentally propelled into the 31st century and to prevent a plot to change history – their history.

Diana Prince is excited to meet the new foreign exchange student at Justice Preparatory, while Clark Kent is also just as curious to meet the student, while Bruce Wayne, as always, is wary about him and his suspicions were proven when he finds that no record of the student exist. When the three confront the student, they are transported to the thirty-first century and meet the heroes of tomorrow – the Legion of Super Students! As the trio struggles to get to their new normal, they find out that futuristic bullies have the idea to go back in time to change history and it is up to the trio to stop them.

Field Trip Disaster is written and constructed mediocrity well. The narrative is spun out in a mix of journal entries, chat transcripts, screenshots, and panels of comic art as the Secret Hero Society gets behind the plot to change the past, while trying to cope in their futuristic environment, and tries to get back to their own timeline. Bardin's loosely drawn and black and white illustrations have a quick, sketchy look, but wonderfully nevertheless.

All in all, Field Trip Disaster is a somewhat well-crafted tale of middle school woes of the worst field trip ever – being trapped in the future at a wacky level with familiar faces of comic book heroes and villains.

[Drucilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely my least favorite art wise. The solid color, non-pupil eyes was just a little too weird. I thought the story was fine, but I think I would have enjoyed it more had I been more familiar with the future setting. Obviously, the target age range won't have this problem, but I'd really enjoyed seeing all of the Easter eggs in the previous books and I think I would have gotten a kick out of seeing the 31st century of DC comics.

[Oracle · Rating 4 out of 5]

The DCU's tiny Trinity are in school when they get stormed by a future presence. This was too much of an enjoyable read! In fact, the entire series is amazing. If you're a DC fan...? Don't let this book get away from you (nor the others!). If you need something on the side of different and still holds within DC's greatness for storytelling-- then look no further! Secret Hero Society: Field Trip Disaster is right up your ally! :D ❤

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story in this one wasn't quite as tight as the others, the time travel causing some inconsistencies that I noticed plus some head-scratching moments. But it was still super cute and what I'm really reading these for - the way the characters are presented as kids and their relationships with one another - was still as strong as ever. And I loved that it was Diana's turn to get the spotlight!

[Marianne · Rating 2 out of 5]

This graphic novel tells a story of Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman, as school kids who get pulled into the future to stop someone from their time who also got pulled in.

The art is fine. Quick and brushy. But the story just kind of hops everywhere, without any tension or any feeling of being meaningful in any way. I gather from reviews the others are better...? This one is bland.

[Katy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a big fan of this one. The story didn't grab me. This was the second time the drawing style if this series confused me to characters. The way the timeline jumped around with the black and white drawings where characters look similar was confusing.

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book 5 is written from Diana's point of view. I liked that Diana was the main voice... that being said this was my least "OMG" book in this series. It seemed to be all over the place. Overall this was a really good series. As well as a surprise finds at my local library.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute time travel adventure with lots of fun Easter eggs for long time DC comics fans.

[Sianni · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 loved how each book had it in the others pov the theme for this book was kinda random but still enjoyed it

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars.
I didn't like this one as much as the others.

[Dippit! with E.S.Jennette · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought that it was super cute, it focuses on Wonder Woman and how she uses peace and words to fix all conflicts

[Elisabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an okay read.

[Heaven Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was a nice book.

[EMPORER Xodus · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't understand all the time travel stuff but I think I got the point

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Field Trip Disaster, Clark, Bruce, and Diana find themselves on another unexpected adventure—this time, transported into the future. Tasked with stopping a rogue time traveler, the trio must work together to prevent history from being rewritten and protect the timeline from being thrown into chaos.

This final volume in the series was definitely one of my favorites. I really enjoyed seeing Clark, Bruce, and Diana face challenges in the future and work together to protect the timeline. It’s been so fun watching their characters grow throughout the series, and this book was no exception. I still miss the original art style, but I do think this one works better than some of the others I’ve seen. While I thought the story was action-packed and entertaining, I was hoping for a slightly more satisfying ending to wrap everything up. Still, it was a great addition to the series and one I’d definitely recommend to fans. (4.75 Stars Rounded Up)

[A Hoppy Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars
Appropriately named because it's it a bit of a disaster. The plot is sidetracked by new characters. I didn't like Diana as the narrator.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Guest-stars the Legion of Super-Heroes. The only thing that would have been better than that would have the Justice Society of America. 😁