Earth Two #3 – Review

By: James Robinson (story), Nicola Scott (pencils), Trevor Scott (inks), Alex Sinclair & Pete Pantazis (colors)

The Story: The White House gardener isn’t going to be too happy when he sees the lawn.

The Review: For any writer, crafting a whole world from scratch is one of the most exciting things you can do.  It really goes to the heart of what makes storytelling as much a spiritual act as a visceral one.  You get to determine what’s right and what’s wrong, what’s normal and abnormal, and everything in between.  But all that can also be quite frightening; you can’t ever tell if people will appreciate or fall in love with your world the way you do.

James Robinson has it harder than the rest of his peers at DC because he and he alone gets to decide the overall shape of Earth Two, regardless of who else may join his efforts down the line.  Maybe the multitude of different creators makes the primary DCU disjointed and inconsistent, but it also offers rich choices and far more opportunities for readers to claim a spot of their own.  With Earth Two, you either have to take it as Robinson presents it to you, or turn your back.