By: Mark Waid Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 160 Publication Date: September 02, 2008 Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: September 02, 2008
Mixed bag of team-ups The Brave and the Bold is a neat idea. With some titanic talents at the helm, writer Mark Waid and artists George Perez and Jerry Ordway the book pair off various DC characters. Some are proven vets like Superman or Wonder Woman, others are second tier like Powergirl or Aquaman and some are (rightfully) obscure like the Metal Man or Silent Knight.
Their stories are tied together by a common foe, an immortal alchemist named Megistus. And then everything comes together in the final chapter.
The stories are fairly simple and done in one issue. In one tour-de-force Perez and Waid squeeze 3 complete team up stories in one issue. The story is just about perfect. Various obscure characters show up, do their bit, make you smile and leave.
But the final battle really goes no where. The foe is as dull as a thousand other mad scientists and the battle is so crowded with heroes none of them stand out.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Trevor
