Convergence #4 (DC)

writer: Jeff King

artist: Stephen Segovia

Well, I think at this point it seems clear that the great cosmic significance of Convergence is going to result in...Earth 2: Society.  Maybe elsewhere, too, but as it seemed obvious from the conclusion of Earth 2: World's End and even Convergence itself, that's where the story is headed.

Pretty bold move for DC, actually.  Earth 2, without or without James Robinson, was never going to be the company's top book.  It's set in an alternate reality.  The only other time anyone was really paying attention was when this version of DC revealed Alan Scott (Green Lantern) to be gay.  And now it's not only got a weekly under its belt, but its own crossover event.

I say, bravo.  This was always a great idea, in my book.  Fans were pretty annoyed that the Justice Society concept itself was more or less discarded, but I thought that was a pretty good idea, too, finally leaving behind the concept of aging heroes and thereby making the reintroduction of at least some of them more relevant than they've been in years.

All the time travel villains this issues makes obvious (some of them always having had direct Justice Society significance, such as Per Degaton, who was featured in Geoff Johns' JSA; others like Extant who should have, considering what he did to the team during Zero Hour) add an additional layer of new significance that should certainly be interesting to explore, should they factor into the new series launching in June.

Telos identifies the Earth 2 Dick Grayson as the first he's seen who doesn't wear a mask (the current mainstream one doesn't, either, but that's after years of Robin/Nightwing/Batman), and clearly that's another element of what we can expect in the future (see how many Convergence tie-ins feature the original Boy Wonder?), his new prominence.

I'm liking Convergence quite a bit.