Kingdom

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Summary: Unnecessary follow up to "Kingdom Come"
Review: Was this mini-series needed? I thought "Kingdom Come" was fine all by itself. The two main Kingdom books were utterly ridiculous; some guy with a grudge travels back through time, killing each Superman he finds. I think the only reason this sequel was written was to introduce Hypertime, bring multiple realities back into the DCU. DC's Elseworlds line becomes real, kind of taking away the uniqueness of "Kingdom Come".

Fortunately, the filler books, focusing on Kingdom Come's heroic youth, are a good read, making this collection tolerable. Both "Offspring"(son of Plastic Man) and "Kid Flash"(daughter of the Flash, duh) are the best ones, focusing on fatherly love in different ways. Too bad you can't buy the five fillers in a seperate collection.