tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post8389090274809514621..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Terrifics Vol. 3: The God Game trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-17669508248601426362020-10-05T13:56:10.115-05:002020-10-05T13:56:10.115-05:00And so falls the house of The New Age of Heroes. I...And so falls the house of The New Age of Heroes. I don't think anyone expected The Terrifics to be "last man standing - nor, I expect, was DC very much bothered by it. With the coronavirus shutdown, The Terrifics has the ignominious honor of seeing its final print issues cancelled, only to be seen digitally or in a collected edition (Supergirl is the other one to suffer such a fate). Indeed, Vol. 4 of The Terrifics is said to be its last, collecting issues 19-30. It's a slap in the face to us single-issue collectors, but a boon to tradewaiters.<br /><br />It's too bad, because Yang was only just finally doing something interesting with the team. Issue #25 is a "choose your own adventure" issue, where the choosing isn't just a gimmick - it's part of the story. Then, DC only published half an arc featuring a "Terrific Council" of DC's smartest heroes under the auspicious title "The Day Simon Stagg Died."<br /><br />Like I say, a sad and ignoble ending to a line that promised to be the future of DC storytelling. No title emerged unscathed, and the one title that survived was cut down before its time. Ah well, at least Young Animal still lives with "Far Sector," eh?Zach Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905320964723323391noreply@blogger.com