I’m on a good streak right now, having enjoyed Joshua Williamson’s first Green Arrow volume and now, Geoff Johns' Stargirl: The Lost Children. It is not always the case that you can go home again, but I thought Johns did well making this feel of a piece with his classic Stars and STRIPE series — but also, being the first(?) mainstream Stargirl Courtney Whitmore appearance following the CW TV show, I detected a little influence from that, too. Late artist and Courtney’s co-creator Lee Moder is missed, but Todd Nauck brings an additional level of nostalgia, evoking Young Justice in general and certain adventures in specific.
Indeed, really this is a model for how a new DC Universe-wide “Young Justice Unlimited” could be done, though it’s unlikely that’s in the cards for Johns, at least. All the tonally different books Johns has written of late that culminate in Lost Children is equally impressive, showing the range and prowess that’s made Johns consistently so popular.
