Perspective is absolutely key to the impact of RedondoвЂ™s art. Using a backlight of flames against the silhouetted face of a man on his knees, Redondo manages to draw away all sense of hope at all, leading to surprising changes in tone depending upon exactly how each character deals with said situations by throwing away those silhouettes as the mood changes. Use of light and darkness draws an emphasis on hope and despair. Thinner lines come up in the daylight, focusing in on the brighter, happier moments of SupermanвЂ™s heroism, and the thickness also seems to differ depending on how close the person is to the вЂњcamera,вЂќ so to speak. Extra emphasis on thicker lines makes for darker imagery overall, especially in later times of day. Furthermore, this dramatic irony is clear in some non-dialogue portions of the script, such as a certain symbol appearing on Brother EyeвЂ™s monitors for a single panel to showcase how the events of the Injustice 2 video game are drawing near, elements that readers, but not the characters, would know.Д«runo RedondoвЂ™s artwork emphasizes the emotional gravitas of the story, from the linework itself to the perspectives used. For extra tragedy, Superman is shown to idolize Batman in the flashback scenario, and for them to work together so very well against criminals, adding to the sense of what was lost when Joker broke the Last Son of Krypton. She isnвЂ™t the damsel in distress needing constant rescuing, nor is she completely on top of everything, but she adds a clear sense of hope for even the smallest, non-superhero people in the DC Universe, showing that they donвЂ™t need expert training, powers, or a mask to be effective in protecting the defenseless.ДЄ key element in TaylorвЂ™s script is its use of dramatic irony. Lois Lane has a fair amount of the spotlight in this annual, as Taylor examines just what is missing that broke apart such a hard-forged friendship. The attitude of constantly letting the wind out of BatmanвЂ™s cape adds a lot of comedy to the otherwise heartwrenching tale, balancing that levity against the cold hard facts of what the eponymous WorldвЂ™s Finest duo truly need to do, even with Superman being a criminal justifiably behind bars. As Jonathan himself says, they had to raise and set boundaries for Superman when he was growing up, so Batman or Bruce Wayne arenвЂ™t going to scare them at all.

Taylor uses Jonathan and Martha Kent to provide some much-needed adult supervision to the feud between their adoptive son and his former best friend. In the process, there is a lot of time given to certain key members of the families that connect the two, in particular Lois Lane. In this respect, Taylor performs marvelously.Д¬utting between the appearance of Jonathan and Martha Kent in the present day at StrykerвЂ™s Island and an adventure eight years prior (roughly two years before the first comic series), Taylor examines the friendship between Superman and Batman, and between their respective families. As such, part of Tom TaylorвЂ™s story to tell in this annual, вЂThe WorldвЂ™s Finest,вЂ™ is to close the emotional beats, to settle some things before the story can move forward.

Unlike that for the first Injustice video gameвЂ™s prequel comic series, the story didnвЂ™t really come to an overall conclusion that led directly into the video game, but rather justвЂ¦ ended. The writing of the вЂњInjustice 2вЂќ comic has had its ups and downs. But when Bruce Wayne receives unexpected visitors, he is reminded of a happier time when Clark was his savior. Batman and SupermanвЂ™s alliance was torn apart years ago by the events of Injustice. Injustice 2 ends here-so as the story segues into/sets up the Injustice 2 video game, we take one final look back.

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