Super Friends (2008 Series) #10

December 19, 2008

Superfriends #10 (DC Comics/Johnny DC)
By Sholly Fisch, Dario Brizuela & J. Bone

The Superfriends play host to a party at the Wayne Foundation Community Center, where children of all faiths are gathering together to celebrate… well… everything. Unfortunately, Dr. Light is a little miffed that he didn’t get invited to the party, so he decides to crash. The book is really kind of so-so. Fisch does a nice turn connecting Christmas, Chanuka and Kwanzaa with the theme of “light,” but the way the different holidays are presented is really by rote. It’s like he was given the assignment to come up with a story that includes and educates kids about all three holidays in one tale — which I’ve got no problem with, if only it didn’t feel quite so forced. The superheroes and kids alike sound like they’re reading out of a textbook for a couple of pages there. On the plus side, the art is nice, and the cover by J. Bone is great. It’s not my favorite Christmas comic this season, but it’s not bad.
Rating: 7/10