DC and Frank Miller return to the cash cow that is The Dark Knight Returns Universe for another terrible, pointless addition with The Golden Child. Trump exists in the DKR world (le sigh, I know…) and Joker’s on his campaign team for no reason – along with Darkseid?! Carrie Kelley/Batwoman has to fight hordes of Joker-dressed Trump supporters in the streets (just cos she needs something to do) while Lara and Jonathan float above it all, sneering at the fragility of humanity because, well, as Kryptonians, they’re above it all (Superman cameos briefly at the start but Batman is entirely absent). Story? Who needs that???
What a load of rubbish. Is this Frank Miller trying to seem less like a far-right loon, after the trash that was Holy Terror, by telling everyone he’s anti-Trump? Otherwise I’m not sure what the point of this comic was. It’s basically just a generic dumb superhero fight between Jonathan/Lara and Darkseid in the midst of a political campaign for no reason – because 2020 is an American election year?
After all the scorn Jonathan and Lara exchange about humanity, it’s baffling to me why they would even bother to stop Darkseid from destroying it. And why did Darkseid need to be in the DKR world anyway?! And why is he involved with Joker and Trump and American politics… I don’t care really, I’m past expecting Miller to write anything remotely good anymore.
Rafael Grampa draws this one so we’re spared Miller’s increasingly awful artwork at least. And Grampa’s aesthetic does come close to replicating Miller’s mid-‘80s style. Jonathan, the titular Golden Child, looks awful though – like a cartoon baby with an engorged head – and I’ve no idea why Batwoman is literally wearing boxing gloves!
Joker’s doll trolls look like they’re tampering with election results on their computers – just like the Russians did with Trump’s 2016 election! Joker’s wearing a coat that says “I Really Don’t Care Do U” – just like Melania! I guess Miller thinks this is satire? Except repeating stuff in the news isn’t even slightly clever.
The Golden Child is a mess. A barely coherent, uninteresting story that alternates between dull superhero schlock and braindead attempts at satire, written poorly and boring to read. The DKR universe is worse for having this useless crap fused onto it – avoid!
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