KINGDOM COME - DC Comics Review by Fleur Douglas, 07/11 Waiter: Today's special is the Power Girl chicken sandwich... Bruce: The cut? Waiter: Breast. What is the difference between a superhero and a man? Is there a difference? Should there be? And which do we turn to, to make the decisions which really matter? Kingdom Come is Mark Waid and Alex Ross's look at the DC Universe in a future world where some heroes changed, one in particular stayed too much the same, and the world slipped away from the grasp and control of simple humanity. Heroes have become icons, here, and villains have been defeated. Victory turns to complacency turns to boredom, and the direction of the world belongs only to the metahumans - leaving mere mortals in the dust. But were that it - if that was the crux and the extent of Kingdom Come - this would be just another future tale laced with a little hope and more despair. Instead of settling for the main story, Waid gives us an everyman narrator to draw us into the text - disillusioned and desperate priest Norman McCay. This is a device used by many different stories over the years - there's often the idea of a 'watcher' character, who observes but does not or may not participate - but McCay is not quite this archetype, and it's the moments where he breaks that typical mold which really allow him to shine. Kingdom Come deserves all of the rich praise it's received - and it really has received rather a lot. The tale is epic and sweeping and draws from so many corners of the DCU. Waid's writing is strong - this tale is the one all writers want the chance to tell, something with impact, something with a real voice behind it. And the writing strength is unsurprisingly matched by Alex Ross's ever-impressive art. He's deservedly lauded for being one of the best artists around, and this is the sort of story that his art fits down to the ground. This is the DC Universe story that sums a lot up about the world - Waid especially enjoys writing Superman and it shows - but it should be read by even the non-DC fans. Simply put, the scope and storytelling are not to be missed.