The conclusion to Stargirl: The Lost Children is here, and there are quite a few threads to wrap up: Stargirl and Emiko having to get back home, all the missing Golden Age sidekicks, the robotic Hourman, the Childminder, and who is the mastermind behind all of this? Out of this, DC is continuing the New Golden Age and will be working it into their Dawn of DC Initiative with some more series added: Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Jay Garrick: The Flash, and Wesley Dodds: The Sandman. For now, though, let’s turn our attention back to Stargirl: The Lost Children #6.
This issue features some incredible conflict, and artist Todd Nauck’s layouts and multiple characters on each panel are perfect. Nauck is a master of comic book art, and the proof begins with the cover that he creates that showcases the Lost Children. It almost seems like this started as a traditional “flying V” and then exploded. From our preview, you can see the group shots and action at work – I love that first page with the JSA on Hourman’s time ship, though I wish they would have added Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) and Doctor Midnite (Pieter Cross). The art is so beautiful I’ll look past that. While Nauck’s art is breathtaking, Matt Herms deserves some credit for adding the colors and energy that take things to the next level.
Geoff Johns is great at character voice, but you can tell who his favorites are, and Stargirl is a crown jewel of his. Johns gives her such a terrific voice as you can tell she cares about being a champion for the Lost Children and doesn’t want them to fade away into oblivion. She has such compassion that she dedicates herself to saving the robotic Hourman, and it a significant touchstone to have her recall their time together in the JSA series. I was delighted by the events that Hourman went through and glad the heroes helped restore his heroic identity. Yet, that revelation did add more questions.
I was hoping for more with the Childminder, especially since there were hints that she is in the next stage of a character’s arc. We don’t get the reveal of her identity, and the Lost Children stop her, but there is a setup that suggests she will return. In the end, we saw the reveal of the buyer’s identity, and I liked where the idea was going, but it didn’t feel like it had a beneficial impact since it was disclosed and concluded within this issue. Had the miniseries had another issue to develop, that might have given the idea more effect and excitement as the character doesn’t have much emotional hold on readers to worry or wonder about their fate. Overall, the miniseries was a fun adventure, and the idea of being forgotten was a great way to bring characters back from publication limbo.
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