Characters: Fire and Ice
Publisher: DC Comics
Artist: Meg Hunt
Reviewer: Dean Trippe

This submission threw me for a sec with its fairly non-mainstream mojo, but after considering for a bit, it won me over big time. Meg has masterfully taken two characters that have been through a lot of semi-generic superhero costumes and put some real life into them. I would seriously add a Fire and Ice book with this kinda vibe to my pull list. (Though I guess the writer of such a series would need to negotiate Ice’s return to the land of the living, and Fire’s removal from corporate/espionage activities. I thing both characters would welcome the change of pace.)

By retaining the color scheme and emblematic nature of each character, and visually linking the pair via their belts and tops, Meg has cleverly united the longtime friends and frequent teammates. The outfits walk the line between being clothes and being costumes, a choice which compliments the relaxed atmosphere Meg has created.

I mean honestly, if you’re a former Justice Leaguer, chilling out in a pool hall, you want to be dressed down enough to not catch too many looks, but superheroey enough that bystanders know you’re the good guys in case you have to throw down on some meta-criminals.