Though Al Letson is an experienced writer, I’m pretty sure Mr. Terrific: Year One is his first full DC Comics miniseries, and it’s an impressive debut.

The book hews well to Michael Holt’s pre-Flashpoint origins, while mixing and mashing to accommodate some more recent developments, including heavy ties to DC’s current All In storylines. If the story travels along predictable lines, the ties to modern continuity keep the present-set story hopping, while the past-set storyline is buffeted significantly by Valentine De Landro’s always-excellent linework. Just well done all around, embedding Mr. Terrific more fully in the DCU, and I’d be happy to see more from Letson on any of the characters who appear here.