Wonder Twins #1: ‘It Gets Weirder’ when thunder lust strikes in high school

Between high school, working at the Hall of Justice and thunder lust, Zan and Jayne make the best of being stuck on Earth in the debut of Wonder Twins #1.

When you come from the planet Exxor, where life is basically perfect, life on Earth can be a drag. In Wonder Twins #1 writer Mark Russell explores what life is like for Zan and Jayne, the Wonder Twins. Though they’re capable of fighting evil with the best of the heroes, the Wonder Twins are stuck as interns at the Hall of Justice watching everyone else save the day.

Zan and Jayne aren’t going to sit back and let the rules get in the way. They’re going to get in on the action, one way or another.

Wonder Twins powers, activate! (Yeah, they’re right — that does sound a little silly…)

This review contains spoilers for Wonder Twins #1.

The Wonder Twins first appeared in the animated series The All-New Super Friends Hour back in 1977 and over the years Zan and Jayna have shown up across numerous animated series and comics, and they even appeared on Smallville. Zan can become any form of water while his sister Jayna can become any animal. Together, they’re quite capable of anything.

Writer Mark Russell (known for his amazing work on Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles) has no problem incorporating a little self-mockery into the story since the twins originated in an era where superheroes came with a side of cheese.

Another perk of the story is having members of the Justice League around, which really adds to this debut story because it demonstrates how capable Zan and Jayna are on their own. They may be teens, but they’re just as capable as the Justice League and there will be no shortage of emergencies for them to handle on their own in future stories.

The whole “thunder lust” thing is hilarious. People from Exxor become turned on when exposed to a thunderstorm in a phenomenon called “thunder lust” and there’s no better time to have your first thunder lust than in the middle of gym class. The high school backdrop is a perfect setting for Zan to become a man, and the resulting conversation at the Hall of Justice is so fantastically cheesy that it sets the bar very high for future issues.

Writer: Mark Russell

Artist and Cover: Stephen Byrne

Letters: Dave Sharpe

Wonder Twins #1 is available now at your local comic shop.