FCBD 2010: DC Kids Mega Sampler 2010

Another of the DC offerings on Free Comic Book Day earlier this month was this DC Kids Mega Sampler which included pages and stories from Billy Batson: Power of Shazam, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Tiny Titans.

The supergirls at home enjoy both Tiny Titans and Brave and Bold. I don't get them monthly, but probably every other month or so (as well as the occasional Super Friends). So this was the first issue they grabbed on FCBD.

For me, it was a good issue because it allowed me to sample Power of Shazam, a book I haven't bought before. The Batman:Brave and Bold story was a typically solid story by Landry Walker and Eric Jones contrasting the physicality of Batman with the more cerebral and complex nature of J'onn J'onzz. I had a panel from that story to post but I can't find it on my PC. Trust me ... good stuff.

But the real treat was that Supergirl and the Superman family were a big part of the Tiny Titans story.

The book uses Match, Superboy's quasi-Bizarro, as an easy comic element. So I knew hi-jinks would ensue when Supergirl and Streaky head to the Fortress for Match's birthday party.

When Match blows out the candles, he overdoes it, freezing the cake.

I love the overly dramatic response by Supergirl when that happens. Look at the agony on her face. Oh the humanity!! Too funny!

In a separate story, the school's Brainiac Club takes a field trip to the North Pole.

As always, I love the continuity that is wormed into this book. We see the Silver Age Brainiac, the animated Brainiac, the Byrne Brainiac, the silver robot Brainiac, even Brainiac 13 and Brainiac 8! But best of all, there is Brainiac 5! Will we get a Supergirl/Brainiac 5 interaction in Tiny Titans too?

While the club is looking at the weather patterns at the North Pole, Krypto lets Supergirl know he needs to go out.

I know I have said it before, I love that Supergirl is perpetually floating in this book.

When outside, she runs into the Brainiac Club and asks them to join in Match's birthday party. To be continued ...

Anyways, how nice that Supergirl was such a big part of this free all ages book on Free Comic Book Day. The more exposure for Kara to a new generation of fans, the better!