The Trinity Issues 1-5

Hi Readers,

Let me start off by stating the obvious... Mark Bagley is an AWESOME artist!!!I was first hooked onto his art when he illustrated for the early issues of the THUNDERBOLTS. His art was so impressive, I read Thunderbolts religiously throughout most of the first volume. Bagley's artwork is not only impressive, but he does a great job of using the surrounding scenery to show how destructive the fights are.
Ok... back to business. This book focuses on Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman mostly. The comradery between these three characters has withstood the test of time and each have become archetypal characters in their own right. Even though I love these three heroes battling evil along side one another, I will admit, this story drags significantly. It took waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long for the battle to be concluded between Konvikt, Graak and the JLA. The fight started in issue 2 and last until issue 5 of this series, and that is too long to have a simple slug fest between comic book characters. Even though Bagley's art is amazing, I know that this fight could have concluded within 1 or 2 issues. This reminded me of Dragon Ball Z, where Piccolo, Gohan and Goku can use an entire season of the show to fight just one villain. Ridiculous!
On a side note, I noticed a detail while reading, that I have never seen before with the Justice League of America's roster. There are FOUR Black members of the JLA currently! When I realized that Vixen, Black Lightning, Green Lantern and Firestorm were all members, I was actually a tiny bit surprised and excited due to there never being this high of a ratio in the JLA. Looks like the times might be changing!
While reading these issues, three questions sprang to mind:
1. What's really going on between Morgan Le Fey and Enigma? They didn't know each other before hand, but what is the grand scheme that they are piecing together to use against the trinity?
2. Who is Enigma? I never heard of this character before... is he related to Riddler (A.K.A. E. Nigma)? I know... bad joke!
3. Is there such a thing as both a successful and formidable JLA without Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman? The reason I ask is because I can't really remember a time where these three characters weren't members and the book was both seen as a formidable team and successful franchise. In my experience, it was one or the other.
As of right now, I'm on the fence about this series... but I will admit Bagley's art is definitely a plus for the book!


@~~~~}~~~~~~~~~ Devin Peacock