Today in Comics History, December 31, New Year's Eve: No, Bruce, we get drunk and sleep most of the next day; I don't know about you

from Trinity (2016 series) #16 (DC, February 2018), script by Rob Williams, pencils by V Ken Marion, inks by Sandu Florea, colors by Dinei Ribeiro, letters by Steve Wands

365 Days of Defiance, Day 273: Gonna burn you, gonna make you swell / Mongul on a hard sell

Mongul, intergalactic despot and poor man's Darkseid, enjoys it when heroes resist him. There's a technical word for that.

Panels from Trinity (2016 series) #5 (March 2017); script, pencils, inks, and colors by Francis Manapul ; letters by Steve Wands
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...Dumbass.

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 203

Panels from Trinity #19 (October 8, 2008), script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Art Thibert, colors by Pete Pantazis, letters by Pat Brosseau

Monday Night Murals: You were one, one of the three

Murals! Sure, we've seen 'em pop up once or twice each on our favorite series, but...can you conceive of...a comic book title whose entire series is a set of murals? Why, you would be better able to conceive of Superman dying, or Batman having his back broken, or Wonder Woman getting a new costume.

Or, you could just take a big steamin' gawk at the eighteen, count 'em, eighteen consecutive murals from DC's weekly event series of 2008-2009, Trinity! Never before have the super forces of Larry, Moe, and Curly Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman been so...interconnected!:

Trinity #1-3 (June 4-18, 2008), art by Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino, and Allen Passalaqua
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Trinity #4-6 (June 25-July 9, 2008), art by Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino, and Allen Passalaqua

Trinity #7-9 (July 16-30, 2008), art by Andy Kubert and Edgar Delgado

Trinity #10-12 (August 6-20, 2008), art by Andy Kubert and Edgar Delgado

Trinity #13-15 (August 27-September 10, 2008), art by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair

Trinity #16-18 (September 17-October 1, 2008), art by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair

Trinity #19-21 (October 8-22, 2008), art by Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino, and Allen Passalaqua

Trinity #22-24 (October 29-November 12, 2008), art by Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang, and Chris Sotomayor

Trinity #25-27 (November 19-December 3, 2008), art by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair

Trinity #28-30 (December 10-24, 2008), art by Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino, and Allen Passalaqua

Trinity #31-33 (December 31, 2008-January 14, 2009), art by Jim Lee, Richard Friend, and Alex Sinclair

Trinity #34-36 (January 21-February 4, 2009), art by Shane David and Richard Friend

Trinity #37-39 (February 11-25, 2009), art by Jesus Merino

Trinity #40-42 (March 4-18, 2009), art by Shane Davis, John Dell, and Allen Passalaqua

Trinity #43-45 (March 25-April 8, 2009), art by Jesus Merino and Allen Passalaqua

Trinity #46-48 (April 15), art by Tom Derenick (#46), Scott McDaniel (#47), Mike Norton (#48), Wayne Faucher, and Allen Passalaqua

Trinity #49-51 (May 6-20, 2009), art by Shane Davis, John Dell, and Pete Pantazis

And because 52 goes into 3...(counting on my hooves)...with one left over, final issue #52 was a three-part fold-out extravaganza mural all on its own:

Trinity #52 (May 27, 2009), art by Mark Bagley, John Dell, and Pete Pantazis

So there you have it: the only comic where every three issues was an interconnecting mural. And have you noticed this: if you put them all together, end to end, in a long straight line, folding them carefully and lining them up just right...and take a step back to survey the entire 52-comic panorama, well then...you've got way too much time on your hands.