History Trivia / KingdomCome

* TrendKiller: This work is credited with ending the trend of the NinetiesAntiHero by presenting a strong argument against the kind of cynicism and apathy that were rampant in the comic industry at the time. The bright, realistic art by Alex Ross also helped, serving as a stark counterpart to the drawing styles popularized by people like Creator/RobLiefeld.

* WriteWhoYouKnow: Norman [=McCay=] is based on Alex Ross's father Clark, right down to sharing his likeness.

* CreatorBacklash: Mark Waid has expressed regret in later interviews and statements on how he wrote ComicBook/WonderWoman in this and its effect on her characterization going forward by later DC writers.

* CreatorBacklash: Mark Waid has expressed regret in later interviews and statements on how he wrote ComicBook/WonderWoman in this and it's effect on her characterization going forward by later DC writers.

** The original concept, which would have been revealed in the sequel ''Comicbook/{{The Kingdom|DC}}'', was that the ''Kingdom Come'' universe was actually a revitalized Earth-Two that somehow survived the [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths Crisis]]. But the idea was later rejected on the fact the Earth-One and Post-Crisis characters wouldn't exist in Earth-Two. If it's true, then they changed their minds so late that they couldn't completely remove that plot thread from the story as ''The Kingdom'' is [[BookEnds bookended]] with Superman of Earth-Two pounding on the walls of reality.

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