DC: The New Frontier may not be a true Elseworlds tale in the strictest sense of the term but it is an exploration of the past Golden Age era of DC Comics while at the same time merging it as closely as possible to the real-world political situation during the 1950's.
The series was done primarily in the classic Jack Kirby style - sharp lines, heavy jawlines and squared-off fingers and the entire series did a good job of trying to recapture the feel of the comics of the period. It didn't feel at all forced and at the same time it didn't read as something dated, which is a quite tricky to pull off. Just because you draw them in an old style doesn't mean you need to rewind things in the same way in terms of dialog and quality of plot.
Their depiction / time-place setting was pretty interesting. I don't care if it wasn't 100% accurate or anything like that - I just appreciate the fact that they did make an earnest attempt to somehow situate the heroes in more of "our" Earth as opposed to that version that seems only similar to world but clearly not the same. That sense of pseudo-realism helped provide a different backdrop upon which this tale was told.
If you're looking for a refreshing look at a slightly alternative DC Universe with a taste of historical realism and some interesting reinterpretation of slightly lesser-known characters, then this should prove to be a very good read for you indeed.
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