Bryan Hitch & Tony S Daniel “Justice League Vol 1: The
Extinction Machines” (DC Comics, 2017)
I guess the first question is what are you looking for in a
Justice League comic? Personally, I want a team that is actually a team. I want them to work together and not bicker
all the time. I want them to be heroic
and likeable. I want them to face crazy enormous threats.
After the dystopian universe of the Nu52, this Rebirth
version of the Justice League gave me more or less what I wanted.
They are a team, working together. Sure the Lanterns are new
are treated sort of like rookies (but you know, they are). And hey it’s a new Superman, so they are
getting to know him. But they like each
other! And try to work together!
They are heroes and are trying to save the work and protect
innocents!
And they are fighting a couple of crazy alien threats. (Or
maybe just really one?) It’s weird and it absolutely requires all of them to
deal with the problem.
There are some real problems with the execution, but the
concepts are fine. As I noted above, I
thought the plot was a bit confusing. And the art is by the numbers, with
nothing to brag about.
But this is a solid book with some room to grow. I enjoyed
it, and hope this direction continues.
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