Review: Justice League of America #20

December 13, 2017

By Jonathan Edwards

Based on the first half of this issue, I was going to rate it a two out of five. Heck, I was even going to say that this wasn’t the worst way for “Precision Strike” to end. And then, I got to the second half. Suddenly, Justice League of America #20 changed from the flawed ending of a weak story arc to a nigh incoherent attempt to justify and explain away its bullshit premise. “All Prometheus needed to divide us was a video camera and a list of questions.” Yes, Ryan, but only because everyone he “interviewed” was written without the ability to detect his entirely obvious attempts to manipulate them. And, maybe it could’ve worked, at least a little bit if any of the previous issues put character development first instead of dedicating so much fucking time on superficial plots with one-note villains.

Review: Wonder Woman #36

December 13, 2017

By Cat Wyatt

Now that we’ve finished catching up with Jason’s backstory (thank you for that, issue #35), we’re back to the main plot once again. The scene opens with Diana chained up to a stone pillar while Jason monologues (though not as verbosely as a villain can). He (or maybe it was Grail) somehow managed to find an ancient Beachhead from New Genesis. It could even be an earlier world, who’s to say?

Review: Suicide Squad #31

December 13, 2017

By Cat Wyatt

After a month of anxiously waiting to see what was going to happen to half of the Suicide Squad (the half trapped on the moon, that is), we’re finally given our answer! Considering the point they left us off at last issue, they really didn’t have much of a choice but to pick up right where they left off (well, they could have done something different, but I’d advise against stressing out your fans). To recap: Rick Flag Sr. is possessed by the Red Wave, and likely has been partially under its control for a while, Boomerang, Katana, and Croc have also fallen under his (its?) thumb. The only one on the moon with control over their own body is Harley. So not exactly a good position to be in.

Review: Justice League of America Annual #1

November 29, 2017

By Jonathan Edwards

As of the writing of this review, I have read and reviewed every single issue of DC’s post-Rebirth Justice League of America. This includes the five one-shots released the first issue of the main series, which I liked. Justice League of America #1 and #2 were disappointing after that, but it wasn’t until about the third issue that I started being entirely outspoken about why the book and why it continues to suck. And in my review for JLA #12, I explained that having such consistently heavy criticism for it is why I don’t drop it.

Review: Doomsday Clock #1

November 22, 2017

By Dustin Cabeal

I thought long and hard about this book after reading it. By no means am I one of these comic readers that view Watchmen as some untouchable bible of comic books. I read it. I could see a lot of the brilliance of it, which I mostly credit to the artwork. I’ve never read or cared about the prequel stories nor did I find it particularly interesting that the world of Watchmen was being injected into the DCU. If Watchmen is the DC Comics bible, then Doomsday Clock is the new testament.

Review: Green Lanterns #35

November 15, 2017

By Cat Wyatt

First off, let’s talk about issue #35’s title: “Oh Bolphunga Where Art Thou? Part 1” (in case you were wondering, yet I had to check the spelling on that one). I don’t know about you, but this title made me crack up, perhaps it’s just my sense of humor. Anyway, we can clearly get an idea of the events that are about to occur in this issue.