 Justice League #5 (2011) $4.50 Quantity
VERY FINE/NEAR MINT
Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS Now, with the teenaged powerhouse Cyborg at their side, this group of individual heroes must somehow put their differences aside to face the terror of Darkseid! Date Available: 01/25/2012 BONUS REVIEW by John 'Doc' Schaefer  I had made a conscious effort not to for an opinion of the Justice League. I have been a fan of the JLA since the beginning. Starro the Conqueror, Despero, the classic JLA/JSA team-ups, and for the ups there were downs, Justice League Detroit, Maxwell Lord-original persona, Congogorilla's secondary mutation where he can grow to giant size. But I always stuck with it because it was the Justice League. And so I followed Earth's Greatest Heroes into a new regeneration that everyone seemed excited about. And what I was presented with was indeed a fresh new look at DC's flagship super group. But I can't agree that it's "all that and a bag of chips". The good news is that Geoff Johns keeps the characters' personalities pretty true to what they are in their own individual titles. The bad news is that Geoff Johns keeps the characters' personalities pretty true to what they are in their own individual titles. This means that continuity is preserved and way cool upgrades (ie Aquaman being cool again) are preserved. But if Superman is kind of a anti social jerk (after decades of being the All-American boyscout) in Action or Superman, he still is. This is not Johns's fault and he does manage to make the story work. The storytelling is good and moves at a slower place but it is appropriate in this case. The story isn't about the action but the interaction. Next, Jim Lee's art is great! Even if he has to draw all the character's in priest collars. (Nuff said.) The book is a balancing act. High point: the humorous interaction between Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash. Low point: Batman uncowls to deliver a pep talk to Green Lantern? Low point: Superman is kinda an anti-social jerk. High point: Superman takes an omega blast to the back! High point: Aquaman's take charge attitude. Low point: Cyborg is obviously planned for bigger things in the future. Call me a purist but Cyborg will always be a Teen Titan/Titan not a member of the JLA. Finally, we have our villain in Darkseid?! I realize that the coming together of the heroes of the Justice League would have to be world threatening but we are talking omega level threat here! When you start out with Darkseid, where can you go from there? The Injustice Society - WHIMPS!, The Crime Syndicate- alternate dimensional losers! And to be perfectly honest with you after suffering through the whole anti-life Infinite Crisis thing, I'm a little tired of Darkseid. And I was there when he first hit the scene back in Kirby's Fourth World. 7 out of 10 Grahams VERY FINE/NEAR MINT
Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS Now, with the teenaged powerhouse Cyborg at their side, this group of individual heroes must somehow put their differences aside to face the terror of Darkseid! Date Available: 01/25/2012 BONUS REVIEW by John 'Doc' Schaefer I had made a conscious effort not to for an opinion of the Justice League. I have been a fan of the JLA since the beginning. Starro the Conqueror, Despero, the classic JLA/JSA team-ups, and for the ups there were downs, Justice League Detroit, Maxwell Lord-original persona, Congogorilla's secondary mutation where he can grow to giant size. But I always stuck with it because it was the Justice League. And so I followed Earth's Greatest Heroes into a new regeneration that everyone seemed excited about. And what I was presented with was indeed a fresh new look at DC's flagship super group. But I can't agree that it's "all that and a bag of chips". The good news is that Geoff Johns keeps the characters' personalities pretty true to what they are in their own individual titles. The bad news is that Geoff Johns keeps the characters' personalities pretty true to what they are in their own individual titles. This means that continuity is preserved and way cool upgrades (ie Aquaman being cool again) are preserved. But if Superman is kind of a anti social jerk (after decades of being the All-American boyscout) in Action or Superman, he still is. This is not Johns's fault and he does manage to make the story work. The storytelling is good and moves at a slower place but it is appropriate in this case. The story isn't about the action but the interaction. Next, Jim Lee's art is great! Even if he has to draw all the character's in priest collars. (Nuff said.) The book is a balancing act. High point: the humorous interaction between Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash. Low point: Batman uncowls to deliver a pep talk to Green Lantern? Low point: Superman is kinda an anti-social jerk. High point: Superman takes an omega blast to the back! High point: Aquaman's take charge attitude. Low point: Cyborg is obviously planned for bigger things in the future. Call me a purist but Cyborg will always be a Teen Titan/Titan not a member of the JLA. Finally, we have our villain in Darkseid?! I realize that the coming together of the heroes of the Justice League would have to be world threatening but we are talking omega level threat here! When you start out with Darkseid, where can you go from there? The Injustice Society - WHIMPS!, The Crime Syndicate- alternate dimensional losers! And to be perfectly honest with you after suffering through the whole anti-life Infinite Crisis thing, I'm a little tired of Darkseid. And I was there when he first hit the scene back in Kirby's Fourth World. 7 out of 10 Grahams |
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