JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #22

Review by: Tork

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Story: 3 - Good
Art: 3 - Good

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  1. i agree with you on the art thing, it does feel like a step backwards from where it should be. The whole concept of the book seems to have been mismanaged. It feels as if the book was built out of love for what came before and wanting to play in a sandbox that you saw the big kids playing in when you where too young, as opposed to trying to build a team that works and is good for story. Waid’s JLA:year one, Morrisons JLA both had this, a team which was together because they knew the characters and they made the stories work. This one it feels like characters are there because the author loved them as a child and wanted a chance to write a JLA book with them in it. Not that there is anything wrong with that, if you can make it good… saddly this book has fallen short and while i don’t think it will be remembered like JLdetroit, i don’t think it will be well remembered.

  2. I didn’t think about Roy’s age & being a dad when Superman was giving him the whole "tell her how you feel" talk, but you’re right — to talk like that to a grown man with a kid is pretty funny, lol. Maybe Roy was thinking "This dude is such a big shot he doesn’t even know I’m not a side-kick anymore? I even have a kid! And pubes!" Or … maybe not.

    I like Ed Benes’ art & am thinking it didn’t look so good this issue because of the inker (I could be wrong) but I will admit he does draw people that look like action figures sometimes.

    There is one thing you said in your review that I agree with 107% —

    "Let the JSA be the giant team of past, present, and future: let the JLA be the Big Seven of the DCU."

    Amen to that.

     

  3. I didn’t think about Roy’s age & being a dad when Superman was giving him the whole "tell her how you feel" talk, but you’re right — to talk like that to a grown man with a kid is pretty funny, lol. Maybe Roy was thinking "This dude is such a big shot he doesn’t even know I’m not a side-kick anymore? I even have a kid! And pubes!" Or … maybe not.

    I like Ed Benes’ art & am thinking it didn’t look so good this issue because of the inker (I could be wrong) but I will admit he does draw people that look like action figures sometimes.

    There is one thing you said in your review that I agree with 107% —

    "Let the JSA be the giant team of past, present, and future: let the JLA be the Big Seven of the DCU."

    Amen to that.

     

  4. I too am not a fan of Benes’ art, but I actually really enjoyed this issue.  I didn’t find Superman and Hal’s conversation with Roy all that weird–there are plenty of people I know with children that still don’t know anything about relationships.  I thought it made every more realistic and I always enjoy moments where characters seem more human than empty shells that just fight bad guys.

    Nice review, as always.

  5. Great review, I’ve been a vocal detractor of this title but I did enjoy this issue.  I think Benes’ has a great style but his people kind of look alike to me, same body type and hair between the sexes kind of thing.  Dr. Niles Caulder is just as diesel as Batman for example. 

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