It’s unnerving to me that a series that has, since the first issue, been a spectacular rollercoaster of action, humour and entertainment, can fall so far so quickly. The latest issue of Justice League: Generation Lost, however, manages just that. It’s a bland, unexciting fight issue, featuring the Metal Men and the mini-team of Fire, Ice and Rocket Red.

There are some fun interactions to be had from Rocket Red and the girls, and the Metal Men are, in some ways, interesting characters, but this issue lacks substance completely. The previous issues have always carried a certain level of integrity, even when the drama was dispersed in exchange for some over the top action; here, there is none of that. It feels stiff.

Judd Winick has penned a magnificent story, so far, and this issue is hopefully the only blemish on that otherwise perfect run.

The artwork by Aaron Lopresti, meanwhile, is fairly decent. The characters look distinctive enough, and the fight scenes are well choreographed, but there feels like something’s missing throughout. That something feels important, too.

All in all, it’s nothing too much to worry about; the series is almost guaranteed to return to standards in an issue or two, and with a one-hundred percent brilliance record, the creative team have earned the right to one bad issue.