Monday, July 20, 2020

'JLA' Volume 3: 'Rock of Ages'

You can read my review of the comic book trade paperback here.








Pros


- Story with epic scope

- Very well written Lex Luthor: cunning, charming, and humanity focused.  While his conflict expands to the League, his focus is still squarely on Superman

- While he's a bit player, even the Joker has some highlight moments, like forcing J'onn and Superman to go through a maze of his own making and later having J'onn temporarily restore some sense of order to the chaotic villain's psyche

-Both meta and regular human heroes get moments to shine and contribute



Cons

- The League's decision at the end doesn't make a whole lot of sense and feels hollow given that there are more issues to come.

-Darkseid is given some great dialogue, but doesn't have much else to do.


Overall


This was a strong collection that managed to provide great moments for both heroes and villain alike.  It raises the stakes with a large scale story, but still manages to plant the seeds for something even bigger to come.











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