We begin with Steve Trevor again, battling with Congress who want to plant a hero of their own in the Justice League. They want to know why the League are not opening up to more members. We then cut to Green Arrow who has decided he wants to join the Justice League. He follows them around and is very enthusiastic to show what he can do.
But they don't want him. In fact, they don't want any one. We are told they had other people in the League and it did not work out and Aquaman and Green Arrow appear to share some bad blood. For the next week Green Arrow follows the League around and they just keep knocking him back. The Flash and Superman seem to think that they could use more people but the group is adamant.
Luckily for him, Steve Trevor is around to offer him an alternative. Apparently the League does not have a social conscience and Steve can find a team best suited to someone like him. We find out as well who was on the League before.
And he is still around and knows a lot about them. He also is seen to say that they are not ready. I am not sure what he means but I can agree that they don't feel a team. Again, Johns is not developing the team at all. Hal and Bruce more often than not gets to bicker and, again, he writes Steve and Green Arrow better than the stars. Steve comes across as smart and manipulative and I am sure the team are doing exactly what he wants. Not the other way around. I really don't like the team as pawns and would have thought they would try not to be dependent on any one government. That they would act in the interest of all of mankind. That they just going along for the ride and have no social conscience after five years makes no sense. Why are we rooting for these people? Johns needs to do better than this.
The Shazam back up was sweet. Much better than the first. Billy came across very sympathetic here.
I give this issue 3 stars. I felt like a 2.5 though for the lack of making me care for the JL. But the art was better and the Martian Manhunter tease was great.
Best panel. The Martian Manhunter battling the League is really awesome but you know me, it's about what I dig. Superman and Wonder Woman telling some readers...stop whining...we can take the monsters out.
That's pretty much it, but i wonder why would Batman even need the League's help with Talons? In his own series, he already called all the available family for help - and it seems very appropriate for the situation; but let's face it - those undeads are no match for the god-like powered superheroes. It should have been for them like beating a bunch of babies in a sand-box.
ReplyDeleteAnd, while Superman could have take them all down in seconds with his freeze-breath - it's their grave weakness - I like to think he just truly enjoyed beating the crap out of this creeps, as well as Diana did=)
They advertising Night of the Owls for BM. :D
ReplyDeleteOh, of course!
ReplyDeleteSilly me=)