pickYears after the heroes of the Justice League retire, a new generation of powered people quarrel and fight each other, making life for civilians dangerous. This book is the antithesis of the film MAN OF STEEL. It answers the question ‘Why do we need Superman?‘ We need him to be the role model for the concept of ‘superhero‘. Otherwise, we live amongst fascist Gods ruling over us mortal peons. His most valuable power is always doing what‘s right.
pickAaaarrggh cliffhanger! The only reason the writers and artists are forgiven is because I can get the next volume immediately from my library. Yet another benefit of reading backlist!
This was off the chain, just ridiculously improbable survival in action-packed scenarios, Brucie baby having officially planned TOO MUCH and yet too little, creating a Matryoshka doll of Batmans with various levels of advisable approaches to the criminal element, 1/?
panTerrible.
From ugly / stupid character designs and silly names to a barely there plot, this book seems to rely entirely on the novelty of superheroes as dinosaurs. Really, that‘s it. Lazy world building leads to nonsensical situations leads to me not caring about anything that happens here. Do not bother with this one. Absolute pass.
pickThis is just about as chaotic and bonkers as it sounds. The Legion of Doom has a plan to take out Superman, but their maniacal egos causes them to break ranks, and the Dreamstone is eventually used to transport the Monsterverse creatures to the DC universe. While completely ridiculous, the writers to a good job of keeping things pretty coherent, and the artists wrangle all the characters into some solid, exciting brawls. Excellent execution.
A big ol' yes to these 2 chunks. Both were waiting for me at the library. Decided to go with Sera #2 instead of poppy #3. I'm going to end up reading them in a weird order but whatever. Loving these series
#jla #romantasy
so-soHere we go again...Batman and his allies against a force that's convinced violence is the answer. More death, more manipulation. Though this combatant as the lead of a new antagonistic team seems nostalgically traditional compared to Injustice Superman. We'll see how things unfold!
All thanks go to Panda Redd (and my library's hoopla subscription) for coming in clutch with a superbly timed video to let my cluelessness know that Injustice: Gods Among Us isn't just a prequel to a video game, it's just the FIRST set of graphic novels in this series. Makes so much more sense. Not even Storygraph's series linkages saved me from ignorance this time. 🤦🏼♂️
pickWell that was DARK. It was also an incredibly compelling read. Naturally, seeing how Superman and Wonder Woman are characterized is unsettling, and the heartbreaking losses just confirm this as a nightmarish 'what if', but what surprised me was the hope, the funny parts, and how much time Harley Quinn got on the page. Those surprises are why I still want to continue in the series. Art preference per issue varied, will see what comes next. 🤷🏼♂️
Nightwing: when levity and sass are sorely needed for the narrative.
*Snrk* Valid point. 🤭💚
