So finally, the tumult of the Blackest Night is over, Cry for Justice has mercifully wrapped, and we wonder if the Justice League of America can finally settle down and become something it hasn't been for quite a while - a self-contained comic about a super-team.Of course, it may be expecting too much in the modern world of event comics. This issue touches on the "Rise and Fall of Green Arrow" storyline, but it's mostly a glancing blow.
Most of the issue is given over to sorting out the new lineup of the team (at least until Superman, Wonder Woman and the original Batman return), but even that is a confused mash of meaningless fights, mysterious villains (some of whom owe a Coke to the New Gods), lots of heroes coming and going with no real rhyme or reason, and a tease for an upcoming crossover with the Justice Society of America.
In other words, there's no real story here, just a collection of scenes with no resolution. Writer James Robinson still doesn't seem to have a grip on this comic, though as always there's a lot of potential there.
The real plus for this comic is the artwork of Mark Bagley, who seems to be having a blast drawing the original JLA and a few dozen other heroes and villains. His style is crisp, clean and loaded with energy - the perfect fit for this comic.
Now if the story would just get focused, we'd be getting somewhere.
Grade: B-
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