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murphyc1's review against another edition
3.0
Had a few shining moments, but some mediocre to awful art and a mind-numbingly trite plot which deals, in part, with yet another belabored Batman betrayal (I am just so sick of that tired trope!) kill all the fun for me.
sans's review against another edition
4.0
I do prefer the sixth dimension portion of this. Now give me more Jarro!
the_rox13's review against another edition
3.0
Synopsis: I found the Sixth Dimension arc to be a bit confusing, and I'm not sure how on track my synopsis is going to be, but the bare bones plot is the following from what I could gather: Basically, the League needs the three brothers - the World Forger, Mar Novu, and the Anti-Monitor - to work with them if they have any hope of stopping Perpetua. The point of the Sixth Dimension storyline was at the end to bring the World Forger into the Justice League, despite him creating this world where the heroes did win, but it was through questionable means and the death of Superman. We also get an issue that shows us Perpetua's backstory and how her children helped imprison her behind the Source Wall. Lex is dead to the world, but of course he's not actually dead. He tricks Martian MAnhunter into talking with him and J'onn is absorbed into Lex's body, turning Lex into one of Perpetua's ideal beings called Apex Predators.
Review: Again, this Justice League run is dense as hell and this volume is fucking long as hell. I thought it would be less dialogue heavy, but nope, just as dialogue heavy and just as important to the overall story. One thing that really bothers me is when does this take place? I probably shouldn't question these things because that's how comics roll, but still.
I specifically had an issue with the Perpetua issue where we get her backstory and all that. I frankly didn't think it was necessary and really annoyed me when I had to break from the Sixth Dimension storyline to read it. I think that it was definitely a story that could have been told in a couple pages even though I'm sure the writers are just taking their time to cover their bases. I dunno, it feels like this series really wants to drag its feet sometimes, but always teases you about the big war on the horizon.
The art is absolutely incredible for this book. Jorge Jimenez has been absolutely killing it as the main artist for this series - I want all those double splash pages on posters. The pages with Superman flying through all those suns was probably my favorite - so fucking epic on its own, but combined with great writing, it's cosmic. It's hard to say that when I read these Justice League books specifically that I don't feel at least a little bit inspired by the heroes every time. I think Lex makes a good argument for Doom, but if people could see the heroes the way the readers do, I think they would side with Justice.
That being said, I hope Lex gets fucked over by Perpetua somehow, honestly. I've about had it with his ass. What he did to Martian Manhunter was totally fucked and I didn't see it coming. I was a little shocked and I'm not sure how the League will fair without J'onn. He doesn't get enough credit, but he's one of the strongest heroes in the universe and now all his powers are at Lex's disposal. It definitely made me want to pick up the next volume as soon as I can, though, since it all seems to finally be coming to a head.
Overall, it's an ok volume. I thought it dragged at times, but it's definitely one I enjoyed the more I sat with it after finishing than when I initially did.
Review: Again, this Justice League run is dense as hell and this volume is fucking long as hell. I thought it would be less dialogue heavy, but nope, just as dialogue heavy and just as important to the overall story. One thing that really bothers me is when does this take place? I probably shouldn't question these things because that's how comics roll, but still.
I specifically had an issue with the Perpetua issue where we get her backstory and all that. I frankly didn't think it was necessary and really annoyed me when I had to break from the Sixth Dimension storyline to read it. I think that it was definitely a story that could have been told in a couple pages even though I'm sure the writers are just taking their time to cover their bases. I dunno, it feels like this series really wants to drag its feet sometimes, but always teases you about the big war on the horizon.
The art is absolutely incredible for this book. Jorge Jimenez has been absolutely killing it as the main artist for this series - I want all those double splash pages on posters. The pages with Superman flying through all those suns was probably my favorite - so fucking epic on its own, but combined with great writing, it's cosmic. It's hard to say that when I read these Justice League books specifically that I don't feel at least a little bit inspired by the heroes every time. I think Lex makes a good argument for Doom, but if people could see the heroes the way the readers do, I think they would side with Justice.
That being said, I hope Lex gets fucked over by Perpetua somehow, honestly. I've about had it with his ass. What he did to Martian Manhunter was totally fucked and I didn't see it coming. I was a little shocked and I'm not sure how the League will fair without J'onn. He doesn't get enough credit, but he's one of the strongest heroes in the universe and now all his powers are at Lex's disposal. It definitely made me want to pick up the next volume as soon as I can, though, since it all seems to finally be coming to a head.
Overall, it's an ok volume. I thought it dragged at times, but it's definitely one I enjoyed the more I sat with it after finishing than when I initially did.
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