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ubalstecha's review
4.0
The battle concludes in this third and final volume of the mini-series. The villains have succeed in taking over the world. Their plan to relocated humanity to spheres is well underway. Meanwhile, the Justice League calls in some allies to help them defeat the rogue's gallery. And the solution found to combat Brainiac's nanobots is unique. Meanwhile, they have to figure out how to free the heroes' loved ones who are not only being held hostage, but have somehow been turned against the Justice League.
An action filled, and blessedly logical conclusion to the saga. It will leave the reader satisfied. Pick it up.
An action filled, and blessedly logical conclusion to the saga. It will leave the reader satisfied. Pick it up.
drtlovesbooks's review
3.0
What it's about: In this final volume of the collection, the heroes find themselves backed into a corner. The villains have convinced the world that the heroes have failed them, and that only the villains can provide for humanity the safety and security they'd like. The heroes have been infiltrated, betrayed, and defeated at every turn. The villains have either captured or taken control of the heroes' loved ones, creating a hostage situation and fighting force that the heroes cannot push back against without hurting those they love.
But the heroes are not heroes only when things are easy. They prepare to make the ultimate sacrifices in order to help save the world once again.
What I thought: Part of this series that's supposed to make readers think is that the heroes find themselves in a position where they may have to make some significant sacrifices - either of themselves or their loved ones - in order to overcome the bad guys. That is a fascinating idea - what are we willing to give up in order to help the larger world? Particularly at this moment in 2020, this seems like an extremely relevant issue.
Superman even has an entire internal monologue about how his powers protect him but endanger those closest to him. It's interesting and adds a layer to him that I don't think I've considered before.
But as the story develops, those potential sacrifices get pared back further and further, until only one member of the League seems to be actually sacrificing anything. And then that sacrifice ends up getting completely mitigated, and everything is back to status quo by the end of the book. I find that to be a major let-down of what could have been a really amazing, important, interesting premise.
Why I rated it like I did: I was going to give this a 2, because the overall story is kind of meh, but this volume does have a couple of very clever maneuvers by the Justice League that I didn't see coming (and neither did the villains).
But the heroes are not heroes only when things are easy. They prepare to make the ultimate sacrifices in order to help save the world once again.
What I thought: Part of this series that's supposed to make readers think is that the heroes find themselves in a position where they may have to make some significant sacrifices - either of themselves or their loved ones - in order to overcome the bad guys. That is a fascinating idea - what are we willing to give up in order to help the larger world? Particularly at this moment in 2020, this seems like an extremely relevant issue.
Superman even has an entire internal monologue about how his powers protect him but endanger those closest to him. It's interesting and adds a layer to him that I don't think I've considered before.
Why I rated it like I did: I was going to give this a 2, because the overall story is kind of meh, but this volume does have a couple of very clever maneuvers by the Justice League that I didn't see coming (and neither did the villains).
hans_sniekers_art's review
5.0
(This review is a collective for all three volumes of Justice)
This comic was both so interesting and so amazing :D
Whilst I carry the general opinion that I prefer Alex Ross' artworks to be on covers or promotional material as opposed to materials (as they are so detailed filled and therefore I find it hard to see what's quickly happening) but I felt in this series, the artwork truly shined!
The storyline was so gripping from point one and even though it required some default understanding of the basic ideas and morals of each of these superheroes and their respective villains, the fact it didn't need to explain much from the start gave the story a chance to propel itself forward quite swiftly!
The mystery and wickedness of this series is interesting! It kept me turning the page over and over and as such it drew me into this massive universe of lore!
This comic was both so interesting and so amazing :D
Whilst I carry the general opinion that I prefer Alex Ross' artworks to be on covers or promotional material as opposed to materials (as they are so detailed filled and therefore I find it hard to see what's quickly happening) but I felt in this series, the artwork truly shined!
The storyline was so gripping from point one and even though it required some default understanding of the basic ideas and morals of each of these superheroes and their respective villains, the fact it didn't need to explain much from the start gave the story a chance to propel itself forward quite swiftly!
The mystery and wickedness of this series is interesting! It kept me turning the page over and over and as such it drew me into this massive universe of lore!
hilaritas's review
2.0
This was a disappointing end to the arc that started very strongly. As all stories like this must, this conclusion to the "Super Friends"-esque story centers largely on the big, all-hands-on-deck battle where the heroes right the wrongs and return things to the status quo. Unfortunately, that means tons of splash pages and big battle scenes, which are my least favorite parts of comics. Despite providing nice opportunities for the artists to strut their stuff, those parts are largely boring because they often devolve into celebrations of physical violence and flatten out the personality differences between characters that make reading these stories so fun. This book definitely suffers from those weaknesses.
Further, it loses a lot of the humor and winking references that made the first two volumes so entertaining. The bombast is dialed way up here, but the humor, heart, and sense are drowned out. I still don't really understand how the big plan worked, other than that Green Lantern apparently has an annulus ex machina that can somehow hit the reset button on all of the villains' machinations. Oh, and that kryptonite loses its efficacy if crushed into powder, I guess? Honestly, I don't know. This book made a hash of a lot of things and I lost interest in places.
The end hints at some sort of higher-order resolution to the eternal return of comic book life, but it lacked punch and felt off using Batman as the mouthpiece. This was a big let-down as the earlier volumes were fantastic.
Further, it loses a lot of the humor and winking references that made the first two volumes so entertaining. The bombast is dialed way up here, but the humor, heart, and sense are drowned out. I still don't really understand how the big plan worked, other than that Green Lantern apparently has an annulus ex machina that can somehow hit the reset button on all of the villains' machinations. Oh, and that kryptonite loses its efficacy if crushed into powder, I guess? Honestly, I don't know. This book made a hash of a lot of things and I lost interest in places.
The end hints at some sort of higher-order resolution to the eternal return of comic book life, but it lacked punch and felt off using Batman as the mouthpiece. This was a big let-down as the earlier volumes were fantastic.
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