Scan barcode
marvelmerlin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
somethingsnappy's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
stevequinn's review against another edition
3.0
Four stars for Sejic’s art. Minus-one star for Williamson’s terrible writing.
stevequinn's review against another edition
3.0
Very generic. Azrael is boring as always. Starfire is no longer fun. Jessica Cruz is checking her phone charge. Yawn.
redmoon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
mohan_vee's review against another edition
2.0
Justice League Odyssey: Death of the Dark continues in the same loopy, unstructured way that the previous volume did. The "Darkseid has a nefarious plan" plot element finally develops some substance, but remains predictable and uninteresting. Additionally, the book bogs down with multiple references from Darkseid as to how Green Lantern Jessica Cruz is insignificant and has no role to play in his dark machinations. Foreshadowing anyone?
mohan_vee's review against another edition
3.0
Justice League Odyssey: The Ghost Sector, takes some of the more popular "B-List" JLA characters and sends them on an interstellar road trip at the behest of Darkseid. There is a lot of potential here, but this first volume does not fully take off. Additionally, the story really does not stand on its own and is deeply integrated with other recent universe changing events in the DCU which are referenced but not completely explained.
A major weakness of this book for me is that I never really got a sense of the characters personalities, which are heavily under emphasized. Additionally the Darkseid theme is really slow and sofar predictable and unintersting. (Not really a spoiler here, - he is a bad guy with a hidden agenda !)
I picked this up since I am a huge fan of the Green Lanterns title, and this book promised some exposure to those characters. True enough, Jessica Cruz does have a significant presence in this book but her unique personality never emerges and she's limited to threatening to arrest all the other characters every five minutes and using her power ring to transport the characters. Simon Baz shows up briefly in a holographic communication but otherwise has no impact on the story. Sadly pancakes are never mentioned, which seems pretty much unforgivable in a story with these characters.
This title has enough potential that I will probably read the next two volumes, but doing so is a pretty low priority.
A major weakness of this book for me is that I never really got a sense of the characters personalities, which are heavily under emphasized. Additionally the Darkseid theme is really slow and sofar predictable and unintersting. (Not really a spoiler here, - he is a bad guy with a hidden agenda !)
I picked this up since I am a huge fan of the Green Lanterns title, and this book promised some exposure to those characters. True enough, Jessica Cruz does have a significant presence in this book but her unique personality never emerges and she's limited to threatening to arrest all the other characters every five minutes and using her power ring to transport the characters. Simon Baz shows up briefly in a holographic communication but otherwise has no impact on the story. Sadly pancakes are never mentioned, which seems pretty much unforgivable in a story with these characters.
This title has enough potential that I will probably read the next two volumes, but doing so is a pretty low priority.
aloyokon's review against another edition
5.0
So you're one of four superheroes stranded in the middle of nowhere at the far end of the universe, when you find out the multiverse is in mortal peril. You're cut off from your allies (and for one of the heroes, your power source), when one of the biggest bads in the universe, albeit depowered, offers a plan for survival. Sure, it'll re-empower him, and the big bad's not know for his trustworthiness, but isn't saving the multiverse worth the risk? Unless you can outwit the villain at his own game...