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captwinghead's review against another edition
2.0
This was nowhere near as engaging as the last volume.
I found "The Lightning Saga" storyline baffling and confusing to follow. On top of that... I just didn't really care about the Justice Society? Is this why I've never read much on Power Girl? That team just didn't grab my attention and they took up the brunt of that storyline.
Anyway, the issue with Roy and Mari was really well done. The art worked well for it, I liked the focus on Mari's guilt and her struggle with her powers going wonky. (Although... I would think drawing power from metahumans could be equally as useful as her animal powers).
The last issue was back to showing us what the League did outside of big battles, which was somewhat interesting. I don't care one way or the other about Roy's crush on Kendra. I was a bit confused as to whether they were implying he was in love with her? Because I don't think enough time has passed for that to be the case.
So, even with one great issue with Mari and Roy, this is definitely not a recommend for me. Definitely a step down from the last one.
I found "The Lightning Saga" storyline baffling and confusing to follow. On top of that... I just didn't really care about the Justice Society? Is this why I've never read much on Power Girl? That team just didn't grab my attention and they took up the brunt of that storyline.
Anyway, the issue with Roy and Mari was really well done. The art worked well for it, I liked the focus on Mari's guilt and her struggle with her powers going wonky. (Although... I would think drawing power from metahumans could be equally as useful as her animal powers).
The last issue was back to showing us what the League did outside of big battles, which was somewhat interesting. I don't care one way or the other about Roy's crush on Kendra. I was a bit confused as to whether they were implying he was in love with her? Because I don't think enough time has passed for that to be the case.
So, even with one great issue with Mari and Roy, this is definitely not a recommend for me. Definitely a step down from the last one.
karliclover's review against another edition
3.0
The second half of this book was way better than the first.
The first half dealt with the Legion of Super-Heroes, and I've never been too fond of them. Maybe it's that they're in the 31st century and their stories don't really matter to me. Maybe it's because most of their names are lame (Lightning Lad? Shadow Lass? Chameleon Boy? Come on). Even their animated series was mediocre. Whatever the reason, I don't like them very much.
That said, the story itself was okay. It was weird, but it wasn't terrible. And I liked the characters that were brought back at the end of it, and what Bruce said because of it was sad but nice.
The issue with Roy and Mari was really cool. The art set out for a frustrating and live-or-die story, which is just what it should have done. And the problem Mari's having with her powers sounds very promising for future stories.
And the last issue, #0, was interesting. It was hard to understand at first, but once you figure it out it's really kind of cool. It makes me wonder if all of them are scenes from actual comics. I recognized some from Infinite Crisis, but that's about it.
All in all, it was decent. The only thing I didn't like was the Legion.
The first half dealt with the Legion of Super-Heroes, and I've never been too fond of them. Maybe it's that they're in the 31st century and their stories don't really matter to me. Maybe it's because most of their names are lame (Lightning Lad? Shadow Lass? Chameleon Boy? Come on). Even their animated series was mediocre. Whatever the reason, I don't like them very much.
That said, the story itself was okay. It was weird, but it wasn't terrible. And I liked the characters that were brought back at the end of it, and what Bruce said because of it was sad but nice.
The issue with Roy and Mari was really cool. The art set out for a frustrating and live-or-die story, which is just what it should have done. And the problem Mari's having with her powers sounds very promising for future stories.
And the last issue, #0, was interesting. It was hard to understand at first, but once you figure it out it's really kind of cool. It makes me wonder if all of them are scenes from actual comics. I recognized some from Infinite Crisis, but that's about it.
All in all, it was decent. The only thing I didn't like was the Legion.
shane_tiernan's review against another edition
2.0
So this one gets 2 stars because I just didn't get it. But I did really like the "Walls" single issue. I just felt like I need a much vaster knowledge of JLA or even the entire DC universe to really get it. The suprise ending was totally lame and didn't make sense. I wish I could ask the author a couple of questions. "Like why would they keep it a secret?" It just doesn't make sense. Oh well I guess I should start reading the earlier graphic novels first before getting to this newer material.
gohawks's review against another edition
2.0
What a mess! This book suffered from way to many characters with all the members of the Justice League, Justice Society and then some future league from the 31st century that I can't recall. And for as convoluted as the plot was, there really wasn't that much of it when you got down to it. Even the one off issues were not strong. Surprisingly poor work from Johns and Metzler.
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