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JLA, Vol. 18: Crisis Of Conscience by Allan Heinberg, Geoff Johns

newbarrel's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

3.25

bloodravenlib's review against another edition

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3.0

I liked this one, but it felt a bit rushed. I was worried that readers who had not read Identity Crisis might miss out on quite a bit, but the volume gives you enough background and summary to catch up. This was good because I have read Identity Crisis, but it has been a while. In the aftermath of the events from Identity Crisis, the heroes have to deal with the consequences of their actions, including a bunch of villains very pissed off over what the league did to them last time. You get to decide how ethical or moral the league's actions were given their desire to protect loved ones. The volume does end in a cliffhanger, as it is setting up for the larger Infinite Crisis event (a volume I have also read). If nothing else, a nice quick read, but it is clear it is just a story to set up something bigger down the road.

dumblydore's review against another edition

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3.0

Follows the dilapidated Identity Crisis arc. As the title suggests the JLA are having a tad of an issue regarding disposing the Secret Society of Villains' knowledge of the JLA's identities and families. Ironic considering how the JLA played mind-fuckery with the baddies and even their own. Mainly this book is only good to see how Batman loses it with his fellow JLA peers at having his mind screwed over by Zatanna for their convenience. Oh and some lovely Bat/Cat moments, but that's another story.
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