coolnameguy's review against another edition

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4.0

These issues, alongside Forever Evil, while poorly named, are excellent stories. This is basically the other guys taking down the enemy structurally. Cyborg fleshed out as a character, we see more of how brutalized the city has become, and the Metal Men are pretty awesome.

tmwebb3's review against another edition

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3.0

Back story on the Crime Syndicate, but only Cyborg makes an appearance. Wish there was more Justice League in here. Reis's art looks great as always, they template for the New 52.

kevinowenkelly's review against another edition

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3.0

Works as an interesting background companion piece to Forever Evil, basically a Side B arc of stories, but much like the previous volume, it doesn't work all that well on its own. Cyborg's arc at least gives it a bit more structure throughout, and the background on the Crime Syndicate members was welcome.

shane_tiernan's review against another edition

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4.0

These alternate villain-heroes are are really freaking dark! So that's cool, and the Metal Men, who I assumed would be totally lame, were amazing! I love those guys! The art is great too. So overall very happy with this volume of JLA.

Reread (with entire event). This was the craziest JLA event, because for the most part the JLA members are not involved. Fun Stuff.

happinessisalltherage's review against another edition

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2.0

Enjoyed this run for the most part but these issues suffer a lot from the grim-dark aesthetics of the early 2010s - there's a moment in here that reminds me of the infamous Ultimate 3 Marvel series, and I haven't been able to make it leave my mind since. Perhaps an achievement for a horror book, for the flagship Superhero book of the DC universe, it's excessive. This volume was wayyyyyy too edgy and dark for its own good.

manuelte's review against another edition

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3.0

It's always entertaining when the Justice League's big guns are shelved and we get to see the rest of the DC Universe step into the spotlight, however I'm not a big fan of the Metal men and this book is mostly a way to present the new 52 metal men to the reader. On the other hand the focus on Cyborg was nice and I do like his redesign, much closer to the old Teen Titans design.

johnawickline's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cultneophyte's review against another edition

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I know I said I wasn't going to read another volume, but well, fuck it. The crime syndicate looked just too good to ignore. Best volume till now, imo. (I didn't read Forever Evil and Trinity War)

zfrey117's review against another edition

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4.0

7.5/10
Justice League continues to be one of the strongest series in the New 52 lineup. As a direct tie-in to Forever Evil, it is best paired with that trade collection. We get a redesign of Cyborg, and his defeat of Grid. We get the New 52 iteration of the Metal Men, which instantly had me wishing for their own standalone series, and we see the fallout of Forever Evil, with the public opinion of the League in shambles, while villains like Lex Luthor are hailed as heroes. Lex now knows Bruce's identity, has supplied the league with a new watchtower, and inserted Shazam into the league.

apageinthestacks's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5.

The last two chapters cemented it at a 3.5 rather than 3 or lower. The first four chapters weren't all that interesting to me, but I really enjoyed Cyborg and the metal men in the last two. Even so, I really wish this was a side series or something, rather than the Justice League title, since none of the League besides Cyborg really make an appearance; it'd be great to see the metal men and Cyborg have their own series or miniseries, but for the Justice League title, I kinda just wanted the League.