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A review by mohan_vee
Justice League Odyssey Vol. 1: The Ghost Sector by Joshua Williamson
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.