Justice League International #57

This is a case of the cover not really doing anything that occurs in the book. It along with the story itself was sort of a let down and not exactly the best offering by JLI scribe Gerard Jones.

Again, the art is fantastic and I have no arguments there. It’s just not a memorable issue.

Rating: 5 out of 10 stars.

Justice League International #52

Doctor Light and Power Girl lead the way to the slums of India in order to free Maya from this mysterious group of cultists first introduced in issue #51. Along the way, the mystery of Power Girl’s pregnancy is explored, but there’s more questions than answers by issues end.

The plot is getting a little convoluted and I don’t enjoy the way some of these mysteries are being handled. Usually, with a suspenseful plot-line, you gradually answer some questions while opening new cans of worms. Here, nothing is being answered. It’s just mysteries heaped upon mysteries and I am just not a fan of how the writers have handled it.

A good story when it involves actually saving Maya AND the art is top notch. But, other than that, it’s a very confusing issues.

Worth Consuming.

Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.

Justice League International #51

With some new members, a few departures, and some dramatic costume changes, the Justice League Europe has become a global superhero team and is now the Justice League International. There’s even some new blood with the writing and art staff which is pretty good.

Adding to the mix a mysteriously international cabal that is seeking to overthrow the

government’s of the world to make way for the god’s of old. First up is to bring back the Hindu god of death, Shiva and to do that means kidnapping the League’s youngest member, Maya, who maybe the reincarnated Shiva. Or maybe not. The jury on that is still out.

Worth Consuming.

Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.

Justice League Europe #41-50

As I transfer my old reading lists from a now defunct website to this blog, I noticed that I am somehow missing issues #41-50 of Justice League Europe. The old site I used grouped books 10 reviews to a page. Since I am missing exactly 10 reviews, I have a feeling that I accidentally skipped a page.

Here's the only thing I can find that I wrote down about this section of the series-

"I think Metamorpho is another element the new JLE has been missing. Hopefully, he’ll stick around. The book’s continued to get better. Maybe I gave Gerard Jones a hard time, but the quality of the stories have really gotten better in the last 3 issues.

Another plus- The art continues to be top notch."

There's no Justice League Europe #51 as the title becomes Justice League International at that point. 

Worth Consuming.

Justice League Europe #40

Finally, Hal Jordan has returned in order to claim his promised role as JLE leader and it seems all is right with the world. At least all the members are in agreement that Hal’s the right guy for the job. Sadly, the battle with that deranged artist has really worn out the League’s welcome and the prospect of housing an embassy in merry old England is pretty much kaput.

It has taken several issues, but it seems that Justice League Europe has returned to its former glory. I said that something was missing in the chemistry and it seems having a Green Lantern in the mix is just what this team needed.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.

Justice League Europe #39

Finally, things seem to be picking up. The abstract artist whose turned London inside out is on the loose, still. Yet, it seems that despite the fact that half the League doesn’t want Batman as leader, they’ve at least rallied together to finally get the job done.

The way the group gets the job done reminds me of the very quirky, but brainy solutions the JLA would save the day under Julie Schwartz’s reign as DC editor in the 1950s and 1960s.

Keep up the good work, even if it means having to go old school in order to do it.

Worth Consuming.

Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.