Sunday, December 30, 2018

Justice League: No Justice


In defeating Barbatos and his Dark Multiverse minions, The Justice League broke the Source Wall. Now whatever the wall was trying to keep out of our universe is invading. First through the wall are four Titans that feed on the energies of Mystery, Wisdom, Wonder and Entropy. The first target of these ancients menaces is Brainiac's home world of Colu. 

Seeking assistance to prevent his world's destruction, Brainiac forms four teams of heroes and villains. To ensure that all will work together, the Superman foe has planted beacons that will make their worlds the next target of the Titans of old. Should these teams fail and Colu is destroyed, Earth designated next on the menu.

When I first read the teaser for this miniseries in the pages of DC Nation #0, I was extremely confused. Why do aliens such as Sinestro, Lobo and Starro even care to save Colu or Earth. Why is Harley Quinn on Team Wisdom? How did the Source Wall get damaged? 

That last one was my fault as I hadn't read Dark Nights: Metal yet. But once I did, that aspect of my confusion was cleared. But I still did not understand why Superman would be on Team Mystery and not Batman. Heck, a lot of things that happened in DC Comics in the last half of 2018 didn't make any sense to me. 

Why is Wonder Woman teaming with Justice League Dark? Why is hypertime dying? And what's with this team of heroes such as Cyborg and Starfire teaming with Darkseid in space? All of these questions are answered thanks to the events of this limited series. There's actually quite a few more surprises, but to expound any further would ruin a bunch of spoilers for fans excited for DC 2019. All I will say is this possible hint: The clock is rushing to midnight.

For a lot of fans, the second act of Metal was the best storyline of 2018 for DC Comics. Yet to me, No Justice is the defining storyline of all 2018 comicdom! While I did feel that a couple of characters contributed absolutely nothing to the storyline, I was in awe of the ubiquitous nature of this book. Plus it was incredibly refreshing to have a CRISIS type story be played out in so few issues and with relatively so few players (for this type of DC tale.)

Featuring an all-star cast of writers and artists including Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Marcus To, and Francis Manapul. This collection of the Justice League: No Justice storyline was jammed packed to the gills with the very best the Distinguished Competitor has to offer!

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.

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