I hope everyone had a good Free Comic Book Day! Mine was great.
This week doesn't look too good for the blog. I will be, surprisingly, camping in Michigan this weekend. Holy crap.
That said, here is today's post. It will rock you. . .
. . . like a hurricane.
Justice League of America, vol. 1: The Tornado's Path
by Brad Meltzer and Ed Benes
by Brad Meltzer and Ed Benes
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: This is Meltzer's high-profile reboot of a high-profile comic book with a high-profile artist. Make of that what you will. He rebuilds the JLA from the ground-up after Infinite Crisis, and it's a fairly entertaining take on superheroes.
In Damon Lindelof's words (yes, that Damon Lindelof), it's a "Pinocchio story with lots of blood."
Remember Red Tornado, the JL's token android?
Well, he becomes a real man in this story. He also gets punched in the face lots of times, and his right arm torn off. And then eaten.
Well, he becomes a real man in this story. He also gets punched in the face lots of times, and his right arm torn off. And then eaten.
Ouch.
WHAT I LIKED: There's some nice narration here. You can really tell Meltzer's a novelist.
He even tries to spotlight some smaller members of the Justice League, like Vixen, or Red Arrow, or Black Lightning.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: It's all nice and all, but, well, not all that moving. It just feels like a really, really standard superhero story. The superheroes get to show off their powers, and be buddies. That's it.
I dunno. Maybe it's because I'm more of a Marvel person, but I wasn't all that impressed. Meh.
EXTRAS?: There's an introduction by Damen Lindelof, and outroduction by Brad Meltzer, and a 7-page dissection with Meltzer and Benes, and a variant cover gallery. That's a lot!
FINAL THOUGHTS: If you feel like you'd like a Justice League comic, you probably would. If you're not so sure, you probably wouldn't.
Meh.
