Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE #1

I picked up the new Justice League #1 today, so I guess DC’s gamble is paying off for this comic nerd, at least. It mainly concerns Batman meeting Green Lantern, and then, in the final panel, Superman. I am hooked on any story (and comics universe) that chooses to introduce its new comics line with a two-page splash panel of Batman being all badass. It’s a great way to communicate something slightly different about this DC universe: Superman isn’t the center of it.

GL and Bats don’t get along, of course. There is much Hal Jordan arrogance and Batman abrasiveness. The best exchange comes when Jordan is asking Batman what his powers were, finally coming to this astonished realization:

You’re not just some guy in a bat costume, are you? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?

Fucking priceless.

I dug it. Jim Lee’s art is superhero tasty, it’s a brisk, exciting read, it name-drops Darkseid, and I want to read more.

The Metrics

• Art: 4
• Story: 3.5
• Batman: 4.5
• Green Lantern: 3
• No Aquaman: 5
• Average: 4

Recommended.