Bloody hell, I've been missing out, another great volume.

So what can you add to Justice League Dark that could make it any better than it was the first time? Apparently the answer is Jeff Lemire, writer for DC Comics' New 52 Animal Man. Lemire comes in after Peter Milligan opened up the series with a pretty big bang, and there's no one better suited for this world that Jeff Lemire. I was so happy to see his name on the cover of the book, and boy was I right about the chemistry he has with this book. Where the first volume finds the characters and puts...

First, to clear up some deception: Despite what it says on the cover, Lemire didn't write this entire volume. The first two issues are still written by Milligan and continue the story from volume 1. Note that the word was "continue" and not "conclude". This initial story ending is never shown. From one issue to the next you leave the climax of the first arc and immediately are dropped into the second arc, the beginning of Lemire's run. Talk about lack of closure. The reader only knows that the "...

I'm bucking the tide people!What the hell does that even mean? How do you buck a tide?Anyway, I loved this! I'm not seeing a ton of glowing reviews for JLD, but it hit the spot for me. Constantine is such a bent character that you never know what side he's on, and that theme plays highly into the plot of volume 2. The Books of Magic are the prize that everyone from A.R.G.U.S to the bad guys want to get hold of, and it seems that JLD might be the only thing standing in everyone's way.If you're no...

Meh. 2 1/2 stars. I really wanted to like Justice League Dark, but the irony is that it just wasn't as, well, dark as I wanted it to be. Maybe that was an unfair expectation on my part, but with John Constantine in the lead I was really hoping for a more mature plotline and something a little grittier. In the end, it's a fairly conventional storyline that kind of plods along without gaining any real momentum. The keys to the legendary Books of Magic have been discovered, bad guys want them, good...

I am enjoying this series. There are tie-ins to SHADE and Frankenstein shows up. He's quite the character. I had fun seeing him. He's elegant and battle hungry, interesting. The character I really enjoy in this series is Madame Xanadu. She is not with the gang much in this one, but she is trying to figure out what is going on and to fix it all. She is powerful in her own way. She does end up at the climax of the story with everyone else taking on the big bad - Felix Faustis and company.I'm growi...

There's a lot building up in this series that holds promise so we'll see if it keeps.Magic over super powers is a very nice change.I know some of the characters but you don't need to know the back stories of everyone to enjoy the series. It comes out in pieces anyway. OVERALL GRADE: B to B plus.

I liked this a lot more than the first volume, thus the higher rating. The storyline makes more sense to me, and it's quite menacing with a series of stories where the team is forced to give their 100% in working together to save the world, and a team of people who don't want to work together having to do so. I also liked the look back when Zatanna and Constantine meet, since it ties into the story as an old enemy from their past becomes an issue again.Also, I liked the way the story leads into

I like some of Jeff Lemire's stuff, but as this story neared the end I was thinking...this just isn't working. Yes, it may have John Constantine, but this is not the Constantine I know. I'm going to drop it, because I can always get my dose of John over in Hellblazer.The very next day, news came through that Hellblazer was cancelled, and mainstream DC Universe Constantine is the only Constantine we get from next year.Oh, DC. You have the best characters in comics, but you really don't know what

Beautiful artwork, but you have to admit that there are several moments when you find yourself completely lost. Mostly because they tried to wrap up this story in one graphic novel instead of an epic series.

I feel like I could really love this series if it would just ...figure out what it wants to be. Like, just solidify your line up and have YOUR OWN story line instead of basically using this book as a vehicle to try to sell me 10 other new titles and characters I don't care about. Seriously I feel like I'm watching an infomercial half the time. I mean there still are fun parts and I'll continue to read it for Constantine and Zatanna alone, but it could be so much better than it is currently. Mayb...

Ah Justice League Dorks, the Paul Daniels version of the Justice League. However, unlike Paul’s catchphrase “You’ll like this… not a lot, but you’ll like it”, you won’t like this, not even a little! In Peter Milligan’s portion of the book, the JLD fight an army of vampires while trying to recruit a special vampire just cos. Things move laterally from terrible to terrible as Jeff Lemire takes over writing and the JLD try to get The Books of Magic before some evil magicians do. Boring doesn’t begi...

"Get your game faces on, kids. IT'S TIME TO SAVE THE WORLD." -- John ConstantineAlthough the main story is a basic (and slightly long-winded) 'retrieve the MacGuffin' type of plot, The Books of Magic entertainingly continues the adventures of this newly-formed special-ops spell-casting team. Things get underway with the violent combating of a sudden vampire invasion in Gotham City - Batman and Batgirl have cameos, naturally - before settling into the quest for those titular objects. There is als...

Ehhhhh.....not really that great. Not really a lot else to say about this one unfortunately. Oh yeah, did find out why the Hell Constantine brought Amaya over from her gem-a-riffic dimension. Also, Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E. seems kind of interesting. Other than that, BORING and unremarkable.

For personal enjoyment, this was probably a two, maybe a two-and-one-half star read. Objectively, it was 'better' -- a good story-line threaded through the nine issues making up this collection, and the art was well-executed.I just happened to dislike several things about the book. -- One story-line chops off, so that it can be picked up in another comic book. Dead end story.-- Exposition. Exposition, exposition, exposition. And when you've have enough - exposition.-- No character gets adequate

So far I have been thoroughly underwhelmed by Jeff Lemire's contributions to the New 52, and this book is no exception. What I will say about it, though, is Lemire is a massive step up from the nonstop stream of incomprehensible put forth by Peter Milligan. In a strange move, DC collected the final 2 issues of Milligan's run here (rather than just collecting the whole thing in volume 1), and it makes for a pretty strange transition. Clearly Lemire had no desire to continue the plot Milligan had

That was something else. The first volume was very lackluster. The idea of a justice league comprised only of mystics was very appealing on paper, but Peter Miligan screwed the pooch and offered us a festival of missed opportunities. Enter Jeff Lemire - who clearly plays in the big leagues. He transformed this book, gave it a soul, made it more engaging and more thrilling. Thanks to him, the characters interactions and storylines make actual sense.The first storyline of the book (Rise of The Vam...

This volume starts out with the crossover issues that involves the (terrible) "I, Vampire" book. Once we get that out of the way and Lemire takes over writing duties (and does a bit of a soft reboot), it gets really good. We also get a bunch of neat cameos that people who know their B and C list DC characters will get a kick out of such as Frankenstein, Amethyst, and Dr. Occult.As a side note, I think this is the only comic I have ever seen that involves a speeding house chase...

This was actually pretty cool and is long for sure but so worth it.It starts with the team getting to go after Cain and the supposed return of Andrew Benett and that was an interesting story and I loved the way it came together but the main story is John forming a team after Trevor insists him for an ARGUS mission in exchange for a black room thing and he does form the team but we follow the nightmares they have to face like Felix faust and then whatever this Dr mist is and betrayals and more tw...

I'll start off by saying that this was just alright. I'd hoped for more, but there's two strikes against it that made it slightly inaccessible and a little unenjoyable. First, I thought I could dive right into this having read volume 1. Was a bit wrong there and several times reading the first pages, I had to check if I really was reading volume 2. Thanks to some help from a DC wiki, this volume would make more sense if you read I, Vampire volume 1 prior to this. Seriously, it almost feels like