Because Batman and Superman each have at least 500 movies about themselves, I already knew a lot about them and a fair amount about Wonder Woman. This graphic novel introduced me to several other members of the Justice League, though, which I was very into. My only issue with this one is that they might have tried to fit too many characters into this one, so even with the visuals it was sometimes difficult to follow what was going on with all of the different characters teaming up and running al...

This book series continues it's standard of excellence.

Yes, the story is convoluted. That's almost to be expected when you have more than one author; here, we're gifted with novelist Brad Meltzer and comic writer Geoff Johns. The story involves three super teams: the Justice League of America, the Justice Society of America, and the Legion of Super-Heroes (from the 31st century). Seven of the Legion have been trapped in time in different areas and it's up to the JSA and JLA to determine where and why. The artwork by Ed Benes is terrific, and the end...

Great nostalgia from the legion of superheroes

Maybe I'm getting old, but surely, just because the target audience for comic books is assumed to be teenage males, is that any excuse for the sheer size and prominence of Power Girl's chest?It doesn't help that there is no villain to speak of, huge chunks of the story require way too much historical background that the casual reader will just not know and that the big reveal/ finale/ whatever is yet another case of a dead hero coming back from the dead.The death of a major character in the supe...

These long story arcs in which there is a mystery kept until the end of the arc (and that REALLY is the only story plot element that matters) are getting really really old and formulaic and tiring. The "big secret" in this one allows the writers to let characters act out of character for the entire arc. No spoilers, I promise: The secret kept until the end...there is no reason for it. None. Characters do things they would not normally do so as to provide conflict between them and others. The sec...

While the main five-chapter plot was just okay (although both the artwork - there were some great two-page spreads - and the deft handling of over two dozen involved characters were above average) it was the three unrelated short stories that close the book that made it worthwhile. Walls, Monitor Duty, and Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow were, although different in style and content, uniformly excellent as a finale.Also, someone somewhere lost a bet. The initial story cried out for Power Girl (but yo...

Meltzer at his bestSo many great stories including the lightning saga. The Eisner winning one shot of red arrow and vixen trapped underground with Gene Ha art is a classic too. This is a great volume.

Meltzer continues his ode to the Justice League of old by doing a JLA / JSA crossover. Back in the days where there was an Earth-1 and Earth-2, I looked forward to these every year. This was almost more of a Legion of Super-Heroes story as the JLA and JSA go on a quest to find seven LSH members lost in our time. The writing really shines though in the solo stories also included. Walls won an eisner and it's easy to see why. It's a story about Red Arrow and Vixen trapped in a collapsed building.

The primary story is roughly a B to B plus. The stories that follow after that aren't as good but some of them are homages to The Justice League of America so definitely they're worth a read. A lot of JLA History within. Comes close to a four star in some ways but not quite. OVERALL GRADE: B

I found The Lightning Saga to be a confusing and uninvolving mess. It's hard to care about any of the characters and the plot isn't particularly gripping. There are so many characters from the Justice League, the Justice Society, and the Legion of Superheroes that don't really get explained, it felt like there was some additional homework that I should've been doing to get everything straight. The last issue about the big three, Superman. Batman, and Wonder Woman, was pretty good but still suffe...

A crossover between the Justice League and the Justice Society, in order to investigate why the Legion has arrived in their time period. Crossovers between the two teams are always a fun time and this one is no different. The legion is here and attempting to restore someone to life as they had previously restored Lightning Lad. In order to do this one of the members must sacrifice themselves.The story itself is well written, but it feels as though it was all set up for Geoff Johns to write both

Ok, I thought there would be more to this. This covers the 2nd Volume of Meltzer's Justice League and the main story arc is "The Lightning Saga" and my volume had three additional issues of Justice League America. There in lies the problem I had with this volume. But first, let's look at the main story:The "Lightning Saga" if viewed by itself is a good story. A 4 star (possibly 5 star depending on the conclusion of the full story) adventure/mystery that Meltzer seems adept at penning. What is go...

This was a pretty good one and focuses on the return of Legion and we sort of follow their motive as to what they are doing in the present and all that and its not a bad storyline just too meh and its the return of wally west and his kids who disappeared and its well done mostly dealing with the fallout of certain things but its hinting at a larger Legion story and I love the way Superman is involved and the callback to certain stories of the past. The art was pretty good too.It also deals with

Holy shit was that bad. There is NO THREAT, the situation doesn't get any worse. The tension is not elevated. The Legion of Superheroes have come back to save Wally West, but to do so they have to sacrifice one of their members, so they must make sure that this time line's super heroes does not stop that sacrifice. This is revealed in the last issue so all the issues before it read like the two greatest superhero teams in DC are punching VISIONS for two strait days. That's right they fight illus...

I love the Justice League. It is hard for me to read a book with the Justice League and not like it. I love looking into the lives of my favorite super hero team and being that fly on the wall.This book, like all the Justice League stuff I read, has great team dynamics. The book was very well written and very fun. The artwork is pretty good as well. In all honesty there is not a lot of action, as the league tries to stop some heroes from the future from doing ... I ain't telling. You have to rea...

This was nowhere near as engaging as the last volume. I found "The Lightning Saga" storyline baffling and confusing to follow. On top of that... I just didn't really care about the Justice Society? Is this why I've never read much on Power Girl? That team just didn't grab my attention and they took up the brunt of that storyline. Anyway, the issue with Roy and Mari was really well done. The art worked well for it, I liked the focus on Mari's guilt and her struggle with her powers going wonky. (A...

"Walls", the story of Red Arrow and Vixen trapped in a demolished building sinking in the Potomac, is definitely one of the top ten best single issue stories ever written.

I am a big fan of both the JSA and the JLA, both in their various incarnations over the years. This crossover team up story is very well done with above average art and plot. This Very recommended

Happy ending, but pretty boring (and confusing) up to that point.