I don't know how a series this short has managed to retread its own ideas as many times as this one has, but that's just how it goes with Justice League Dark. This series was pretty much doomed from the start, seeing as it was built on the foundation that all the team members seemingly hate each other, have no vested interest in saving the world, and use lazy "magic" as their superpowers, which basically just means they can do anything they want without ever having to explain it. But this volume...

Another really good volume. I've enjoyed this series a lot. Other than when it got stuck in forever evil (which was good but not great) with the rest of the new 52. I really enjoy nightmare nurse and liked learning more about her. Not sure why we needed a future's end issue though. The issue wasn't bad but future's end is BAD.

I don't know what the hell happened to Zatanna in this series, but at least Constantine is somewhat back to himself.

In this next to last volume of Justice League Dark, our intrepid crew of mystical people are subjected to the nightmare which is Nightmare Nurse and the return (say what?) of Deadman to Nanda Parbat, now obliterated by a mad god named Pantheon. Through it all, Zatanna and John Constantine, well, *everyone* and John Constantine, bicker and finally realize that JC is just a jerk.I suppose there is a reason that this book under writer JM DeMatteis seems to go round robin through the cast, figuring

This book series is really starting to remind me of the old Justice League International books, where at the end, it was filled with nothing but "C" list hero wannabes because the big hitters left, and you suddenly realize that the only reason that you bought the book is the title of the book.

What the heck was that? Each chapter got more and more offensive. It starts with lengthy relationship disputes and ends in excessive mobbing (and they even openly admit that). A twelve year old acts more grown up as they do. They are angry because Constantine acted like--well John Constantine. They wanted him to be a hero and now are mad because he never wanted to be one. Given that Zatanna spent years with him, she should've known better. Boston Brand even states that he never was a good guy hi...

I wasn't as keen on this one, although I love the Justice League Dark team, this comic had like 3 different stories rolled into one. It wasn't as engaging because it was one thing after another!

Okay, so Volume 5 of Justice League Dark, “Paradise Lost”, kind of redeems itself after that loathsome and (frankly) unreadable Volume 4. Kind of. It’s got a long way to go to make up for it.In this one: Constantine comes crawling back, asking for forgiveness; Night Nurse’s past comes back to haunt her… and possibly kill everyone in the House of Mystery; an evil being named Pantheon tricks Deadman into wiping out the magical city of Nanda Parbat; five years later, Etrigan the Demon is getting it...

More coherent than the last story, since it was actually a complete story, but not a whole lot better.Got some backstory on Nightmare Nurse, which was interesting, and backstory on Deadman, which was kinda hokey. (view spoiler)[Nightmare Nurse is really a demon inhabiting an almost dead body. Deadman was a neglected child who spent his childhood astrally projecting into Nanda Parbat and is secretly - even to himself - all mystical or some such nonsense. (hide spoiler)]Every installment has them

Great artwork with some interesting subplots which are mostly not mined properly or default to derivatives. This is an improvement from the previous book but it's still stuck in being somewhat good at best. OVERALL GRADE: B minus to B.

On the up side, we're apparently not doing any annoying crossovers anymore and the plot of this book was actually linear and easy to follow. On the down side, I just literally don't care anymore and I'm basically only reading it because I'm almost done with it. JLD sounded like such a good idea at first but it's honestly just been a total let down. I thought it would be different than other 'superhero team-ups' because it had 'darker' characters and was more focused around magic, but really it's...

This series is getting stale fast. Every issue has this formula:1) Someone on the team is hated by everyone else.2) The hated one shows up even though everyone hates them and doesn't trust them.3) Some mystical, ancient force shows up4) At least one member of the team has to cast a spell that is so dangerous that the caster might die if they don't do it right.5) Whew! They did it right.6) Everyone likes each other again (mostly)

It took me a long time to get through this trade. I feel like this is the epitome of laziness when it comes to Big Two superhero books. This is actually a step up from the previous trade, which bordered on incoherent due to the cutting back and forth between all of the DC event books that were taking place at this time. In this trade, there is a single story that has a genuine beginning, middle and end. Unfortunately, that story is told in a very lame way. Magic isn't interesting when it is bot...

After the Forever Evil arc, the Justice League Dark is paused... and imploding.Aftershocks: Constantine's got the boot after a major betrayal, and yet he's back. Orchid and Frank choose to leave. Something's up with Nightmare Nurse.Nightmares: Yep, something is definitely up with Nightmare Nurse. It might be catching.Between!: Confusion reigns as the House of Mystery enters an inimical realm. A decision by Nightmare Nurse is tearing her apart.Paradise Lost: a barely-welcome Constantine stays. De...

After the major events of the last couple of volumes, this collection seems really tame in comparison. The first couple of issues 'reveal' the history of Nightmare Nurse, although not on more than a cursory level, as the team tears itself apart AGAIN over what could have been resolved in a few minutes of talking. But that seems to be the modus of Justice League Dark; fight until you're at a standstill, then find out why you're fighting. It all gets resolved relatively amicably. The second sectio...

One of my favourite DC Comics series! Justice League Dark is awesome.

The book has just lost its steam. There are a bunch of original members who have disappeared for no real reason. Then they are adding new characters with just as little motivation. Swamp Thing has no reason to be in this book, let alone eating plants, right? Does he really do that? Seems kind of counter productive. The stories are cliched and not executed very well. Someone is not who they seem, the team is betrayed, the odds are against them! I just couldn't really find myself caring what happe...

From crossover to crossover, from the Blight to Futures End. Unfortunately, it often feels like DeMatteis is just moving the characters through their plotted actions. There's little here that feels like it has much importance or relevance to the DC Universe, past or present.Further, DeMatteis' solo writing always rides along the edge of being too slow and too philosophical. And that's the case here, particularly in the initial issue (30), which features yet another JLD team breaking up and comin...