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| Justice League #1 |
** Caution: minor spoilers **
Right away, we are pulled into a world where the term super hero doesn't exist. JL #1 starts off in Gotham city, where Batman is chasing a cloaked figure and the police after, not the cloaked figure but, Batman! Geoff Johns doesn't completely come out and say it, but the world is afraid of "super humans" or, at least, have a dubious opinion towards them.
Just before Batman was going to get pummeled, Green Lantern (squee!!) enters the scene. Geoff Johns does a really good job describing how powerful Green Lantern really is to new readers. The majority of this issue is dialogue between Batman and Green Lantern. None of the super heroes know each other (that we know), in fact, Batman and Green Lantern refer to Superman as an alien. They don't even mention his name until they display the title of the next issue: Superman vs. Batman.
I can already tell that Green Lantern is going to be a source of comedy relief. Hal Jordan is arrogant and makes fun of Batman for just being a guy in a bat costume. The creative team at DC comics make an interesting choice to introduce us to Green Lantern and Batman first. Two, almost, completely different personalities. One fights with the light and the other prefers the darkness. One is a loud mouth and the other grunts his words. Id est, Christian Bale *grunt* "WHERE IS SHE?!"
One moment in this issue that really made me laugh was a line from Green Lantern where he says something to the effect of, "... how else are we going to get there? A deep voice?" Hilarious!!
While trying to find the alien in Metropolis, we are introduced to our third super hero, Superman! He's not going to be an easy person to talk to using force. He smashes right through Green Lantern's constructs which are supposed to be impenetrable...
Overall, I am REALLY excited for the new 52 and can't wait for more! Jim Lee's art is amazing! I would love a sketch (hint hint Michael). The ink and color are masterfully done. The new grittier and darker perspective of the DC Universe has a lot of potential. My friend, Michael, describes it as the Deep Space 9 world of Star Trek. If that's the case, I'm all in! Slow to start but AWESOME in the end.
Rating: 9/10
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As you probably noticed, all the heros have new costumes! DC's creative team believed that a new perspective on the new 52 should also mean a new set of costumes. Because of that... I may have to invest in Action Comics because that's where they'll explain the origins of Superman's costume.
That's all! Off to class...
