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james_desantis 's review for:
Young Justice Book Five
by Peter David
Damn it this book wasn't bad but most of the storylines were just decent for me. Couple of fun ones. Couple good ones. One bad one shot. But overall was on a 3 out of 5 feel but then in comes the final two issues which I LOVED and now I can't decide if I should bump it to a 4.
The interesting thing about Young Justice is where it is trying to market its audiance. Maybe in the late 90's, early 2000's, they didn't trust the regular drama of teenagers. So instead they make our heroes go on crazy mystical adventures and over the top events. It's not bad, some of it is goofy fun (The werewolf storyline that riffs on Buffy is pretty good) but there's a tie in storyline that is confusing in pacing and the ending result is kind of weird and oddly done.
But luckily when it works it is really good. The final two chapters dealing with two characters hating themselves. One believing she is evil and will tarnish everyone around her, while the other wants to fit in, but people abuse and beat her, till she can't take it anymore. There's heavy topics here of self hate, loneliness, depression, and suicided tendencies. I loved how it dealt with it, not too heavy handed, and worked out well for most of the characters.
Overall it probably hits around a 3.5 out of 5 but for such a stronger closure I'll bump it to a 4. I hope one day we get the last 8 or so issues to finish up this run.
The interesting thing about Young Justice is where it is trying to market its audiance. Maybe in the late 90's, early 2000's, they didn't trust the regular drama of teenagers. So instead they make our heroes go on crazy mystical adventures and over the top events. It's not bad, some of it is goofy fun (The werewolf storyline that riffs on Buffy is pretty good) but there's a tie in storyline that is confusing in pacing and the ending result is kind of weird and oddly done.
But luckily when it works it is really good. The final two chapters dealing with two characters hating themselves. One believing she is evil and will tarnish everyone around her, while the other wants to fit in, but people abuse and beat her, till she can't take it anymore. There's heavy topics here of self hate, loneliness, depression, and suicided tendencies. I loved how it dealt with it, not too heavy handed, and worked out well for most of the characters.
Overall it probably hits around a 3.5 out of 5 but for such a stronger closure I'll bump it to a 4. I hope one day we get the last 8 or so issues to finish up this run.