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james_desantis 's review for:
JLA: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1
by Grant Morrison
This is a 2.5. Right down the middle. Because that's what it is. Just okay.
So I know a lot of people love this guy. "Grant has done amazing things for comics" and "he's so deep" and "his stories define characters like Batman and Superman" but for me, this guy has huge writing issues.
Okay so let's talk about what works. The art is solid, if not a little overboard. Sure everyone looks terrible (superman's hair, Kyle looking like he's always yelling, why is wonder women more muscular than Aquaman?) but the fights are easy to follow and the villains all look interesting to say the least. The dialog also can work at times. The flash/Lantern chemistry is solid. Loved seeing Connor at the end come into the JLA. I dug blue Superman's scary look despite it being kind of stupid. I also liked that Batman came up with great ideas but didn't just beat everyone because he's batman. It's because he thought logically how to win. Oh and also loved the first arc with the superhero wannabes coming to earth. The second arc wasn't nearly as good.
Which brings me to the issues. Second arc revolves around angels coming down and the Justice League fighting back. It's both over the top, filled with shitty dialog, and don't even get me started on the uselessness of half the team. I don't even remember half of them doing anything...just wonder women and then Superman did something and...I actually can't remember tbh. Because Morrison throws a lot on a few pages and says "Look, I made a very complex and big mutli-page event" but in reality it's just confusing and a mess. Not nearly as bad as his Batman run but this was pretty much the same for arc 2.
We finish on a average storyline we've all seen before. The weakest member of the team saves them all. Connor is the green arrow, and he's fun (not as fun as ollie) and saves the Justice League. I liked that moment even if it wasn't as epic as I hoped. I liked some stories inside their minds when the Justice League was under like Batman old and having Tim face off against Joker but overall it was just okay arc.
So this 3 arc book was okay but overall not all that memorable. I much rather read John's Justice League tbh, even if it becomes horrible around Darkseid event.
Saying that I'll be picking up volume 2 and seeing if I enjoy it more! I never give up after one volume ;)
So I know a lot of people love this guy. "Grant has done amazing things for comics" and "he's so deep" and "his stories define characters like Batman and Superman" but for me, this guy has huge writing issues.
Okay so let's talk about what works. The art is solid, if not a little overboard. Sure everyone looks terrible (superman's hair, Kyle looking like he's always yelling, why is wonder women more muscular than Aquaman?) but the fights are easy to follow and the villains all look interesting to say the least. The dialog also can work at times. The flash/Lantern chemistry is solid. Loved seeing Connor at the end come into the JLA. I dug blue Superman's scary look despite it being kind of stupid. I also liked that Batman came up with great ideas but didn't just beat everyone because he's batman. It's because he thought logically how to win. Oh and also loved the first arc with the superhero wannabes coming to earth. The second arc wasn't nearly as good.
Which brings me to the issues. Second arc revolves around angels coming down and the Justice League fighting back. It's both over the top, filled with shitty dialog, and don't even get me started on the uselessness of half the team. I don't even remember half of them doing anything...just wonder women and then Superman did something and...I actually can't remember tbh. Because Morrison throws a lot on a few pages and says "Look, I made a very complex and big mutli-page event" but in reality it's just confusing and a mess. Not nearly as bad as his Batman run but this was pretty much the same for arc 2.
We finish on a average storyline we've all seen before. The weakest member of the team saves them all. Connor is the green arrow, and he's fun (not as fun as ollie) and saves the Justice League. I liked that moment even if it wasn't as epic as I hoped. I liked some stories inside their minds when the Justice League was under like Batman old and having Tim face off against Joker but overall it was just okay arc.
So this 3 arc book was okay but overall not all that memorable. I much rather read John's Justice League tbh, even if it becomes horrible around Darkseid event.
Saying that I'll be picking up volume 2 and seeing if I enjoy it more! I never give up after one volume ;)