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Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
3.0
adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All I have to say is that that was one hell of a ride. They did a great job of selling me the relationship between Sue and Ralph. I wasn't familiar with these characters all that much, but I still found them emotionally compelling, interesting, and believable. Green Arrow narrates a good portion of the story and through his voice they do an excellent job of exploring the moral grey's of some of the decisions that the members of the Justice League make. The culprit of the initial murder and the subsequent ones that follow took me for a loop. The story built up very well and hid the true culprit very well. I really liked the story but I think it's a shame they approached the "women in refrigerators" trope. It sucks that women are used so often in comics as scapegoats to advance the narrative of male characters this much. Overall, it was a great graphic novel and I highly recommend it. Get ready to be depressed, though.