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Young Justice came out in the 90's, late 90's, and it really shows with both the dialogue and art. Saying that, for the most part, I had a blast reading this.

The first is a two parter about the adults all going to a new world, leaving a villain to try to take over the world and it's up to Superboy, Robin, and of course our favorite nutcase, Impulse. Together they come together to stop him. Then we get a few "secret' files which basically are used to tell the past of most of the members of young justice. Then we get the main issues 1-7. With that we get more fun, laid back, interesting storylines of teens being teens and working together in fighting but also just camping out and having fun.

This was a lot of fun. The weaker issues mostly come from "Secret files" where it's mostly used to tell the past. You'll probably know 90% of the past of most of these characters. So that plus "secret" member didn't work well for me. However, everything else is super fun 90's joy. I loved the art, enjoyed all the jokes and dialogue, and hope that the series stays this strong. A 3.5-4 out of 5.

I can't believe I put this one off for so long, it was fantastic.

The story actually starts with Cooke's story, Big Score. It's Salina trying to pull off a major heist. It's pretty fun, with excellent art, but the dialogue isn't quite up there with the rest of the book. But it feels very noir, and that makes it feel different. Then soon we get into the main run which is Ed Brubaker's Catwoman run that ran nearly 40 issues. It starts off with Salina trying to start fresh and being something more than a thief.

See after the years went by and No Man's Land, Catwoman is believed to be dead. So this is Salina's chance to start anew. It's both a fresh start and a way to connect her old life with her new one. She soon reunites with one of the best side cast characters I ever got to read in a superhero story, Holly. And she finds out through Holly that prostitutes are being killed left and right and no one is doing a damn because as always the cops are as useful as shit on a brick. And so Catwoman takes it upon herself to figure out what's happening, leading down a really interesting storyline with a villain I ended up actually feeling bad for.

Then we jump into the next storyline of Catwoman trying to hunt down corrupt cops after her friend Holly is injured. This is a fun break into the grimy lowlife cops who are corrupting the city while also giving some great character growth to both Salina and Holly. But the better storyline comes next when Black Mask, that psycho piece of shit, decides to team up with one of Salina's old friends, leaving Salina cornered and her family and friends hunted just like her. This is a excellent paced arc, brutal too, with wonderful twist and turns and a aftermath that runs into the next arc about self rediscovery and healing. I loved both this arc and the next, it was truly remarkable.

After that we start to get more superheroish with this group who worships a Cat god and things highly of Salina. You also have mobster goons hiring crazy serial killers, Z, and it's fun but not as strong as previous volumes. The Omnibus still has some great issues but we end with a crossover with War Games, which is a solid event, but very confusing here as you're missing half the story. The final Goodbye issue though is real solid.

Overall, while the last 8 or so issues aren't as strong, everything else is great to FANTASTIC. A Omnibus I knew very little about but come to really appreciate the more I read. Salina went from a solid character to a excellent one here, and Holly even more so. The art was solid but much stronger int he first 20 issues or so. Cooke or Stewart had unique art that made Catwoman stand out. The rest range from decent to really poor in my opinion.

A 4 out of 5 overall, and very much worth reading.

A solid continuation to this high action fun series. If you're a fan of John Wick, and you enjoyed the first book of this series, you'd probably really like this. Caleb being stone cold badass with heart of gold is nice, but the fact he feels nearly unkillable does take the tension out a lot. He's too good, too strong, too fast in this one for me to think he'll die. But I did enjoy the pace of this and it was the moments of him talking to others and his crew that were the best. A 3.5 out of 5 but I'll bump it to a 4.

This is one of the weaker volumes.

There's some great fights here, some gory as hell deaths, and a vicious torture scene that made my skin crawl. However, the storytelling was a bit too confusing at points, the overall story feels like it's stalling a bit, and the art can be hard to tell what's happening at SOME points. Overall still a 3.5 out of 5.

Serial killers enter the picture going after our convivence store owner and his peeps. This manga has some of the BEST fights in manga. I loved how brutal this one got, especially when we have killers who get pleasure from murder. But also the entire heart of this series is the bonds between these characters and overall comedy and light hearted moments really shine through. This ends with new powers for two of our heroes, and in a epic way. Can't wait for more.

Still fun when Peter David's run isn't getting fucked over by crossovers that ruin the overall flow of the story. I really liked the moments with Hulk doing his best to not let his rage take the best of him but once he's kidnapped and than basically blown away, things get very different. The art for sure goes all over the place, going TOO big, and TOO bulky a lot of the time. Overall a decent volume but one of the weaker of Peter David's run.

Not a horrible story but not the Joker finale I expected. What a weird way to jump the shark.

Another solid issue but this story is the least interesting for me of the run. I did like the talk with Oliver, and the art is still great.

Interesting start to a 13 issue arc. Having Spectre partner hurt and him trying to solve a murder/mystery really sets the tone and a fun way to do it. A little bit of magic, a little hard detective work. I'm down!

A step down. I'm not big on the Minute Men or Uncle Sam usually, so that part is dull but I do love the art and anything with Spectre trying to decide what he believes in was good. I also enjoy the villain. Let's hope it gets better.