Comics! Justice League #2

Justice League #2

Geoff Johns: writer

Jim Lee: penciller

Scott Williams: Inker

A bunch of heroes get together. A misunderstanding or some form of non-communication happens. They fight. Predictable story telling technique that shows its ugly face here. Which isn't quite what I expected from a writer who usually does not disappoint.

There are some other things I didn't expect from this. The writer also has the heroes talk in a Bendis style of speak:

How's that?

You know.

I don't know.

Why Not?

Because I don't know.

What do you want?

More details please.

Well, I could go on about how you write Bendis Style.

That would be over-exaggerating it a little.

Are you sure?

Maybe. Just a little.

A little?

Yeah.

Hum.

That's the style.

After Superman shows off that he can beat up anyone, even the Flash who "hasn't been touched unless he wants to be," we get pulled into the story of young Victor, who eventually becomes Cyborg. We get show far too many panels and pages devoted to what we learned last issue, that Victor's dad is never going to one of his football games.

While this is the first time that you start to see a team being formed in this book, the story is still crawling at a snail's pace. I really expected a quicker pace and more to this book. It may just be me wanting to see something that wows me every issue, but you would expect more from a book that is supposed to be the flagship title of this new line. And I honestly expect more from the writer. Jim Lee is Jim Lee, and I don't think his art style is ever going to change. But this is a change for Geoff Johns. Either he doesn't have much story to tell and is stretching it, or he just is going in on this with half a plan, which is something I never have gotten the sense from his writing before.

Might I say that it is kinda funny that Superman tells Batman that his utility belt is empty, but that he asks Batman who he is? Does not even Superman recognize Bruce Wayne? Just how famous does that make Wayne? Minor detail, but one that sorta threw me.

Words: 6/10

Pictures: 7/10

Recommend: Eh. This is just filler. Wait until there is more to read all at once.

Buy Next Issue: There has to be something that this filling is trying to fatten up, hopefully it comes out next issue.