Review: Justice League #38

Let issue 38 of Justice League (DC Comics) be a lesson to us all. When hiring contractors, you must make sure they are properly vetted and bonded. If you skip this important step in the hiring process, you may end up like The Flash did in this comic.

As all the other members of the League were transported to various places around the globe, Flash stays behind in an attempt to make sure all systems at The Watchtower are safe and secured from the little Easter eggs left behind by their giant fan, who was part of the team who built the orbital station. The team is distraught about not only the security of their secret location, but also have openly began to question the leadership of Batman.

Without a doubt, for me, The Flash is the star of this issue. He is forced into action when an approaching ship is unable to dock and crashes. Putting himself at risk, he launches a daring rescue mission in an attempt to save the pilots life. Although this situation seems to play backup to the overriding theme of securing the station and questioning Batman“s leadership, I felt it was truly a heroic moment that deserved more attention. It was wrapped up too quickly for my tastes, because it stood out as what the Justice League really does well. It is a comic about heroes and the action they take to make the world a better place. The script by Priest (writer) is solid, and the high-caliber narrative we“ve come to expect is present, but again, reading the subplot in this issue made me realize what makes comics great. It“s sacrifice. Heroes giving they“re all to help those who can“t help themselves.

Marco Santucci (artist) and Alex Sollazzo (colors) provide the high-quality artwork you would expect from a tent pole series from DC. The color work from Sollazzo deserves particular credit. I“m a sucker for deep space backdrops set against contrasting, softly lit space stations and there were several pages in this issue that had me nodding my fanboy approval.

As with most team comics, there is a lot going on in this issue of Justice League. Sometimes this can cause stories to go off the rails fairly easily, but Priest does a solid job of keeping everything busy, but moving in the same direction. Solid writing, and very high quality artwork make this a comic worth adding to your pull list for the week.

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(W) Christopher Priest (A) Marco Santucci (CA) Paul Pelletier

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In his free time, other than reading comic books, Bryan enjoys listening to his ever growing record collection and driving his 27 year old roadster named Mingo.