REVIEW: Young Justice #5

Gemworld rips in half as Dark Opal battles the teen heroes of Young Justice as this huge, in-continuity epic continues. While Robin, Amethyst, Impulse, Teen Lantern and Superboy fight for their freedom, the secrets of Jinny Hex, Jonah Hex’s great-great-granddaughter, are revealed-and it is a DC Universe doozy!

Previously in Young Justice #4 Tim Drake, Wonder Girl Cassandra Sandsmark ,Â Teen Lantern, Jinny Hex and Princess Amethyst were had been imprisoned in the prison pits ofÂ the Dark Castle of Opal in the alternated reality called Gemworld.Â They couldn’t even used their powers because of a Dark Opal curse put on their prison until they were fortuitously released by Super Boy Conner Kent.

In young Justice #5, we finally meet up with Dark Opal inside the Gem World.Â Not only is Dark Opal a big baddie that controls the reality inside of Gem World, but apparently he can acquire Kryptonite.Â Which basically take Conner Kent out of the game.

So far I’ve been torn in between liking this new reality.Â Ruled by 12 gem houses and an evil overlord, reminiscent of Game of Thrones, It featureÂ mysterious background and mystery on it’s own (Did Conner Kent really have a baby ?).Â The jumping around on the time line is driving me nuts.Â The sub-story is till good its just that the placements of the panels seem to be a bit off.

The art is pretty good here I have no complaints. There are some beautifully drawn pages overall. My two favorite panel starts the book of with Tim Drake finally getting some love.Â Â It“s also got some great character pieces too. The lettering by Wes Abbott was key to my enjoyment as I didn’t have to struggle through it.

There are two covers for Young Justice Vol 3 #5; Cover A Regular Patrick Gleason Cover; Cover B Variant Kris Anka Cover.

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Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: John Timms, Kris Anka & Evan Shaner
Colors:Gale Eltaeb
Letters: Wes Abbott
Publisher: DC Comics