The
DC event that have been teased during the last two years finally
starts.
Superman and Wonder Woman are discussing about how they deal with
the different criminals that threaten the world and find that they
have pretty strong differences between them and their new
relationship. Things are not getting exactly better once that
Pandora finds them and ask Superman to open the box which would
manipulate him into producing a death on the JLA ranks. The war has
begun.
I swear to God, everything what I have been speculating have become
true, EVERYTHING. We all knew that a death was going to happen but
at the same time we didn't know who was going to provoke it, I
thought it was a pretty cool twist, just at the moment when both
Superman and Wonder Woman are dicussing about the use of lethal
force someone manipulates Clark into becoming a murderer, of course
that's not his fault since he's being clearly manipulated by a
strange forces connected to Pandora and The Outsider (Yes,
confirmed).
But you know what was the biggest surprise for me here? How much I
liked Doctor Light's portrayal. On his previous incarnation he was
an one-dimensional demented rapist who also enjoyed tormenting kids,
but here it seems like the New 52 gave him another chance to start
again, mentioning things like: "The last thing I want to do is hurt
kids" and being the voice of reason in the conflict, I actually felt
bad for him when... you know.
Also, his powers are a pretty intriguing variation of his classic
theme. Another surprise? He calls his wife Kim, probably short for
Kimiyo. I rest my case.
The art was spectacular, now I understand why Ivan Reis needed the
extra time, he completely sells the blockbuster effect that Johns is
trying to create making it at the same time beautiful.
Great start for this event and I might say one of the best JL issues
ever.