The DC Reboot Round-up: Week 1

Welcome to the DC Reboot round-up! Each week this month, I’ll be giving highlights and possibly criticisms of the comics that are hitting the shelves. Keep in mind that, I will not be reading all 52 comics; I do not have the time or money to read all 52 new comics. But I’ll be doing my best to hit a wide variety with the 30-something I am buying. And, without further ado, let me get on to this week’s review!

CONSIDER THIS YOUR SPOILER ALERT

Justice League

This week’s article is going to run a bit short since there was only one comic; BUT WHAT a freaking comic it was! Everything about Justice League just oozed epicness!

I first saw Jim Lee’s art talents on the absolutely perfect Batman: Hush; and since then he has evolved into quite possibly the best artist in the comic book world today. My favorite thing about his art in this first issue is how he depicts Green Lantern. Never before has Hal Jordan’s light felt and looked so unbelievably bright; and the brightness of his creations never seems to fade and I hope they never do.

With a perfect artist to work with, how does Geoff John’s story hold up? Absolute amazingly. While the comic and the cover portray this as a Justice League comic, the actual story would have you believe otherwise. The story starts off five years in the past, in a time when the world had no idea what superheroes were (Who knew we were so ignorant in ’06?). The cops are chasing Batman as he moves across the Gotham City rooftops.

In an explosion of green light, Hal Jordan appears in front of Batman; and here, the reader is treated to the first meeting of two of DC’s biggest heroes. Green Lantern is extremely cocky while Batman keeps his vague condescending persona up. The back and forth insults between the two heroes was definitely my favorite part of this comic. After a promise of a future baddie, the two head off to Metropolis.

While this story works mostly as a Green Lantern/Batman tale, a pre-Cyborg Victor Stone appears in Metropolis. At the very end of the issue, Superman finally shows up in a very Superman-like fashion for his first meeting with Green Lantern and the Caped Crusader. And it is absolutely glorious.

The series has promise on the horizon. With a Superman/Batman fight waiting in the next issue, Darkseid as a villain sometime soon, and the introduction of the rest of the League; this series can’t come out fast enough. Geoff Johns and Jim Lee did their homework and made sure that this comic would set off the DC Reboot with an absolute freaking BANG.

This comic is selling out all across the country. If you haven’t gotten it yet, get up from your seat and go buy it now because this is the start of something that I promise you will want to be a part of.