Still my love, but a little off
The continuation of Justice League #13, in which Nick Necro and his team vs. John Constantine and his team race for the Books of Magic.
Art: I love the colors, and the drawing is generally good, but some of the drawing looks for lack of better knowledge, rushed.
An Amalgam of second Tier Dc characters:
I love the appearance of new characters from the whole 52 realm. Frankenstein can be interesting, Andrew Bennett comes back for at least an issue, and Amethyst is there. (Honestly know nothing of her, but willing to give her a chance.) Bennett really had no reason to be there. He seemed superfluous and because of his appearance and demeanor, meant that all of this had to take place before the current arc of I, Vampire. So basically more trouble than worth. The truth of this team, with Constantine steering the ship so to speak, is that a lot of supernatural characters would pop in and out of the story at all times. Bring on the characters, it's fun interacting with them all.
Some Ugliness?: So let's evaluate this fairly. The reveal of how Nick Necro got back from Hell has to be revealed somehow, right?
Right?
Hell yeah! So let's get the whole back story through a cliche. Have the villain reveal the plot, his motivation, recap how he was wronged, his endgame, and ultimately how conceited he is to reveal this to his tied up hero.
I get it, you need to move the story forward and you need to tie up some loose ends. All can be forgiven, however Nick's telling of the story is bland, seems rushed, and it's followed up with the big reveal. Which is............;...........Ugggghhhh
For those who haven't read it I will leave out spoilers. I will say that it goes against what we learned in the first couple of issues, doesn't really make since, and is a very bad attempt at making Nick more important in the story when it is not needed. Why do writers try to make everything related. Very unfortunate, and very annoying.
Mixed messages..... but.....
It felt rushed, but this story still is exciting. I sounded out a few worries and complaints, but I still enjoyed it. This has created a huge well of possibilities that can be explored. Most importantly, this has a wealth of characters, that I truly want to know more about. The events at the end of the comic make for an important plot device that anyone who likes this series needs to see, and overall will enjoy. It's just a little bit of bumpy ride.