They'd Better Give This 'JLI' an Ongoing Once This is Over
The Good: I like that Wonder Woman's current predicament (Which I personally haven't been following, but actually want to) is being acknowledged.
Max Lord's reaction to the news about Wonder Woman and the rage at the irony is an awesome powerful scene.
Booster and Atom's debate over ethics is a heavy heavy scene. It's amazing how these 2 compare and contrast each other's situations and their emotional investment in this journey.
Rocket Red breaks up the tension well, with mostly Blue Beetle being the one to react to his, this time, unintentional shenanigans.
The attack is pretty crazy.
Some serious stuff at the end for next issue.
Someone gets shot multiple times, and the artwork does a great job of letting you recognize where each bullet went, with an amazingly realistic depiction of the blood flow.
The Bad: Same issue title as last time? A bit lazy, especially since I've been loving a lot of the issue titles so far.
Sort of a boring cover for a Dustin Nguyen cover.
The whole thing with Wonder Woman is interesting, but at some point along the line, it skids dangerously close to being overplayed, as if it's there just to be there, and not because it's part of Winick's plan.
It seems a little too convenient that Max Lord is about to attack Wonder Woman JUST when Captain Atom recieves the news that it is his plan. And with Wonder Woman being in the beginning of the series, it begs the question of when exactly did she disappear from the timeline? And why is Max Lord and the JLI just now noticing this now that it's relevant?
I feel like we missed a small chunk of time, like how did the team rejoin?
Now is the time when some of the constant obscure cameos may start to feel gimicky.
Max Lord completed his White Lantern mission. So why the hell is this still a Brightest Day tie-in, and why is DC so inconsistent with this? JLA: Jade completed her mission and it was no longer Brightest Day. But Birds of Prey and Titans stopped being tie-ins even though the missions aren't fulfilled. What the hell DC?
In Conclusion: 4/5
Despite the large amount of cons I listed, I really enjoyed this issue. It's almost impossible not to enjoy every issue of Generation Lost, it barely needs sating at this point, Justice League: Generation Lost is one of DC's absolute best books. Nearly every issue is practically perfect, and what flaws pop up now and then don't really hamper the quality of the series or each issue. This book is strong enough to mask up any imperfections, leading to unbridled joy every other week. This issue is one full of powerful emotions and a lot of serious exploration. If you're not reading this series yet, you either aren't into DC, or you're living under a rock.
