Justice League: Generation Lost

It turns out that the world has forgotten the existence of Wonder Woman, too - - though that may not actually be the result of Max Lord’s tampering.

The Good

Winick’s awesome. Bennet’s stellar. I’m running out of compliments and superlatives because the level of quality on this (bi-weekly!) book is so high. Refreshingly, I can just sit back and enjoy the show. It’s almost impossible to critique. I’m just thinking about how intense Captain Atom and Booster Gold’s argument was, how Rocket Red’s running comments are such a hoot and how enthralling it is to watch Lord’s scheme spiral into paranoia and anxiety.

The Bad

Maybe it’s just because I’m not as familiar with Fire and Ice, but their portion (with Ice revealing some long-hidden secrets of her identity) didn’t grab me as much as the rest of the issue did.

The Verdict – 4.5/5

Winick’s integration of the current history reset storyline in Wonder Woman is truly inspired. Continuity can sometimes be a hindrance, but this is a case where a shared universe has allowed for an inventive round robin that just piles interesting angles on. This book continues to be on of DC’s best and it’s exciting to notice how it interlocks with Brightest Day, Power Girl and even this week’s Booster Gold.

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.

Issue 15 of Justice League: Generation Lost. 
 
The Story: We have Max screaming on the top of his lungs "WHAT THE @#$% DO YOU MEAN,"WHO IS WONDER WOMAN?!"",showing that Winick is using the current status of Wonder Woman's book and new origin and in Australia the JLI found out that only Fire,Ice,Booster and Cap Atom still remember her but not Rocket and Beetle and at the end they get attacked by the Creature Commandos and Fire gets shot.

 
The Good: Winick using the current status of the Wonder Woamn book to his advantage and piss off Max is simply awesome and hilarious.This adds a new twist to a great series and pushes Max forward to continue his plan whatever it may be.The debate between Booster and Cap Atom was simply great,showing Nath wanting to just become a monster like he thinks he is to simply kill Max but Booster not letting him do that so thta they can properly capture hi and beat the living crap out of him like Booster wants to for obvious reasons.I have no idea who the Creature Commando's are but to whoever knows who they are props to Winick to use them.The conversation between Fire and Ice was nice showing how good friends they are and how understanding they have for each other.And Joe Bennett gives us great art as usual. 
 
The Bad: The problem with the Wonder Woman angle is when did it happen ? In the first issue we saw her in her regular outfit but when did she transform ? It doesn't help that JMS has left both titles he was writing in order to make a sequel to Superman: Earth One so all I can do is following the reviews of her series to see if this is mentioned somewhere. 
 
The Verdict: This series just keeps getting better and better ever since issue 13 and im hopping and sure that it will end with a huge pay off and a new JLI series.This is a definite buy and if you wondered about this series go get all the previous issues it is worth it.

Nate's back from the future and is very, very pissed with Max. Speaking of Max, he isn't the only one the world's forgotten. In a deliciously ironic bit of poetic justice nobody besides he and the JLI remember Wonder Woman, that's really gotta throw a big monkey wrench into his plans to you know...kill her and all. 
 
The Good
So much to love about this issue, but let's start by focusing on the writing. I'm no fan of Judd Winick, but he's been freaking electric during this series. He has a great handle on all of the characters in this series and the family dynamic that he's given to the team is my favorite thing about it. He infuses the appropriate balance of giggles and gravitas. The humor in this title is some of the most organic I've ever seen in a comic. And Captain Atom's musings on his waning humanity could very easily come off as contrived and emo. Instead they read like the genuine thoughts of a man who's watching himself change, feeling himself fade a little at a time, and is afraid of what he's becoming. Very emotionally resonant stuff.  
 
This issue starts off with a satisfying spazz out by Max Lord, who's not the least bit oblivious to the irony of being the only person he knows who remembers wonder woman (and how she snapped his neck for the world to see). The way Winick weaves the current mystery of Wonder Woman into his narrative is superb. All too often writers trying to tie plot points from other titles into theirs is unnatural and forced, especially with the glut of recent "Events!"  Winick does it in a manner that makes it seem like this Wonder Woman development was his own idea from jump street.  
  
Last issue Nate was launched into a bleak, dystopian future created by the actions of Maxwell Lord. The catalyst for that future was the death of Wonder Woman. Nate returns to the present in this issue to, like Max, discover that the world's forgotten Dianna. But that's not all he discovers, he also learns that max has framed him for the murder of Magog and about 1,000 civilians. Boy, oh boy is he pissed about that, so much so that he fully intends to kill Max. This declaration leads to the highlight of the issue. I mentioned earlier that the JLI is really like a family, so like family they often argue. And very realistically so. This issue we see Booster and Nate bump heads. This confrontation exemplifies the character growth that Booster's undergone over the years. It really is a shame that the majority of fans base there perception of him on his younger, greedy, bumbling self presented in the DCAU, but I digress.  
 
He interrupts Nate's "I'm going to KILL MAX LORD!!!" roid rant and flatly tells him to grow "Grow..Up!!!". Killing Max Lord will not be tolerated, no matter what. And If anyone has a right to Lord's head, it's him. He shows maturity (and believable presence) when he explains that they are the good guys, and sometimes, well that just sucks. They're going to capture Max and let the law handle him, but before they turn him over he totally intends to "Beat the living $h1t out of him?!" *cue Mel Gibson voice*. There's that humor I was talking about earlier. We also get a nice sisterly moment between Fire and Ice before the Creature Commandos make an appearance leading to the cliff hanger ending. Almost forgot, Bennet's artwork is great in this issue. And LOVE the cover especially the shine effects on Nate. The way it's constructed gives me that classic Bats spotlighted by the GCPD in his early days feel.

The Bad
The Creature Commandos? had to do a wiki search, weird choice of enemy. The series has a constantly rotating cast of artists so if you're partial to one style you may have to wait a few issues to see that artist back on the scene again...yeah, I'm reaching here. I got no legit complaints :P

The Verdict
BUY THIS COMIC!!!! I can't stress enough how great this title is, mi amigos. Far and away the best team book out there.