World's Most Obvious
Someday, the intelligent among you must explain Geoff Johns's popularity. In the New 52's concerted effort to play foully with our affections and intellect, this ball of confusion exists. True, it would be nice if we knew what issues we were reading, where they occur in connection to other series, who these characters are, and other mundane trivia, but that would make too much sense. Why be helpful when you can be inscrutable? This started out with such promise, but it doesn't take too long to devolve to the usual depths of sub-interesting New 52 shenanigans. On the off-chance the unstoppable superheroes go rogue (despite being okay for everyone for 5 mysterious years), the B-squad is gathered led by poor Steve Trevor and some stereotypical tough-as-nails-no-nonsense-I've-earned-it-of-no-substance-female-character. Somehow these unskilled, untrained ragtags will be able to take out the A-squad. If necessary. Shockingly, "necessary" shows up almost immediately. But first, some "getting to know you" story with as many surprise twists as a candy cane. It could have been good, but as it's all part of the Master Plan for The Trinity War, well, it doesn't make much sense, especially to new readers who don't know who these characters are (which seems counter to the basic premise of the "New" 52). Then we get a few pieces of the Trinity War, which won't make a lot of sense if you are reading these series in the TPBs the way they are published. Finishing up seems to be a separate issue about Martian Manhunter, but apparently it was a B-story series in the first few issues (which you can't learn simply by reading the collection as it is printed). This could have been better. But it's not.