It looks like we are finally reaching the event that everything has been building up to. With the stakes being nothing less than the fate of the entire multiverse and facing almost certain defeat, the League is in for their biggest challenge yet. Grab your popcorn, kids because this is going to be one hell of an event. Read Full Review

As much as I hate the phrase, I have to admit this is a perfect jumping on point for new readers. You will get all you need to know about what has been taking place in the book, and be ready for the clearly major events that are about to unfold. Read Full Review

Confused by the current Justice League storyline, the Year of the Villain crossover or just need a good place to jump into this book? The issue you've been waiting for is here! Read Full Review

The next issue sets to kick off the summer event for the title Justice/Doom War. This writing team continues to lay some intriguing groundwork for what is still yet to come. As the League garners numbers, before their fight against the mother of the Multiverse, and the Legion of Doom.  Read Full Review

Another excellent installment in what is clearly the best superhero team book on the stands. It's big, it's hopeful, it's complex, and it's having so much fun doing it. Read Full Review

Justice League #29 may have been all about Jarro, but it was also one of the most engaging issues for diving into the fortitude a hero must achieve when faced with a crisis. These are the moments that genuinely define a hero, and Jarro has found his as an entity that was once called a conqueror. Read Full Review

As the final warm up, this was not the lead-in I thought we'd be getting, which made for a fun detour before the war gets underway. Year of the Villain's main title is building to some major storylines so it should be an exciting few months. Read Full Review

Jarro is a fun character that easily could have wound up like Dex-Starr " a novelty that's trotted out to applause on occasion " but this issue indicates that Tynion might have much more nuanced plans. Read Full Review

Truly a must read issue for anyone looking to get back into the series and anyone who wants to join the fight that awaits us all as Prepetua approaches. Read Full Review

Bruno Redondo does an excellent job with the art in this issue. Everything from the characters to the action looks amazing. Read Full Review

Jarro is my new favorite Leaguer. Buy the damn book, and he'll be yours too. Read Full Review

Justice League #29's recapping is, at times, a slog; but the Star of this show is Jarro, and no Starro has ever shone brighter. At its peaks, this book is hilarious, action-packed, and even heartwarming"and that's more than enough to make up for the valleys. Even if you don't make a habit of buying Justice League, this one is worth it all by itself. Read Full Review

Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV are able to lay out big plot points of the last couple of years while indulging some of Jarro's fantasies and it makes for a funny, heartfelt break from the usual big picture plot machinations we get in Justice League. Read Full Review

It's a fun issue that nicely tees up the upcoming "Justice/Doom War" event and provides fans with one last smile before things likely explode. Read Full Review

Snyder and Tynion do an excellent job with this prelude to their epic climax, catching up lapsed readers while balancing epic stakes with fulfilling character moments. I cannot wait to see where we go from here. Read Full Review

Justice League #29 was another excellent read. This issue has so much heart and soul. If you are a fan of Jarro then you absolutely must get this issue. If you are a new reader and are thinking about hopping aboard Justice League then you definitely need to get this issue. For long-time readers who are not a fan of Jarro? You guys can easily skip this issue. Read Full Review

Justice League #29provides a perfect jumping on point for new readers while helping long-time readers re-organize the events of the past two years in a way that facilitates the move into the "Justice/Doom War." Read Full Review

This issue is a combination of great (Jarro!) and frustrating.  There are some huge moments, but they are lessened a bit by a lack of information.  Still, it all looks great and Jarro is just so much fun. Read Full Review

"We're affraid of losing you too kiddo. I'm affraid to losing you. That's why we'll wins."

Nice. Jarro is a very fun character in a touching issue. What's not to love ?

Great solid issue. This Justice League run continues to be my favored compared to Marvel's team book Avengers (which is still solid, just not as good as this). Only gripe I have with this story wise is it's filler until #30, the start of the doom war. Art is pretty good, but gonna be happy when Jorge Jimenez is back. Onto Doom War!

Wholesome.

Nice issue, Jarro is great. But feels too much like a recap.

"For justice, you turds!"

So. Much. Exposition.

Jarro's affinity for everything Batman was amusing but after this issue, the hug and everything leading up to it, the novelty of it is starting to wear out.

We do get a quick summary of all that happened with Metal, No Justice and everything else up to this point and I appreciate it, because, honestly, I can't remember why Lex wants to turn the whole universe towards Doom.

C'mon, let's just finally star that Justice/Doom War.

Okay little Jarro in his little Robin uniform is legit the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. Everything else is just too much.

Just a recap issue. Nothing more. Blah.

This issue doubles down on in-series continuity going back to the beginning of this run with Starro knockoff "Jarro" and a blatant ripoff of Marvel's Infinity War with seven forces being hel together in a relic that will allow the Multiverse to change forever. Layer in the Justice League versus the Legion of Doom and you pretty much have the story.

I've reconciled myself that this is the creative team that DC has chosen for this book, and this is the story they've chosen to tell. I don't like the story itself -- the Monitor and Anti-Monitor have been cheapened over the years since Crisis on Infinite Earths, and now they're bit players. Past that, I don't think that the author tells the story particularly well - both overuse of dense narration and some really clunky dialogue - and art is fair to middling at best. But the artist has to draw an alien starfish in a Robin outfit, so I'm not sure you can blame him for playing the hand he was dealt.

If you like this stuff, I bet you will give it high marks. I personally don't like it a lot. That said, I'm going to give it a 5.0/10 on technical points and hold my nose at this insipid story arc. more

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Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Aug 9, 2019

Clearly a TV/Movie fan. First of all, the story is not called Infinity War, it is called Infinity Gauntlet and it is from 1991. It wasn't an original idea at the time, the concept of collecting objects to gain power was done several times before in countless stories... some of which being saturday morning cartoons like Transformers. Some notable examples are Dragon Ball which has the 7 Dragon Balls and started in 1984. Zelda which had the 3 pieces of the Triforce, medallions, and the M. Sword.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Aug 9, 2019

I am pretty sure the idea of mystical objects will date back the the oldest of literature, but I gave some pretty recent examples that are well known.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Aug 9, 2019

Also, yes the gems were introduced over time starting with 1972, but as far as I know they weren't clearly defined as to what they would do when all gathered until the Infinity Gauntlet was introduced.

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