Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1
| Event\Storyline | Dark Crisis |
| Writer | Meghan Fitzmartin |
| Artist | Laura Braga |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
Crises have always had devastating impacts on the generation of heroes that make up Young Justice, and Dark Crisis will hit them even harder. Tim Drake, Impulse, and Superboy go missing during the Justice League's funeral. The only person concerned enough to find them? Cassie Sandsmark, a.k.a Wonder Girl. But...the three boys of Young Justice aren't on this Earth anymore...they're on the world of their dreams, one they may never want to leave!
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But Why Tho? - William Tucker
Jan 01, 1970Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 is an atmospheric masterpiece. The delicacy in which Fitzmartin adjusts the emotions the characters are feeling is phenomenal. The blending of dialogue and exquisite art gives the book a damaged soul, matching that of the young but traumatised figures inside. But there are some really fun aspects of the book as well, especially after the twist in the middle of the issue. Read Full Review
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DC Comics News - Derek McNeil
Jun 23, 2022Young Justice holds a special place in my heart, as my first comic review was for Young Justice #1 for my University's newspaper. Peter David and Todd Nauck's series was one of my all-time favourite comic series. And Meghan Firzmartin and Laura Braga have done a masterful job of evoking my nostalgia for that series. DC should consider tapping them for a Young Justice ongoing series after this Dark Crisis tie-in reaches its conclusion. Read Full Review
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8.0
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Jun 21, 2022This first issue had some surprising bumps, but it's clear Fitzmartin loves this era and I'm excited to see this story unfold. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Connor Casey
Jun 22, 2022Dark Crisis: Young Justice gets one of the more interesting angles of the ongoing event, showing how the members of Young Justice are dealing with the sudden demise of their mentors. Read Full Review
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8.0
Get Your Comic On - Dave Jones
Jul 04, 2022A solid start to the Young Justice tie-in to the Dark Crisis event. A intriguing mystery which plays in to nostalgia for a bygone era of comics. Playing with the idea of legacy, I'm intrigued to see how Dark Crisis: Young Justice will play in to the wider event. Read Full Review
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7.7
Comic Watch - Gabriel De Jesus
Jun 21, 2022Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 sets the stage for a character-driven story that utilizes the situations of an event and the rich history of the characters without being bogged down by the context. Read Full Review
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7.3
Graphic Policy - Brett
Jun 22, 2022Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 is a perfectly fine offshoot of the event that has some interesting moments. The reaction of the older heroes has a lot of potential and says so much about how this group is seen. There's definitely something here but overall this might be for folks who are fans of the characters. Read Full Review
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7.0
Dark Knight News - Bryant Lucas
Jun 21, 2022Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1is by no means perfect. Nevertheless, it's a lot of fun. Fitzmartin's script leans into theDark Crisistheme of legacy, examining a subset of sidekicks that often feel lost in the shuffle between their Gen X and Gen Z counterparts. Braga's art is fresh and fun, capturing the overly emotive teenage drama of the story. While I was skeptical at first, I found myself excited to blast some MCR and read the next issue. Read Full Review
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6.0
Weird Science - Jim Werner
Jun 22, 2022I came into this book really wanting to like it, and yet a few pages in, I was upset. These characters have all grown a fair amount since the 90s, but this book wants readers to think of them as they were back then. Fitzmartin also tries to do some kind of meta-commentary on how Young Justice is the generation of legacy heroes most often forgotten about, which is a notion I agree with, but she doesn't deliver on it in any way whatsoever this issue. She's got 5 more to make some sense out of the pieces she's playing with, and I'll keep an open mind whenever my favorite team is in play, but my optimism has been significantly tempered. Read Full Review
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5.0
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Jun 21, 2022Choices are certainly made when it comes to Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1. Those choices don't work out for the best when making the series leads likable. It is only thanks to a mystery that is somewhat interesting that helps Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 from completely falling flat. Read Full Review
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4.0
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Jun 21, 2022This was a sizable letdown on most fronts. Fitzmartin continues to struggle with portrayals of DC icons and Dark Crisis remains a continuity-convoluted event. Read Full Review
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4.0
Batman-News - William Martin
Jun 21, 2022I think my biggest disappoint here is how uninteresting it was. This is by far the shortest review I've written for Batman News as a result. Is it better to provoke a negative response or write a middling story that doesn't leave much to talk about? I guess that's up to you. All I can say is that at least with this story I have hope for the next issue. Read Full Review
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7.5
This was surprisingly decent, I had low expectations for this as I'm not the biggest fan of fitzmartin, but this was pretty fun
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6.5
There were some weird choices, but the art is perfectly good and the story isn't without potential. It's not a great start, but it's not a terrible one either; I could see it going satisfying and interesting places in future issues.
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well this was a weird issue.
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I honestly have no hope for Tim's robin solo after this issue. Too wordy, very boring for a number one Issue, and characters really act and talk out of character.
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Beautiful
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The art was nice but it is covered by the unnecessary text. it feels like the writer had no trust in the artist and kept what ever emotion that supposed to be shown in text form also. "Show don't tell" is something that also applies to comics and here it is not followed at all, there are too many pages where art does a really good job of portraying emotions but it is covered by the text stating the shown emotions. this makes it worse because we don't need to be told if we are shown. other than that the writing is also kinda dull as its the first Dark Crisis Tie in but it has nothing special. I have said it before the first issue is really important because it tells the readers who, what, when, where, HOW the book is going to be. a bad fi more
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