The JLA learns that being aggressive in intergalactic politics can have deadly consequences, as the team must decide whether to help its old enemy Kanjar Ro destroy the Peacemakers, or stand aside and let the brutal imperialists take over Ro's planet. "Rules of Engagement" Part 2.
An interesting dilemma that is completely underdone by a highly simplistic finish where Joe Kelly essentially offers up one of my least favorite endings that any writer can tack on to their story. I mean having Faith essentially defeat the entire alien armada in a single page is the modern day equivalent of the classic Silver Age ending where the entire story was revealed to be a dream. This type of ending doesn't require any real creative thought on Joe Kelly's behalf, and as long as Faith is a member of the team I'm going to be left with the idea that when things get too tough he'll have a nice handy easy out that he can use to resolve the conflict. The basic theme of this issue was pretty solid though, and up until Faith's little display of power I was ready to give this book a glowing review for its presentation of a rather atypical JLA scenario. In the end though this is an issue that is undone by its weak conflict resolution. Read Full Review
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