JSA All Stars Vol. 2 #12

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• 7.0

  Comic Book Resources - Greg McElhatton

  Nov 03, 2010

  "JSA All-Stars" goes up and down in quality like a bobbing balloon these days, but this is absolutely one of the highs rather than the lows. And with "Justice Society of America" going for a grim and gritty new direction, it's nice to see one of the books maintaining the upbeat nature that made "JSA" such a hit years ago. This is definitely a keeper. Read Full Review

• 7.0

  Comic Book Bin - Koppy McFad

  Nov 20, 2010

  The art is really uneven. Some panels are wonderful-- and then suddenly we get a facial expression or a character that just looks so--- wrong. Power Girl and Cyclone are the worst victims here. Artist Howard Porter has always excelled in big action scenes while lagging in depictions of women but this issue really emphasizes his weaknesses. He suffered some physical injury some time back which may explain things. But DC Comics could have at least asked the inker (in this case, the skilled Art Thibert) to clean up his mistakes. At the very least, they could assign him to a story that didn't emphasize female characters. In this issue, it looks like they just left poor Porter out to dry. Read Full Review