This was fantastic. PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING You want this. Highest possible recommendation. Read Full Review

I almost wish I had something actuallybad to say about this run. Everything about its execution is top notch, allowing you to sit back, strap in, and let Johns' story take you on a whirlwind of a ride. Especially after that last page (THAT LAST PAGE!), I cannot wait until next month. Read Full Review

If you're looking for answers in this issue, pass it up, but if you want to experience the best Justice League movie we could ask for, pick this bad boy up. It'sepic. It's building to something big and something game changing. Read Full Review

With a cosmic-level story and terrific art by Jason Fabok, this is definitely the one to keep an eye on. Highly recommended! Read Full Review

In conclusion, Justice League #42 shifts to a more grand scale of storytelling and artistic prowess that further shows no stopping right now. Johns remains consistent and he should be. And Fabok's art is already beautiful and even metamorphosing into something majestic, similar to Jim Lee's artistic heydays. And, my superhero transforms into what I always insist in the first place. The Darkseid War is FANTASTIC! Read Full Review

Although the whole is sure to be greater than any one piece, Justice League #42 is the kind of thing that summer events should be. Read Full Review

It is unsurprising, given his heavy involvement in so many of the titles to date, but Johns' encyclopedic knowledge of the entire DC universe has never been more evident than in this issue. Threads from previous New 52 events, Earth 2 and beyond are all present in this outing, with reverberations of Convergence still being felt behind the panels. The absolute bombshell of a twist in the final pages not only flips the script on the concerned character, but leaves us hungrily wanting more. Read Full Review

There will likely be those who think that this issue is weaker compared to those that led into it. In a sense it is, because this story arc is based on big epic moves, and this issue doesn't really contain any. What it does provide though are the plot elements required for this story arc to become something pretty amazing. In other words, there are no “wow” moments here, but it is setting them up, and in a pretty impressive way. Read Full Review

Justice League #42 represents a quality entry in a literary run that's second to none. The creative team continues to pile on their successes while building the stakes for what's about to happen, so by all means head to your local shop and pick this up! Read Full Review

A quick read, the issue is similar to watching an after school cartoon, and “To be continued…” flashes across the screen. And it's Friday and the show doesn't come on during the weekend. The Justice League definitely have their work cut out for them with their backs against the wall, but they may have been provided some assistance after this issue's cliffhanger. Jason Fabok and Geoff Johns are an awesome tag team combo right now. They're like the Sting and Ultimate Warrior of comic books [or insert a more relevant duo here]! Most of the game pieces are all on the board, just waiting to see how the dominoes will fall. Read Full Review

But it pales in comparison to how Fabok and Anderson have depicted almighty Darkseid. To put it bluntly, I was not a fan of Jim Lee's redesign of the dark god at the beginning of the New 52 and there weren't really any artists that had sweetened me on the redesign. However, this art team has made the design resonate greatly with me and I think it has a great deal to do with their use of not only lighting but of silhouette. Darkseid needs to cast an imposing shadow and the use of sinister coloring to depict the hellish landscape that lets us see Darkseid creates the shadow of a creature of evil that makes one go "Darkseid Is". Perhaps Johns is feeding off this artwork because he has been crafting some of the best Darkseid dialogue since " Read Full Review

In Justice League #42, Geoff Johns develops the Darkseid War into a complex storyline with multiple interlocking plotlines and numerous interrelated characters. This goes well beyond the standards of a typical comic-book arc, even beyond what one would expect of one of Johns' own famed epic narratives. In its dazzling spectacle and daring, even arrogant reach this story resembles a Jacobean masque, a sparkling, phantasmagoric entertainment encompassing the deeds of gods and designed for the amusement of kings. Johns' audience aren't kings (well, not many of us, anyway) but his tale certainly is about gods, specifically about the Old Gods and the New Gods. Or maybe even more accurately the Old Gods, the New Gods, and the Newer Gods to come. Read Full Review

The Darkseid War continues strong, and the art is still stronger than ever. I just hope we can have more focuses on the sidelined character. But with the recent announcement of Justice League: Gods & Men, I guess that problem can be solved soon. Read Full Review

The second chapter of The Darkseid War proves a bit frustrating, as there's clearly more material to explore than the limited page space allows. Still, Johns delivers another thrilling script as he builds towards the big Darkseid/Anti-Monitor conflict and begins shaking up his familiar cast in profound ways. Through it all, Fabok proves to be a perfect collaborator when it comes to conveying the spectacle, darkness and raw emotion of this tale. Read Full Review

The pacing was good and Johns balances the action with character development and plot movement. This story might be best to wait for a collected edition due to the number of different storylines and characters. It can be a little hectic remembering what happened in the previous issue. Justice League #42 definitely gives off the vibe it is building to an epic climax and it provides a fun journey along the way. Read Full Review

Justice League 42 while a heavy exposition issue was still enjoyable thanks to the team of Johns and Fabok. Plus it was a nice nod from Johns to acknowledge the Lights Out crossover thanks to Hal Jordan's dialog. Read Full Review

If you like your superheroes big and flashy and cinematic this is the comic for you. It's got all of it. Fabok is a good artist, some questionable posing but his ladies are not completely back broken. Wonder Woman was used very well, its a shame we weren't allowed a few more pages of her and Grail fighting. You can't argue this isn't a well made comic. Read Full Review

Overall, while the story might not be proceeding at quickened rate, theres still enough being set down to just be satisfied with. Also, it seems like this arc will continue into a second one, so theres enough time to really bring everything home. Johns has really come a long way with regards to his Justice League in the past two years. Hopefully The Darkseid War will keep the momentum rolling when it comes to this. Comments and thoughts would be appreciated below. Read Full Review

Justice League #42 is a good issue, but one that comes across as lacking in some respects. The plot, while still very enjoyable, is stretched a bit too thin with how much it is trying to accomplish, and the comic feels rather light in the character department. It's disappointing to a certain degree, but I would be lying if I didn't say I had a good time. Read Full Review

The Darkseid War is heating up as our heroes are facing off against their worst nightmare while others are getting an upgrade.  Justice League continues it's trend of delivering awesome art while dealing out epic storytelling, but with stories this size you're always facing the exposition monster and it takes a big chomp out of the middle of this book.  Even with that though, this second part to the Darkseid War continues to impress and I can't wait to read more. Read Full Review

All told Justice League #42 is a good, but not great issue from a creative team that has touched greatness before. Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson are a solid creative team and have the potential to make "The Darkseid War" a proper blockbuster once they blast away the exposition and playing for time. Thankfully though, we are just two issues into this arc. They have plenty of time to right the ship, and get to the good stuff hiding just underneath Johns' verbosity. What remains to be seen is if the Justice League is left standing after the smoke clears. Read Full Review

"Justice League" #42 doesn't have a huge amount of plot but it always feels busy and exciting. Johns and Fabok dish up some exposition along with a bit of forward traction, and the end result is a second chapter that keeps readers interested enough to want to come back for part three. "Justice League" is definitely determined to be the centerpiece of the DC Comics line and, right now, it definitely feels like it's providing a story that will eventually shape the future of a lot of characters. That's a good thing. Read Full Review

Because of how many different characters and subplots there are, this issue definitely suffers from "Written-For-The-Trade" Syndrome. We barely get any real interactions with any of the characters. This issue really feels like a filler issue. Read Full Review

Ultimately it will be quite interesting to see how Darkseid War plays out and how our various characters will come together to not only battle against the God of Evil, but the Destroyer of Worlds. Read Full Review

Jason Fabok was doing great things over at Detective Comics during his tenure, and to see him handle the cosmic with the same grace, attention to detail, and chutzpah as his more street-level work puts the artist in the upper-rungs of the industry. His interpretation of Johns' Apokolips is appropriately harrowing, hateful, and frightening, and how he handles the Anti-Monitor's first steps on Earth are equally daunting. Read Full Review

The various plot points are a bit frantic, but all the action and quality art balances it out well enough to keep you on board until next month. Read Full Review

It was a nice continuation for the story, even though it seemed that there was a bit of an information dump at the end. Read Full Review

The Darkseid War just keeps bringing on the goods. If you are still on the fence I got two words for you... BAT GOD!

Rock solid.

Batman God!

Sure it's a lot of exposition but Batman becoming a god is enough to make everyone this side of Apokolips sh!t their pants. Also I wanna see what damage Superwoman's kid can do. (We keep getting teased that.) I mean when an evil Shazam counterpart who's also Earth 3's Luthor knocks up an evil superpowered Amazon, things are just gonna get all sorts of crazy. I mean it's almost as crazy if Darkseid drops a load of sperm in an Amazon chick and then has a baby! Wait...

But all in all, to those complaining that nothing happened in this issue that we didn't already know, calm yourself. This is Geoff Johns we're talking about, the payoff won't come til at least six issues in. The only complaint I have is the timeline. I'm sorta confused where or rather when we're at. We know that the Green Lantern event Godhead has happened cuz Hal (who isn't a rogue yet) references it but isn't Bruce Wayne now just doing charity work and retired as Batman? Didn't Supes lose his powers? And is Wonder Woman's new outfit at the dry cleaners? What gives? So I think this Darkseid war happens before all the DCYou changes but I'm just making an educated guess right now... more

The BatGod is here.Alright, I'm sold.

Wonder Woman and Batman fans gotta read this. And Batgod? More like Fabokgod. This guy's artwork has come so far so quickly. From his Detective run to this JLA run he's transcended to new heights. Impressive work Mr. Fabok! You are a superstar.

New life has been breathed into this series, I'm impressed. The most gratifying part is certainly the stuff with Batman at the end.

Nothing happens that wasn't revealed in the solicits so there isn't much excitement and it also suffered from needless recapping of the first issue that took a big amount (almost half the issue) of pages.

The art is great but good art is not enough to rate it high. The writing here was really decompressed and this issue clearly suffers let alone in comparison to the previous excellent issue.

EDIT: This is a response to the above review, which gently criticized my review.

The fact that it is a common Geoff Johns habit that the in-between issues don't have any plot-evolution doesn't make the issue better.

Maybe if you read the story as a whole it won't matter but unfortunately the series is a monthly comic, so stories must been paced and ploted well so each issue gives a satisfying experience. more