What could have been a filler arc has turned into one of the most interesting Justice League stories in recent memories, as the League's new responsibilities threaten to pit them against each other. Read Full Review

The "fill-ins" continue on The Justice League, but at least the one is interesting. This is a politically charged moral tale, but it is also a very interesting read. Seeing the Justice League in a story like this is unique, new and refreshing. Read Full Review

How can the League save this world without interfering? Justice League #49 provided an excellent answer to that. I had my misgivings about the story unfolding here, but as with most things, you simply have to be patient and look towards what's beneath the surface. Read Full Review

We got a lot of more dialogue compared to action in this latest installment. With that being said, this is a superior issue compared to the previous, which is a big statement from myself as I usually thrive for the action within these titles. Si Spurrier does a brilliant job intensifying the plot in this issue to set up an intriguing finale that will keep us guessing. Read Full Review

Justice League #49is so much fun. I absolutely loved every moment of it. Si Spurrier is set to have one more issue, and I'm very excited to see how his story ends. Lopresti's pencils are good, and he manages to carry a story that's incredible. For a filler arc, “The Rule” is top-notch. Read Full Review

While the art looks great here and there is a bit of fun to be had, this issue mostly just showcases our heroes' inability to learn from a situation and really just makes them look like dumbells in the end.  I do hope that we're able to move on from what we got this issue when we go into the next one because the constant errors in judgment that our heroes found themselves in here got a bit old. Read Full Review

Aaron Lopresti does some impressive work with the art in this issue. The characters look amazing and the action is fun and vibrant. Read Full Review

This isn't necessarily a bad Justice League story, but it is a startling contrast to how the characters are portrayed in just about every other comic and medium ever. Read Full Review

The biggest names in superheroism stumble into fascism and cultural insensitivity with a world full of lives in the balance. Read Full Review

There's some interesting work here regarding the lore of the planet they're ruling, and I continue to like Lopresti's designs, but that's nowhere near enough to carry a story that already felt old last issue. Read Full Review

It's uncertain who approved a storyline of the Justice League being clueless interstellar colonizers, but writer Si Spurrier and artist Aaron Lopresti's Justice League #49 leaves a distinctly bad taste. Read Full Review

This was still a really decent plot, although, the invaders that wish to attack this planet felt a little rushed and out of context.

I'm getting flashbacks to after school specials. If the only way to demonstrate your point is to make a story where characters have to act out of character and be way more stupid than usual, maybe it's best to write something else instead. In more capable hands, this could be a very poignant story that maybe introduces some new ideas to people, or at least brings them a new perspective. Instead we get the Ferngully Effect where as much as one may agree with the thesis, the execution almost makes you not want to.

“I’m not going to help with any of the work that has to be done or tell you anything that I have learned until it is too late, but yes I will judge you constantly when you fail to meet my expectations. No I will not tell you what they are” – Wonder Woman, probably.

All 3 points are for the art.

It's amazing how malleable long-established characters become when you've got some sophomoric Tumblr politics to shoehorn in.

who would have thought that saving a planet was boring af