Justice League #5
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| Writer | James Tynion IV |
| Artist | Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
Lex Luthor's back in the present just trying to live his best life after seeing what the future could have held for him. Luthor's new mantra? "Embrace Your Doom!" So now he's rounding up a new Legion of Doom to go on a cosmic wilding and establish himself as the biggest baddie in the DCU. In full recruiting mode, Luthor approaches both Sinestro and Gorilla Grodd to join his new team, and he doesn't exactly have to twist any arms. (They've got a matching 401K plan and great bennies, after all!)
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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10
Kabooooom - Matt Morrison
Aug 01, 2018On every level, this is the Justice League done right. Read Full Review
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10
Comic Book Bin - Deejay Dayton
Aug 07, 2018I am so glad that I can just rave about Justice League, without any qualifications or doubts. Read Full Review
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9.8
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Dispatchdcu
Aug 01, 2018JUSTICE LEAGUE has already been ten times better since Scott Snyder began. However, Tynion's issue is by far the best one yet. He has a knack for writing villains, especially Luthor and Grodd. Read Full Review
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9.7
Black Nerd Problems - Morgan Hampton
Aug 01, 2018Even with a different creative team, Justice Lea"I mean Legion of Doom #1 delivers everything we've come to expect from this title along with a fresh perspective: both on the page, and behind the scenes. Read Full Review
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9.6
Supergirl Comic Box Commentary - Anj
Aug 07, 2018And from a 'rest issue' no less. I am all on board for this Justice League. Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Aug 01, 2018A strong issue that makes the case for Lex as the primo supervillain he deserves to be. Read Full Review
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9.5
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Aug 01, 2018Justice League is such a strong title that it can easily handle a quick writer interlude without missing a beat. This definitely was not a filler issue and is a significant read for the main story. Read Full Review
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9.1
The Brazen Bull - Charlie Chipman
Aug 01, 2018Offering insight and adding momentum to an already energetic story, Justice League (2018-) #5 is a well-crafted comic book that places our spandex-wearing heroes in the rearview mirror, and focuses on the stars of this story, the members of the Legion of Doom. Read Full Review
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9.0
GWW - Deron Generally
Jul 31, 2018Doug Mahnke's art work is incredible. Everything is given amazingly rich detail and his rendering of Lex is great. I loved the detail in the panels and everything looks ominous and rich in detail and shadow. Great looking book with an awesome story to tell. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Book Corps - Mike Bedard
Aug 01, 2018It's nice to get an issue from the villains' perspectives, and although the villains aren't empathetic, the disconnect just makes them all the more terrifying. Read Full Review
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9.0
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Aug 01, 2018This is how you do a Justice League run " by giving the characters enemies who can push them to the limit. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comics: The Gathering - Batmanaruto
Aug 01, 2018This was a really good issue by James Tynion, which by now is expected as his work is generally fantastic. I liked how Tynion uses previous themes introduced in both No Justice and the first four issues of Snyder’s Justice League. Mahnke’s art was phenomenal and adds to the superstar line-up of artists so far. Read Full Review
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9.0
You Don't Read Comics - Rick Lopez
Aug 01, 2018Between Justice League Dark last week and Legion of Doom this week, Tynion IV shows why he is not only a valuable asset to the New Justice line, but to the DC Universe as a whole. Mahnke continues to produce great works as he has through the years, and this issue is yet another on that long list. Taking the time to slow down the pace and give an origin story right before the final issue(s) of this arc helps to build up the anticipation and momentum towards the big showdown, bringing motives into light and ratcheting up the tension towards the end as readers alike embrace evil. Read Full Review
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9.0
Sequential Planet - Matt Herman
Aug 03, 2018Lex Luthor takes center stage in an issue of excitement, origins, and villainy. Read Full Review
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9.0
Dark Knight News - Kevin Gunn
Aug 04, 2018I wasn't for sure at first about the shift in story and creative team, but after reading this issue I welcome the change. In my opinion it helps to add narrative to the larger story. I can't wait to find out where it leads next! Read Full Review
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8.6
Major Spoilers - Ingrid Lind-Jahn
Aug 01, 2018Spending some time in the machinations of Lex Luthor's mind straightens out the plot. Read Full Review
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8.5
Bleeding Cool - Joshua Davison
Aug 02, 2018Justice League #5 is an unnerving yet exciting dive into the mind of Lex Luthor and his Legion of Doom. We learn why he is doing this and how he gathered this powerful team. Its villainy fun, and its boosted by some fantastic artwork. This one is highly recommended. Give it a read. Read Full Review
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8.4
Fortress of Solitude - George Chrysostomou
Aug 02, 2018The best issue in the series so far, Justice League #5 puts the focus on the detestable Legion of Doom in a great exploration of their villainous plan. Read Full Review
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8.0
DC Comics News - Derek McNeil
Aug 01, 2018Lex is at the very threshold of conquering the universe and the Legion of Doom has control of various cosmic powers that drastically overpower the League. Things have rarely looked this dark for DC's premier team. This version of the Justice League works on a scale that's even more epic than Grant Morrison's "Big 7" League, making this one of the most exciting books in DC's lineup. Read Full Review
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8.0
Newsarama - Justin Partridge
Aug 01, 2018Along with some engaging artwork from Doug Mahnke, Wil Quintana and Jaime Mendoza, Justice League #5 stands as an entertaining look through the mirror darkly. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Batman Universe - Corbin Pool
Aug 03, 2018Although it's a jarring place to take a break, Tynion delivers an excellent script that adds to the finer details that have been left out of the story so far. Read Full Review
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8.0
Multiversity Comics - Jacob Nuckolls
Aug 03, 2018"Justice League #5" delivers another solid issue " this time from the villain's perspective. Between Tynion scripting an excellent science fiction tale with just enough super villain philosophy to make it interesting and the beautifully thematic the Mahke/Quintana artwork, this issue might just make readers afraid of Lex Luthor again. Read Full Review
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7.5
Comicosity - Terrence Sage
Aug 01, 2018Justice League #5 isn't the greatest break in the main plot due to Lex's motivations and filling out ground as to why some of the villains have joined the Legion of Doom, the art from Mahnke and inking from Mendoza isn't the best as some pages are more detailed and refined than others but it's still a serviceable issue of villainy that adds to the story but drags it's feet as things reach the conclusion. Read Full Review
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7.0
Batman-News - Brian Warshaw
Aug 01, 2018This isn't great, but it's definitely not bad, either. Tynion floats some good ideas out there, and even though he fumbles the ball a few times, it's still a pretty readable book throughout. And with Mahnke, Mendoza, Quintana, and Napolitano all at the top of their respective games, you may not pay much mind to the slouched writing anyhow.Justice League #5 is still worth your time. Read Full Review
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7.0
Comic Book Revolution - Rokk
Aug 03, 2018For readers who have already read Justice League #1"4? Skip this issue. You will be able to pick up Justice League #6 and literally miss nothing. Read Full Review
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7.0
Comic Watch - Robert Struble
Aug 10, 2018Snyder takes a break to give Tynion a chance to explain how Luthor formed the Legion of Doom and its a well drawn and interesting tale, even if a little confusing to follow. Read Full Review
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6.3
Weird Science - Eric Shea
Aug 01, 2018While we don't move all that much forward in our story, we do get some cool villain interactions in this issue and some amazing art. I just wish we got some more of the plot details out of the way here because at this point I need something a little more than an evil magic doorknob to keep me happy with Lex's plan of Universal domination. Read Full Review
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Aug 01, 2018While the concept of Legion of Doom issues are solid, this installment reads entirely as filler about killers. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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Lex is such a good villain! I loved that they took the time to explain things here and it still felt good to read it. But seriously, in the past, present or future, Lex Luthor is the GOAT! #SideWithDOOM
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A series that flops back to the Villain's perspective every once in a while to give the main team a break is not only a good idea, but in this series it works great.
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I really enjoyed this issue! Interesting point of view by lex luthor about the current events.
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So, uh in my review of the last issue of this series, I said that I think we have found the perfect creative team for a Justice League ongoing series in Scott Snyder and Jorge Jimenez. I'm going to take that back now that I've read this issue, as I believe James Tynion IV and Doug Mahnke are far superior. Easily the best of those two is Doug Mahnke, whose art is, in a word, incredible. I've always liked his previous works, but this issue, is one of his best. However, that's not saying James Tynion IV isn't great, because he is. He works better with the narration style storytelling than Scott Snyder and his characterization of Lex Luthor is excellent. All in all, this is exactly the kind of epic feeling I want from a Justice League issue and more
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Surprisingly excellent issue. After Snyder's convoluted first four issues, this one was so awesome. Looking forward to #6!
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9.0
Lex traveling 1 million years into the future to see himself celebrated felt very silver age, it was almost too goofy, but I love it. It is really fun to see Lex back to his evil ways.
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8.5
I haven't been giving the latest run of Justice League the attention it deserves and I promise to get better going forward. Its been great so far and I figured I'd start at the point where the plot came into focus. Justice League #5 gives us the origin of this incarnation of the Legion of Doom. After traveling 1000000 years into the future Lex discovers that he was correct in his core belief of self-reliance. His stance inspires humanity to stop depending on superheroes and eventually conquer the universe. Taking this knowledge back to the present Luthor doubles down on his efforts in an attempt to see the fruits of his labors in his own lifetime. As an origin story, this issue is great. It's always fun to get the story from the more
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8.0
I really enjoyed Tynion's narration, but the pages felt incredibly cramped with both lettering placement and characters. Something about the composition was off-putting, despite the super-fun content.
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8.0
Enjoyable issue. Tynion would be a far better choice for this title than Snyder.
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8.0
Definitely a good issue, showcasing Luthor's motivation behind his current actions. However, this is completely skippable, although there's no reason to if you're invested in the main story.
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7.5
Issue offers much needed backstory to what happened before the series started, but after events of No Justice. It explains Luthor's plans... for the most part, without pushing the main story forward. We know he controls Superman's body, but other than that, we see no sense in that, nor the end goal. And don't get me wrong - it's fun to follow villains instead of heroes, for once - see their desires, motivations and drives. However at the moment, issue #5 feels a bit like a filler, and after reading it, we're still in the same place we've been after #4.
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7.5
Snyder's JL has been moving at a lightning pace so it's not surprising the first fill-in wouldn't be able to keep that energy going. This would have been an amazing fill-in if we were still suffering Bryan Hitch's JL, but Snyder's is much better than this. Still a lot going for the issue. Tynion's got a great ear for dialogue and Mahnke's art is almost edible. As usual, he can do no wrong. This issue was a bit of a letdown but only relative to the 4 issues prior. And it's so unusual for a book to come out of the gates that strongly that I don't have any trouble forgiving a bit of a drop-off. It's a pace that Snyder himself probably couldn't maintain forever, even while turning in his best work which I would argue the start to his JL has more
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7.5
"$%^& Justice. Side with Doom" Legion of Doom takes over the world and the Justice League book as James Tynion delves deep into Luthor's plan to reveal some of its intricacies. Luthor is smart. His plan still seems a bit crazy and ambiguous in regards to whys and hows, but it will probably seem less so in the next issues. We follow Lex as he starts recruitment for his Legion. The dialogue is good, villains are scary and the narration is a bit much. It is sometimes exposition heavy and a bit rambling at times. But the story finally starts to become engaging. Overall good issue. Amplified greatly by Doug Mahnke's art. He draws one badass looking Sinestro. And Luthor's smile on the opening page? The very definition of creepy and dis more
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7.5
I guess it was good to finally get some backstory, but I'm still really feeling the strain of everything happening so much.
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crazy fun but it feels like a filler
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Meh.
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