Excellent aftermath to the Death of the Justice League. A simpler version of Funeral for a Friend that nicely showcases hope, heroics, and heritage. This comic will have you do a couple of double takes to what you've read before when it comes to Pariah and sets the stage for Dark Crisis #1! Read Full Review

Overall, this issue does a good job with distinguishing stories while ensuring a smooth transition. Read Full Review

Overall, this is a top-tier issue that provides a great spotlight for just about every character it focuses on. Read Full Review

An entertaining and fast set of five vignettes that set the table for Dark Crisis, Justice League - Road to Dark Crisis #1 bridges the gap left by Justice League #75 - Death of Justice League by giving us a look at the resulting status quo from many angles. Read Full Review

Dark Crisis might not be one of the more memorable Crisis events in the DCU, but its taking shape well and at the very least will be constructed well and make for a solid story even if it lacks much long-term impact. Read Full Review

Justice League: Road To Dark Crisis #1 is a great aftermath issue and begins the set-up for Dark Crisis. There will be several more, and this one does a great job of setting some story beats up. The writing and art are all pretty great, and this one is a must-read for anyone planning on buying Dark Crisis. Read Full Review

Justice League: Road To Dark Crisis #1serves as an excellent prologue toDark Crisis, with multiple creators showcasing the DC Universe's reaction to the death of the Justice League. WithDark Crisis set to debut next week, this is the perfect starting point for readers old and new. Read Full Review

Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 isn't bad but it also doesn't get me excited for the major event to come. It feels like an annual that gets released because it's on the schedule more than anything. While there's a bit to catch readers up, it doesn't do a great job explaining what has happened or the looming threat. It also doesn't quite make it feel like there world is worse off for the Justice League not being there. Overall, things are going fine. That also might be the point. But, if it is, why should we care about what's to come? Read Full Review

We get a bunch of stories in this issue, where each one seems to hit less than the previous, but even with that, there's some fun to be had from this book with the characters it uses and some of the things it's setting up, like a new Justice League and a new Secret Society. The art is great throughout, but at the end of the day, I wish this just would have hit a little harder. Read Full Review

If anything, JUSTICE LEAGUE: ROAD TO DARK CRISIS #1 actually fizzled my flame for DARK CRISIS and made me pump the breaks instead of building up my excitement. Read Full Review

The Pariah story is likely the most important to the larger arc (and also the least interesting), but the stories are fine even if they are pushing towards an event I'll admit I still don't yet care about. Read Full Review

For those looking to get every single detail about the Dark Crisis event Justice League: Road To Dark Crisis will not disappoint. Though those looking for more of intimate aftermath from the events of Justice League #75 will be disappointed. Justice League: Road To Dark Crisis is all about reinforcing what Dark Crisis will be about. So if you are not a completionist about getting every related title to a big event you can pass on this comic book. Read Full Review

A collection of moments to highlight the coming Crisis, providing some emotional underpinning for the new crossover but costing too much and providing little that feels really critical to the stories. Read Full Review

You may want to save your money for the excellent Dark Crisis #1, which drops next week. Read Full Review

Road to Dark Crisis is a mixed bag and while it has some neat emotional beats, it doesn't feel essential in prepping fans for the major crossover. Read Full Review

Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis tries and mostly fails to convince readers that the entire DCU is in mourning for the "deaths" of the JLA. At a $5.99 price tag, this issue is for completists only. Read Full Review

I can't recommend this. The stories are fine, but they're so vaccuous and irrelevant that I don't get why this was made in the first place. The actually relevant parts of this of this could or even should be in the main series, and the rest is just fluff to pad the rest of the issue. Combine that with it being anotherJustice League title one month after the book ended, and you have a product that's less than the sum of its parts. IreallyhopeDark Crisis surprises me, because I am not confident in where this is going. Read Full Review

Only 1 good story and 1 okay story.

The Pariah and Dick and Jon stories are the only things worth reading from this book. Quite a disappointing issue, I'm concerned for how Dark Crisis is going to pan out.

It was fine, Williamson, Adams and PKJ's stories were cool, but the art is really weak in this issue...

Mid in excelsis!

I thought the Dick/Jon story was good, I think the themes carried it more than the dialogue. The art by Jurgens is great however.

The Flash story by Adams is more of what I'm loving about the main title, the Wally + Ace interactions are awesome. I feel like we are in a Flash renaissance due to the work Adams has done for the title and these two characters.

I wanted to like the Pariah story since it was written by the goat PJK, but it was just meandering. They want to give some impetus behind Pariah, but they spent the whole time beating around the bush. The major revelations are most definitely being saved for the event, and this was a waste of time.

Something I have found pretty compelling is the idea that the heroes are used to the lessened impact of death in the DCU, but they are still worried and have doubts of as to if the League will come back (even though they definitely will). This theme is one that I'm looking forward to being explored in the event. more

Not bad but Not great either, DC really wants to push Dick & Jon duo but its really bad. They didn't work well together especially that Jon already has a best friend who is batman's son and has a better chemistry with him but oh well. Other storylines were also unnecessary as they did little to justify them being there, like other than other knowing about what is happening to the next in line of the justice league characters the other stories are not great. Basically all them contribute to reach probably a 6/10 for this issue. you could skip it and will be perfectly fine.

Kind of a pointless preview.

Nothing of substance was revealed, it could have been easily skipped or shown in tie-ins or smth. DC really wants to make Nightwing/Jon duo a thing, Pariah is still the most boring villain after the GREAT DARKNESS, Nocturna's story was out of nowhere, like she hasn't interacted with Batman since Detective Comics during NEW52. Ace & Wally story was nice but Adams already does it better in his ongoing.

The art is very mid, although Jurgens really made Jon look like Nightwing clone with a different jawline.

The Jon and Dick story was good, and the Flash story was okay, but the next three stories were quite bad.
Overall, not worth the cover price.

Not 'bad' - but not good. Certainly doesn't get me fired up for the event to come. Just setting the scene I suppose. Great art in some issues though, Hal/Aquaboy in particular. Let's see how this all unfolds..

"I don't know yet if reading Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 is crucial to understanding the main event." - ten-star critic review here

I mean, it obviously isn't.

That was a bad, boring, uninspired comic book just like every comic leading up to this event. I don’t have any problem with Josh Williamson but he should not be writing comics as major as this event is meant to be and he certainly shouldn’t be some sort of architect of the DC universe. It’s not his fault, it’s just beyond him. I really don’t understand what DC is thinking. This is textbook mediocrity.

bit of a gap in what villains atlantis is facing vs everyone else lol