Ram V always manages to surprise, and it's impressive how much common DNA there is between this DC comic and his metaphysical indie book The Many Deaths of Laila Starr. Both are about understanding the human experience through the perspective of a god"be it a beautiful god of death or a terrifying god of the Green. Read Full Review

It doesn't get much better than this. Read Full Review

I continue to love the look of this series and this issue specifically. The art is bright, vibrant and a great representation of Bruce Timm's aesthetic. There is a fluidity to the art and every page feels like its in motion. Read Full Review

All in all, Justice League Infinity #2 manages to keep up the momentum from issue #1. It breezily lays out everything that's going on, gives us Overman's backstory, has a bit of action, sets up some pretty big stakes for the issues to come, and even sneaks in a tid-bit of social commentary. Just don't come into it expecting to spend much time with your favorite leaguers and it should be a fun time. Read Full Review

The story itself is an alright premise, I just wish it'd involved something other than the lowest hanging fruit of them all"evil Superman. Read Full Review

Identity becomes a greater issue around this chapter. Martian Manhunter returns after living so many lives and hopefully a lot of that comes up in character down the line. As for Superman, his contrast with Overman brings out why a symbol is a can change with the smallest deviation. Which might relate to how Amazo looks for meaning in his own identity, only to grow so powerful that changing course could lead to disaster.

I liked the social commentary, but I don't have any nostalgia for the cartoon, and I found the narration overwrought, which is a common problem in JM DeMatteis' writing for me. It's not even poorly written, I just don't see it as necessary a lot of the time. Also, America in 2021 holds plenty of bigoted rallies. I don't know why people prefer to ignore reality. It just comes across as liking the bigotry and wanting to excuse it so that it can become normalized.

So I gave an 8 to that last issue mostly because it was good but also out of nostalgia, I'll admit, but that last page had me intrigued and not in a good way because I saw where it was heading. Still, I acted in good faith and pretended maybe it won't be like I thought it would be. Spoiler: it was. Of course DeMatteis had to infect this book with the stupid idea of nazis in America because of course America today is full of them, America 2021 is probably like Germany in the '30s in his twisted mind. Other than that annoying bit it was predictable overall and unfortunately the Amazo bits are moving too slow.