The rest of this comic was REALLY good, and if you aren't following the JSA book, and as such wouldn't be annoyed by the major spoilerage, I'd wholeheartedly recommend this comic. Read Full Review

This book finally seems to be getting back up to speed after a detour into the Blackest Night - but the ever-changing lineup isn't doing the comic any favors. Find a team and stick to it. Read Full Review

This is still far from my favorite era of the League, but it is at least now on par with the Gerard Jones-penned era from the 1990s, if it hasn't surpassed that team already. I'm befuddled as to why Robinson seems to have such free reign of the DCU while it appeared as though McDuffie did not during his term on "Justice League of America," but there is no denying that the stories are growing in entertainment value. Read Full Review

All in all, Justice League of America #44 is solid, progressing the team even while getting down to some old-school summer crossover business, and earns a very strong 3.5 out of 5 stars overall. If James Robinson can keep this pacing up without editorial panicking or the readers defecting, we may actually be seeing the foundations of the strong new League Ive been hoping for since 2006 Read Full Review

Bagley is a great Spider-man artist. He really knows how to make a page dynamic. He brings classic Marvel Comics dynamism to this series. It feels odd! Hunter and Rapmund are not the best inkers for Bagleys pencil though. They add a Jim Lee quality to Bagleys work which doesnt fit well with his style. Read Full Review

The art was good, not great, but not bad. Far better than anything I could do, but that doesn't say much. Read Full Review

Then we swerve to JSA headquarters, where its all subplot exposition, what the, huh? time, but then we finally found out something that, while it is good news, is also sort of a non-starter, as the character has been a yo-yo of mediocre writing for most of his or her history. But maybe Robinson has plans, as he does for rest of his ersatz, imitation big leaguers team. Im all for the imitations if it means were going to get character development from them. Robinson is trying hard to give each character distinction, and Bagley is working overtime to sell drama with wideshots and splash pages galore, but the story hasnt quite caught fire yet. Read Full Review

Honestly, I appreciate what Robinson is trying to do with the book at the moment. He has a self-admitted team of substitutes and D-listers. He wants to build the new JLA up through adversity and have them take their place in the annals of history. It's a noble endeavor. Sadly, the execution continues to come up lacking in nearly every way. Mark Bagley's art props up the series to a certain extent, but even Bagley's work lacks the personality and definition it once had on Ultimate Spider-Man. DC has made it apparent Robinson will be helming the series for a long time to come. At some point I hope he'll finally discover a grasp on his characters and morph them into something more than pale shadows of what they are in other books. Read Full Review

The writing flaws in this comic were difficult to overlook. Robinson had some hits and misses with New Krypton; Cry for Justice was really poor (on the writing side); and now I've been almost consistently disappointed with JLA since he took over. Don't buy this book. Despite the Brightest Day element, I'm considering not buying the next issue. Read Full Review