I've been waiting a long time to wrap up The Atom Rebirth story line, and I'm glad we are finally getting there. I love that Steve Orlando is writing it too. If you are not familiar with him, read all of this. The mood is fun and campy. The story is faced paced. The dialogue compelling and hilarious. Read Full Review

JLA #12 kicks off a brand new story arc that answers one of the big DC Rebirth mysteries and does it with style. Read Full Review

JLA has been in need of a fresh start for a while now, and "Panic in the Microverse" looks to be just what the doctor ordered. Read Full Review

Justice League Of America #12 is a solid jump-on point for the series and a good start for the arc. I'm more interested in the Microverse than I can ever attest to being in the past, so Orlando, Reis and Maiolo definitely did something right there. This is a team book that has the right dynamic of fun in it, considering the powerhouse characters, and I'm enjoying where Orlando is taking this story. Read Full Review

"Crisis in the Microverse" takes makes a giant step in the right direction for Justice League of America. A title that seemed doomed to fade away into obscurity following a number of poor stories, pulls out an astonishing comeback by delivering the coming we've been expecting since DC Universe's Rebirth and the announcement of JLA. With six issues at his disposal for this story, Orlando is able to flex his craft by fleshing out characters and setting up, what appears will be, one hell of a story! If you've given up on the book, give it another shot! Read Full Review

My interest in this series really swings wildly from arc to arc and issue to issue, so much so that it's incredibly frustrating in far too many ways. This issue works to pare down the team to a smaller level, has less problematic elements with Batman in charge, and has a goal that I'm actively curious about for the first time since the series kicked off. The potential for this storyline to unearth a few answers, or introduce new and interesting questions, is what has me hopeful. It's also a very fun and good looking issue thanks to what Reis and Maiolo present here and that has me hopeful on that level too. Read Full Review

JLA seems to be rebounding in its last couple issues. This issue is a tight story that balances the quiet moments with an action heavy second half and I enjoyed reading it. Read Full Review

While this isn't one of my regular reads any more, this first chapter was entertaining enough to keep my interest for next issue. It might not be a turning point for the series, but it has to start somewhere and this is a good enough beginning. Read Full Review

"Justice League" #12 is a fresh start for new and old readers addressing a lingering DC Rebirth loose thread! Read Full Review

I can recommend JLA #12 for the charms it does have, but its pacing issues are abysmal. It shows that this story probably wont need to span as many comic issues as it is inevitably going to. If these characters really tickle your fancy, you will enjoy this. However, if your devotion to them is not great, the slowness of the plot will likely drive you away. Read Full Review

This is an okay start to a really big story that I've been waiting a year to read.  The dialogue is not good at all, but the art and overall story has me excited for next issue only because I want Ray Palmer back and the cliffhanger was really cool.  I can't say I'd recommend it to non JLA readers, but stay tuned. Read Full Review

The long anticipated Microverse arc begins with half a whimper, even with the great Reis artwork. It'll take a lot for this storyline to win me over and so far it isn't impressing. Read Full Review

The one on one interactions between the team members continues to work from a story perspective, but this arc is starting with weak visuals and a story that feels too short. Read Full Review

I'm not going to beat around the bush. I still don't recommend picking up this book. Yes, it's nice to finally have a focused issue without any terrible philosophical "debates" or half the shit happening offpanel. But at the end of the day, that's what JLA isn't doing. What it is doing is nothing that's really worth your time or money. Read Full Review

Overall this issue was a enjoyable read and I'm looking forward to the next issue. Ray Palmer has always been one of my favorite heroes and I've always enjoyed the exchanges he and Batman used to have in previous stories I had growing up, so I'm looking forward to this meeting. Just off of that alone, I know that Steve Orlando is going to give me another enjoyable issue! Read Full Review

Overall: Justice League of America #12 was an ordinary read. But, the fact that the cover price is just $2.99 helps soften the blow. I do think that this story arc has plenty of potential. And I am certainly aboard for this entire story arc. Still, I would only recommend this issue to die-hard Justice League of America and/or Ray Palmer fans. Read Full Review

I am writing this review after reading the entire JLA series to the last issue #29. The art by Ivan Reis is great and what gets most of my rating on issue #12. The story takes the JLA into the Microverse, and unfortunately, the rest of the series will spend a lot of time there - Kronos will somehow be there towards the end of the series.

My engineering background has a hard time resolving the Microverse with physics. I envision that the Microverse is a super-small universe contained in our universe - it is located in a specific space in our universe. Since the JLA shrinks to get to the Multiverse where Ray Palmer is located, it must amazingly be located in JLA headquarters; that is a hell of a coincidence without any explanation. In addition, the Microverse is a complex universe with lush worlds. Seems cool at first, but this means that the Microverse would require gazillions of complex molecules; not possible since the entire Microverse must be about the size of one atom.

When reading comic books, disbelief must be suspended to a large extent but this bothered me. more