This first chapter of "The Witching Hour" has me totally hooked. Usually I'd have to wait a whole month to see what happens next, but the story continues in Wonder Woman #56, which hits shelves in just seven days. I'm so there" will you be? Read Full Review

Wonder Woman and Justice League Dark #1 keeps all the momentum from the main title and kicks off a very intriguing mini crossover that looks to pack some thrills through October. Read Full Review

While not as bombastic a follow-up as readers might have expected coming out of the stunning Justice League Dark #3, The Witching Hour's first issue is a darkly enchanting, capable, and palpable affair that ups the ante well enough to keep us interested in what comes next. Read Full Review

With the endings of Metal and No Justice leaving readers feeling a little flat, the attention now turns to Tynion, whose stock has probably never been higher since he begun work on the refreshed Justice League titles. Tynion has taken another great step forward with this special but he will need able assistance from Steve Orlando to keep the praise going and deliver a worthy conclusion before we can even think about praisingan entire DC event for coming up with the goods from start to finish. Read Full Review

It will be interesting to see the payoff and how that will reflect revisiting Wonder Woman & Justice League Dark #1, but at the time being it kicks off October for comics with a spooky bang. Between his high stakes storytelling and the dynamic art throughout, there's a lot to love. Read Full Review

Spinning directly out of the first arc of Justice League Dark, it's not so much of an event as a way to bring the major arc to a quick and thrilling conclusion rather than dragging it out over six months. It's well appreciated, because the first arc of the parent title has been thrilling and its tone lends itself very well to an event book. Read Full Review

Here's something you didn't know about Wonder Woman: she's a witch! Well, kind of...Wonder Woman and Justice League Dark: Witching Hour (2018-) #1 is an impressive issue that takes readers on a dark, magic-laden ride into Wonder Woman's past. Read Full Review

WONDER WOMAN AND JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK: THE WITCHING HOUR #1 adds a relevant and interesting new piece to Wonder Woman's mythos in a very humanizing way. The characterization is largely strong and, despite a slow second act and the lack of characterization for John Constantine, this is a brilliant open for the new crossover series. Read Full Review

Wonder Woman & Justice League Dark: Witching Hour #1 changes the landscape for this fight for the future of magic in a big way. Expect the unexpected when it will take more than magical solutions to solve these magical problems. It will also take a miracle. Especially Wonder Woman and Justice League Dark have to depend on a power that they do not grasp. Now I don't know how I feel about also having to pick up another ongoing series to continue this story, but so far it is worth the extra addition to my reading list. Read Full Review

Still, The Witching Hour plays to the strengths of the magic side of the DC universe and continues the current trend of showing all sorts of fantastical horrors in comic book form. Read Full Review

This witchy tale was quite wild, and I am anxious to read the next one. Perhaps I can catch up on the rest of Justice League Dark while Im waiting. Read Full Review

A few pages are given over to necessary recap, but most of the book is that spooky, wispy death magic that we've come to know and love from DC Comics. Justice League Dark has proven to be a very solid book thus far, so if you've enjoyed that, you can continue on to this crossover with confidence. Read Full Review

As I mentioned above, this issue delivers a great payoff, and one which completely silences any and all doubts I may have had when I first started reading this series. The action is fast and explosive, while also maintaining a solid line of storytelling so that it doesnt feel like everything has been squeezed into this last issue. Yes, I'd have liked to see more of the new recruits like Man-Bat, but at the same time the story ends in a way that shows DC have a lot more in store for this dirty dozen of mages and mystical creatures. Read Full Review

All in all, another strong issue from Tynion who expands on his journey through the magicverse of the DCU that is perfectly illustrated by Jesus Merino. Read Full Review

Merino has some impressive and brutal visuals in this issue that showcase the power of the threat they are facing as well as some great details in both the characters and the environment. Read Full Review

Crossovers are hit or miss for me, but the first issue of The Witching Hour is a strong start for this crossover. Read Full Review

"Wonder Woman And Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour" #1 is an ambitious and beautiful next chapter of "Justice League Dark" taking on a larger scope. Read Full Review

The solicitations promise this arc will'rewrite the future of DC's magical heroes!' There's no way to guess what this shake-up will entail from the opening issue, but I'm definitely onboard (then again, I said that in 2016 when the eventually disappointing Justice League vs Suicide Squad began). Part one of 'The Witching Hour' makes for a solid, if not stellar, beginning to the tale, with several nice character moments, a formidable villain, and handsome, richly detailed artwork. Read Full Review

Wonder Woman and Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour #1 serves its purpose in the overarching narrative of The Witching Hour, progressing the plot a step forward, though it primarily seems to reiterate information previously provided in the pages of Justice League Dark. As a jumping on point for new readers, it succeeds, as it supplies all the information needed to understand and enjoy the story; however, as a special issue for collectors and regular readers, it proves to be anything but. The comic supplies nothing particularly noteworthy or memorable, and only possesses a handful of panels pertinent to plot progression. Overall, The Witching Hour #1 is best described as serviceable. Read Full Review

The result is one of the least compelling invitations to a superhero event in more than a decade. Read Full Review

If you are not reading this comic You should be

Wow.

Im not gonna lie. When i first heard about this story arc and saw the first cover, i was a little concerned. It felt like an OK idea. But last weeks JLD made me excited and this first part of The Witching Hour is amazing! Wonder Woman is a total badass (of course) and this whole event seems very promising! I dont remember if ive said it before, but James Tynion knows how to write teams SO WELL!

I really, really enjoyed this, super excited to see how this plays out.

I've never been a fan of witches in my horror stories. In fact, I consider "The Witch" to be the least interesting antagonist in the horror genre. It's pretty much the reason why it took so long for me to review this comic. I just couldn't muster up the interest to do so. 

Although the comic doesn't change my opinion on The Big Bad Witch, it's a great start to this crossover. 

The story picks up immediately after Justice League Dark #3. Wonder Woman and her team recount their recent encounter with the Upside Down man. The team barely escaped that encounter with their lives and only managed to do so because Wonder Woman was able to tap into magical forces that she was previously unaware of. She gives all of this information to the League but holds back details regarding the Magic Brand that she has on her forehead.

The Witch Mother becomes active and begins possessing people that have the brand. She calls these individuals her children. 

Her minions blind the JL to her presence and completely overpower the Dark team. They escape through a portal and wind up in a bar with John Constantine. The issue ends as he laments that they are all gonna die. 

From the start, Wonder Woman seemed a strange choice to lead a magic based Justice League. This series is likely to change that assumption. I normally complain about gimmicky events leading to overpriced special issues but this is an exception. The comic is double-sized and about 95% of the content is dedicated to the main story. There are no cheats or short-changing of the consumer with this issue. 

The comic is packed with content, the art is detailed and the story covers enough ground that I didn't feel ripped off by the price bump. This is rare because there has been an uptick in events where the heroes don't even show up in the comic. The story doesn't deliver as advertised or the comic is standard size with a new #1 attached

In closing, The Witching hour is off to a great start. The stakes are appropriately high with this being a Justice League event. Everyone shows up including Detective Chimp pulling putting in an MVP level save towards the end.

It will be interesting to see this aspect of Wonder Woman's mythos explained and how this ties into the overarching DC Universe.

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The Tynion/Bueno Justice League Dark experiment has been a total success. Merino is a welcome fill-in artist though Bueno has really made the series his own.

I absolutely love what Snyder is doing in JL; it's my favorite writing from him ever. But Justice League Dark is the surprise hit of the "New Justice" line. High stakes, beautiful craft, and the otherwise slowly eroding sense of FUN in comic books are all elements that set this run and this issue apart.

The character work is delicious from Wonder Woman to Man-Bat (my personal favorite so far) to Zatanna to... I should have just said the character work is fantastic. I was about to list every character we've seen so far.

I was expecting the launch issue of an event comic to be less good than the main book but I was so wrong. Another dynamic and dynamite issue from an almost-ideal creative team (I do miss Bueno when he's gone though Merino is a very good sub) on the perfect book.

p.s. a rather random note: the main cover of this issue and WW's depiction in it put me in the mind of a character I miss a lot, Emily Sung/Element Woman. Someone should use this character for sure; she has so much untapped potential and faded into obscurity very shortly after her introduction. I would absolutely love for her to make her comeback in this book because I'm enjoying the creative team on it so much. But I'd be happy to see her turn up anywhere. more

from a base of 6, this gets a rating of: 9.
+1 because: ROI feelings.
+2 because: a good storyline going here.

"I don't like your tone, but I do like your whiskey."

I'm not a big fan of events that span multiple titles, but when it starts like this and involves only two books, how can I say no?

James Tynion continues the plot threads he laid in Justice League Dark about magic being threatened, three faced goddess Hecate and Wonder Woman's mysterious power. And he does a great job. The story gets interesting practically from the very start, it's well written and moves forward with good pacing. Every member of the JL Dark gets some spotlight, but as it's always with them, Bobo steals every scene he's in.

I'm looking forward to seeing how this story will unfold.