Okay, first, I have to say it. I DO NOT LIKE Joe Benitez' art here. All the characters are tall and spindly as Aeon Flux, without the stylization to make it work. Worst of all, the one character who should BE tall and gangly, Starfire, isn't. No, she's shorter than Nightwing, and her curves actually make her look out of place by comparison. Joe's Beast Boy costume is horrid, a mishmash of other uniforms BB has worn before, with short sleeves like a Sears manager in Akron, Ohio, and a shoulder patch that seems to be the footprint of an animal, so long as that animal is shaped like a tear drop and has five claws. Cyborg isn't even in human form here, instead floating around on a strange Liefeld-esque hoverchair, very Professor X circa 1996. These are all stylistic choices, yes, but there's nothing interesting going on with the images, instead reminding me of all the worst aspects of J. Scott Campbell and Erik Larsen... I hope that it'll grow on me. (I will say that Beni Read Full Review
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