This isn't even worth the paper it's printed on.

Nothing in this issue worked, and the "meta" humour poking fun at what this run has done only highlight how absolutely abysmal it is and continues to be.

All I can say is "No" to this, ALL of this.

I thought I had seen the worst of brian "the blunder" bendis on Superman already, this issue proved me there are depths he can still reach if he really tries.

It's beyond awful, this has no place being read by anyone.

JRJr's art doesn't help the nonsensical story and developments; it's not always you see a villain deliver what's mean to be a snide remark after defeating a hero only for it to fail mostly due to the way in which it was written.

Even setting aside how confusing current continuity is, the issue does not make sense, it only furthers how convoluted things are and no characterization in the book is even remotely "on point".

Red Cloud "leader" of Metropolis' gangs? I don't buy that for a second. It's equally as unlikely that a c-list villain (at best) would be able to pin down Superman. Disable a good deal of the Legion of Doom in a heroic heel turn, no one is stupid enough to buy that. Laughable is what this is.

Leviathan also seems to be a completely different character in his speech and manner than how they presented him in his "event", unsurprising as consistency is not something this writer can maintain.

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By the second page I already feel the cringe. That should be enough of an indication to stop, but for some reason I kept reading only to encounter that much more cringe.

For all the character the Legion is meant to have none of them have much of a personality and seem to only exist to deliver bits and quips and then vanish, just like the "invisible gentleman" introduced this issue.

For the sake of readers everywhere, bendis should follow suit.

The real reasoning of Jon Kent being in the Legion is also very much nonsense, because if they claimed to know their history they would realise how he is not suited for they purpose they selected him. If they do follow through with the rumoured 5G idea they also posit here, it'll go about as well as the last change he went through.

Most of the dialogue seems so forced to make certain ideas play out that it makes the execution lackluster, the plot does not seem to organically develop.

But apparently the "people of the future" are not the brightest despite everything looking it's chok-full of LED lights.

While not unreadable, this issue is not something I would recommend. Actually I would hardly recommend the title because while the artwork is solid it's seems devoid of substance as far as the characters and story are concerned.



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Between jokes that don't work, inconsistent art, and dialogue that's hardly different from character to character and at points downright cringeworthy, this book does not work.

It's a mess, and now it's about to add the only thing missing from the trademark 'bendis blunders' an inane retcon that serves no purpose.

Just like I believed, expanding the cast even further did nothing to improve this book. At this point it's hardly a story of its own and just a tool to promote the other Wonder Comics properties.

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Just read it. The only good thing about this book is the art.

The writing is a mess; some things don't even make sense... A pretty mediocre comic.

So Mongul is able to go to a standstill against Superman, take out a number of the leaders of the "Space Model UN", and they still decide to stop fighting when he shows up? Yes, I believe this. Cue facepalm.

The Lois Lane B-plot is pointless, as if people who have worked with Lois for so long would suddenly doubt her ability just because of "the truth", and Superman 'King of the Earth' that is just about the dumbest thing I've seen put to page; scratch that having bendis make Barry Allen respond "poo poo caca" to something is, and it happened in this same title. more

This comic looks like a good metaphore of what's happening with DC these days. It's a disorganized mess with no real plan nor plot. There are ideas, but they're not really utilized. There are ongoing story arcs, but no one really cares about them. Look at poor Supergirl, she's been in a limbo for a while now, constantly flying around, listening to her ex crush talking about how she disappeared, and crying in result, but not progresssing as a character at all. Seems like things went out of editorial's control, and are spiraling down in their own directions like parts of a plane crashed mid-flight. Too many cooks in the kitchen, man, each trying to do their own thing with different results and reception, all clashing with each other stylistically and thematically, together turning the entire universe into something incoherent, disjointed, clueless of what it wants to be. more

Is this a joke? THIS is meant to be meaningful, like Joker’s 90+ voice mails to Luthor “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA”.

What a waste of paper, they said villains would be changing their ways with the reveal and what they delivered was... Toyman.

I wonder how much longer they will run Superman into the ground.

Just like the event that preceded it babble was spouted, drivel was said, mindless dialogue filled the issue, and barely anything happened.

I’ll wait for the final issue when something finally does take place to get the whole story because if this is any indication it’ll be a nothing burger like the “event” before it.

As it stands this reads like bendis trying to ape The Maker and his “city of tomorrow arc” from Marvel’s craptastic “Ultimate” universe, but done far more poorly. more

Hey, remember how Young Justice already had a first visit to the Hall of Justice before? Remember how Superboy Conner Kent and “The Duck” have already interacted and have history with Superman?

bendis clearly does not. 1/10 this issue fails. It gets worse by the page.

Some of the other failings are:

The dialogue - Sinestro’s “I don’t read Earth, Luthor”, I mean honestly there is bad and there’s bendis.

Leviathan - They claim he “almost took the World”, could have fooled me with the lackluster so-called “event”. Then there’s his turn into a generic villain and now his turn into someone against them too, I mean I doubt he poses a threat to Perpetua’s folk or even those of Laugh-Bats. more

Non-issue, just people babbling on about random crap while “ric” lives. You can skip this and jump to next issue and nothing would change.

Here’s hoping Joker’s upcoming involvement finally clears the board of the irrelevant characters here and ends “ric”.

Usually when the backstory of a character is expanded on, it adds to them and showcases more of who they are. All this is issue does is elaborate on the “secret origins” of the 3 so-called “leaders” of the Legion.

Thing is, this simple premise is botched completely. Somehow each of the leaders feel like less of a character and just a pointless addition to the roster than before.

The actual information added from the multiple pages of this issue expanding on character story could be fit into a small blurb in a character introduction.

This is lowest tier writing. I kinda question why I even read it, because it’s a waste of time and NOTHING HAPPENS. more

Nice to know the impromptu group that banded together in Justice League Odyssey are now official leaguers.

Also it’s great that Hawkman, Shazam, and Cyborg were all able to reverse their current condition to be present in this momentous occasion. I mean even Harley, an anti-hero at best and someone who is in no way a member of any League also showed up, that’s really something.

Honestly the only section about this title that made sense was Batman and Wonder Woman’s interaction. Even Lex’s “big reveal” seems underwhelming and something that will not have as much an impact as they teased it will.

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This issue was bad, to the surprise of no one.

What drags this issue down almost single-handedly is the conflict with Mongul. The reason for this is how in this same run he was a villain Superman was able to defeat in a single punch, without this foe even being able to finish his intro speech. Yet we are now expected to believe that Mongul is not just able to withstand Superman’s attacks, but in fact is able to toss him around; all of this with the United Planets’ forces attacking him at the same time.

So which is it? Is Mongul an actual threat or is he a chump Superman can just blow through? Because this inconsistency is just bewildering, more so when it’s IN THE SAME RUN. There’s not even a hint of an explanation to state why this villain can now take a punch.

The B-story on Earth, I get what they are going for but it’s piss-poor execution. I find it ridiculous that people would immediately jump into thinking Superman is an unfit representative for Earth when they’ve barely found out about the “united planets” and have no grasp of what they are, but I mean it’s a low effort way to shoe-horn a story.

Also, Lana Lang already knew who Superman so the “dramatic moment” of her saying she would confront him has no real gravitas to it. In fact it actually is surprising she was not mentioned before because if anyone would support him it’s her.


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I have no hopes this series will ever become better, and by "better" I mean "any decent". Bendis created his microcosm at DC, time and time reminding us about how Wonder Comics' characters are interconnected. And you know what? I don't mind that, the panel where Jinny's hunk of junk of a truck is being hauled by combined efforts of Wonder Girl, Naomi and Teen Lantern, is some real cool shit. That's exacty what a younger me would love to see in series targetted at my age group - just pure, fun, character oriented action. Which sadly Young Justice doesn't deliver. It's not particularly fun, its characters are bland and lack personalities, and action... well, there's not much of it to be found here. Nothing new if you follow Bendis' work - his Superman run is slow, sluggish and overtalked, but pales in comparison with the completely futile Event Leviathan and diastrous launch of Legion of Superheroes.
Do I recommend this issue? No. If you're looking for something fun for all ages, pick up The Terrifics instead. Few genuinely good panels can't save this run from consistent underdelivering. more

Just awful. The art is some of the worst I've seen in a professional comic, except for the awesome Mike Grell/Warlord pieces.

I am once again mad at myself for buying this book. It has sucked from day one and does not look to be ever going to improve on that. Total waste of money. The issue is badly written. The art work was terrible. I kept saying I'm not going to continue to get it but I keep hoping it will get better and I just really like the character of Tim Drake even though he now is basically being called a male duck every time his name is called. Which still PO's me big time. Who ever came up with that idea is a complete idiot. more

Have not read this yet, going to make a guess and rate is as bad. Will return after reading to assess if the rating given is accurate.

Update: Turns out my previous rating of 3/10 was generous. Somehow 5 pages in I was already lost, the dialogue is just some of the worst there is out there.

I don’t know how a writer who can barely manage the team originally present in this title thinks increasing the roster of characters is a good idea. One example being how Superboy doesn’t seem so much as someone who’s in despair or sick of their situation and looking for support but a pathetic sad sack. Another would be Tim Drake, the “smart” Robin presumed to be a better detective than Batman deciding that just breaking into STAR labs is good plan.

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Prelude:
Bendis. Action Comics. Bad. Let's go.

The Rare:
Nothing at all.

The Usual:
Rubbish art.

Bendis-speak.

"The Event Leviathan"

Continuity.

Leviathan Island.

It's boring as hell.

Conclusion:
Thank god it's over.

Rarely I see a comic with no redeeming qualities. Last time it probably was King's Knightmares trainwrck of an arc. Usually you get something of value for the money - most of the time decent art, sometimes decent story, (very) occasssionally both. But this... this is awful. Everything about this comic is awful. Plot, dialogues, art, all with no exception horrendously bad. If it was an indie book, or something niche, I wouldn't be that displeased and frustrated. But this is, supposedly, one of DC's flagship titles. If the house is willing to release something like this, with no effort nor talent put into, nowadays, I have a really bad gut feeling about what's to come in the future.
Avoid like the plague, vote with your wallet - if you refuse to support that kind of abominable trash with your money, DC may not feel confident to release more of its kind. Buy a good comic instead, donate those 4$ to charity, get youself some games on GOG, find a discounted novel, or I don't know, do anything with this money, because anything is better than this issue. more

This issue is poorly paced and if the moments Bendis wanted to land had any chance of doing so at the scripting stage, the ungodly art made certain that they would not.

Somehow tech built by the Manhunters, which were replaced by the Green Lanterns, is somehow a match for the Legion of Doom who have been empowered by cosmic forces?
...I don’t know even know what to say.

Leviathan also went from a separate faction trying to establish its own mandate to a generic “supervillain” group. Great.

Lex stating that the “event leviathan�� impressed him made me cringe, because if that’s true that is a very low bar to impress the guy.

Red cloud’s participation in the plan they make is laughable, because I doubt this villain will ever be anything of note and her part is something anyone else within that team could do (and far better).

Nothing in this issue is worth even remembering. Skip it completely. more

The only worthwhile reading parts are the interaction showing the love between Lois and Clark plus the talk with Trish Q. All of them however are woefully short. Plus, Mongul looks badass but he's being wasted in fighting United Planets.

Superman being smug that “Clark Kent” was such a good disguise, that’s new. Not a fan of it.

Suddenly Mongul is a threat? Really? The guy Superman took out with a single punch a couple issues back because he just “needed to punch something” is now somehow able to not only threaten the fledgling United Planets but also defeat Superman. I don’t buy it, it’s either one or the other, not both.

I cringed at a few moments of the scene in the Planet discussing Superman’s employment status and found the interaction with Trish Q to just feel inauthentic.

Dialogue has improved a bit in that while not memorable in the least this time around it was a particular chore to read through. Can’t say it’s good.

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Prelude:
This arc has been extremely mixed for me.

The Good:
I liked the visit through Dick's past.

Travis Moore's art was great when he was in the issue.

The Bad:
Undid the last couple issues of progress too quickly for my liking.

Gave me hope for Dick and then snatched it away.

Don't like Bea and Ric's relationship.

Talon was defeated way too easily for how they portrayed him.

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While it had a promising premise, The Gray Son Legacy fails at almost every step reaching it's conclusion. It undoes all the work it was doing and doubling down on what makes Ric so annoying in the first place. more

The "Ric" storyline continues to be absolutely awful and it can't end fast enough.

Please end this torture and give us a Nightwing comic again!

This is starting to feel like the clone saga. Full of false endings and a clear lack of a plan. Can't wait for Ric to be put on trial for being a murderer. How about Nightwingcide? Ooo, we haven't had our "elderly caretaker died" issue yet. When's Nightwing #400?

Prelude:
Well, time to read another issue of Legion of Super-Heroes. Let's see what Bendis has in store.

The Good:
I do like the Robin and Superboy stuff... well, while it lasted.

Sook's art is great.

The Bad:
Still overly convoluted when the Legionnaires are together or speak.

Personalities are likewise non-existent.

Evil Damian thread has been done too many times already.

Conclusion:
It's just a bunch of overly convoluted mess. The art is great but other than that, the issue takes great steps to go against the only part I was enjoying. more

Total crap. Give us back the LSH.

This sucks. Bendis barely knows how to write characters with personality, so giving him 20 of them and expecting us to care is asinine. This issue feels incredibly pointless. Hopefully, next issue really is the end of the Legion of Super-Heroes.