I want to like this but it was so confusing. There is just so much going on. As a jumping on point this will be a rough read. The art is ok, like a B, but could've been so much better, especially for one of Marvel's premier titles. It's like Marvel used their B artists to draw this X-men B roster book. It really brought down the experience for me.

This issue is a disappointing start to a much-hyped series. It's a bloated mess, with too many characters--including several newer X-Men who are at best uncompelling and at worst silly. The plot is unoriginal, and the sloppy art looks like it was rushed. To top it off, it's overpriced.

Beautiful artwork. Intriguing plot.

Fantastic stuff! Great ending to the arc and beautiful art by Saiz. This book is a joy to read!

This arc, a kind of reboot of the series, has fallen short of its potential. Dan Abnett's new lineup pays nice homage to the classic Wolfman/Perez run, which also featured Dick Grayson, Donna Troy, Gar Logan, and Raven. Here Miss Martian subs for Starfire, and Steel subs for Cyborg. Abnett has also given this team a clear and straightforward reason for existence as first-responders to emergent events caused by source wall energy.

Due largely to the art, however, this new arc has yet to hit its stride. Three artists drew this issue, and the result (predictably) is inconsistency. Brandon Peterson's first few pages are solid; but then the look changes--and not for the better. Hopefully, the creative team will settle into a groove soon. more

This is getting in WTF territory story wise. Duggan does not have or relay much clarity for motives of characters which leaves me with an empty feeling reading this 3rd chapter. The art saves this issue really. Let's hope it gets better in the next one.

Infinity Wars #3 focuses almost entirely on two characters--Gamora and Loki (currently the most overused villain in the Marvel Universe). This issue lacks the drama of the issues preceding it. Gerry Duggan's scripting is readable and witty (as usual), but the story's pace slows to a crawl. The primary purpose seems to be setting-up spinoffs--which makes one wonder whether the primary purpose of this event series is to get people to buy more comics. Is there a story that matters here? It's not yet clear.

The book continues to look great. Mike Deodato's art and Frank Martin's colors are consistently strong from start to finish. But the visuals are not enough to keep this issue from falling flat. more

The Totality reaches its conclusion and... it's fine.

There is action, great visuals (Jim Cheung and the rest did a wonderful job) and Martian Manhunter's awesome monologue.

As for the rest. The story itself and its conclusion are a bit underwhelming. The Dialogue problem is still here. Some characters speak things that just completely don't fit them. Some spotlight is given to the Hawkgirl and we get a glimpse on, possibly, some new Leaguers.

The issue, however, provides some surprises at the end. But not in a "WOW, I can't believe it" way, more in a "Huh, interesting, I wonder where this will go next". So, yeah, I'm curious to see what Scott Snyder will come up with next. I just hope it will appeal to me more than this story arc. more

from a 6 base rating this gets a 2.
-1 because: the art was distractingly bad.
-1 because the dialog was just bad.
-2 because: an ugh storyline.


I actually think I like Scott Snyder less than Tom King these days. How's THAT for bad?

Fun but kind of a mess.

nd here we are at the end of the first arc. It was a good run so far - one that started something big, and we're going to need a lot of time to process it all. Complexity is both a strength and weakness of Justice League comics now, since while you can't deny the ambition and size of its story, all 7 issues felt a bit disjointed at times, due to action constantly jumping from one character to another. From what I've heard during Comicstorian's interview with Scott Snyder, next arcs are going to be focused around just few heroes, instead of the full team, which I look forward to.
#7 is a solid read, and one that most definitely will be mandatory to understand what's to come. Fans of Snyder's JL won' be disappointed. more

Scott Snyder's first Justice League arc mercifully comes to an end (sort of--this issue's final pages suggest that parts of "The Totality" storyline will continue). What a mess! Even an epic story that's cosmic in scope should make sense.

This issue has plenty of action, but the story is again hard to follow. There are lofty concepts that seem half-baked, and there are far too many characters. Not helping matters is distractingly dorky dialogue.

The strengths of this first arc have been the fun nostalgia (Hall of Justice, Legion of Doom, etc.) and the variant covers featuring individual Justice Leaguers. And the prominent role given to Martian Manhunter is an interesting and promising choice. But there is much room for improvement.
more