All the stories were great, but I couldn't be less excited for Hardware vs. Icon.

PRIEST IS BACK!

The goat himself is once again setting the record straight for DC's villains; enough with the anti-hero bullshit, they are the bad guys! Sandoval's art is awesome, but I'm sure you already knew that before picking this up.

I think that the most divisive part of this issue is the new OC Malik Adam, who of course comes off as a snarky loudmouth (but remember ladies and gents, that's what character arcs are for!). His dialogue is pretty hilarious though (granted this is coming from a 19 year old).

The supporting cast was fun, and i'm still trying to figure out if Shep is an OC or from some ancient set of back issue Captain Marvel stories. Interesting set of characters at the end (a chef?), and the twist is pretty obvious but the murder mystery and death sentence plots will sustain me until next issue.

The pacing is wonderful, and I feel like I got my money's worth from this book.

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Pace getting too slow.

Jurassic League is a dopey fun book that makes no apologies about what it is. It unashamedly embraces its inherent silliness and leverages its simplistic plot to showcase its creative visual designs. It's loud and dumb, but in a stark contrast to some of DC's other output, Jurassic League is perfectly aware of how dumb it is, and seeks to simply entertain instead of cheaply imitating Alan Moore or touting itself as the next Dark Knight Returns.

How this charming comic has managed to anger the dark recesses of the terminally online into review bombing this, who knows. If you want something a bit more profound or intellectual, there are plenty of options out there, but judging by the merits and review histories of some of the bitter trolls here, it doesn't seem that intellectualism is anywhere on the agenda. The Internet is a mysterious place.

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I really love how this issue opens, feels very respectful and proud about DC's history. The art is amazing too. Jon trying to assemble a new League was the best part for me. I can see this character becoming a good Superman easily. However... This reminds me how Jon already having this level of responsibilities feels wrong and forced. Kara should be the one taking Clark's place. I feel somewhat similar about the new Wonder Woman and Batman. Yara, the "fake" brazilian(I'm brazilian myself and I have some issues with her) and the Batman who uses a Bat costume, the name, but wants nothing to do with it(?).

About Black Adam's role here, don't they have anything that can just see if he's lying or not? Like lie detector machine or something.

But ok, let's talk about the titans section of this issue. Deep down, I know complaining about this is stupid but, how does Dick survive a bomb that close? And I want a really good explanation for Slade doing this, he had made a deal with Nightwing, his "troubles" with the Titans are resolved. I guess this has to do with what happened when Slade was in the Lazarus pit(very dumb thing btw) but still, this needs a better explanation and quick. And Slade's new design is just ugly, I'm sorry.

But my major problem here is Deathstroke killing Gar. This is not the first time he does this, but it feels wrong. After Trial of the Terminator the two became friends, seeing this ignored bothers me a lot. This comic wants us to think about the old days, this is clear by the opening page, but it does not want us to remember all the details.

Gar's death is also another problem with this by itself. Events like these always feel the need to kill characters but this is just empty to me. Feels robotic, a editorial mandate, "kill someone, this will boost sales and people will know what we're serious about this". Think about Dark Nights Metal. No one died there, and yet, everybody was buying. Actually, that event had "negative" deaths, with missing characters coming back. That event had its problems but it was exciting to read. This? I'm not so sure, now I'm just like "ok, who dies next to help with the sales?". more

It's not bad. i just find the character interactions and responses a little bit jarring. like Kara's response to John's request to join him. also the league might be dead but dc has more powerful characters then the ones that died in the issue 75. Like Raven should be lot more powerful than Zattana considering she doesn't have upside down man inside her anymore and with dr.fate with her they should be a force to reckon with. aslo they have characters like jakeeem thunder on their side that are as powerful as 5th dimensional imps. not to mention a full planet of daxamites. so excuse me for not buying the whole thing about now that the league is dead they're in a very bad shape. more

Williamson is such a mediocre writer. This was a real nothing burger.

Absolutely no interest in reading the next issue.

That was a bad, boring, uninspired comic book just like every comic leading up to this event. I don’t have any problem with Josh Williamson but he should not be writing comics as major as this event is meant to be and he certainly shouldn’t be some sort of architect of the DC universe. It’s not his fault, it’s just beyond him. I really don’t understand what DC is thinking. This is textbook mediocrity. more

What an odd choice for cover and synopsis. Yes, they have been misleading before, but I can't remember a last time when a character appeared on the cover of ASM and didn't appear at all in the comic itself, or had nothing to do with the story.

I'm just confused. That's just... wrong. Like what the hell Marvel? Especially, what the hell Lowe???

But, back to the issue. It's fine?

Like yeah, Peter isn't that big of an asshole that we haven't seen previously. Peter, like a normal human being, isn't always virtuous, happy and nice guy. And he clearly is doing badly currently. It's not anything new, but it would be nice to know the reason for it. But again, it's not out-of-character for Peter. One of the reasons I like him so much is that he can have his bad days (like we all do) and the writers aren't afraid to show them.

I like what Wells is doing with Tombostone. I like where this is going. I'm interested. Same with Norman. I'm so glad Wells isn't ignoring that part of Spencer's run. It's something new.

But the art? JRJR, I love you, but this isn't as good as it has been before. Sure, those comics are like 12-20 years old, but whereas Bagley still delivers gold every time he is the artist, JRJR seems to downgraded somewhat. I don't hate the art, but I don't love it.

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A very dynamic issue, a lot happens and we are finally able to see how this half-season of Swamp Thing is going to ramp up as well as the direction it's going in.

I'm always a fan of the writers utilizing the vast scope of the DC universe like in the pre-flashpoint days, and Ram V does this very well with the various characters he's pulled in to represent the war of ideas that is to come.

My favorite segment was the journey of Trinity; her internal dialogue just sucked me in immediately and I'm very excited to see where this storyline goes in the next issue. more

From the core cast to the politics, I feel like book was made for me. The plotting, characterization, and dialogue are so strong, and the art is dynamic and stunning. What a creative team.

Rushed ending for series which was mostly stellar.

This issue is fine. The main attraction is the Wally West story. I don't know what it is about Flash, but whenever Williamson writes him, it's pretty boring. Same here. It's a cute little story, I guess, that kind of set up the aftermath of JL #75. After that, we get a preview of Dark Crisis #1, which actually did seem a bit interesting in comparison. Then finally, they reprinted the pages from JL Incarnate, albeit edited for brevity (which kind of ruins the flow) that sum up the Crises (Well, a few get cut with the edit) up to this point. If I wasn't in on Dark Crisis, I really doubt this zero issue would pull me in. more

Williamson has a good grasp of DC characters but his stories are some of the most boring shit imaginable.