This has been and continues to be an epic story. Geoff Johns is not slowing down. The first act of Darkseid War may have ended but there's clearly so much more to come. Jason Fabok's art is missed but there is absolutely no complaining since we get the gorgeous art of Francis Manapul. I was a little concerned with the upcoming one-shots happening but after reading this, you'll be welcoming them in order to get more of this story. JUSTICE LEAGUE is not a title to be missed. There's so much going on. You'll love being able to dive in and get sucked into the story. Read Full Review

Geoff Johns is cranking the dial to 11 with every issue of Justice League. DC is backing him up with fantastic artists and the results are huge. The set up for the one-shots is well executed and this continues to be one of the greatest arcs in comics this year. Read Full Review

Lex goes through the biggest change of them all inJustice League#45 when he meets a camp of "Forever People" believing he himself is the prophesied Superman. Shazam becomes a conduit for what seems to be all of the New Gods, and it's here the League is thrown into complete disarray with Wonder Woman to pick up the pieces. With the sudden threat of the villains at their feet, the threat of the Anti-Monitor still looming, and several members dealing with new found Godhood"the next chapter in this event sized title can't come quickly enough. Read Full Review

Geoff Johns' story continues to surprise - this is the kind of epic scale this series should be trading in - it's a perfect fit. Read Full Review

It was genuinely interesting to see what Johns has been building to in this arc with making Batman the God of Knowledge and then making The Flash the God of Death. I won't spoil it for you, but almost everyone in the JL have now been converted to some New God and it's really exciting to see the characters that haven't been changed rise up and overcome the odds. This arc has been equally about Wonder Woman as the Darkseid War and I can only assume something exciting is going to happen with her. The only downside to this issue was that it was a little bit of a reprieve from the action that last issue built on, but this happened for good reason. There was much more actual story-telling in this issue than in the past, so I'll give it a pass on my part. Read Full Review

The art, while beautiful is indeed quite different so the change is a bit jarring but this is not dock much points (why would it?). Otherwise the Forgotten People thing seems quite sudden and they move fast. Pacing has been all over the place and while I appreciate movement this felt slightly squished. I'm sure it will level out. I'm feeling like Wonder Woman will get a huge role from now on to try to release her teammates from their New God possessions and I'm quite excited. This does, as I mentioned earlier have Final Crisis elements to it, and given Wonder Woman was purposefully more or less put out of commission for the event (becoming a Female Fury, freed from the Anti-Life equation off panel and shown bounding Darkseid with her lasso…that's about it…) this almost feels like a spiritual answer to that story (the Death of Darkseid) but with Diana now sort of given more to do. Hopefully. Let's see what comes next. Read Full Review

Justice League slows down a bit as it enters the second act of The Darkseid War, but there's still plenty to like in this new issue. Francis Manapul's striking designs and vibrant colors alone are worth the price of entry. And with a deeper look at how the Justice League's respective transformations are affecting them, this conflict is only growing more interesting and unpredictable. Read Full Review

Justice League #45 slows down a bit on the story, but it is a great set up for future tie-ins. Arts by Francis Manapul is great, and it's also great to see how everything affects the Justice League members. This is a issue that has me excited for what's going to happen next. Read Full Review

“I am become Death, the shatterer of world's.” That quote is more in keeping with the personality of Shiva, or failing him of J. Robert Oppenheimer, than of Barry Allen. But it is the literal truth asJustice League #45 opens. Barry has been merged with the Black Racer, the incarnation of Death, courtesy of the Anti-Monitor. In truth, one might fairly see that as all in a day's work for the Flash. This is the man who rebooted the entire universe not so long ago, after all. What's unusual even for Barry is that his first act was to kill Darkseid. Gods in this universe are not eternal. They can die, and, as we see in this issue, they can be born. Read Full Review

If there's one concern I might have, having followed Johns' work over the years, it's that sometimes he can get lost in his own sprawling mythologies, as evidenced towards the end of his run on Green Lantern. Yet the nature of a book like Justice League is its sheer impermanence - that these characters can't just be permanently changed - might provide the perfect stopgap towards Johns reaching for plot twists rather than solid characterization. As far as Justice League is concerned, however, Johns is currently hitting that perfect sweet spot, one that results in big moments stemming from an innate knowledge of the DCU and all of its characters. There's a new pantheon in town - and that's the kind of Justice League story we've all been praying for. Read Full Review

The biggest flaw in the whole book is the same flaw since the beginning of the arc. Where does this take place?!Does this story even matter or is it just a fun romp out of continuity/cannon. That one detail is the only big hindrance against the book. For being a fan of the DCU and the Justice League, this book is a must buy. Read Full Review

Johns gives us some cool moments throughout this issue. Starting with the monologue of Wonder Woman, Johns has been utilizing her really well as a set up for these issues and helping to create suspense. Having her state that new gods are born out of a gods death builds excitement for the issue. Despite not being happy with Bat-Gods way of thinking, I like the new personalities of the new gods, especially Flash, so Im definitely looking forward to seeing Johns develop these new gods further in future issues. Read Full Review

Before we pick back up with Justice League #45, there will be six one-shots highlighting different members of the Justice League and their new transformations into God-like beings. Will they be able to harness these new powers for good, or will our heroes become corrupted? Read Full Review

Although it feels lighter weight than previous issues, "Justice League" #45 continues the unique story that is "Darkseid War" and has Francis Manapul firing on all Boom Tubes. Read Full Review

I only hope JUSTICE LEAGUE can live up to what they're doing. As I said above, the main part is the least interesting part, with Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Power Ring (poor Jessica Cruz–she's been Power Ring for all of five minutes and now has to contend with allthis), and Steve Trevor left cleaning up the mess of the war and dealing with Darkseid's lieutenants, while all the other characters run off into their own books for their exciting parts. Because they're all one-shots, however, I hope they'll all be in a narrative place to come back for more JUSTICE LEAGUE and add to the stakes and circumstances. Otherwise, JUSTICE LEAGUE #45 just did a great job of saying, “READ THESE BOOKS… but stop reading this one.” Read Full Review

Theres definitely no reason why readers shouldn't pick this up! The arc is in its fifth issue, so everyone should be fully invested, especially after last months massive cliffhanger. Also, people should be on the lookout for the six tie-ins that will delve deeper into the changes/battles members of the team are going through. The Darkseid War continues to be an impressive milestone for this brilliant series. Read Full Review

This is the start of the next chapter of the next event, and new readers should be able to hop in with very little issues. They might not be blown away, but as a sliver of the greater story, the issue gives us epic challenges ahead and a true feeling the Justice League may be out of their league dealing with it all. Read Full Review

Justice League #45 is a departure from the beginning of this arc, which has both it's ups and downs. There's a lot of intrigue for what comes next now that some of the members have “ascended” to different roles, but overall movement of this issue brings it in lower than the preceding issues. Read Full Review

Justice League #45 is a nice breather from the previous action heavy issues and a nice set-up for the next phase of 'The Darkseid War'. Its too bad though some of the story felt rushed or sacrificed for other parts and the art was such a drastic shift from the previous issues. Still, Geoff Johns continues to sell 'The Darkseid War' as a worthy and interesting conflict for the Justice League to face. Read Full Review

Faboks hyper-detailed style would still be preferable, not just for consistency's sake but because it better captures the popcorn superhero blockbuster which Johns is writing. Nevertheless, this is still a good issue in a great series in the middle of its most outstanding arc. Its not to be missed. Read Full Review

While admittedly those are spreading out to some degree to the one-shots, it doesn't help in making the events of this issue more bearable. That said Francis Manapul as typical for the books he does, takes what could be boring material in lesser hands and makes it exciting just to read exposition. While the shift midway through from Jason Fabok is jarring, it does work in terms of the narratives own tonal shift away from a blockbuster summer movie, and in giving the story a distinctive look. Hopefully the following issues are more clear than this one was, but if you're a fan of Manapuls art you won't be disappointed. Read Full Review

"Justice League" #45 leads into multiple one-shots over the next few weeks, serving as much as a launching point as it does the next stage of this storyline. There are some good ideas in here, but -- as the changes and shifts to the characters continue to grow on an exponential level -- it's unfortunately also robbed the book of any real sense of drama. Hopefully, Johns will find a way to bring that back before long. In the end, it's above average, but no longer reaching heights of excellence. That reset button just off to the right is far too hard to ignore. Read Full Review

While we barely move in time from where we left off from the previous issue, this book turns the Justice League on it's head by introducing a new status quo for our heroes going into the Darkseid War one shots.  Besides for the setup to that series of books, nothing really goes down here except some cool visuals and how the aftermath of the Darkseid War will affect everything we know........ yeah, that sounds pretty big and I'm sure it will spark some serious debates, but as an individual issue, I just expected more.  Still a great book, but in the long run, it's little more than a bridge to you buying more comics. Read Full Review

While I was entertained by this issue of Darkseid War, the fact that this issue wasn't setup for the next chapter of Darkseid War, but instead six individual one shots that may or may not effect the overall story. Francis Manapaul's art was amazing of course but given the high quality art in the past I didn't expect anything less. Hopefully the next chapter picks up right where this one leaves off. Read Full Review

Geoff Johns throws in a few surprises along a path most readers expected this issue to go down " though this is the beginning of the second art of "The Darkseid War", the whole affair is starting to feel anticlimactic. Read Full Review

I can't continue to purchase a book that has visuals like this. Unbelievably disappointing. I'll look at the interiors before blindly purchasing next month. Read Full Review

Geoff Johns giving us still the best comic out today keep it coming Geoff.

Francis manapul. nuff said

one of the least exciting editions ... there was almost no action, and the feeling of danger has passed, but you can feel a little fear deep inside

Manapul's more abstract watercolors are a departure from's Fabok's detail-oriented pencils but it's still a gorgeous book. The story progresses slowly like any Geoff Johns book, it slow cooks until the climax. But we do get some changes as everyone is now becoming gods and goddesses. Also where the phuck is Aquaman? Has someone put out a missing person's ad yet?

Manapul's art and Buccellato's colors steal the show.

I hate it when different pencilers participate in the same storyline.I don't have anything against Manapul.I just find the variation of art distracting.

Manapul's artwork steals the show here. The script is mainly a setup for the one-shots, but the art is just gorgeous.

Awe, no more Fabok on the art. It's a pretty cool issue, we get a chance to break down what is happening to each character, gearing up for the tie-ins. The only thing that threw me off was we don't see what happened to the Anti-Monitor until the end. He's alluded to near the beginning of the comic and that actually just confused me because I thought maybe I missed something. Everyone is too busy patting themselves on the back to take a minute to ponder what to do about Anti-Monitor in his new state.