Mild Mannered Reviews - Justice League Comic Books
Justice League #42
Scheduled to arrive in stores: March 4, 2020Cover date: May 2020
"Invasion of the Supermen" - Part Three: "Race Against The Clock"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Aaron Lopresti
Inker: Matt Ryan
Cover: Bryan Hitch
Variant Cover: Mikel Janin
Reviewed by: James Lantz
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Recently, The Flash has been hesitant in fights with foes for reasons known only to himself. Now, with Wonder Woman a prisoner of the Eradicator, he must run faster than he ever has with the Speed Force. It could even kill him. Yet, he must do so to carry out the Justice League's plan to fight against the Daxamites who follow Superman's old foe. Otherwise, Earth will become a victim of their tyranny.
Madame Xanadu and John Stewart have set the League's plan in to motion. Batman and Superman interrupt the Eradicator's extraction of Wonder Woman's genetic material while Daxamites chase the Flash. This allows Xanadu and Green Lantern to transport the villainous army to another planet, one without a yellow sun to give them power.
Story - 5: Robert Venditti paces this book a bit differently from Scott Snyder. Yet, he uses the same balance of character moments and action to make his run as equally epic as Snyder's. Normally, it takes a few issue for a new writer on a comic. This is not the case with Venditti on this title. He fired the starter's pistol and let this serial run faster than a Superman and Flash foot race while continuing to make the book the fun experience it has been for quite some time.
Art - 5: This is a series that shows Lopresti's strengths as an artist. He really excels with the supernatural, outer space and alien planets. His previous work on Greg Pak's "Planet Hulk" is another brilliant example of that. At the current rate he's going he and Venditti will make this book rival that great story and those of the greatest science fiction franchises.
Cover Art - 4: The cover blurb words are a spoiler and interfere with the quality of this cover's art. At least the logo isn't like the Legion of Super-Heroes one.
Variant Cover Art - 5: We have a beautiful iconic image here done by an extremely underrated artist.
Mild Mannered Reviews
2020
Note: Except for digital first releases, the month dates are from the issue covers, not the actual date when the comic went on sale.January 2020
- Superman #17
- Action Comics #1017
- Batman/Superman #4
- Lois Lane #5
- Supergirl #36
- Supergirl Annual #2
- Justice League #35
- Justice League #36
- Legion of Super-Heroes #1
- Young Justice #10
- Event Leviathan #6
- Superman #18
- Batman/Superman #5
- Lois Lane #6
- Supergirl #37
- Justice League #37
- Justice League #38
- Legion of Super-Heroes #2
- Young Justice #11
- Doomsday Clock #12
- Superman Smashes The Klan #2
- Action Comics #1018
- Action Comics #1019
- Superman #19
- Batman/Superman #6
- Lois Lane #7
- Supergirl #38
- Justice League #39
- Legion of Super-Heroes #3
- Young Justice #12
- Superman #20
- Action Comics #1020
- Superman: Heroes #1
- Batman/Superman #7
- Lois Lane #8
- Supergirl #39
- Justice League #40
- Justice League #41
- Legion of Super-Heroes #4
- Young Justice #13
- Superman Smashes The Klan #3
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #2
- Superman: Villains #1
- Superman #21
- Action Comics #1021
- Batman/Superman #8
- Lois Lane #9
- Supergirl #40
- Justice League #42
- Justice League #43
- Legion of Super-Heroes #5
- Young Justice #14
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #3
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #4
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #5
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #6
- NOTE: Due to COVID-19 no printed comic books were published this month (April 2020)
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #7
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #8
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #9
- Lois Lane #10
- Justice League #44
- Justice League #45
- Supergirl #41
- DCeased: Hope at World's End #1
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #10
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #11
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #12
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #13
- Action Comics #1022
- Superman #22
- Batman/Superman #9
- Lois Lane #11
- Supergirl #42 [Final Issue]
- Justice League #46
- Justice League #47
- Legion of Super-Heroes #6
- Young Justice #15
- Dark Nights: Death Metal #1
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #14
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #15
- Action Comics #1023
- Superman #23
- Batman/Superman #10
- Lois Lane #12
- Justice League #48
- Justice League #49
- Legion of Super-Heroes #7
- Young Justice #16
- DCeased: Dead Planet #1
- Dark Nights: Death Metal #2
- Superman #24
- Action Comics #1024
- Batman/Superman #11
- Justice League #50
- Justice League #51
- Legion of Super-Heroes #8
- Young Justice #17 //
- DCeased: Dead Planet #2
- Dark Nights: Death Metal #3
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #16
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #17
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #18
- Action Comics #1025
- Superman #25
- Batman/Superman #12
- Batman/Superman Annual #1
- Justice League #52
- Justice League #53
- Justice League Annual #2
- Legion of Super-Heroes #9
- Young Justice #18
- DCeased: Dead Planet #3
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #19
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #20
- Action Comics #1026
- Superman #26
- Batman/Superman #13
- Justice League #54
- Justice League #55
- Legion of Super-Heroes #10
- Young Justice #19
- DCeased: Dead Planet #4
- Dark Nights: Death Metal #4
- Challenge of the Super Sons #1
- Challenge of the Super Sons #2
- Challenge of the Super Sons #3
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