Thursday, March 31, 2016

Justice League Dark Vol. 2: The Books of Magic

The second volume of Justice League Dark shows Constantine putting the band back together to take down a new threat to the world in Faust & his followers.  This team is also on the search for the books of magic & are on a mission to stop someone from Constantine's past.  This is the volume where Jeff Lemire takes over writing duties on these characters & it just shines through.  I really liked this title especially since I am unfamiliar with the majority of the cast in this.  I know who the main players are by name but I don't know what they are capable of.  Its refreshing compared to say Batman but lets be honest if you are reading this & don't know who Batman is there is a problem, bring on the next volume.




Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Justice League Dark Vol. 1: In the Dark

I can't say that I was totally enthralled when I picked up this volume.  I read Shadowpact back during the Infinite Crisis event which Enchantress was a key member in.  This book had a rocky start to begin with for one there is only a vague description of who these characters are.  Madame Xanadue is still a mystery to me.   I didn't know that Dove was in this & that she has a relationship with Deadman that was kind of a nice mix of a shared universe.  This book seemed to find its legs about half-way through most of that is due to the tension dynamic between John Constantine & Boston Brand.  I'll pick up volume two to see what happens next.