Justice League #13 Review

JUSTICE LEAGUE #13

by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel

Since when was  the Cheetah faster than the Flash?

I have a problem with this book. Problem A: DC kept marketing the "kiss heard around the world" in Justice League #12, and this book picks up seconds after that and... It was a one time thing. Why promote the hell out of it when it was (seemingly just for one issue? Problem B: This is just like a bad action movie. If cheesiness were measured in actual cheese, this book would be extra sharp. The Cheetah's  motives for destroying humanity are cliched, the dialogue is pretty bad, and the ending marks a drastic change in the Cheetah's power that is pretty lame. Problem C: The Cheetah's origin is lame, and does nothing to justify her reason for wanting to destroy the world. The book does have it's brief moments of greatness. Johns can write a pretty cool action scene, and he continues to shape Steve Trevor into one of my favorite characters.

Jim Lee and his army of inkers are replaced by Tony Daniel of Detective Comics. Thankfully, Daniel had no hand in writing this. Daniel is much more suited to this book, with his smooth lines, heavy inks, and ability to draw a good fight scene. Where Jim Lee was trying to go for a 90's comic look for his run, Daniel goes for a cross between comics of the last decade, and the Justice League animated series. It works, too, making Daniel much more qualified for this book.

The backup is co-written by Jeff Lemire (hurray!)  and drawn by Brad Walker (another hurray!). The backup is MUCH better than the main story, and brings Steve Trevor closer to forming the JLA. With Lemire on the script, we don't get any bad dialogue, and instead, something you would hear a well-written superhero movie. Walker is starting to become one of my favorite artists, so it's nice to see him get to draw something else besides Action Comics earlier this month. 

Justice League #13 is a very mixed bag, with an OK main story, and a backup that's a teaser for Justice League of America.

STORY: 2/5

ART: 4/5

BACKUP: 4/5

VERDICT: 3/5