JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #20
by Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes and Mikel Janin
DC needs to make the Flash a permanent member of the JLD. Right now.
JLD #20 is actually one of the best issues in the series in a long time. Ever since the end of the stellar Books of Magic arc, the series has just been OK to nearly awful with the terrible Death of Magic arc. Now, Lemire, Fawkes and Janin instantly redeem themselves with this awesome 3-issue arc. In this, the Flash steals the show with just straight up being a badass. Fawkes has always written everyone else well, but now, his Constantine feels more like Constantine SHOULD. There is an awesome reveal at the end of the issue I didn't see coming, and Frankenstein... Is just Frankenstein. The only thing I didn't like was the lack of Swamp Thing.
While the story has greatly improved, Mikel Janin's normal pencil work is ruined by Vincent Cifuentes' inks. It gives the book a look that doesn't feel like the distinct style it had established in earlier issues, and makes it look more like Batgirl art (which I hate).
Justice League Dark #20's story is highly improved from the past 6 issues, but the art suffers from a bad inker.
STORY: 4.5/5
+ FAWKES ACTUALLY DOES A GOOD JOB WRITING CONSTANTINE
+ The Flash steals the show
+ All of the cast is well written
+ Shocking reveal
- Not enough Swamp Thing
ART: 2.5/5
+ Mikel Janin's pencils
- Vincent Cifuentes does a terrible job with Janin's art
VERDICT: 3.5/5
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