Justice League #39

JUSTICE LOST pt I

Written by Christopher Priest
Penciled by Ian Churchill
Cover by Paul Pelletier
Published February 21, 2018

   A struggling Aquaman walks through the desert when he's attacked by a bunch of maniacs on four wheelers. He disarms them until one gets the drop, lowering an AK47 at his head. Luckily, a mystery Aquaman, aka THE FAN is there to save him as well as throw him a hydration suit. He teleports away just as Green Lantern Baz shows up, still stuck on the idea of lunch with Superman.

Enough with the damn lunch, Baz...

   Meanwhile Cyborg testifies in front of a House subcommittee with superlawyer Regina Cole while former member Batman works a train derailment with the JLA. It's a dangerous situation as toxic chemicals are part of the trains haul. Time is of the essence. While they deal with that, Cyborg tries his best to convince Congress that the Justice League are essentially mere first responders. 

See, the League is no more than your local fire department...

   In Portland, embarassed Green Lantern Jessica Cruz rebuffs her sister's demands for breakfast while social media lauds the first black man to lead the League in Cyborg. He asks Regina why they need a lawyer and she reminds him that everybody on earth is practically planning on suing them. Just then he sees Martian Manhunter in the crowd in disguise. He needs a favor, and back aboard the watchtower, he asks Jessica for her and Simon's help.

One thing's for sure. They all sure like green.

   Cyborg tells Wonder Woman and Flash to help the JLA with the train derailment. They shuttle down but pass over the poorer parts of town to help directly at the derailment site. Of course, the public perceives it as a slight, and although they're all able to work together to prevent disaster, the damage is done. The Justice League sucks again.

Oh no.. we suck again.

   The issue wraps with Cyborg telling Regina he's needed back on Earth. Although the transporter is on the fritz, he has to take the chance and teleports away. What happens next? We'll have to wait and see as this issue is left to be continued.

So far, Priest has hit the "people smoking" demo more than anyone I've seen in comics in the last 20 years.

   Like I've said before, a team up book has so many characters, there has to be any number of plotlines that can be developed. Priest takes that idea a little further, adding a whole other group of Justice Leaguers in. Meanwhile they're still dealing with the Fan, testifying before congress, running off into space with Martian Manhunter and saving the people of America. Why stop there? I give this one an 8/10.

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