Justice League #40

JUSTICE LOST pt II

Written by Christopher Priest
Penciled by Pete Woods
Cover by David Yardin
Published March 7, 2018

   Cyborg rushes down from the Watchtower to assist the Justice Leagues, revealing more freaky alterations care of the Fan. When he gets there, the poorer people of Estes Park are pissed that the rich were tended to first. Once the first responders arrive, he tries to organize them when Superman explains they need to go. A debate rages among both teams about public perception vs what they're supposed to actually be doing.

Stop fighting, guys...

   Meanwhile aboard the Watchtower, the Fan disguised as Regina Cole gets decked by Aquaman. She works to disable everything, including anti-gravity as she teleports and he runs right into Lobo. Both factions of the League have teleported back to HQ and find quite a mess on their hands waiting for them.

Hey watch it, Fish Boy!

   It's determined that the space station is falling back to Earth, forcing them all to work together, at least the ones that haven't bailed out. Atom uses his brain while Black Canary discusses who's in charge. Back at congress, the representative who pushed the League's legal issues deals with lawsuits, while back in orbit, the debate vs who lives and who dies continues to rage. As they discuss, things get weird until Superman breaks it down.

Look, I don't know how the B-Team does it... but this is how Superman rolls.

   Finally Batman looks to Cyborg and it's official... it's all of none of them. As time ticks, they all work together, freezing and thawing the space station while dealing with the Fan's boobie traps. Superman holds it up while Black Canary does her scream for some reason. Things continue to go awry while Priest goes on a dialogue tear and the Watchtower drifts into an orange hole... or something. What happens next? We'll have to wait as this issue is left to be continued.

Look out for that giant orange contact lens!

   This issue made my brain hurt. Like I've said before, team up books are expected to be heavy on words but this one finally crossed the line into ridiculous. In the end, it trails into science babble that was over the top for a comic book. If Christopher Priest's goal is to let every member of the squad talk, then I guess it's mission accomplished. But I'm left scratching my head. I give this one a 6/10.

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