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Justice League (2016)
Justice League, Vol. 5: Legacy
The next great Justice League adventure is here! Superstar author Bryan Hitch continues to blaze a trail with new action-packed stories of our beloved superheroes.
Author Bryan Hitch brings the children of the World's Greatest Superheroes back from the future to enact an unthinkable plan!
Featuring the LEGACY storyline, the children of the Justice League come from the future to stop a terrible event that destroys their world. There's only one problem: they came back too late, the cataclysm has already been set in motion and now the children are forced to come up with a backup plan that involves doing the unthinkable.
The characters from 2017's most anticipated film unite to fight forces that they could not handle without each other. Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #26-31.
Author Bryan Hitch brings the children of the World's Greatest Superheroes back from the future to enact an unthinkable plan!
Featuring the LEGACY storyline, the children of the Justice League come from the future to stop a terrible event that destroys their world. There's only one problem: they came back too late, the cataclysm has already been set in motion and now the children are forced to come up with a backup plan that involves doing the unthinkable.
The characters from 2017's most anticipated film unite to fight forces that they could not handle without each other. Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #26-31.
144 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 2018
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Bryan Hitch
873 books98 followersBryan Hitch is a British comic book artist and writer who gained prominence on American titles such as Wildstorm's Stormwatch and The Authority, DC Comics' JLA, and Marvel Comics' The Ultimates.
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March 23, 2018
So this is what all the stupid stuff with the Kindred has led to? Black lightning that turns you evil? Like that hasn't been done a gazillion times. The overall story isn't bad, it just doesn't hold up to much scrutiny. The beginning of the book was very confusing. It's set in the future with what is obviously supposed to be the JL's children. But they keep referring to each other by first name, so it's very difficult to tell who each character is talking to. Of course when the JL appears, all the members get labeled even though we all know who is in the Justice League. But the kids who we don't know who they are? Nada. The kids with the powers of all the colors of the light spectrum of the Lanterns didn't really make sense. How would someone wearing a single colored power ring be able to impart those powers to their children? The best moments were the character moments between the JL and their children. Hitch just isn't a good enough writer to do much more than that. The character designs for the children were very good.
December 30, 2017
Holy shit I actually liked a Bryan Hitch Justice League. This is...a strange day indeed.
Justice League Legacy is all about the future grandkids of our favorite justice league members. So when Wonder Woman, Flash's kids, Jessica's and more! It's a family reunion with the younger versions of their parents. But the "Darkness" is coming to kill them all! Because we couldn't just focus on character development we have to have a big threat. This is the Justice League after all!
Good: The art is halfway decent here. Some cool shots. The moments with the kids and their parents can be really touching. Even cyborg has a moment to shine. The best is really Jessica's and Barry's kids. Also some tender moments with Clark to show how much of a great guy he really is.
Bad: The story itself with the "darkness" coming is cliche and boring as always. The big threat is just a "reflection' storyline but not all that well done. Also some of the action is soooo big it's really hard to follow.
Overall this was a fun little story mostly due to the tender moments with the kids. The actual main story was nothing special but for the kids alone and their interaction I'll give it a 3 star but it's around a 2.5. Still better than ANY previous Justice League volume in rebirth.
Justice League Legacy is all about the future grandkids of our favorite justice league members. So when Wonder Woman, Flash's kids, Jessica's and more! It's a family reunion with the younger versions of their parents. But the "Darkness" is coming to kill them all! Because we couldn't just focus on character development we have to have a big threat. This is the Justice League after all!
Good: The art is halfway decent here. Some cool shots. The moments with the kids and their parents can be really touching. Even cyborg has a moment to shine. The best is really Jessica's and Barry's kids. Also some tender moments with Clark to show how much of a great guy he really is.
Bad: The story itself with the "darkness" coming is cliche and boring as always. The big threat is just a "reflection' storyline but not all that well done. Also some of the action is soooo big it's really hard to follow.
Overall this was a fun little story mostly due to the tender moments with the kids. The actual main story was nothing special but for the kids alone and their interaction I'll give it a 3 star but it's around a 2.5. Still better than ANY previous Justice League volume in rebirth.
July 9, 2018
Unlike the short stories of Vol. 4 (and I can't believe it's been seven months since I read THAT one) Vol. 5: Legacy has a single storyline. In a nutshell, the future offspring of current JLA members suddenly appear in present-day . . . and complications ensue! Would you expect anything less?
After an uneven beginning there were some good scenes (Barry Allen / Flash and Green Lantern / Jessica Cruz with their teenage kids - talk about an 'instant' family - comes to mind) but the sound and fury finale felt belabored, though the appearance of Batman jumping into the fray was welcome.
After an uneven beginning there were some good scenes (Barry Allen / Flash and Green Lantern / Jessica Cruz with their teenage kids - talk about an 'instant' family - comes to mind) but the sound and fury finale felt belabored, though the appearance of Batman jumping into the fray was welcome.
May 12, 2022
This was actually pretty fun!
JL children from the future have arrived in the present and well we follow their jounrye as they unite with their parents from this timeline and we learn what happened of the heroes and then the coming of Sovereign and her henchman "Curry" and most of he volume is the kids trying to get to know their parent and yeah some of it is funny liek Jess and Barry and the other tragic, like the child of Diana but what happens when the villains from the future come to the present? JL and their legacy have to team up to stop the threat of Sovereign and this darkness she is carrying!
Fun story and it really brings the whole run together in a fun way and gives a good end to Hitch who has had a mixed run and did introduce a cool villain and establishes some fun dynamics and does challenge characters like Diana and Arthur in great ways and exploring them so well!! A must read for sure.
JL children from the future have arrived in the present and well we follow their jounrye as they unite with their parents from this timeline and we learn what happened of the heroes and then the coming of Sovereign and her henchman "Curry" and most of he volume is the kids trying to get to know their parent and yeah some of it is funny liek Jess and Barry and the other tragic, like the child of Diana but what happens when the villains from the future come to the present? JL and their legacy have to team up to stop the threat of Sovereign and this darkness she is carrying!
Fun story and it really brings the whole run together in a fun way and gives a good end to Hitch who has had a mixed run and did introduce a cool villain and establishes some fun dynamics and does challenge characters like Diana and Arthur in great ways and exploring them so well!! A must read for sure.
May 10, 2018
3.5 Stars.
The premise of this Volume is simple. In the future, a "Darkness" has infected the world and destroyed much, including the Justice League. The children of the Justice League (who obviously have powers) come back in time to try to prevent that from happening. They meet up with their parents and it goes from there. The "Justice Legacy" is:
1) Cruise (Nora Allen) - speedster daughter of Barry Allen and Jessica Cruz
2 & 3) Lanterns (Jason and Jenny Allen) - twin children of Barry and Jessica, use Lantern abilities without Power Rings, glow with the color they are using, primarily Green, but can use any power of the emotional spectrum
4) Cube (George Marvin Stone) - son of Cyborg. DNA is 50% human, 50% nanotech, same powers
5) Hunter Prince - son of Wonder Woman, has her powerset, was spured by her and raised a younger brother to Jon under Clark and Lois
6) Serenity (Eldoris Curry) - daughter of Aquaman and Mera, same powers as them both
The action is good and the art is ok, but the story seems a little cookie-cutter, and though I really like the kids from the future (enough to want to see them again), the "Darkness" is too vague and odd of a villain. Recommend, but only if the premise is interesting to you.
The premise of this Volume is simple. In the future, a "Darkness" has infected the world and destroyed much, including the Justice League. The children of the Justice League (who obviously have powers) come back in time to try to prevent that from happening. They meet up with their parents and it goes from there. The "Justice Legacy" is:
1) Cruise (Nora Allen) - speedster daughter of Barry Allen and Jessica Cruz
2 & 3) Lanterns (Jason and Jenny Allen) - twin children of Barry and Jessica, use Lantern abilities without Power Rings, glow with the color they are using, primarily Green, but can use any power of the emotional spectrum
4) Cube (George Marvin Stone) - son of Cyborg. DNA is 50% human, 50% nanotech, same powers
5) Hunter Prince - son of Wonder Woman, has her powerset, was spured by her and raised a younger brother to Jon under Clark and Lois
6) Serenity (Eldoris Curry) - daughter of Aquaman and Mera, same powers as them both
The action is good and the art is ok, but the story seems a little cookie-cutter, and though I really like the kids from the future (enough to want to see them again), the "Darkness" is too vague and odd of a villain. Recommend, but only if the premise is interesting to you.
September 17, 2018
Wow! A consistent volume at last! Bryan Hitch seems to be doing a better job than previous scribes of managing the Justice League, and I especially liked the character driven moments over the mindless action.
June 13, 2019
5 ⭐
The Justice League's kids are on a deserted Earth when they are attacked by Aquaman. They manage to escape him but are attacked by Sovereign. They open a portal to get help from their parents, the Justice League. The kids stat with their parents until they decide that Wonder Woman needs to be killed. They attack her but are stopped by an army who are set up around the Darkness. Wonder Woman is infected by it and Sovereign comes, who is revealed to be Diana's mother. She and older Aquaman absorb the Darkness from Diana and go to Nowhere forever. The kids say goodbye to their parents and go back to their time period.
Nice to be able to see the Justice League's kids. Sad that Diana had a son from the Darkness that she abandoned. Glad that he knows that she loves him. Also sad that Diana's mother was Sovereign. Wonder why that happened. What happened to Damian and Jon in the future? Sad that Bruce doesn't have any kids besides Damian in the future.
The Justice League's kids are on a deserted Earth when they are attacked by Aquaman. They manage to escape him but are attacked by Sovereign. They open a portal to get help from their parents, the Justice League. The kids stat with their parents until they decide that Wonder Woman needs to be killed. They attack her but are stopped by an army who are set up around the Darkness. Wonder Woman is infected by it and Sovereign comes, who is revealed to be Diana's mother. She and older Aquaman absorb the Darkness from Diana and go to Nowhere forever. The kids say goodbye to their parents and go back to their time period.
Nice to be able to see the Justice League's kids. Sad that Diana had a son from the Darkness that she abandoned. Glad that he knows that she loves him. Also sad that Diana's mother was Sovereign. Wonder why that happened. What happened to Damian and Jon in the future? Sad that Bruce doesn't have any kids besides Damian in the future.
March 9, 2019
It was kinda fun seeing the future kids of the Justice League interacting with their parents-from-the-past..... but honestly, this Kindred storyline needs to be put to rest.
2.5/5
2.5/5
March 17, 2018
'Justice League, Vol. 5: Legacy' by Bryan Hitch collects Justice League #26-31 and has an interesting premise. It just doesn't hold up to much scrutiny. I still liked it though.
The children of the Justice League come from the future to try to save their present. Some are a mishmash of powers because of dual parenting, but they all have similar powers to the current Justice League. There is confusion on the Justice League's part and a bit of anger to be dealt with on the kid's part before the oncoming threat is addressed.
The ending felt like it got wrapped up a bit too easily, and the whole thing felt like a pretty tenuous concept, but I loved the idea of this group of kids from the future, and I kind of hope they show up again at some point. The art by Fernando Pasarin is pretty good with a few very cool shots throughout. I just wish the threat and resolution had been a bit more solid.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The children of the Justice League come from the future to try to save their present. Some are a mishmash of powers because of dual parenting, but they all have similar powers to the current Justice League. There is confusion on the Justice League's part and a bit of anger to be dealt with on the kid's part before the oncoming threat is addressed.
The ending felt like it got wrapped up a bit too easily, and the whole thing felt like a pretty tenuous concept, but I loved the idea of this group of kids from the future, and I kind of hope they show up again at some point. The art by Fernando Pasarin is pretty good with a few very cool shots throughout. I just wish the threat and resolution had been a bit more solid.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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March 6, 2020Nejlepší Hitchova Liga. Což teda pořád znamená velmi průměrný komiks, ale dalo se to číst. Děcka JL cestují do současnosti, aby zabránily velké krizi. Není to ničím originální, jsou tu hezky nakreslené akční scény a Hitch překvapivě zvládá těch 10+ postav ukočírovat (minule pořádně nezvládl ani JL jako takovou). V závěru je pár zbytečných hollywoodských prozření, ale jinak to šlo.
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I když se mluví o věcech z minulých dílů, příběh funguje samostatně.
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I když se mluví o věcech z minulých dílů, příběh funguje samostatně.
September 8, 2018
Much cleaner story than previous volumes. Still not great but decent.
November 6, 2018
I realize that this is an altered timeline story, but even so, I don't like stories in which beloved characters act out of character, which is exactly what this story was. It was like reading a diet version of "Flashpoint."
February 5, 2021
The Justice League's children arrive from the future in order to stop "the darkness" from corrupting the world into a bleak and desolate no mans land.
Bryan Hitch has been the main writer of the series, and he has laid down seeds in previous volumes that results in this storyline. Turns out the "Kindred" from the first volume play a big part in this one, but also, we have a new villain called "The Sovereign" and Old Man Aquaman as antagonists in this one. I liked this story - I think it has a good sense of scope for a JL story. I appreciated the moments of levity as well as the action and overall atmosphere of the story. However, I still feel this book isn't living up to its potential. I mean, the "kids come back from the future" thing has been done many times before, also the generic "darkness" is a bit... uninspired, as well as the motivations of the antagonists, and how quickly they abandon those motivations and opt for heroism.
I feel like Hitch is striving for these giant storylines ala Grant Morrison, but unfortunately falls just short of achieving something truly groundbreaking. The character motivations are sometimes one dimensional and convenient at times, and I felt like that really took me out of the moment. The ending is wrapped up very conveniently and quickly, which is a disservice to the storyline, as it was pretty interesting up to that point.
The art on this was very good however, and if I'm being honest, sometimes the art is what got me through the plot, as it is good enough to carry the title on its own. I think both Fernando Pasarin and Oclair Albert were both great, but Pasarin hits another level on that last issue. It's an explosion of movement and design, and it really made me take pause to marvel at what he was doing - especially in those last big fight scenes.
Overall, good but not great. I feel that Hitch is almost there at the "great" level. Let's see what the next volume holds.
Bryan Hitch has been the main writer of the series, and he has laid down seeds in previous volumes that results in this storyline. Turns out the "Kindred" from the first volume play a big part in this one, but also, we have a new villain called "The Sovereign" and Old Man Aquaman as antagonists in this one. I liked this story - I think it has a good sense of scope for a JL story. I appreciated the moments of levity as well as the action and overall atmosphere of the story. However, I still feel this book isn't living up to its potential. I mean, the "kids come back from the future" thing has been done many times before, also the generic "darkness" is a bit... uninspired, as well as the motivations of the antagonists, and how quickly they abandon those motivations and opt for heroism.
I feel like Hitch is striving for these giant storylines ala Grant Morrison, but unfortunately falls just short of achieving something truly groundbreaking. The character motivations are sometimes one dimensional and convenient at times, and I felt like that really took me out of the moment. The ending is wrapped up very conveniently and quickly, which is a disservice to the storyline, as it was pretty interesting up to that point.
The art on this was very good however, and if I'm being honest, sometimes the art is what got me through the plot, as it is good enough to carry the title on its own. I think both Fernando Pasarin and Oclair Albert were both great, but Pasarin hits another level on that last issue. It's an explosion of movement and design, and it really made me take pause to marvel at what he was doing - especially in those last big fight scenes.
Overall, good but not great. I feel that Hitch is almost there at the "great" level. Let's see what the next volume holds.
July 15, 2018
Ahh, Justice League. I have not liked the entire run of Rebirth JL up to this point. Though this volume did nothing to change my mind, it was slightly better than the previous couple of volumes, which isn't saying much.
This time around, the Justice League member's kids from the future come with a message, a mission, and a surprise. The future (present day to the kids) is a hot mess, and most of the JL members are dead. One of the current JL members is to blame, but which one?
This story arc has ties to the Kindred story, but again feels like there is no danger here, with a predictable plot and the assumption that the JL will win the day, as always.
If you read this title for Batman, expect very little from the Dark Knight. And, though these volumes typically end with, "something bigger and worse is coming," this one had a slightly different take on that message, with the same effect regardless.
Not recommended, though I'm in it until the end, because this title has been relaunched. Here's hoping for better things to come...
This time around, the Justice League member's kids from the future come with a message, a mission, and a surprise. The future (present day to the kids) is a hot mess, and most of the JL members are dead. One of the current JL members is to blame, but which one?
This story arc has ties to the Kindred story, but again feels like there is no danger here, with a predictable plot and the assumption that the JL will win the day, as always.
If you read this title for Batman, expect very little from the Dark Knight. And, though these volumes typically end with, "something bigger and worse is coming," this one had a slightly different take on that message, with the same effect regardless.
Not recommended, though I'm in it until the end, because this title has been relaunched. Here's hoping for better things to come...
June 12, 2020
I really liked this story. With previous volumes I complained a lot about Bryan Hitch not being able to give life to the characters, well, this set completely changes that. There's a deep exploring of most the Leaguers, and the kids are really a breath of fresh air.
Only Batman was horrible, but then, that's Batman.
I really enjoyed how tasking this whole situation was for every member of the Justice League, it allowed to explore some of their fears and needs. I really like seeing this more humane side of them. Portraying them as gods can grow old real fast.
And so, now I'm really looking forward to the next volume.
Only Batman was horrible, but then, that's Batman.
I really enjoyed how tasking this whole situation was for every member of the Justice League, it allowed to explore some of their fears and needs. I really like seeing this more humane side of them. Portraying them as gods can grow old real fast.
And so, now I'm really looking forward to the next volume.
December 28, 2019
While I enjoy alternate history/timelines stories this was very underwhelming. I mean they introduce these new Justice League the Next Generation and an apocalyptic scenario that plays out in one volume??? And then the big reveal of the major villain was just dumb and I was like wtf all that for this reveal???
March 21, 2022
The children of the JL vs Sovereign.
Pro: The character development, characterization. These new heroes and villains hit the mark for me.
Usually I hate when a hero is now the misguided villain but here I just went with it.
Con: ….. idk.. comic book tropes.
Pro: The character development, characterization. These new heroes and villains hit the mark for me.
Usually I hate when a hero is now the misguided villain but here I just went with it.
Con: ….. idk.. comic book tropes.
December 31, 2018
I liked the future JL kids in the plot, but either something about the artwork or the plot/pacing left me mixed. (e-galley from NetGalley)
December 3, 2024
The best Rebirth volume so far with overarching story and is actually pretty interesting with the new characters.
April 27, 2018
Yes, It's another KIDS FROM THE FUTURE story, but the art is pretty and I gues Hitch deserves the chance to showcase the league fighting for the hope of the future, no matter which future that turns out to be.
January 17, 2018
2.5 stars.
This has been one cruddy Justice League run, and this volume doesn't help much. The action is good but there are so many plots holes that I just couldn't enjoy the story. For example (SPOILERS AHEAD):
A Green Lantern gets their power from wearing a ring. So how does a green lantern having kids give those kids a biological power of all lantern colors? It doesn't make any sense. That's like me conceiving a child while wearing a gun and the child being born with rocket launcher hands. This drove me crazy the entire time I was reading.
Can Cyborg have kids? I didn't know he had those kinds of parts anymore. and, if he can, why would his kid also be a cyborg (see gun analogy above)? I thought at first he just built his son but they end up showing a scene when he was a baby and he mentions his mom. Did cyborg experiment on this child?
The kids go back in time to kill Wonder Woman and the Big Bad goes back in time to kill the justice league. I don't see how any of their plans would stop any of their future. Slow it down, maybe, but not stop it.
The other Big Bad, besides Wonder Woman's mom, is a mean ol' whisper.
Aquaman's daughter is powerful enough to put a powerful curse on Aquaman for all time but she seems pretty powerless in actual combat and/or to stop the Big Bads.
None of the kids should exist after they beat the black, veiny, farty, whisper--especially Hunter. Flash mentions something about alternate realities and he alludes to the fact that he really doesn't know how it all works. Pointing out a plot hole in your book doesn't make that plot hole better.
This has been one cruddy Justice League run, and this volume doesn't help much. The action is good but there are so many plots holes that I just couldn't enjoy the story. For example (SPOILERS AHEAD):
A Green Lantern gets their power from wearing a ring. So how does a green lantern having kids give those kids a biological power of all lantern colors? It doesn't make any sense. That's like me conceiving a child while wearing a gun and the child being born with rocket launcher hands. This drove me crazy the entire time I was reading.
Can Cyborg have kids? I didn't know he had those kinds of parts anymore. and, if he can, why would his kid also be a cyborg (see gun analogy above)? I thought at first he just built his son but they end up showing a scene when he was a baby and he mentions his mom. Did cyborg experiment on this child?
The kids go back in time to kill Wonder Woman and the Big Bad goes back in time to kill the justice league. I don't see how any of their plans would stop any of their future. Slow it down, maybe, but not stop it.
The other Big Bad, besides Wonder Woman's mom, is a mean ol' whisper.
Aquaman's daughter is powerful enough to put a powerful curse on Aquaman for all time but she seems pretty powerless in actual combat and/or to stop the Big Bads.
None of the kids should exist after they beat the black, veiny, farty, whisper--especially Hunter. Flash mentions something about alternate realities and he alludes to the fact that he really doesn't know how it all works. Pointing out a plot hole in your book doesn't make that plot hole better.
June 12, 2018
This was a bit confusing towards the end, but the set up was actually pretty decent. I'm not a huge fan of time travel stories where characters meet themselves or their kids or whatever, though. DC used to have pretty hard set rules on this kind of thing back in the Silver and Bronze Ages: No telling past selves/family/friends about future events! In this book, the League finds out who lives, dies, when, and how, and there's no discussion about how this can fuck things up. Plus, these issues were coming out around the time that Bendis was doing something similar over in X-Men where the original X-Men came forward to today and met themselves and how the same person can exist in the same place and time, etc etc. Just been done to death. There's always a future hero who turns bad or has to do something out of character to save the universe and it's just so tiresome.
The art was great, though.
The art was great, though.
April 19, 2018
Practically incomprehensible. It feels like there are half a dozen missing crossovers that the editors couldn't be bothered to sum up between chapters. Plus all of the art is off, giving every character broad, negroid features that make them unrecognizable without costume clues.
December 29, 2017
Bryan Hitch's last story arc on Justice League is strong and solid. Legacy was extremely thought provoking and ties into the previous arcs.
January 1, 2018
Justice Leaguer-s having children?! Problems in the future?!?!
October 13, 2025
Of course it’s fun to imagine what the children of the world’s greatest DC super heroes would be like if they existed. This fifth volume of the Justice League’s Rebirth series does this in a way that is fun and it’s honestly a welcome distraction from the other lackluster volumes that came before it. We’re introduced to Wonder Woman’s son, Aquaman’s daughter, Cyborg’s son, and Jessica Cruz’s three kids, two who are Green Lanterns and one is like Flash (spoiler alert).
It was also fun to get a cool villain version of Aquaman from a future timeline. And while that was cool, there was another villain in this story, Sovereign, that I was very surprised to see and almost couldn’t believe who they were because (like Aquaman) they are also usually viewed as a hero. I didn’t fully understand the villains’ intentions and how that connected to the overall story, so that was a bit confusing. Wonder Woman could also be viewed somewhat as a villain as we discover from her son that she abandoned him as a child. It’s not until the very end of the volume that we discover why.
The artwork was really good throughout this series as well, which is no surprise, as it always has been for the Rebirth series. When I critique this JL run overall, the art is usually not included in my harsh critiques. I love the way these artists use color and layout strategically to highlight the moods and tension between the characters. These themes are carried out very well in this volume. And while the style reinforces the character development, I do feel like the readers have not had a strong enough connection with these current leaguers to feel their “connection” to their future children as authentic. We’ve barely had time to digest the relationship between Barry and Jessica and now we’re supposed to accept three children!?
Despite that disconnect, the story was a fun “what if” scenario. It was also fun to see the different leaguers try to take on the role of parents. The only ones who really give me that sense are Superman, Aquaman, and Mera. They just seem like natural born nurturers and guides. The rest did not fit the mold, so it was fun to see some squirm or try to figure out how they were going to come to term with their new realities. I’m honestly surprised DC hasn’t tried to spin this off in some way. Either way, this storyline was one of the most interesting in a n overall dull run.
It was also fun to get a cool villain version of Aquaman from a future timeline. And while that was cool, there was another villain in this story, Sovereign, that I was very surprised to see and almost couldn’t believe who they were because (like Aquaman) they are also usually viewed as a hero. I didn’t fully understand the villains’ intentions and how that connected to the overall story, so that was a bit confusing. Wonder Woman could also be viewed somewhat as a villain as we discover from her son that she abandoned him as a child. It’s not until the very end of the volume that we discover why.
The artwork was really good throughout this series as well, which is no surprise, as it always has been for the Rebirth series. When I critique this JL run overall, the art is usually not included in my harsh critiques. I love the way these artists use color and layout strategically to highlight the moods and tension between the characters. These themes are carried out very well in this volume. And while the style reinforces the character development, I do feel like the readers have not had a strong enough connection with these current leaguers to feel their “connection” to their future children as authentic. We’ve barely had time to digest the relationship between Barry and Jessica and now we’re supposed to accept three children!?
Despite that disconnect, the story was a fun “what if” scenario. It was also fun to see the different leaguers try to take on the role of parents. The only ones who really give me that sense are Superman, Aquaman, and Mera. They just seem like natural born nurturers and guides. The rest did not fit the mold, so it was fun to see some squirm or try to figure out how they were going to come to term with their new realities. I’m honestly surprised DC hasn’t tried to spin this off in some way. Either way, this storyline was one of the most interesting in a n overall dull run.
July 8, 2024
Hitch szybko w miarę szybko kończy swoją przygodę z serią Justice League i była to w gruncie rzeczy dobra wiadomość dla fanów marki. Ostatni tom ma w sobie to wszystko co pozostałe odsłony serii DC Rebirth, czyli da się to przeczytać, ale w zasadzie po co?
Run tegoż autora nie dał mi za wiele radochy z lektury, oferując takie sobie wątki. W omawianym tomie dochodzi kwestia dzieci naszych bohaterów. A raczej ich potencjalnych wersji z przyszłości, która okazuje się miejscem zniszczonym przez nieznane zło, z którym trzeba się zmierzyć w czasach współczesnych, aby przeciwdziałać zniszczeniu w przyszłości. Tylko czy herosi dadzą radę skoro w przyszłości poddali się zagrożeniu... Pewnie, że tak. W końcu przecież nie ma znaczenia, że już raz nie dali rady. Co może pójść teraz gorzej?
Mam zamiar kontynuować przygodę z komiksami tego wydawnictwa, więc zobaczymy jakie to zrodzi rzeczywiste konsekwencje dla marki, bo wydaje mi się, że pojawiające się tu wersje potomstwa bohaterów zaliczają jednorazowy występ i całość podąży w zupełnie innym kierunku. W związku z tym całość nie ma najmniejszej wagi, a z pozoru wartkie zwroty akcji są tylko wydmuszkami, które nie podnoszą ciśnienia.
W dodatku fabularnie jest to też maksymalnie przemielony motyw, który nie dostarcza nam jakichś charakterów zapadających na dłużej w pamięć, co jest najważniejszym uchybieniem. Całość zaczyna się w standardowym formacie i w nim ma swój koniec. Koniec współpracy z Hitchem nie znaczy jeszcze końca samej serii w tej odsłonie. I sądząc po średniej ocen - wymienił stryjek siekierkę na kijek - ale nie uprzedzajmy faktów.
Run tegoż autora nie dał mi za wiele radochy z lektury, oferując takie sobie wątki. W omawianym tomie dochodzi kwestia dzieci naszych bohaterów. A raczej ich potencjalnych wersji z przyszłości, która okazuje się miejscem zniszczonym przez nieznane zło, z którym trzeba się zmierzyć w czasach współczesnych, aby przeciwdziałać zniszczeniu w przyszłości. Tylko czy herosi dadzą radę skoro w przyszłości poddali się zagrożeniu... Pewnie, że tak. W końcu przecież nie ma znaczenia, że już raz nie dali rady. Co może pójść teraz gorzej?
Mam zamiar kontynuować przygodę z komiksami tego wydawnictwa, więc zobaczymy jakie to zrodzi rzeczywiste konsekwencje dla marki, bo wydaje mi się, że pojawiające się tu wersje potomstwa bohaterów zaliczają jednorazowy występ i całość podąży w zupełnie innym kierunku. W związku z tym całość nie ma najmniejszej wagi, a z pozoru wartkie zwroty akcji są tylko wydmuszkami, które nie podnoszą ciśnienia.
W dodatku fabularnie jest to też maksymalnie przemielony motyw, który nie dostarcza nam jakichś charakterów zapadających na dłużej w pamięć, co jest najważniejszym uchybieniem. Całość zaczyna się w standardowym formacie i w nim ma swój koniec. Koniec współpracy z Hitchem nie znaczy jeszcze końca samej serii w tej odsłonie. I sądząc po średniej ocen - wymienił stryjek siekierkę na kijek - ale nie uprzedzajmy faktów.
October 14, 2023
I can't get behind the very concept of this story, as we have the time traveling children of the Justice League (who apparently all get busy with each other in the next couple of years) come back in time to stop the catastrophe that shaped their world, and of course manage to make things worse.
It would make sense if some of the kids were familiar, but the real super sons are noticeably absent from the future, and the newly created kids are not particularly compelling (why would the children of a Green Lantern have Color Energy powers?) . And of course they bring their disaster along with them, with a strange Arthur Curry and the villainous Sovereign, who of course has twisted relationships as well.
There are some decent attempts at ideas, but I couldn't care for any of the children, and the relationships between the group and their 'parents' are just messy.
The story ultimately feels very small, with the resolution coming quickly but messily, and the characters packing off to their future (don't get me started on the weaseling out of time travel concepts), most likely never to show up ever again. They won't be missed.
It would make sense if some of the kids were familiar, but the real super sons are noticeably absent from the future, and the newly created kids are not particularly compelling (why would the children of a Green Lantern have Color Energy powers?) . And of course they bring their disaster along with them, with a strange Arthur Curry and the villainous Sovereign, who of course has twisted relationships as well.
There are some decent attempts at ideas, but I couldn't care for any of the children, and the relationships between the group and their 'parents' are just messy.
The story ultimately feels very small, with the resolution coming quickly but messily, and the characters packing off to their future (don't get me started on the weaseling out of time travel concepts), most likely never to show up ever again. They won't be missed.
September 26, 2018
I felt like this was a lot of fun. Time travel stories are a massively over-played trope of comics, but this one was pretty well-done. I much prefer the people from the past/future (future in this case) come to the present storylines because there's a larger chance of the story impacting something in the present instead of being instantly erased by the main characters' return to the present.
In this instance, the newest version of the Justice League's kids (minus either Damian or Jonathon) show up to stop an evil that has destroyed their world. The broader implications is that the culmination of banal, everyday evil can be as destructive and impactful as the obvious disastrous typical comics evils. It works, pretty well. To my mind the coolest parts of these stories is how inventive the creative team can be with the time traveling characters. I think Hitch and co. did wonderfully in this aspect. Fun read.
In this instance, the newest version of the Justice League's kids (minus either Damian or Jonathon) show up to stop an evil that has destroyed their world. The broader implications is that the culmination of banal, everyday evil can be as destructive and impactful as the obvious disastrous typical comics evils. It works, pretty well. To my mind the coolest parts of these stories is how inventive the creative team can be with the time traveling characters. I think Hitch and co. did wonderfully in this aspect. Fun read.
May 2, 2020
Actually, a pretty solid time travel story. There were a lot of sweet moments between the Justice League and their children (at least the children of that particular future). I really enjoyed seeing Barry in the father role. The main story arc with the Justice League with those--whatever they were? Extinction machines?--sending out a signal for the end of the world... Honestly, I still don't understand that. Or how it affected Wonder Woman in this particular volume. That said... I kind of didn't care. I would love for someone to better explain it to me, but I had so much fun watching the Leaguers bond with their possible-future-children, while battling for (and, in the process, learning about) family. It was an action-packed, time-travel romp that still had some solid heart. All in all... can't complain.
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