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Justice League (2016)
Justice League Rebirth 3. Intemporel
Une armée d'extraterrestres vient d'attaquer la Terre. Seule la Justice League, dernier rempart de l'humanité, semble être en mesure de l'arrêter, mais ses membres ont été disséminés dans les couloirs du temps, à des moments clés de leur histoire.
138 pages, Hardcover
First published July 18, 2017
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Bryan Hitch
874 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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July 19, 2021
Passable...I guess.
I mean, the dialogue isn't awful or anything, but the first story is a throwaway - the Justice League gets trapped in a hole and learns that TEAMWORK and TRUST are the stuff unicorn farts are made of - and the main story about the Timeless stuff was just confusing and pointless.
Who were these people that were helping the Justice League? I have no idea. It seems like they must have popped up in an issue of Batman because he seemed to know them, but since I'm not reading that title...??? Ugh.
The gist is that someone or something is trying to get rid of the heroes of Earth because our planet is the center of all the problems in the universe. Blah, blah, blah...
*falls asleep*
And that's not me being sarcastic. <--for once.
I actually fell asleep while I was on the couch reading this. It took me several tries to make it all the way through. Not because it was horrid but because it was really easy to put it down and go do something else.
I don't know. For me something is just missing from the Rebirthed Justice League. It's not fun anymore, and I simply don't care about anything these guys are doing as a team. It's lame.
LAME!
Pffft. I can't put my finger on why, but I'm super disappointed in this title. However, if you're enjoying this one I'm not bashing you. It's just not for me.
I mean, the dialogue isn't awful or anything, but the first story is a throwaway - the Justice League gets trapped in a hole and learns that TEAMWORK and TRUST are the stuff unicorn farts are made of - and the main story about the Timeless stuff was just confusing and pointless.
Who were these people that were helping the Justice League? I have no idea. It seems like they must have popped up in an issue of Batman because he seemed to know them, but since I'm not reading that title...??? Ugh.
The gist is that someone or something is trying to get rid of the heroes of Earth because our planet is the center of all the problems in the universe. Blah, blah, blah...
*falls asleep*
And that's not me being sarcastic. <--for once.
I actually fell asleep while I was on the couch reading this. It took me several tries to make it all the way through. Not because it was horrid but because it was really easy to put it down and go do something else.
I don't know. For me something is just missing from the Rebirthed Justice League. It's not fun anymore, and I simply don't care about anything these guys are doing as a team. It's lame.
LAME!
Pffft. I can't put my finger on why, but I'm super disappointed in this title. However, if you're enjoying this one I'm not bashing you. It's just not for me.
October 28, 2017
The first issue seems to be a motivational poster about "Teamwork". Then we get the "Timeless" story. The first issue is really confusing. It's told non linearly with no indication that we are switching back and forth in time. Aquaman's in our time on one page, the next he's in ancient Atlantis, then he's back in our time again. Rinse and repeat with the other JL members. It's some really terrible storytelling. It makes sense in the context of the rest of the story but here at the beginning it's very confusing. From here on we have your standard "spans across time and space" story. The motivations of the bad guys are all because there's someone worse coming, referring to Doomsday Clock. This seems to be the common motivation for half the villains of the Rebirth era.
May 12, 2022
Ehhh Idk I am kinda mixed on this volume as the first story is really good like when attacks happen and JL are trapped, they talk about their feelings and doubts like how GLs feel they're not good enough like Hal but the team convincing them of why GLs are required in JL and consoling them like a big parent and that was fun I guess and then seeing their interactions were fun.
Then leading into the "Timeless" arc which was something for sure. Its all over the place as it should be and a sequel to that JLA volume he did and he kinda makes it work sorts of, like there are these beings called the Timeless led by "Tempus" (whose a big baby literally) and he wants to push earth into the end of time because crisis.. yeah standard dc reality-ending villain story but whatever so JL has to team up and go to different points in time and yeah it makes for some fun things like Diana in ancient greece, Arthur in ancient atlantis, Cyborg in 30th century and others and Clark and Bruce with infinity corporation holding them off there and how they all work together as a team to sort of stop this invasion.
And a secret villain/betrayal in Molly (the keeper) who was supposed to help them but she becomes another standard villain and that was bad but then again seeing how they all work together and sort of stop this threat was awesome and the resolution was good with Clark uniting with his family once again and I like some other themes and concepts explore here but the execution is messy but the art is okay.
SO in short there is a good story hidden here somewhere but gets lost in the framework of messy execution and jumbled timeline. But good decent one time read.
Then leading into the "Timeless" arc which was something for sure. Its all over the place as it should be and a sequel to that JLA volume he did and he kinda makes it work sorts of, like there are these beings called the Timeless led by "Tempus" (whose a big baby literally) and he wants to push earth into the end of time because crisis.. yeah standard dc reality-ending villain story but whatever so JL has to team up and go to different points in time and yeah it makes for some fun things like Diana in ancient greece, Arthur in ancient atlantis, Cyborg in 30th century and others and Clark and Bruce with infinity corporation holding them off there and how they all work together as a team to sort of stop this invasion.
And a secret villain/betrayal in Molly (the keeper) who was supposed to help them but she becomes another standard villain and that was bad but then again seeing how they all work together and sort of stop this threat was awesome and the resolution was good with Clark uniting with his family once again and I like some other themes and concepts explore here but the execution is messy but the art is okay.
SO in short there is a good story hidden here somewhere but gets lost in the framework of messy execution and jumbled timeline. But good decent one time read.
October 4, 2017
Okay I said volume 2 was my last but I figured I'd give it one more try. But when got a super confusing dumb storyline that alters time and makes it hard to keep up and random big fucking invasions keep happening it gets really really dull. Plus Batman still acts so different I can't take him serious. Yeah...come on Priest please come to save this series.
June 30, 2018
I found this collection to be very hard to follow. The way the story is visually structured, the storyboarding, is very choppy and it hops from time period to time period with very little coherency.
The writing does almost nothing to help the reader understand the constant switching of time and place and point of view.
I wonder if writers are aware that the words, “something evil is coming!!” really do nothing to build anticipation or intrigue in their reader’s mind. I think it might be time to put a moratorium on that way of storytelling, folks. It leads us nowhere!
And I would be thrilled if I never saw another giant green baby in a comic book again..... !
2/5
The writing does almost nothing to help the reader understand the constant switching of time and place and point of view.
I wonder if writers are aware that the words, “something evil is coming!!” really do nothing to build anticipation or intrigue in their reader’s mind. I think it might be time to put a moratorium on that way of storytelling, folks. It leads us nowhere!
And I would be thrilled if I never saw another giant green baby in a comic book again..... !
2/5
August 14, 2017
Disappointing on many levels. The first issue in the collection is a complete wast of time with the JL members sitting around in a cave accomplishing nothing. The rest is filled with time travel garbage- made even less comprehensible by poorly drawn, cluttered art - involving villains with no good introduction, attacking with with five giant machines that threaten ' all of history ' for five issues, and then has them destroyed in five panels with no reason given why if it was so easy it took so long.
February 28, 2018
5 🌟
Always nice to see the Justice League in action. Glad that it seems like the other Clark is doing well on the team. Sad that the team was tricked by Molly. The Timeless were very interesting. Wonder what is coming to Earth.
Can't wait to read Justice League, volume 4: Endless!!!!
Always nice to see the Justice League in action. Glad that it seems like the other Clark is doing well on the team. Sad that the team was tricked by Molly. The Timeless were very interesting. Wonder what is coming to Earth.
Can't wait to read Justice League, volume 4: Endless!!!!
June 25, 2024
i have no words to describe how bad this was. genuinely wish i could scrub the memories of this from my brain permanently. is there a way to un-release a book? because there should be
July 29, 2017
I am afraid that Bryan Hitch's third volume for the Justice League series is a mixed bag. I really wanted to love this book. Unfortunately behind its good artwork and really good ideas lies a boring execution. One of the great things going for the book is that it feels like a good jumping on story that sort of reintroduces the reader to the members of DC comics most celebrated superhero team. Bryan Hitch does a good job here in the opening of the book to establish where are heroes stand in the current DC universe. It was one of the best moments of the book for me when the JL talked with each other about their personal fears and the importance of why they need to be able to trust each other. Those readers who have been following Superman in the current DC Comics books know that for most of the league this Superman is a stranger from another dimension. Clark (Superman) knows a great deal about the teams past and future but this current earth's heroes are a bit different and the team even has two new Green Lantern members. All the character building moments are not bad it is just the plot is very complicated. I mean basically in this volume of the Justice League we get an invasion of aliens who are trying to destroy key moments in Earth's history that will eliminate the existence of our heroes. To make things more complicated Hitch throws in the inclusion of a cosmic rival (The Keeper)of the alien invaders known as the Timeless. The separation of the team into the past and future did add an interesting dynamic to the story but I feel that the mysterious Infinity Corporation characters sort of dragged the pacing of the book down. I also thought the end of the book was very abrupt as if someone had told Hitch that's enough of this story. The book just seemed to end almost out of nowhere and if left the book feeling incomplete. I'm three books into this series and I'm not sure where this story is going. Longtime JL fans may like it but it was just okay for my tastes. But I am interested in finding out more about the Infinity corporation. Hitch introduced them in the short like JLA series Justice League of America: Power & Glory. I thought that series was better than what Hitch is writing now. There are some great ideas being tossed out in this story that I hope will have greater impact in the DC Rebirth books going forward.
March 3, 2020
Well, I appreciated Bryan Hitch's ambition with this one. But ambitious writing doesn't always equate to flawless execution.
Hitch's tale about multiple time traveling antics does get... convoluted at times. Especially at the beginning when he tries to "lay everything out" ala Grant Morrison with equal amounts of confusion that is usually generated by the opening chapter. And boy was I confused. That first issue of "timeless" felt scattered and aimless, but more importantly, there was nothing to ground us to the story at all. Once the story gets a couple of issues in, it stabilizes, and is actually pretty decent. I always like when the Justice League books tackles these huge, bigger than possible - type problems. This actually felt like a return to the Morrison JLA days where there were these huge plots that the team had to tackle.
The art was pretty good. Sometimes there was a bit of rushed feel to it, but overall, a solid job on the art as well.
Overall, a good effort by Hitch to bring back the days of grandiose story telling to the JL book. And while it isn't exactly a bulls eye, I can at least appreciate the effort and ambition. Also, it is fun and entertaining for the most part!
Recommended for fans of Justice League.
Hitch's tale about multiple time traveling antics does get... convoluted at times. Especially at the beginning when he tries to "lay everything out" ala Grant Morrison with equal amounts of confusion that is usually generated by the opening chapter. And boy was I confused. That first issue of "timeless" felt scattered and aimless, but more importantly, there was nothing to ground us to the story at all. Once the story gets a couple of issues in, it stabilizes, and is actually pretty decent. I always like when the Justice League books tackles these huge, bigger than possible - type problems. This actually felt like a return to the Morrison JLA days where there were these huge plots that the team had to tackle.
The art was pretty good. Sometimes there was a bit of rushed feel to it, but overall, a solid job on the art as well.
Overall, a good effort by Hitch to bring back the days of grandiose story telling to the JL book. And while it isn't exactly a bulls eye, I can at least appreciate the effort and ambition. Also, it is fun and entertaining for the most part!
Recommended for fans of Justice League.
May 31, 2020
I really loved the main storyarc. It had one of those grandstanding schemes that made Bryan Hitch famous. It had me hooked for the entire story. Visually it was also rich, up to the point that you could believe those huge structures, whenever in time (yup, this whole thing involved a lot of time travel). All in all this is what the Justice League is to me: Heroes doing the best they can against impossible odds.
Well, there was also issue #14 which kind of tried to bring the League down to Earth, making them relatable, sort of what the Teen Titans was long ago... well, it didn't work. Characterization is not Hitch's forte and the issue ended up being a never ending whine act. I actually started disliking both Green Lanterns and Superman. Batman always got on my nerves, so, there it was: 4 out of 8 Leaguers that I couldn't care less about...
Also, it made me frown a little that Superman behaved so selfishly throughout the entire main story. I know his family is important to him, but it never should have been his only motive. At some point, even Batman seemed more selfish and heroic, and that's a huge stretch.
Well, there was also issue #14 which kind of tried to bring the League down to Earth, making them relatable, sort of what the Teen Titans was long ago... well, it didn't work. Characterization is not Hitch's forte and the issue ended up being a never ending whine act. I actually started disliking both Green Lanterns and Superman. Batman always got on my nerves, so, there it was: 4 out of 8 Leaguers that I couldn't care less about...
Also, it made me frown a little that Superman behaved so selfishly throughout the entire main story. I know his family is important to him, but it never should have been his only motive. At some point, even Batman seemed more selfish and heroic, and that's a huge stretch.
September 17, 2019
When a mysterious young woman begs for the Justice League to help stop powerful beings seeking to change the course of Earth, they end up scattered across time and having to work alongside heroes of the past, present and future to stop the Timeless from destroying history! Hitch provides fans with a confusing narrative that, though offering some intersting cameos, does little to explore the true might and teamwork of the Justice League. Will the team be able to return to the present in time to stop this seemingly unstoppable force?
August 18, 2017
I received this book for free from a Goodreads giveaway in exchange for an honest review.
My 14 yr. Old son read this and this is his review: it's more of a 4 1/2 stars. The illustrations were exquisite. The story was a typical comic book, short and at times exciting but the end is still a comic book. The new character was a really cool vilian. The teamwork between the JLA was lame because it's like every other comic book. The teamwork in The Injustice series is more exciting because of the character's infighting.
My 14 yr. Old son read this and this is his review: it's more of a 4 1/2 stars. The illustrations were exquisite. The story was a typical comic book, short and at times exciting but the end is still a comic book. The new character was a really cool vilian. The teamwork between the JLA was lame because it's like every other comic book. The teamwork in The Injustice series is more exciting because of the character's infighting.
June 9, 2019
Ale tak už by to kombo špatných komiksů mohlo přestat. Další týmovka, kde autor nechápe, že důraz má jít na postavy, a ne na akci.
August 20, 2017
Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey, rock 'em, sock 'em action. Immense fun and a threat worthy of League attention. Ominous foreshadowing too. Recommend.
August 27, 2017
Awful.
What can it be said. Another unknown threat with no proper development. Worse, you have the entire Justice League buried in a cave in, unable to escape! So they bicker for a bit while trying to come to terms with coming together in the face of this new threat. Got to say it is nice seeing Barry and Jessica never leave each other's side - Get a room you two!
Unfortunately, the cave-in is not the story. A time traveler sends each of the Justice League to multiple points in time. Wonder Woman - The birth of the Gods, Flash - Discovery of the Speed Force, Aquaman - Atlantis before it sank, Green Lanterns - A future power source. All this and more whilst being manipulated.
It took me a week to read this, I was so, so bored - I would rather watch TV, a movie or play video games than this.
Bad. F
What can it be said. Another unknown threat with no proper development. Worse, you have the entire Justice League buried in a cave in, unable to escape! So they bicker for a bit while trying to come to terms with coming together in the face of this new threat. Got to say it is nice seeing Barry and Jessica never leave each other's side - Get a room you two!
Unfortunately, the cave-in is not the story. A time traveler sends each of the Justice League to multiple points in time. Wonder Woman - The birth of the Gods, Flash - Discovery of the Speed Force, Aquaman - Atlantis before it sank, Green Lanterns - A future power source. All this and more whilst being manipulated.
It took me a week to read this, I was so, so bored - I would rather watch TV, a movie or play video games than this.
Bad. F
August 2, 2017
Not the best JL story I have ever read. Kinda a shorter and less convoluted version of Hickman's Avengers alternate world story, but this time throughout time. Kinda an obvious twist in it and then just a super lame final battle. I like the characters so I will keep coming back but this was not great
March 21, 2022
The JL are time displaced to some pretty interesting times of magic and power, because of some plot by our misguided aliens. Aliens + Time travel: love it. Unfortunately the dialogue is just a little bland to care too much, it doesn’t make for a fun read, that is if it wasn’t for the spectacular visuals.
I couldn’t really recommend, but to those that follow Bryan Hitch like myself, the story is another bombastic chapter that started in his first JLA: Power and Glory story as it has The Infinity Corporation, plus it has some parallels in storytelling some might like (separating the league, on their own adventure like old silver age comics). Even with Hitch only writing, Fernando Pasarin brings the summer blockbuster type of art that Hitch excels at.
I couldn’t really recommend, but to those that follow Bryan Hitch like myself, the story is another bombastic chapter that started in his first JLA: Power and Glory story as it has The Infinity Corporation, plus it has some parallels in storytelling some might like (separating the league, on their own adventure like old silver age comics). Even with Hitch only writing, Fernando Pasarin brings the summer blockbuster type of art that Hitch excels at.
July 24, 2017
It was an enjoyable read, and the artwork was fantastic. There are a couple of issues I have. First, why did they make Timeless and his minions look so much like Brainiac? What was the point? They even have Brainiac 5 in the book for good measure, but apparently Timeless is his own character and has no relation to Brainiac. Second and finally, the story is dragged on and on with the "answer carrot" dangling right in front of my face, but the author never let's me get more than a nibble on it. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the book, but I don't like loose, dangling threads at the end of stories.
September 4, 2025
Oh man, this series just keeps following the same generic trend that DC has been doing lately. There’s some unknown baddie the group has to take on and they somehow overcome it in the end. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but I was expecting a bit more. The few things that somewhat hold this graphic novel together for me are the artwork, the tension between Batman and Superman, and the villain Tempus (while eventually lackluster) makes a cool appearance as a huge alien like baby.
The cardinal sin that this series keeps committing (in my humble opinion) is that the writers aren’t taking the time to show us what makes these characters tick and what makes them continue to work together. I know there’s the duty to save mankind, but there’s gotta be more than that. This is why I like the tension between Batman and Superman because it feels real and genuine. The other relationships on the team are very platonic and surface level. This is not how people who risk their lives together every day would act with each other. Flash does offer comic relief, which is nice, but he’s the only one who really offers it, so he never has anyone to banter with. I do like the relationship that’s starting to form with him and Jessica, but it’s very slow moving.
The problem with the team also extends to how they interact with their villains. You’re telling me that none of the League saw Molly having nefarious reasons for helping them? She was looking suspect the entire time, but none of them knew it until it was too late. I did enjoy how Molly and Tempus interacted though. It was like the League got caught in their cat fight, which I still can’t decide if that’s funny or sad. The time traveling/multiverse element was fun, as it gave each JL member a chance to have their own moment in a different time and world, but the motives for everyone felt off and forced. And again, while I love this multiverse element, it is a trope that has been done several times before.
I swear I’m a huge JL fan, but this series is just not checking all the boxes for me. I need more anchors to keep the story fluid and character development to make me care what’s happening. Until I get that, this series will just be really cool art of the Justice League fighting bad guys, which is still cool. I appreciate the hard work that goes into this art (which is awesome) so it was hard to give this book less than a 3 star rating.
The cardinal sin that this series keeps committing (in my humble opinion) is that the writers aren’t taking the time to show us what makes these characters tick and what makes them continue to work together. I know there’s the duty to save mankind, but there’s gotta be more than that. This is why I like the tension between Batman and Superman because it feels real and genuine. The other relationships on the team are very platonic and surface level. This is not how people who risk their lives together every day would act with each other. Flash does offer comic relief, which is nice, but he’s the only one who really offers it, so he never has anyone to banter with. I do like the relationship that’s starting to form with him and Jessica, but it’s very slow moving.
The problem with the team also extends to how they interact with their villains. You’re telling me that none of the League saw Molly having nefarious reasons for helping them? She was looking suspect the entire time, but none of them knew it until it was too late. I did enjoy how Molly and Tempus interacted though. It was like the League got caught in their cat fight, which I still can’t decide if that’s funny or sad. The time traveling/multiverse element was fun, as it gave each JL member a chance to have their own moment in a different time and world, but the motives for everyone felt off and forced. And again, while I love this multiverse element, it is a trope that has been done several times before.
I swear I’m a huge JL fan, but this series is just not checking all the boxes for me. I need more anchors to keep the story fluid and character development to make me care what’s happening. Until I get that, this series will just be really cool art of the Justice League fighting bad guys, which is still cool. I appreciate the hard work that goes into this art (which is awesome) so it was hard to give this book less than a 3 star rating.
August 17, 2017
"It has magic in it. I can't take much more of this."- superman describing the comic book he is in.
The new disaster of a product sees the super friends blasted into a hole that they have to stay in until Cyborg's "boom tube" gets fixed. It was broken for a few minutes so that this story could happen. The super friends decide to have a group therapy session in the hole that they are trapped in. Rather than think about how to win this super hero fight, they talk about why they get sad sometimes. But don't worry everything is fine, just like how Michelle regained her memory by the end of the episode of Full House.
The second and somehow worse story in this thing is about some bad person that wants to take all the Earths and stack them all at the end of time. That sounds like an idea that a Twilight Zone writer who got fired his first shift would submit, but instead was published by all the people who worked on it let their names be written on it. So the super gang goes to different times to fight green guys. There are some weird time travel people, but we never are really told who they are. Other stuff happens, but none of it is interesting or really makes much sense. Batman punches the ceiling and that fixes a problem. There is a bad guy who is a big green face. He makes all the little green bad guys fight. Like the first story, the big fight at the end gets skipped because we knew the good guys were going to win anyway so what is the point of showing it. Who reads a comic story for super hero fights?
The new disaster of a product sees the super friends blasted into a hole that they have to stay in until Cyborg's "boom tube" gets fixed. It was broken for a few minutes so that this story could happen. The super friends decide to have a group therapy session in the hole that they are trapped in. Rather than think about how to win this super hero fight, they talk about why they get sad sometimes. But don't worry everything is fine, just like how Michelle regained her memory by the end of the episode of Full House.
The second and somehow worse story in this thing is about some bad person that wants to take all the Earths and stack them all at the end of time. That sounds like an idea that a Twilight Zone writer who got fired his first shift would submit, but instead was published by all the people who worked on it let their names be written on it. So the super gang goes to different times to fight green guys. There are some weird time travel people, but we never are really told who they are. Other stuff happens, but none of it is interesting or really makes much sense. Batman punches the ceiling and that fixes a problem. There is a bad guy who is a big green face. He makes all the little green bad guys fight. Like the first story, the big fight at the end gets skipped because we knew the good guys were going to win anyway so what is the point of showing it. Who reads a comic story for super hero fights?
July 2, 2018
It took Bryan Hitch three volumes to get it right. The Extinction Machines was ambitious with the time travel, and volume 2 was all about fear and teamwork and cutting out climaxes. But Volume 3, I feel gets it right. All of Bryan Hitch's stories sort of have this disaster film vibe going on, but this time is able to get all the elements right together.
Spread over five time periods, The Keeper (Molly) tells the Justice League that their reality will end because The Timeless are trying set off five temporal devices throughout time in order to end Earth's entire chronology. So the Keeper gives them devices to in order to fight The Timeless in various timelines, from Diana facing Cronus as he is trying to eat the Olympians, Flash when the storm gave him his powers, Aquaman 1000 years before Atlantis sunk, Cyborg in the way future, and Simon somewhere as well. Batman and Superman are teaming up with a time force in order to save his family, meanwhile the big boss shows himself. The story isn't amazing in terms of art, but the threat itself is big and original enough and weird with the time travel stuff for at least a new storyline we haven't seen before. A few plot twists make it even better.
I like it when the League faces new villains and threats and we get cool moments with the League. The giant art spreads and the ambitious story were definitely something that was lacking in the last two volumes. And it also allows for some continued future storylines. The first two volumes of Justice League Rebirth were lame, this one gets it right.
Spread over five time periods, The Keeper (Molly) tells the Justice League that their reality will end because The Timeless are trying set off five temporal devices throughout time in order to end Earth's entire chronology. So the Keeper gives them devices to in order to fight The Timeless in various timelines, from Diana facing Cronus as he is trying to eat the Olympians, Flash when the storm gave him his powers, Aquaman 1000 years before Atlantis sunk, Cyborg in the way future, and Simon somewhere as well. Batman and Superman are teaming up with a time force in order to save his family, meanwhile the big boss shows himself. The story isn't amazing in terms of art, but the threat itself is big and original enough and weird with the time travel stuff for at least a new storyline we haven't seen before. A few plot twists make it even better.
I like it when the League faces new villains and threats and we get cool moments with the League. The giant art spreads and the ambitious story were definitely something that was lacking in the last two volumes. And it also allows for some continued future storylines. The first two volumes of Justice League Rebirth were lame, this one gets it right.
March 14, 2018
I am giving this book a two star review because I am seeing a pattern of aliens from outer space coming to attack Earth, and only the Justice League can stop them. The first issue in this trade has the JL in a collapsed hole because of alien miners that came to Earth. After Jessica (returning to the team when she said she needed time off), Simon and Cyborg all give their “I don’t deserve to be here” speeches, the JL manage to burrow out of the hole and somehow win the day. Then comes the main story: Timeless. It, again, was an alien invasion coming to displace Earth on the universe timeline (whatever that means). The aliens look like Braniac, and the whole story is a plot device to build up to the big plot twist at the end of part 4, which was pointless and stupid. I just feel there are no lasting consequences to these stories. The Earth is constantly bombarded with destruction and mayhem, but we never see any of the fallout, and usually, amazingly, no fatalities.
I like the artists on this series, although I wish they would stick to just one instead of having a revolving door of artists. Bryan Hitch’s writing is so thin, it lacks any sort of depth that, I think, superhero comics need. His writing is tantamount to the save-the-cat stories of the sixties.
The two star review is because I did finish the book, but it is not something I want revisit, nor am I inclined to recommend this book to others.
I like the artists on this series, although I wish they would stick to just one instead of having a revolving door of artists. Bryan Hitch’s writing is so thin, it lacks any sort of depth that, I think, superhero comics need. His writing is tantamount to the save-the-cat stories of the sixties.
The two star review is because I did finish the book, but it is not something I want revisit, nor am I inclined to recommend this book to others.
January 9, 2023
Zastanawiające jak pełne sprzeczności jest to dzieło. Z jednej strony mamy tchnący ubogim pisarstwem kawałek akcji, który rzuca członków Ligi Sprawiedliwości po rożnych okresach czasu, gdzie muszą działać z lokalną ludnością, aby zapobiec katastrofie. Tym razem zagrożeniem są tytułowi Ponadczasowi, którzy chcą wyrżnąć wszystkich bohaterów. Z drugiej zaś strony mamy całkiem niezłe rozmówki pomiędzy grupą, której członków nadal trapią pewne niewypowiedziane rzeczy.
Zatem początek, kiedy bohaterowie dostają lanie i mają moment na przemyślenia jest dużo lepszy niż reszta tego zbioru, gdzie ponownie mamy zawirowania z czasem. Ponownie mamy przeciwników, którzy wymagają pewnych sprawdzonych zabiegów. Na sam koniec mamy jeszcze całkiem nielogiczny, aby nie rzec: głupi, zwrot akcji, który uważam za niepotrzebny. Zastanawia mnie też wygląd niektórych postaci. Taki Aquamen to de facto Superman tyle, że z innymi kolorami... Niemniej jakość konstrukcji, jakie będzie nam dane zobaczyć jest całkiem niezła.
Hitch jako autor spisuje się niestety troszkę słabo. Jego historie nie mają polotu, choć zdarzają się przebłyski. Szkoda tylko, że nie ma tu za bardzo głębi, a każdy zeszyt stanowi odpowiednik wakacyjnego filmu akcji, gdzie nie dba się o treść, a bardziej o formę. Musi być głośni, z rozmachem i co prawda jest, ale chciałoby się coś więcej niż proste, puste dialogi, które miejscami zahaczają o wtórność.
Zatem początek, kiedy bohaterowie dostają lanie i mają moment na przemyślenia jest dużo lepszy niż reszta tego zbioru, gdzie ponownie mamy zawirowania z czasem. Ponownie mamy przeciwników, którzy wymagają pewnych sprawdzonych zabiegów. Na sam koniec mamy jeszcze całkiem nielogiczny, aby nie rzec: głupi, zwrot akcji, który uważam za niepotrzebny. Zastanawia mnie też wygląd niektórych postaci. Taki Aquamen to de facto Superman tyle, że z innymi kolorami... Niemniej jakość konstrukcji, jakie będzie nam dane zobaczyć jest całkiem niezła.
Hitch jako autor spisuje się niestety troszkę słabo. Jego historie nie mają polotu, choć zdarzają się przebłyski. Szkoda tylko, że nie ma tu za bardzo głębi, a każdy zeszyt stanowi odpowiednik wakacyjnego filmu akcji, gdzie nie dba się o treść, a bardziej o formę. Musi być głośni, z rozmachem i co prawda jest, ale chciałoby się coś więcej niż proste, puste dialogi, które miejscami zahaczają o wtórność.
August 12, 2019
I haven't been loving the Justice League stories in Rebirth. They've either stretched my suspension of disbelief a bit too far (like in volume one) or were too confusing (like in this volume). I remember thinking volume 2 was okay, but since time has passed, I've notice nothing particularly stood out in the story. I have a hard time remembering finer details. And, usually, if a comic is really good, I have no problem recalling the entire story. That said, I will give this volume a break because it obviously tied into that whole Rao storyline back in New 52, and I admittedly haven't read that. And while I do like time travel stories (so that's a plus), this one felt a little sloppy and harder to follow than it needed to be. The idea was good, but the execution... could have been better. In short, it just felt kind of rushed, and with time travel, you need to take your time to make it really work. I did like the inclusion of Superman's family and protective, daddy-Supes. The panel when he was reunited with Jon and Lois was really well-drawn; I could FEEL the emotion there. But it was just one solid moment in an overall story that just... felt kind of lackluster. Again, I will give this graphic the benefit of the doubt since its plot leaned heavily on a story arc I haven't read. But my knee-jerk reaction as of right now: meh.
July 15, 2018
The first issue was a pretty good self-contained story where the Justice League learns to trust the "new" Superman that showed up. They are trapped in a cave, and talk to each other for a while and hash things out.
What follows is a multi-issue arc that's just not great. It's a trap to believe that only the biggest, most universe-threatening baddies are interesting foils for the Justice League. The previous issue proved that you don't always need to go huge to tell good stories. In the Timeless arc, the time-spanning villain with shadowy motives creates the illusion of something important happening, but this volume turns out to be only a time-waster, treading water while we get a hint of the "real" villain that's coming later. Dialogue and motivation are suspect. Superman basically repeats some version of, "Where are my wife and son? I will do anything to find them," over and over again in every issue. To Batman, to the Infinity Corporation, to the Timeless.
This is a perfect example of what's not great about modern comics. We are expected to accept "big events" in place of good characterization and good story.
What follows is a multi-issue arc that's just not great. It's a trap to believe that only the biggest, most universe-threatening baddies are interesting foils for the Justice League. The previous issue proved that you don't always need to go huge to tell good stories. In the Timeless arc, the time-spanning villain with shadowy motives creates the illusion of something important happening, but this volume turns out to be only a time-waster, treading water while we get a hint of the "real" villain that's coming later. Dialogue and motivation are suspect. Superman basically repeats some version of, "Where are my wife and son? I will do anything to find them," over and over again in every issue. To Batman, to the Infinity Corporation, to the Timeless.
This is a perfect example of what's not great about modern comics. We are expected to accept "big events" in place of good characterization and good story.
August 8, 2017
This is an improvement from the previous volume. There's actually a story here, even if it's somewhat hollow, but it's better than the action for action's sake like in the previous two volumes. Hitch seems to go straight for the plot driven story where the heroes are reacting to a situation, and there are wonderful plot driven stories out there, but there seems to not really be a whole lot of character development going on here.
That first issue was supposed to be the character issue, but the dialogue could have been better, and I felt as though Hitch just sort of hamstringed the whole "Tower of Babel" stuff into the narrative with Superman. Due to the unforeseen plot twists, the constantly improving story, the scope and scale, the exciting pace and narrative progression, and the better than average art, I'm giving this 4 stars. I would like to add that I'm starting to wonder why I'm still buying this mediocre title. But, then again, enough people are buying SJW Marvel books even though they know they're bad before.
That first issue was supposed to be the character issue, but the dialogue could have been better, and I felt as though Hitch just sort of hamstringed the whole "Tower of Babel" stuff into the narrative with Superman. Due to the unforeseen plot twists, the constantly improving story, the scope and scale, the exciting pace and narrative progression, and the better than average art, I'm giving this 4 stars. I would like to add that I'm starting to wonder why I'm still buying this mediocre title. But, then again, enough people are buying SJW Marvel books even though they know they're bad before.
March 28, 2023
This is another volume that is overstuffed with plot because all of the characters are off on their separate (but ostensibly related) adventures. Multiple time-spanning characters are waging a war with all super heroes in the balance, and the league is spread across time defending various types of energy (no, really, and Hitch creates some truly sketchy energy sources to justify the concept). The only problem? None of the plot really makes sense. No character's story gets enough time to explain what they're doing, or how they're fighting this seemingly impossible enemy, or even how there's a time limit for something happening in the past, present and future. It's all flash, no bang. The third act 'twist' is heavily telegraphed, and honestly, nobody comes off looking good here.
Also, there's a single-issue story at the beginning of the book that is basically a Justice League gripe session/support group that takes an epic enemy and literally defeats them off-panel. Again, Hitch shoots for epic scope in his stories, but doesn't build a strong enough foundation to support them.
Also, there's a single-issue story at the beginning of the book that is basically a Justice League gripe session/support group that takes an epic enemy and literally defeats them off-panel. Again, Hitch shoots for epic scope in his stories, but doesn't build a strong enough foundation to support them.
July 24, 2017
I enjoyed this volume. It starts with a one off issue that feels like a soft reboot; reestablishing the characters and their motivations. Then the arc begins. The five issue arc contains a satisfying story. There's time displacement, Tempus and a twist (that isn't all that surprising).
This is by no means a perfect story. It's probably more of a 3.5 star than a 4 star. Hitch has a bad habit of writing up to a confrontation then skipping the actual fight. He also doesn't explore the characters as much as I would like. For instance, in the first volume Jessica and Barry go on a date. This is hinted at later, but never thoroughly explored. I'm not necessarily a fan of the love stories, but it just feels like one avenue that could give the reader more of a connection to these characters. But overall, I enjoyed reading this volume.
This is by no means a perfect story. It's probably more of a 3.5 star than a 4 star. Hitch has a bad habit of writing up to a confrontation then skipping the actual fight. He also doesn't explore the characters as much as I would like. For instance, in the first volume Jessica and Barry go on a date. This is hinted at later, but never thoroughly explored. I'm not necessarily a fan of the love stories, but it just feels like one avenue that could give the reader more of a connection to these characters. But overall, I enjoyed reading this volume.
September 5, 2017
I was very disappointed with this Volume of Justice League. We have a very elaborate set-up: villains from outside time attack the League from various points in time, each member dealing with the portion of the villains that matches them, i.e. Flash fights the villains who use Speed Force, Diana fights the villains working through the Greek Pantheon, etc. Lots of destruction, Superman continuing to obsess about Lois and Jon, Batman being able to achieve anything... this book has all the typical tropes you expect from Justice League, but the execution is poor. The villain never seems threatening. The art is not great. The ending? Cue ominous music over "you'll see heroes! You brought this on yourself!" EVIL LAUGH....
Ugh.... in a DCU that is killing it in so many ways, to see JL fall this far is disheartening. Recommend, but only if you need to for continuity.
Ugh.... in a DCU that is killing it in so many ways, to see JL fall this far is disheartening. Recommend, but only if you need to for continuity.
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