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Reading this for the first time as I wanted to read the Legion crossover in the next volume.

I had forgotten how much the New 52 books just grabbed whatever ideas they liked and hit frappe on the blender.

The “new” Adam Strange is just very off; Animal Man and Green Arrow both have horrid costumes; and don’t get me started on “Savage Hawkman.” Ugh

Notes:
(1) This isn't terrible, the story makes sense... and in the realm of modern comics, making sense counts for a lot. I just don't care about any of it. Also it's lazy, relying on existing familiarity and investment in its characters.
(2) The whole thing has the look and feel of a CTV sitcom, eh? Canadian friends know what I'm talking aboot.

Notes:
(1) Ugh, can this be any more cheesy? First issue alone:
- let's show the CN Tower in the background
- let's call indigenous people First Nations
- let's make a poutine joke
- let's point out how Canadians pronounce about "aboot" (which is totally regional btw)
- let’s name drop cities for no reason
(2) WTF Lemire?! Stop being such a tool!

Notes:
(1) I don't know about you, but I find reading about my own country deathly boring. The main reason I read is to escape reality for a bit and be transported to somewhere interesting. I do not find Canada interesting.
(2) The art's not helping. To me, Mike McKone's one of those guys like Dan Jurgens and Aaron Lopresti, dependable but dated.

I see all these meh reviews and so far can't feel the same myself. I enjoy most of these characters. I enjoy Jeff Lemire as a writer. So far, this series is just an extension of the cancelled Justice League of America.

Nice