REVIEW: ‘Justice League Dark #1′ Presents The Champions of Magic
The fate of the Universe is in peril, and it will take more than an alliance of these heroes to save it from an unknown threat.
Magic hasn’t been the same since the events of No Justice. A hero from the light has seen it and is reaching out to the heroes of the shadow to solve this mystery. But will the heroes from the magical world accept the call from someone who doesn’t understand their world? The fate of the Universe is in peril, and it will take more than an alliance of these heroes to save it from an unknown threat.
James Tynion IV shows why he is one of DC’s top writer. The pace of the story was great and panel placements for story development were placed strategically and were equally distributed throughout the book. It is refreshing to see the team which Tynion IV created—a group of misfits trying to find their purpose in the universe. The composition of the team is intriguing. Interestingly enough, a discombobulated Wonder Woman fits in the story perfectly.
Alvaro Martinez did a great job with the interior pages. His lines are great but some pages felt like too many things were happening. It was just overwhelming to see too much action on one page. The spread pages are a different story. The layout was visually better and easier to look at. Colors by Brad Anderson perfectly compliments Tynion’s Lovecraftian horror story.
Overall, story and art are great. There is a lot of interesting jump-off points in the story that is easy to follow. While Justice League Dark #1 heavily relies on the paradigm set by No Justice, the creative team has made it easy for new readers to understand the current situation these heroes are currently in. As alliances are being formed in preparation for an apocalyptic threat, high drama is sure to follow as these heroes from different teams are sure to collide in a battle of ideologies and methods.
