I haven’t read much from DC Comics in the past few months for one reason or another. It’s nice coming home to the universe that holds a special place in my heart and a series that helped get me back into enjoying comics.
Justice League #37 is part two of The Amazo Virus mini-series so I’m a little behind (and very lost), but the book is chock full of so much intrigue and action that I have to find issue one.
This shouldn’t be a surprise as Geoff Johns is on writing duty with this one and almost never fails to provide a dense story that you can still easily follow. As we seem to be knee deep into our story about a virus that’s killing off the super-powered community in droves, things have gone from bad to worse. The virus has mutated and is now running rampant and turning regular humans into crazy monsters.
While the story is a grim tale of struggle with the remaining unaffected heroes tracking down patient zero for a cure, the writing still finds time to inject some humor with Batman of all people. Sure, it’s just a bit played for a laugh, but it shows how our heroes push aside fear by using humor as a slight distraction from the bleakness of events around them.
Jason Fabok handles the art with a touch as if he was channeling Jim Lee himself. While he keeps the style that Lee made famous, Jason still manages to inject some personal touches that still make this issue all his own. The action, which there is a lot of, is fast and furious with a real visceral feel to it. Panels flow quite well even when Johns story cuts back and forth between the action and the Luthor sub-plot.
There is an amazing two page set of panel work that shows the apparent failure of both story plots. It’s a kick to the gut and the book ends with the kind of “Oh, Sh**” moment that rarely happens having seen and read so many comics over the years. It’s the kind of turning point that has your furiously turning the page or swiping left hoping there were more.
The way they are treating the classic Amazo in this manner gives it such a unique style and makes for an engaging storyline. If you have already jumped on board for issue one then I’m sure this is going to satisfy. If on the other hand you are new to this, you’ll end up like me and feel lost in this world, especially after reading Teen Titans where everything seems dandy in the DCU. Regardless of what’s going on you are going to have a good time with this book and will no doubt want to catch up on it before next month.
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