Justice League dark is one of THE BEST psychological thrillers to come out of the New 52! It is deep, intense, gritty, gory (in a good way) and very addictive! I believe I killed Vol. 1 in about an hour! The story starts out with Madame xanadu having some very troubling premonitions that cause her to try to reach out to the magic using Anti-heros of the DC universe to "save the world." You don't really get to see her visions until much later in the story but it is well worth the wait and the story will come full circle by the end! This is how you do suspense and mystery the right way! Her ideal recruits are Zatanna the backwards sorceress/ professional magician, Deadman who has the power to "posess" bodies and be intangiblle, "shade" who wears a magic vest, Constantine the con-man/ sorcerer/ very reluctant team leader, and a Guy whose name escapes me atm but has the power to make his soul exit his body at will.
The "problem" is a very powerful witch named enchantress who can create old-testement-biblical-plague-scale mayhem with her mind and she will only be appeased when she reunites with a mysterious woman named "June Moone." The imagery is graphic, provocative, terrifying, and beautiful! It's like being a spectator in your worst nightmares! The regular Justice League tries (and fails miserably) to take out the Enchantress so they are forced to fall back. When Zatanna sees all of the Mayhem she feels compelled to try to do something since she is the only magic user currently at the JLA headquarters! She goes in alone and obviously is forced to retreat within minutes of getting to the sight Enchantress is located at. Many of the characters bump into eachother at various times throughout the progression of the story so the characters all begin to become more familiar with each other, but still refuse to work together for different reasons. Eventually they come to find that they can't win this fight alone and Madame Xanadu convinces them to work together at least this one time. Perhaps this sounds very "conventional" and "safe" but trust me, there is NOTHING conventional and Safe about justice league dark! The execution of this commonly used archetype for a story is what makes the Volume brilliant and makes this classic story a fresh one!
I wish I could tell you more about the story, but I would be giving away A LOT of juicy spoilers! The art is Inspiring, the transitions between the character's various mini-stories are flawless, and Madame Xanadu is one crafty Witch! You truly feel the sense of urgency throughout the book and there is even A LOT of intelligent dark humor to balance out the gloom that is Justice League Dark! All of the characters are interesting, multi-dimensional, and very easy to care about. You actually get taken by suprise more than once! This book will leave you with with many questions not only about the story, but about yourelf as well. What do we truly fear more, Our Shortcomings or our potential for greatness? Is there something dark and ugly inside of us that we try to repress but have trouble controlling? What does it all mean? What is our place in the universe? Sometimes is it acceptable to do a very bad thing right now if it could potentially save the future? This book is NOT a predictable one and I Love It! This 1st volume is truly a masterpiece and it is a MUST READ!!
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Deadman's sex life issues... NO THANKS
I was really excited to read Justice Leagie Dark. I was interested in checking out DC's more mythical/magical side. I was actually really let down. There is so many great characters in the story which is what probably got my hopes up to much. The story seemed like it would be amazing. Enchantress looses all control and even the Justice League can't stop her, so a band of misfits join together to stop her. Simple but great! Right? However, the story quickly becomes over complicated and at times annoying! I liked most of the characters except Deadman... As cool as he seems he is just down right weird and annoying in this story! Deadman has a power to possess people and control there bodies. So you get to read about his sex life problems with his girlfriend because he tried to posses another man and sleep with her... Not really what I signed up for. Really weird! I did not finish the story.. It was just a bit disappointing in the end unfortunately...
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Alejandro Rodriguez
Great start of the JLD
Reviewed in Mexico on September 12, 2017
W. Gillies
Milligan delivers yet again.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2013