Justice League of America #18 Review

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #18
Written by Dwayne McDuffie and Alan Burnett
Art by Ed Benes and JonBoy Meyers

McDuffie is by no means a bad writer. Yet, for some reason, DC continues to interfer with his work on their best selling book. It's been all editorial mandates since he got on the book, from his Green Arrow / Black Canary special to the Injustice League / Salvation Run tie-in and then the Tangent Universe / Superman event coming up and finally with this late to the table Salvation Run tie-in. Yes, another SR tie-in. McDuffie has even said he's been told to scrap any plans for Green Lantern(s) and that he doesn't even know any of the details about the events he's tying into. Please, just let the man tell some stories, DC.

Now that I've made excuses for him, this issue was another dud. It was better than the last one, but not by much. I don't care about anything that's happening here. There's no tension or drama. None of the Suicide Squad members pose any threat to the League and the story hasn't progressed in the slightest. The villains that surrendered are simply put in cells and the JLA talks to Waller. She sends the Squad in during the meeting to try and retrieve the villains and the issue ends.

Verdict - Avoid It

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