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The legions of destiny attack as their revenge against the modern net is in full motion. After carefully placed Dominoes led to an invasion of the Watchtower, the Justice League was scattered over time by airwaves, sharply defending the station, bringing Grodd closer to his mystical goals than ever before. In this penultimate chapter yesterday, a busy timecaper comes to mind. And while the story has been a bit scattered up until now, Justice League Unlimited #7, while not without its flaws, advances the plot with some much-needed plot.
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Now, Grod’s strategy is a simple strategy camouflaged by coordinated chaos. Take advantage of the remaining power that has been left in the wake of Darkseid’s end mise. As the main Flash villain, it is not a typical plan for telepathic apes, but presents the desire to show off the possibilities given to him according to the shuffle of key forces that the hero has dealt with from absolute powers. Once again, it is worth noting that Grod is the only member of this new Legion, or Inferno, from the present, and his wild card is not Joker, but rather Paissonness, who has died young and has no modern counterpart.
Such a push against these villains is very bold for such a crossover, and the outcome is well-engaged when fighting time travel shenanigans. Unfortunately, it still feels cheap by the fact that Inferno is a red herring for the legions of Doom’s resurrection. It’s not a deal breaker in any way, especially since this mini-event is intended to continue with all the comprehensive stories (and does quite well), but it can’t help but feel like we’ve got an immediate switch between the threatening new villain group. For this reason, we are concerned that individual momentum in the series could be lost beyond the scope of this story.
This does not mean that this is neither the proper legions of a fate story nor the bad Justice League story. In fact, it was pretty refreshing to see Grodd spotlight with people like Lex Luthor, who feel like feed this time. Wade’s commitment to bring so many heroes and villain characters back to their pre-crisis roots is clear. Grod feels like a Silver Age villain with something that proves more than his main enemy, and to prove that time travel is being brought back to his super cousin, this is a proof of the “all Canon” sentiment that DC has been running for the past few years.
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What really gives this book that edge is focusing on underdog characters who usually don’t get the same attention as modern heroes, especially within the cast of characters. Waid has always been a champion of a more niche part of DC’s rich lore and has given him a unique respect. It is evident here in moments like the elongated man’s final stand against Grod, or the emotional beat of the climactic that led to the death of Airwave early in the crossover. But the book clearly intends to exploit the premise, and it just feels like it uses too many characters for that, but it’s almost trivial to a story that otherwise has long-term potential, and hopefully makes use of it.
Luckily, Travis Moore regains his foothold following his final issue, and again releases the scale and diversity that had previously gone missing in the crossover that made JLU so attractive. Of course, it’s always great to see him paint Nightwing, but this time Moore shines all over the place. It’s easy to see that he has his favorite, even among the numerous cast members. It’s not a respectable book designed to appeal to fans across the DC Universe, not just Justice League fans.
For Creators’ credits, this latest issue of Justice League Unlimited is an entertaining time travel romp that goes further through the plot than previous issues, giving some of the series’ underdogs a sparkling time. However, the book loses itself in crossover chaos and feels it lacks stakes despite directly addressing everything that matters at the plot point. There are definitely some worthy developments, but it’s hard not to help but feel the story beat of the series is confused and overwhelmed by the crossover.
“Justice League Unlimited” #7 Inject momentum into a messy crossover
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Unfortunately, it loses a bit in its own mixed chaos, but an interesting time travel assault that will improve towards the previous issue. There is a valuable development, but I feel the series is confused by the crossover.
Grodd continues to be the powerful antagonist of this crossover.
Wade’s dialogue, especially for Grodd, is particularly strong.
Moore’s art now allows you to concentrate on the league in multiple eras.
The needles are driven in an appealing way in every aspect of the story.
It has a sense of Airwave legacy and is set to gain from the start of the series for younger leaguers.
The Inferno’s twist leaves a somewhat worrying sour taste.
Despite focusing on premises and everything, I feel that the scale of this story is quite lacking.
This book doesn’t seem to be crowded in character this time.
