By Chris Fenn
After reading this I regard it to be the direct sequel to the Forever Evil story. This issue strikes me as really interesting, especially as the first few pages take place in ‘the present’ and the rest of the issue is four days ago.
When we open we see the surviving members of the Crime Syndicate plotting on how best to bring down the Justice League; cut to an awesome two page splash of the seven members of The Justice League. Now this doesn’t seem too much out of the ordinary until you notice that instead of there being Superman and The Flash we now have Lex Luthor and Captain Cold.
Now what I really enjoyed about this issue was the role reversal between Superman and Lex Luthor. Everything Lex does and says in this issue is seemingly for the greater good of the world, and it is Superman who is driven by distrust and hatred to cast him away. Now, I can completely understand Superman’s viewpoint on Lex Luthor, but having watched him save the world and volunteer to be under the scrutiny of the lasso of truth it is difficult to disregard him so easily.
We do get a remnant of Forever Evil carry over in the sense that there will be a new Power Ring villain, who the Justice League have already set their sights on. Now I’m sure this will act as a main arc, and will provide some information on the destroyer of Earth-3 (for those who haven’t read it – do so NOW!).
The conclusion of this issue is something that really interested me; Lex Luthor comes knocking for Batman. Now this did remind me slightly of Rock of Ages, as Lex opposes Batman using business tactics, and there have been hints that LexCop is trying to forge partnerships with Wayne Enterprises in the comic, however I have a feeling that this won’t entirely play out like this. I do think Lex Luthor rivaling Batman will be very interesting, as both are the finest specimens the human race has to offer and both sort of mirror each other.
It’s good to see that Johns hasn’t run out of steam since Forever Evil, and I predict that the Justice League books are certainly worth keeping an eye out for in the coming months.
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Posted on May 23rd, 2014
Category: OUT OF THE LONG BOX, REVIEWS
Tags: Batman, Chris Fenn, DC Comics, forever evil, Geoff Johns, Justice League #30 Review, lex luthor, Superman, Wonder Woman