It's not that Grodd is stupid, it's just that Luthor is just so much more effective and has so many contingency plans in action to prevent treachery that the other villains follow him. Luthor has always been a more effective leader than Grodd, the questionable bit of that Roulette episode aside. Luthor and Grodd have both been built up throughout the episode (and, really, throughout all five seasons of Justice League) as the major players in the villains' side, and Tala has been this relatively major side-character with the hilarious gimmick of sucking up to whoever's in charge, and that ends up being important here. So we'll talk about him later.īecause, man, there's so much ground to cover here. And in any case, Darkseid, as always, is more plot device than actual character, the ominous, single-minded ultimate threat in the DC universe that can't be reasoned with. Sure, the sudden reintroduction of Darkseid into things is a little iffy, but it's one that made relative sense for long-time watchers of the series, harkening back not just to plot threads from Justice League, but also Superman: the Animated Series. "Alive" is the first episode in Justice League Unlimited's final two-parter episodes, and it's an amazing one. And while season three of Justice League Unlimited has less overt serialization beyond the themes that every crime in the season has been related to the Secret Society.īut god damn did season three go out with a bang. Justice League Unlimited's second season, in no uncertain terms, is the epitome of superhero cartoon serialization, with very few, at least from the DC side of things, to ever come close to it. Of all the Villains Month issues, this was easily one of the most necessary, so it's good to see it was also executed well.Oh man. Still, these problems don't ruin an otherwise enjoyable experience. ![]() Far too often it's difficult to tell whether a panel features Joker or the Outsider in their extended encounter. But the art is so obscured by shadows and hazy colors that it practically becomes unreadable in sections. ![]() His surreal images certainly capture the hellish nature of Earth-3's Gotham and its twisted residents. Second, Szymon Kudranski's art can be as much a hindrance as it is a boon for this issue. ![]() At some point the teasing stops being fun or compelling and just grows distracting. This issue is obsessed with playing up the dark tragedy in the Owl family - the one that was alluded to in Forever Evil #1 regarding Earth-3's Dick Grayson. First is the relentless focus in the writing on the Outsider's dark secret. That said, there are a few problems that hold this issue back somewhat. It also ties very closely into the ongoing story of Forever Evil in a way few Villains Month issues have. ![]() And it goes a long way towards fleshing out the Outsider and his fairly complicated relationship with Owlman. The script offers all manner of fun little inversions on the usual Batman formula to suit the backwards nature of the world. The writers deliver a noir-flavored take on Earth-3's Gotham, a place that somehow manages to be even more seedy and dismal than the regular version. The results are close enough to Johns' usual writing style to work well. As with this week's Black Adam issue, Secret Society #1 pairs Geoff Johns as plotter with Sterling Gates as writer.
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