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I usually read a lot more Marvel than DC and I often prefer single hero stories when it comes to DC, so I hadn’t read the previous story arc. The good news is that you don’t need to have read whatever happened before to be able to follow the plot of No Justice. The very few things you need to know, and I could argue that you could even do without them, are briefly explained at the beginning of the story.
The best part of the story was seeing all the heroes and villains working together. At first, it’s against their will, but they do manage to form great teams and even encourage each other. It’s a nice change from the usual same good guys fighting the same bad guys. Having not one, but several teams working at the same time worked well since the plot required them to be performing similar tasks at the same time.
What I didn’t like so much was how rushed the plot turned out to be. The general feeling I got while reading the story is that it was supposed to be this huge event, but it was far too rushed. Unfortunately, four issues just isn’t enough space to develop this kind of story. A similar thing happens with the bad guys. They’re just there. No reason, no evil plot and no development.
Finally, about the art, it was amazing in some places, but looked weird in others, especially in the case of Wonder Woman.
Justice League: No Justice starts, meanders in the middle without filling in various plot points it raises, ends and leaves no trace in the conscious of the reader of its passing. The art by Francis Manipulated is beautiful, but everything else just seems pointless. The limited series serves as a bridge between the Metal storyline and a new Justice League, but this would make most readers wonder why they would care about forthcoming adventures like this.
I liked how many characters made an appearance in here! Not just your regular Justice League you think of. The art is cool too. At times the story felt a bit rushed, but overall I like the plot and continuity of the story. I enjoyed the funny moments in here. A recommended read for Justice League fans.
Justice League: No Justice was a strange book. I say this as a comic fanatic who grew up with everything DC. (Still don't like Superman too much though.)
I've read other comics by the author(s) and enjoyed them mostly, but this felt like a new low. Using Brainiac as the villain yet again felt incredibly lazy, and the teamups didn't seem that outlandish in any way. The villains seemed half-baked, and while reading comics generally makes me feel all sorts of emotions, I felt like I had no investment in this book.
It was like the Injustice Zero Year comics. You tried to make something clever, but the idea has been done to death so many times that people just stop caring. Now take that feeling, and shove it into the very first book in the series. I don't think this is a comic line I'm going to try to keep up with.
The art is gorgeous. A bad storyline won't keep me from admiring the effort put into the art. Each comic page takes so many hours of effort, I just can't believe such a bad story has art this nice.
Overall, 2/5, since the art was nice.
It's hard to get a big crossover right. Typically characters get lost in the shuffle or the balance is off. I found No Justice to navigate both of those pitfalls quite well. I always love unusual groupings of characters. This book not only did that, but used it to bring out different sides of characters that we know so well. The story felt a little nebulous every now and again, but the character work more than mad up for it.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE BY SCOTT SNYDER REVIEW
This is a reboot of the Justice League franchise. One thing I really love about Justice League is you get several characters at once. While reading this comic, I take my time. Scott Synder throws in a lot of pertinent information that is crucial to the storyline. He doesn’t throw a bunch of fluff in there. Every line and every word is important.
Although there is a lot of action, the story is not particularly fast-paced. Snyder takes his time & really builds on each & every character. I really like his style because it adds dimension to the characters. This is particularly important in Justice League because there are so many superheroes. I like taking my time to learn more about each one of them.
THE VERDICT
I am Really Into This book! If you’re looking for a good place to start with Justice League, this is it. Once you’ve finished this storyline, it breaks into Justice League: Odyssey, Justice League: Dark & Justice League: Totality.
Special thanks to Scott Snyder & DC Comics for providing our copy in exchange for an honest & fair review.
Thanks to Netgalley for letting me read this in return for an honest review.
This is a graphic novel and it is different because it involves heroes and villains teaming up to help each other save the world. The story line did have a lot of characters but I really enjoyed how every one worked together. The graphics were very well done
Once again Scott Snyder demonstrates why he is such a great writer and one of the most original voices to work at D.C. Comics.
This book follows the Justice League as heroes and villains team up to fight off the destruction of earth. This is a unique graphic novel because it involves heroes and villains teaming up together. The main drawback is that it assumes that the reader knows who all of the characters are and about previous comic events. If you are new to DC, this can be confusing, but a reader more familiar DC may enjoy just being able to jump into the event without backstory.
This book wound up being extremely complicated with DC continuity and the extended universe. I somewhat liked the interaction of certain characters, heros and villians, forced to work together. But it jumped around too much to get really interesting.
This comes after some dross in the current cycle of DC titles, and leads into some other dross. It's dross. If you want more information on what it's about, have a look at yourself.
DC Comics went big with their Batman-centric event, Dark Nights: Metal. In many ways, Metal was the end of a chapter of the DC Universe that began with Rebirth. The next chapter of the universe-wide saga kicked off with Justice League: No Justice. How does it stack up?
The Source Wall at the edge of the universe is cracked following the final battle with the alternate Batmen of the Dark Multiverse. This has unleashed four enormous titans representing the four key elements of the universe: Entropy, Mystery, Wonder, and Knowledge. These titans set out to determine which worlds most represent those elements, so that they can consume them like a team of Galactuses. So Brainiac assembles four teams of heroes and villains to combat them. All life on multiple worlds hangs in the balance.
Now, I’ll be honest. I thought Metal dragged on a bit. I partly blamed that on all the one-shots that and tie-ins that were tangential to the plot but still relevant if you wanted a fuller understanding of what was going on, so I was willing to go into No Justice with an open mind. Unfortunately, No Justice was not full of the wonder that made DC Rebirth such a hit.
Truly, much of this story didn’t make sense. There is no real reason for the Galactus Quartet, nor was the solution to the conflict particularly sensical. It felt like DC wanted to reset the status quo and rushed out a hackneyed plot to go from point a to point b. In this, No Justice succeeded, but it did so at the cost of being an engaging story.
If you are a storyline completist, pick this up. Otherwise, consider moving on to the titles that followed this event. I, for one, am hopeful that the new Justice League Odyssey title will be worth a read.
This review will appear at the provided link on 1/31/19
Justice League: No Justice is full of suspense and action. To stop the unleashed ancient entities, superheroes and super villains have to make an alliance and they are distributed in four teams. Mystery, Entropy, Wonder and Wisdom.
Justice League: No Justice is full of suspense, action, mystery and adventure. I couldn't guess what would happen next.
There so much uncertainty that who is your friend and who is your ally which makes the story more interesting.
Maybe I was the only one who thought Robin was right. Everyone ignored what he was saying. But now he is traumatized as evident in the new run of Teen Titans.
This is one interesting story.
If you love a comic:
>full of suspense and action
>where it is unclear who is the enemy and who is your ally
>where heroes and villains are working on the same cause
Then you are definitely going to love it!
I had trouble opening this file no matter how much i tried formatting the file. Nonetheless, I just got a physical copy today at my local Barnes and Noble and I am bummed that I missed a good series!
Overall, I always curious how they can write a story line that involves teamwork with batman working as a team without his fellow night bringers ( nightwing, the robins, batwoman, ect). I enjoy seeing his reactions towards different personalities especially BB. Overall a great book; plus the art works was pretty good.
This was... confusing. There were way too many characters and the plot just seemed off to me. But this was my first Justice League comic, so I kinda expected not to understand everything.
I do like how the odd team-ups work, but I'm a little mixed on how everything comes together by the end of the collection. Great artwork, though.
First time reading Justice League graphic novel. This was very good. I really enjoyed it. Scott Snyder's Batman stories are my favorite so this graphic novel didn't disappointed me either. It was really good.
This super-sized team-up was so exciting! omg omg omg..... I can't even think straight. Brilliant. So curious ow tis storyline will be carried further.
Justice League: No Justice is a follow up to the Dark Night: Metal event and follows with some of the repercussion of breaking the Source Wall. Entities known as the Omega Titans have targeted the planet Colu for judgment. Colu's most famous prodigy, Brainiac, plans to defend his home by bringing together a force of Earth's heroes and villains to confront the Titans.
From a story perspective, the plot reminded me of the Cosmic Odyssey, where Darkseid discovers a threat that he can't handle and needs to call on heroes to face it including breaking them into smaller teams. I know the whole breaking into teams goes back to the old days of the Justice League so that is not a dig. It is more an acknowledgment that Justice League: No Justice tries to pay homage to the past while moving the DC Universe plot points forward.
Being a condensed story, many of the characters do not get development. Some that do include Martian Manhunter and Starro.
The art itself is great and Francis Manapul is great to see. The coloring apparently has a plot point, but I felt like it was something that could have been left off because by the end I was not convinced it served any purpose.
Well. I’ve never been Justice League’s biggest fan, but I usually enjoy their stories. Not the case here. No Justice is a mess of the story. Consider it a team-up of every (almost) DC character ever. Brainiac creates new teams in a way that should guarantee their maximum efficiency in kicking godlike creature’s arses.
The pages are filled with pointless exposition, contrived and dumb plot, and poor character’s dynamics.
No Justice is <b>a waste of time.</b>
<i>ARC through NetGalley</i>