Comic Review: Young Justice #1 (DC/Wonder Comics)

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Young Justice (2019-) #1 by Brian Michael Bendis

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I am not really a Bendis completest, but ah what the hey, why not check out Young Justice.

Young Justice is one of the new Wonder Comics YA titles. For obvious reasons, Young Justice makes sense as a YA title. In ironic ways (since Bendis made his name on noir style comics), Bendis is perfect for the title, and the title is perfect for him. In retrospect, it's hard to think of another artist to place on this title but Patrick Gleason.

This has a bit of Teen Titan-ish vibe that I think would appeal to non-comic readers, but enough for the Wednesday regulars. The title isn't exactly Teen Titans, though it close enough that I don't think adding Jenni Hex (Jonah's descendant) or Teen Lantern would throw anyone off.

It is kind of a fun, lightweight team story whose loseness makes it work well- snappy one likers, big splashes and the like. Pricey at $5, it does ensure that you feel you get a good deal of content, while allowing Gleason to play with big scenes.

It will be inevitable to compare this to Ultimate Spiderman. It's ambitions are nowhere that grand, though some of the stuff that worked there works here. It's hard not to like this if you are looking for something that promises lightweight and quick, but deceptively, there is a lot more to the story and characters than one might figure for something called a YA title. I likely will look forward to this ride.




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