Tag: All-Star Squadron reviews

Comics Reviews: JLA 260, All-Star Squadron 67, Infinity Inc. 36

JLA 260 coverJustice League of America #260 – “Flesh” – J.M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Steve Montano

Last issue, the robot Professor Ivo sent to kill Gypsy rebelled against its programming and spared her, taking her home to her family. J’onn J’onzz showed up outside the house and ran into the robot. Naturally, they start pounding each other and J’onn urges the robot to transcend its programming again. The android refuses, saying Gypsy never harmed Ivo but J’onn (and the rest of the original JLA) did. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 260, All-Star Squadron 67, Infinity Inc. 36”

Comics Reviews: JLA 259, All-Star Squadron 66, Infinity Inc. 35

JLA 259 coverJustice League of America #259 – “Homecoming” – J.M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Bill Wray

Last issue, Vibe was killed by one of Professor Ivo’s robots and this issue starts with J’onn J’onzz, Vixen, and Steel finding his dead body. J’onn recognizes the false face the robot attached to Vibe’s corpse, so he knows Ivo is behind the murder. The Leaguers are pretty devastated by Vibe’s death and a run-in with the cops doesn’t help their mood. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 259, All-Star Squadron 66, Infinity Inc. 35”

Comics Reviews: JLA 258, All-Star Squadron 65, Infinity Inc. 34

JLA 258 coverJustice League of America #258 – “Saving Face” – J.M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Bob Smith

This one starts with Professor Ivo spilling his guts to a psychiatrist, ranting about how the JLA ruined his life. The psychiatrist points out that Ivo is the one who kept attacking the JLA and he’s the one who invented the “immortality serum” that extended his life but turned him into a monster, so blaming the League for his problems is stupid (and insane). Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 258, All-Star Squadron 65, Infinity Inc. 34”

Comics Reviews: JLA 257, All-Star Squadron 64, Infinity Inc 33

JLA 257 coverJustice League of America #257 – “Coming Down” – J.M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Bob Smith

Last issue, Zatanna and Gypsy journeyed inside the mind of Adam, the cult leader who tried to make himself a god by mixing some of Zatanna’s magical DNA with his own. He succeeded a little too well and ended up expanding his mind so much that he encountered the Godhead, the creator of the universe, which drove him nuts. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 257, All-Star Squadron 64, Infinity Inc 33”

Comics Reviews: JLA 256, All-Star Squadron 63, Infinity Inc. 32

JLA 256 coverJustice League of America #256 – “Back to Godhead” – J. M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Bob Smith

Last issue, J’onn J’onzz was knocked into a fireplace and since Martians are vulnerable to fire, he wasn’t too happy about it. This issue opens with the whole apartment on fire and J’onn trapped in the middle of it. He starts seeing H’ronmeer, the Martian god of death (and fire), who beckons him into the flames. Meanwhile, Gypsy is still with Pam, the hooker who she thought helped set J’onn up for a murder a few issues back. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 256, All-Star Squadron 63, Infinity Inc. 32”

Comics Reviews: JLA 255, All-Star Squadron 62, Infinity Inc. 31

JLA 255 coverJustice League of America #255 – “Rising” – Gerry Conway (plot), J.M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Bill Wray

This issue opens with Zatanna still being held by Adam’s cult and we get a recap of how she ended up there after tracking her friend Sheri (who double-crossed her) and having some blood taken by Adam so he could assimilate her magical powers. Zatanna’s dream of her father helps her reconnect with her powers and she fights off the influence of the drugs she’s under. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 255, All-Star Squadron 62, Infinity Inc. 31”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 26, New Teen Titans Annual 2, All-Star Squadron 61, Infinity Inc. 30

Legion of Super-Heroes 26 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #26 – “Illusion” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr

Last issue, a contingent of Legionnaires (Dream Girl, Colossal Boy, Polar Boy, and Tellus) confronted the new Fatal Five on Stratus, suspecting that mysterious Legionnaire Sensor Girl might have joined them. It turned out she hadn’t, but during the fight Sensor Girl was revealed to be Queen Projectra, who’d left the Legion after killing Nemesis Kid to avenge her dead husband, Karate Kid. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 26, New Teen Titans Annual 2, All-Star Squadron 61, Infinity Inc. 30”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 25, New Teen Titans 23, All-Star Squadron 60, Infinity Inc 29

Legion of Super-Heroes 25 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #25 – “Revelation” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr

This one starts with Emerald Empress addressing the new Fatal Five: Persuader, Flare, Caress, and a mystery member who apparently knows the Legion’s secrets quite well. I guess we’re supposed to think it’s Sensor Girl, since she left the Legion last issue, but all we see is a shadow. Meanwhile, the Legionnaires are searching for Sensor Girl, hoping she hasn’t joined the Fatal Five. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 25, New Teen Titans 23, All-Star Squadron 60, Infinity Inc 29”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 24, New Teen Titans 22, All-Star Squadron 59, Infinity Inc 28

Legion of Super-Heroes 24 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #24 – “Suspicion” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Larry Mahlstedt

The main story in this issue is about the Legionnaires’ feelings about Sensor Girl and her identity. It opens with a number of them talking about her before realizing her powers might let her listen in on their conversation. (And as we see, that’s exactly what she is doing.) Out near Montauk, Wildfire, Polar Boy, and Colossal Boy are heading to the Legion Academy to investigate the disappearance of a student named Mentalla. (When they’re first discussing it, Wildfire says Sensor Girl disappeared, but I’m assuming that’s a mistake.) Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 24, New Teen Titans 22, All-Star Squadron 59, Infinity Inc 28”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 23, New Teen Titans 21, All-Star Squadron 58, Infinity Inc. 27

Legion of Super-Heroes 23 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #23 – “Back Home in Hell” – Paul Levitz/Steve Lightle, Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with alarms going off in Legion Headquarters, bringing a bunch of Legionnaires running to Brainiac 5’s lab. Turns out it’s just Mon-El, freaking out and smashing up the place. Lately Mon-El has been developing an immunity to the serum he’s been taking for years to keep him from dying of lead poisoning (Daxamites being especially sensitive to lead). Now the serum has completely worn off and Mon-El is dying. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 23, New Teen Titans 21, All-Star Squadron 58, Infinity Inc. 27”