Rapid Reviews - 1 September 2004 - Part II

Justice League Unlimited: Fearful Symmetry: Getting back to that Superman story in which he was the enemy... nice bit of continuity without too much need for remembering what happened in that tale. And finally we get a story without the major leaguers in the way. I'm particularly pleased to see the Question, a character I know very little about. Nothing special, but a good change of pace from the other stories featuring mostly the original members.

Justice League Unlimited #1: There is one MAJOR continuity problem in this story, which is completely obvious to anyone who watched last season's finale of the show. Hawkgirl is persona non grata at the moment, so why did she show up in the story? Despite that major error, this was a strong story that pushes the concept of the Justice League nicely. Good to see more of Zatanna and Captain Atom, and hey, has the Flash shown up on the TV show this season yet at all? Looking forward to seeing more of this.

Marvel Age Fantastic Four #6: Something about the artwork in this book doesn't impress me at all. I know they are going for an "all-ages" look, but it just looks wrong to me. I like Namor (gee, big surprise) and it's nice to see a bit of him here. Ok, so he's still a villain here, but then Aquaman has been made into a villian as the years progress, too. It seems that the further along they go, the closer together the two get. But I digress... this was a cute little story which I seem to recall having read or seen before. A nice one for kids to read.

Still to review: Birds of Prey, Swamp Thing, and Avengers.