Justice League #27 // Review

Continuing their current arc in the title, James Tynion IV, Javier Fernandez, and Bruno Redondo continue to set the stage for Year of the Villain as well as the upcoming Doom War set to begin later this year. Arguably, James Tynion IV proceeds to produce the best issues the series has seen thus far as they continue to push the boundaries and bring back forgotten continuity from obscurity. As the League continues to grow larger and more expansive, the heroes will need all the help they can get against the mother of the multiverse.

Still reeling from the revelations between J’onn and Lex Luthor, the Legion of Doom take the opportunity to enlist the help of Professor Ivo and his Amazo robots to take down Martian Manhunter. Meanwhile, the rest of the League, alongside the World Forger, embark on the hunt the original Monitor; Mar Novu. With the war against Perpetua drawing near, The newly formed League with the help of The Monitor will search for the final sibling, The Anti-Monitor. At the nick of time, Hawkgirl arrives at the scene as J’onn escape the clutches of Ivo before Luthor stops him with a proposition of his own.

Javier Fernandez takes up the majority of the interiors while Bruno Redondo mostly takes the latter half of the issue dealing with Starman as well as Hawkgirl and Martian Manhunter. The clean tight pencils of Redondo are a stark contrast against Fernandez’s more rough pencil work, causing a slight distraction towards the end of the issue with the shift in the artwork. Nonetheless, both artists produce exceptional pencils that would work better separate from one another. Hi-fi brings the perfect saturation to deliver the pop as they attempt to blend the pencils into one, albeit maintaining the uniform aesthetic if not for the pencil change.

James Tynion IV stands next in line to inherit the title after Synder, and at the moment, there is no other writer in-house that is as deserving as this young creator. With a knack for dialogue and character development, Tynion understands and loves this universe, and it shines through with each new work he produces for the company. With Snyder and Tynion working so closely together, the story fits seamlessly with the rest of the run. The two voices blend together as they become one.

Week after week standing uncontested currently as the premiere superhero team book on the market, Justice League and the creatives behind the title continues to stand head and shoulders above all of their contemporaries. Weaving in old forgotten continuity into their own original ideas continues to be lucrative for the creators as each issue continues to build anticipation for Doom War and the ramifications of that final showdown.

Grade: A-