Justice League of America #14 Review

Where did the heroes go?

This is basically a ‘What happened to the team?’ issue. Being the final issue of the series, this had to nicely tie up things started in the first issue, but it buckles under the pressure.

It basically looks at where the members of the Justice League of America are now through the words of Steve Trevor.

And like most of the series since Forever Evil started, this issue is bland and feels so much like filler that it’s a slightly boring read from start to finish.

SPOILERS BELOW…………..

Steve Trevor details Stargirl on what went down, with a slightly fabricated version of what went down in Forever Evil.

But what we hear is Courtney’s constant inner monologue, and after being the best thing during this arc, she really starts to get on the nerves now.

At A.R.G.U.S. Headquarters (boy, they get back up quick around here), J’onn is attacking agents looking for Stargirl. Given what happened in the previous few issues, this feels a little forced given the interactions Stargirl had were mostly with an imagined J’onn.

Anyway, first up is Catwoman. We see her breaking and entering a tech lab that helped her erase her identity in the A.R.G.U.S. database.

Next is Simon Baz, who despite his inner fears of being subjected to racist jibes and rejection, is able to continue doing the right thing.

Green Arrow is trying to get the team back together but is met with rejections by Simon and Katanna (references to the current Outsiders War).

Hawkman, along with Vibe and Element Woman are all MIA.

Outside, Amanda Waller meets with J’onn and informs him that she sent Stargirl to interrogate Steve Trevor, not the other way around. As he reaches the location, Courtney meets with him outside.

She tries to tell J’onn that she is going to reform the team and they leave – with Courtney affirming that while they met as strangers, they became family.

It’s a hard thing to swallow Courtney’s logic. Except for J’onn, she didn’t have a close relationship with anyone on the team and they only went for one mission.

And seeing who’s doing what doesn’t have that ‘effect’ after spending most of the run with focus on only two of them.

SPOILERS END……………

The Justice League of America run has been in doldrums ever since Johns left the title and sadly Kindt couldn’t make the last issue worth it.

Also, focusing on the members for quick snaps doesn’t work since the buildup to this issue was mainly focused on Courtney.

The art is nothing to speak about, but it isn’t below par.

So, I give it 6.0 out of 10

+Some good reflections from Courtney

+J’onn and Courtney relationship flows nicely

-Artwork is nothing much

-Focus isn’t consistent with the rest of the run

-Courtney descends into monologue territory too much