Justice League #63

Justice League #63 is just chock full of Justice League goodness. Bendis has been a different writer since he hit DC, and the way hes structured this book is a huge example of that. He breaks his own tropes while also indulging them, and it works very well. Marquez is better with Bonvillain, but he and Plascencia still deliver a great-looking book. The backup remains worth the full price of the issue alone, with V and Xermanico knocking it out of the park. This new era of Justice League is shaping up to be amazing. Read Full Review

Justice League #63 gave us a decent story from Bendis, but once again Ram V's Justice League Dark backup steals the show. The backup story is worth the price of the book alone, so Bendis' main story is just gravy. Read Full Review

After this first arc the new Justice League is established, along with a new and interesting threat. Brian Michael Bendis has successfully started an interesting run on the title, and it will hopefully continue this trend going forward. Read Full Review

All fresh views which is going to make this League a very interesting group. And given that one of Bendis' strengths is dialogue, this is grist for the mill.  I still wish I knew what Naomi's powers are. Read Full Review

Marquez delivers some beautiful action beats throughout the story and the characters look great. Xermanico embraces the mood and tone of the story with the art and I love the look of each page. Read Full Review

Bendis always plays fast and loose with timelines in his comics, and that means sometimes things can feel a little out of whack. Read Full Review

Final Verdict: If you've been following along so far, you definitely want to grab this one. If not, you might want to wait for next month's issue, which should start a new story arc. Read Full Review

What stands out most about Justice League #63 is the sense of hope that permeates through every single page, as even in the darkest circumstances you feel as if the League's faith in humanity and each other never wavers. Read Full Review

Justice League #63 again features two stellar stories by talented creators. The mind team tale is action-packed and expertly illustrated, wrapping up an exciting first arc for Bendis and Marquez. However, it loses track of itself for brief moments of the comic. In contrast, the backup story is struggling to implement drama because of how restrictive its space is within the book. If the comic was bumper-sized or there was a fairer split between the stories, it may be more beneficial. Because as it stands, they are harming each other. Read Full Review

While I loved the way that both the Justice League and Justice League Dark parts of this book looked, I felt that both the story elements were lacking and neither really did much ultimately. With the Justice League, we just continue to elevate Naomi for no real reason and this is the first bit of the Justice League Dark tale that felt like a bit of filler to me and that's disappointing because while JLD is the best part of this book, it's not better by a long shot like it usually is. Read Full Review

Unless you are a Naomi fan, buy this issue for the Justice League Dark story only. Next issue we start a new arc in the regular League story, and it can't come soon enough. Read Full Review

It's frustrating to see that Bendis' first arc seems to spend all its time trying to get a feel for these characters and their interpersonal relationships, yet really struggles to sell any of them. I think Naomi's story is good enough to carry the issue, but this really is a Naomi story above all else " and it's hard to recommend this arc outside of that. Read Full Review

The introductory arc comes to a lackluster close, and its ending seemed a bit abrupt, with a tone that was concrete while the action itself was shaky in its progression, surpassed only by the artwork which colorfully reflected the broadness of the narrative. The backup story, however, is as strong in contrast. The main objective of the story seems to be dragging a little, but there are multiple elements at work that serves to support the long con of the JLD's chase of Merlin and add enough action and intrigue to keep the reader interested. Read Full Review

Justice League remains a chore and Bendiss version the worst take on the team in years. Read Full Review

cincyfan

Jul 22, 2021

I really enjoyed everything about this one. Both stories were great! I love the layouts of the justice league story. I'm really looking forward to the next issue. I'd give justice league a 9 and jld a 9.5

Fracadactyl

Jun 23, 2021

Seriously I am feeling way too much negativity towards Bendis for some of the wrong reasons. He's not a bad writer, he's just a very commercial one focusing on some sensational stuff. Admittedly, that's on display here with how this arc kinda wraps up to happen further down the line. That said everybody stays in character when placed into such a situation. I also admit that I preferred the Justice League Dark story where magic and art get pretty good to follow.

UxasIs

Jul 06, 2021

Justice League - 5.5/10 Justice League Dark - 9/10

Mout

Aug 03, 2021

It's getting better, let's see if Bendis continues to improve in the next issues

K-23

Dec 28, 2021

I was a huge fan of most of Bendis' work over at Marvel and was excited to see him make his way to DC but man after trying to be positive at first on Superman which ended up being a total disappointment in the end, this Justice League run so far is just a dud. All the characters are too jokey sounding the same and the book just feels like a back door pilot for Naomi. At least there's the JL Dark backup to enjoy.

F.T. Wolf

Jun 22, 2021

Brian Michael Bendis's first Justice League arc ends very unsatisfactory. The run has, up untill now, been more about a fun story with the Justice League then a deep one and that's fine. However, deep or not, you still got to wrap it up in a way people will feel it was worth reading the story and it, in my humble opinion, doesn't. #62 ended on a cliffhanger, the promise of a big battle between the Justice League and Zumbado, the book even starts out with a flashforward showing fallout, but the fight itself is a mess. It's not clear at all what's going on, much of it is due to the way it's drawn. After that it's just a lot of dialogue. It's well written dialogue, Bendis 'gets' each character pretty darn well, but it's als overly humoro us and drawn out. The Justice League Dark backup story is this issue strongest part. Good art, intersting narrative and a strong final panel. Justice League #63 isn't a bad issue, the art is good and the character moments are intersting and well done and the Jutice League Dark Backup is really good, but it's also a mess that underdelivers on its promise with a conclusion that just isn't satisfying. more

daspidaboy

Jun 22, 2021

the only reason why this isnt a one out of 10 is the great art and Justice League Dark. While the characters sure act like themselves, it is too humorous and drawn out for my taste.

Merlyn

Jun 22, 2021

I have gone through Hitch's run. I thought it was bad but I endured it because it was the Justice League. I have gone through Priest's run. I found it weird but I read it. I have gone through Snyder's run. I found it overly ridiculous, with zero substance, all flashy, classic Scott-I--want-to-copy-other-writers'-work-and-do-it-better-but-I-can't-Snyder. I pulled through. Bendis, though, is making me drop the JL book. It's just too much and there's not a sliver of hope that it will get better. The second story is the only reason I haven't rated this with the 1 it deserved.

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Mout - Aug 3, 2021

Cmon men, Hitch's run was way worse than this, it was completely dumb, generic and uninspired. He really had no ideia of how to write them, Bendis at least knows the characters and how to tell a story, even if it's not that good.

Merlyn - Aug 3, 2021

I'm going to pretend I forgot both of your comments on my previous reviews for which you never apologized just to act in good faith even though you don't deserve it. But to answer you, yes, Hitch's run was bad. No, it wasn't worse than this. Bendis KNEW how to tell a story, he doesn't anymore. Also, even if he knows the characters, he couldn't give a crap about it, he's basically working in his own continuity, screw the history of the characters. That's disrespectful to other creators.

Merlyn - Aug 3, 2021

I used to like Bendis but at this point he seems to not know when to quit.

Mout - Aug 3, 2021

water under the bridge, right? but I completely agree with you man, I still need to read some of his runs, but is seems that since his last years with Marvel he was decreasing in quality. I was just talking to a friend some weeks ago that even by returning to Marvel, it won't be the same anymore, the best move would be to take some months off work and then return in full capacity

Merlyn - Aug 3, 2021

Water under the bridge as long as it doesn't happen again. I'm not one to hold grudges but I've acted in good faith with other users here and the next thing they did was double down on it. Some didn't. I hope you're going to act like the latter from now on. Most writers when they age, either retire or, the lucky ones, get work as editors/publishers. Thing is, Bendis is the guy who couldn't give one crap about continuity and so no one within their right mind would give him that type of job.

Psycamorean

Jun 29, 2021

Well, I'm glad Naomi Season 2 is done so we can get to Justice League, right? ...Right? The backup was clever enough, but I feel like Ram V never has enough space to do anything interesting.

Batman Jones

Jun 22, 2021

That was god-awful. DC, please get rid of Bendis or at least take him off my favorite title. This is killing me.