

However, he does bring a bit more Mike Deodato stylings into his art with some very sharp inks at times. His style is similar to Will Conrad’s so there’s no jarring change in styles. It’s disappointing that it took all issue to get it,īut it presents a great intro into the next issue.Ĭliff Richards brings some solid art to this issue as well. The final couple of pages land, the story changes drastically and introduces a Most part though, this doesn’t happen, which is disappointing. There should be some drastic plot developments occurring in this issue. It’s a great subversion to the typical plot point where a legacy character arrives and reveals information that changes things drastically.Īfter several issues of build though, it really felt that And as for Orion, this issue really dives into his thought processes and assumptions that Darkseid is behind everything, even if that’s not the case. Blackfire brings a hint of maturity to the group and tries to be a minor voice of reason. Dex-Starr is funny as always cause c’mon, he’s a rage cat, that’s inherently funny.

The rest of the cast is great too, even if they don’t have as much shine to them.
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It’s really great to see Jessica trying to crack jokes and failing miserably. Abnett also writes her humor, or lack of humor, well too. You don’t write a line liked “I got nuked by Darkseid and I got better,” without loving a character. Dan Abnett writes Jessica Cruz incredibly well and it’s obvious that he has a lot of fun writing her. This issue is no different from that because the best part of this issue is its use of its characters. Well, the relatively new cast because Jessica is still present, but changed.
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The best part of this series since the original cast was transformed by Darkseid has been the new cast. Now, with new characters being introduced, how does that fit into the overall story? It’s hard to tell right now, but this issue does a great job of building the mystery and threat, all while having humor and fun with its characters. There’s been a lot of build to something grand even within the smaller bottle story being told. Will Cyborg, Starfire, Azrael and Jessica Cruz learn to work as a team, or will they be destroyed before they even have the chance Time is running out, and Darkseids warning may prove to be the only truth they can believe in. The past several issues of Justice League Odyssey have been pretty solid and have felt drastically different than how the series began. The trouble on Tamaran becomes a fight to the death as the team slugs it out with Blackfire. Minor spoilers for Justice League Odyssey #16 follow. Stranded in space, the Justice League Odyssey must find the parts needed to fix their ship before Darkseid finds them.
