Writers: Keith Giffen & J.M. Dematteis
Artist/Cover: Howard Porter
Colorist: Hi-Fi
YESTERDAY LIVES
In the year 3000 the world needs a Justice League once again. The Justice League of the 31st century echoes the Justice League of the past but will this league be more dangerous to its enemies or itself?
Ups: The best parts of this issue are the rich futuristic designs and concepts. The visual designs are phenomenal and take inspiration from other gritty future stories like “blade-runner”, and “Total Recall” while still having its own unique style to it. Howard Porter’s artwork is chock full of details and you can tell that every panel has tons of imagination behind it, with plenty of alien designs, future gadgets and other neat little surprises. Hi-Fi’s colors enhance this with bold lighting that makes the technology of the future feel authentic and practical. While this is definitely not the first future Justice League story, the writing team of Keith Giffen and J.M. Dematteis create an interesting future with a new twist on the classic “future-story” that we haven’t seen before. They also do a great job of writing in small details that tease historical events (future events for us) and events happening in their present that will no doubt be explored in future issues.
Downs: Expect to be a little confused about some things. The world that Giffen and Dematteis have imagined is simply too rich to fully understand in one issue so if you feel like you have more questions than answers that’s normal.
Overall: This story has a great twist that is very conceptually interesting and I think this series has potential to become a great series as more issues come out. The issue is rather vague at times but it leaves the reader with an enjoyable curiosity about the rest of the world. The concept of this story is compelling and it has potential to be one of the better future-stories of the Justice League, and I for one can’t wait for the next issue.
Grade: 5 of 5
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