Title: Weak
Product review: Mark Waid is a hard writer to like. He gives us Kingdom Come, which is a masterpiece of art and literature, and then he backslides into something like this.The stories are disjointed, and hard to read in one sitting. My suspention of disbelief is stretched to it's limit with the "villain of the week" story arcs and poorly conceived, half-hearted characterizations.Also disappointing is that Waid likes to recycle his own plots, as many elements from this paperback find their way into the JLA monthly. (A core member of the league secretly builds profiles on his teammates, which are later stolen by an enemy who uses the information to strategically take apart the team. The issue of mistrust is resolved when everyone reveals their secret identity. No joke, he used this exact plot twice.)Barry Kitson has also seen better days, as his art here seems rushed and sloppy. I wonder if good art could've saved this one. (Is that what happened with Kingdom Come?)Avoid this one if you can.
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