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To QUOTE Lady Gaga: 'I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life'.
THE STORY:
When we last visited our heroes of Justice League Dark in Nada
Parbat, Deadman was still alive yet in prison, whereas his team-mates were also alive
yet in prison.
But don't worry though, folks. With some help from Brahma
Das and Swamp Thing, together -- yet apart -- they eventually join forces, and
try their utmost to stop the evil God who turned this mystical kingdom into
sh*t.
You know. What's his name! That 'Pantheon' plonka. The top
man around here until yadda-yadda-yadda, snore-snore-snore, the end, huzzah!
What's more, a lot of other mystical stuff happens too. Like Johnny speaking in
English for instance. Or Swampy transforming himself into 'Audrey 2' from 'Little
Shop of Horrors'.
Oh, sorry! Was that reference too obscure for you, dear
reader? Damn. My bad. That always happens' to me when DC decides to F*CK UP a
characters origins.
Grrrrr!
Oh, dear. Is there anything nice I can actually say about
this issue of 'Justice League Dark'? Well, I suppose I can try, can't I? Because
I did love that earthy looking cover provided by my mate, Mikel Janin. Plus I
best mention enjoying JM's colorful characterization of Brahma Das, as well as
the way he interacted with Deadman throughout the majority of this adventure.
But apart from that, though, well, yes and no. Even though
on a cosmetic and character based level it wasn't that bad a read -- keep it up
guys -- as push comes to shove everything else pertaining to this tale never
quite floated my boat. The way the two divergent factions of the team came
together was hardly worth the time or effort keeping them apart. And as for how
this tale ended -- ouch -- that came out of nowhere, didn't it?
Shame. What a bloody shame.
THE BAD:
Why the hell are DC changing Deadman's origin's for? Well.
Let's face it. Does it need changing? No it doesn't. Back in the day Boston 's
beginnings was one of the most original story-lines to ever come out of this
publishing house, because it had that really captivating quality about it that
was intriguing and expansive to behold.
Now though -- ouch -- what can I say about this new take
with that Brahma Das fellow? Nothing much I suppose. Presently he seems like a
pretty OK-ish chap. But that's about it really. Nothing more. Nothing less. And
to a certain extant I can say exactly the same thing about this new-ish version
of Nada Parbat as well. It seems OK on the surface, and will probably need a
bit of time to take hold in this not so New 52 universe.
Again. It's a shame, eh? Why fix something that isn't
broken?
THE MUSIC:
Oh! Think twice. Because if you think about it, baby, this
story-line involves 'Another Day... In... Pa-ra-dise'. So take it away Philpos
Colonis....
As I've already stated this piece of trivia in my summary up
above, I best compare this comic book to 'Audrey 2' from 'Little Shop of
Horrors'. Well, Swampy does look slightly like this fowl-feeling-fauna, doesn't he? Plus they're
both rather funky to follow.
THE CONCLUSION:
At the very end of this tale something suddenly happens to
Nada Parabat. So just for fun, can you guess what it is out of the following
eight scenarios?
- The whole place it purchased by Walmart and turned into a massive shopping-mall.
- Shazam unexpectedly falls out of the sky and blows up the whole area.
- A group of renegade monkeys run onto the scene and begin a planet of their own.
- Two hundred Elvis impersonators sing 'You Are Always On My Mind' in Chinese.
- After a huge explosion everything is put back to what it once was. Zzzzzzzzzz.
- Deadman and Zee build a small hotel made out of Swamp Thing and Johnny's ego.
- The Chevron Corporation pull up in their vans and quarantine this location for untapped oil.
- Nothing happens.
Nuff said.
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #34
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
September 09, 2014
Rating:
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
September 09, 2014
Rating:
