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Justice League Dark, Vol. 2: The Books Of Magic (2013)

by Jeff Lemire(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1401240240 (ISBN13: 9781401240240)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

DC Comics

series

Justice League Dark

review 1: This is when Jeff Lemire takes over writing for Justice League Dark, also known as when I really start getting invested in the story. I really enjoyed the transition from hearing about Necro's relationship with Zatanna and Constantine to his involvement with the search for the Books of Magic. My favorite part is probably Timothy Hunter, a lot of super hero driven stories never have heroes that people can really relate to on an everyday person level. Timothy doesn't want anything to do with magic, but it's his fate and he's the chosen one who's going to have to find the Books. So that's going to be really exciting to read in the next one. I know when there's a cliffhanger at the end of the book and I'm actually bummed because I wanted to keep reading that's when I know it w... moreas a good book. And this was definitely when Justice League Dark starts getting interesting.
review 2: I really enjoyed Vol. 1 and was pretty excited to see the writer change to Canadian Jeff Lemire starting with this volume. This is a doozy of a story with tons of plot points, character, and a huge cast of characters. As I said for Vol. 1, all these guys were new to me so I'm just starting to get a feel for them with this book which was a nice long one that involved some serious writing. I really like this team. Deadman is by far my favourite and I've ordered DC Presents Vol. 1 which tells his New 52 backstory. Xanadu doesn't get a lot of page time in this volume but I've figured her out since Vol. 1. I love Shade, though he disappears half way through. Mindwarp is not present though mentioned so who knows what's up with him. Andrew Bennett doesn't get much page time here either but I like him, he's not nice but I'm getting an Angel vibe from him anyway. The two original members I don't like are Constantine (an obnoxious, arrogant jerk) and Zatanna (how lame is backwards spell magic and it never works!). New people are introduced in this book and popping out of the woodwork wherever you turn. My favourite new member is Black Orchid, very cool! It was even nice for me to see some familiar faces make an appearance: Batgirl, Amethyst, Felix Faust and there are even more. So if you like books with tons of heroes and villains this is sure to please. Great story though too. I won't say much but very intricate as the various people, groups and allegiances search for the books of magic. Not everyone ends up to be trustworthy and the ending is quite a shocking cliffhanger. When I first started JLD, I wasn't sure I'd like the superhero/paranormal mix, but this one has me hooked and I like getting to know a whole new-to-me cast without any preconceived notions. Really looking forward to Vol. 3 less

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