Same writer, different artist. I like Geoff Johns' style and I was really enjoying Jim Lee's work. I think I can get used to the new guy. It's a bit grittier than Lee but that looks to be the direction of the story. Destruction of the Justice League is a darker move than I was expecting for the second arc. They did bring the story up to current with the rest of the DCU, which is nice. I think it'll be tough with all the various titles but that's always the challenge with this team.
There's a back up feature in this one to reintroduce Captain Marvel into the new 52. While I like the idea that the wizard Shazam has been mystically abducting people looking for just the right host. I don't like that the new Billy Batson is such a jerk, even for a 10 year old. I know Shazam is not the greatest judge of character, seeing how he chose Black Adam, but you think he'd learn something after 1000 years.
Things I liked: the interaction between Hal Jordan and Batman. Hal does get a bit of favouritism from Johns' but he clearly loves writing this character. The relationship between Diana and Steve Trevor is also interesting. I wonder if it'll be touched on in her monthly series.
Things I didn't like: Cyborg seems a little too connected. He gave Batman way more information that I thought he'd be able to access just standing there. Some of it was more personal than what would be found in police records and public reports.
Another thing I liked that I was introduced to in this issue was the family update. I had noticed that the titles are split into various groups, now there's a quick write up at the end of the book to let me know what's going on in the titles I don't necessarily want to follow. I think it's a great idea to make the DCU feel more consistent.
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