Justice League #11 Review

Writer: Scott Snyder / Artist: Francis Manapul / DC Comics Snyder and Manapul are back at the helm for Justice League #11 as our heroes regroup while the villains close in. This issue felt a lot like an old Star Trek episode from back in the day. It’s the episode in the middle of an arc where the characters are in the thick of the conflict, and whatever can happen, will. But what really makes it feel like a Trek episode is the unorthodox groups that we follow as a result of the chaos of the conflict. Everyone’s split up without contact. No Manhunter to psychically connect them, and no comms. So, Bill Belichick Batman coaching the team from a submerged Hall of Justice really isn’t having much effect. The pairings are what made this issue such a fun read. We’ve got a group led by a determined Mera featuring a weakened, cape-less, eyepatch-wearing Superman, and the Flash whose halfway through his transformation into a fish monster—The Speed Force being the only thing slowing the process. Then, we’ve got Aquaman and Wonder Woman who are continuing to expand their relationship that’s rooted in their mythologies being so similar. And finally, we’ve got Coach Batman and his son Jarro, a fragment of Starro. You know Snyder knows these characters when they can still feel as authentic as they normally would in the wackiest of circumstances. This was a really exciting read.

Despite the crazy circumstances we find our heroes in, there’s still craft at work here. Mera was the focus of th…