Justice League: Last Ride #1

Writer: Chip Zdarsky / Artists: Miguel Mendonça and Enrica Eren Angiolini / DC Comics The Justice League is disbanded, citing one too many wrong choices leaving them fractured and resentful toward one another. But when the galaxy’s largest trial of all time is set to begin, the Justice League must put aside their differences one last time and band together to make sure the defendant makes it through their trial and sees justice.  Justice League: Last Ride is billed as a limited series. It was initially set up as a digital first with 16 mini-chapters, but now it’s going to print with a full 8 issues.  I think it’s safe to say that this story is one of those standalone out of continuity books that play by their own rules. The evidence of this is rooted in the team, which is composed of the more traditional members, as opposed to the team that Bendis is writing on the main Justice League book. The conflict is also entirely different as well. It could maybe be linked to the Future State: Justice League, which featured an entirely new team, with hints about how and why the original team was disbanded. But I still think it’s safe to assume that this book is its own thing.  Being free of continuity allows Zdarsky to put the characters first, which I think he does wonderfully. 

The weight of the thing that broke the Justice League up is eating away at every member of the team in different ways. Batman is even more of a recluse, Wonder Woman feels the burden of …