Justice League #34 Review

Writers: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV / Artists: Bruno Redondo, Howard Porter, and Hi-Fi / DC Comics That cover ain’t lyin’. In Justice League #34, Doom gets the dub. But let’s hope our heroes can challenge the refs on the last play and get the ball back with 0.4 seconds left on the shot clock.  Despite recruiting heroes from across the time stream and the multiverse, the Justice League got their ass beat. But at least they looked cool doing it. Last issue, Kamandi recruited the Justice League Beyond team featuring Aquagirl, Batman (Terry McGinnis), Big Barda, Green Lantern Kai-Ro, Micron, Superman, and Warhawk. It was a jaw-dropping cliff-hanger.  This issue, they pushed it even further. We didn’t just get that Beyond team, but we were treated to dozens of variations of the Justice League in a beautiful splash page that made every version of myself from the multiverse happy. I saw characters from Kingdom Come, Red Son Superman, a cyborg Aquaman, and even someone who resembles Nite Owl. I’m still cheesing just thinking about it. But even with all that, they took the L. Big time.  Let’s talk about why. 

For the past few issues, it’s been looking pretty bleak for the League. Luthor and the Legion of Doom have brought the heat from the jump and you couldn’t really tell how and when the heroes were gonna turn it around. But sure enough, inch by inch, they decided to figure things out. So much so that you could see a light at the end of the tunnel for their victory. The only pro…