Justice League #43 Review

Writer: Christopher Priest / Artist: Pete Woods / DC Comics YOOOOOO!!! Priest really did that!! Shambles… I’m in shambles. First off, let me just say this: Priest has done something really special here with Cyborg. Yeah, I know I keep saying that, but shut up and hear me out! There’s a moment in this issue where Batman is talking to Victor, but it’s really Priest talking to us. Batman explains why he put Cyborg in charge, and it speaks to Cyborg’s entire existence dating back to his inception in 1980. A lot of this run was Priest setting the groundwork and proving why Cyborg is an important character not just for this team, but for DC as a whole. By doing this, he’s holding DC comics and all writers who come after him accountable. Okay, now what you came for. This issue did everything it needed to do, and then some. And I’m a better person because of it. Punches are thrown. Characters grew. Bait and switches were made. Agency was justified and in turn, fulfilled. Things got meta too! Trust me. If you’ve been reading this since the beginning, you won’t be unsatisfied.

The League goes up against Deathstroke, and it goes down about how you’d expect it to. Much to the League’s surprise, homie put a plug in between The Fan’s eyes last issue, and now he beckons a fight. But he’s always a few steps ahead, and that’s not exactly a bad thing this time around. I’ve said it 994 times, and I’ll say it again: Priest takes care of his characters. If you’ve been reading his run on Deathstr…