Justice League Odyssey #4 Review

Writer: Joshua Williamson / Artists: Phil Briones and Stjepan Sejic / DC Comics Justice League Odyssey picks up the pace in issue #4 as Cyborg meets his worshippers. Not all of them though. Because he still hasn’t met me. This issue was one of the better ones of the run so far. It stopped dangling the lingering questions in front of you and embraced more of the fun adventure aspect that was promised from the jump. Also, Cyborg was front and center, so you know ya boi was happy. Specifically, we visit the planet and the people that worship him as their machine god. And just like Starfire’s followers, they’re a bit weird. Kinda cultish. But unlike the desperate believers from Starfire’s religion, these people ain’t got time for no fakes. It’s 2019 now and they ain’t playing.

Because they’ve had one too many false gods claiming to be their one true divine savior, they’ve set up a test for whosoever comes and claims to be The One. So that’s where we find ourselves in issue #4. It’s Cyborg vs. Azrael in a Gladiator Colosseum. If Victor wins, he’s the real deal. If he loses, he’s a scrub and they’re probably gonna kill him. This puts Cyborg in an interesting spot. He isn’t too keen on pretending to be a god. He’s determined to save these people, but their faith is getting in the way, so he’s gotta play the game for a little bit and earn their trust. It’s a position that forces him to make some decisions that he might not normally make. But that’s what makes a hero, ya dig? A her…