Justice League #26 Review

Writer: James Tynion IV / Artist: Javier Fernandez / Colors: HiFi / DC Comics Yo man… look. This book is phenomenal. I know it may seem like a broken record at this point or that maybe someone is paying me to say nice things but rest assured, none of that is the case. Justice League is just great. Plain and simple. This issue marked the start of a new arc and I initially thought it would be hard to top the “Sixth Dimension” story as it had my number one favorite thing about superhero comics: alternate versions of familiar heroes. Different suits, varied hairstyles, inverted color schemes. I am all about that life. So, guess what they did. Guess what this new arc just did!!! They gave me more of that. So much more. Like, if this was sugar, I’d need to go to the dentist. One of the issue’s central scenes shows Superman addressing different Justice Leagues from across the multiverse at the House of Heroes. The best way to explain the House of Heroes is that it’s like the Hall of Justice but for the entire multiverse. The double page spread that sets up this scene is absolutely stunning. It’s one of those pages that you can’t help but think an artist waits for their whole career to draw. As Superman addresses this humongous house, if your eyes wander enough, you will catch some truly incredible variations of the League, some familiar, and some not. One notable team was the Justice League from Earth 2. You know, that one that had its own series for a few years during the “New 52….