Justice League: Future State #2 Review

Writers: Williamson, V. / Artists: Takara, Rocha / DC Comics Justice League: Future State’s final issue gives us a finale to two strong Justice League and Justice League: Dark stories. In the first half of the book, the Justice League of the future is led by legacy heroes Jo Mullein (Green Lantern) and Jonathan Kent (Superman-ish). Their opposition? Hyperclan, a sect of villainous White Martians with a grudge.  But before they can take over the shape-shifting goons posing as the Justice League, the team has to overcome a more personal hurdle, themselves.  This iteration of the League was founded on a new principle, with a radical dynamic. The team agreed it would be best that they don’t get close to one another. While this social contract worked on paper (so far), there are very clear moments where knowing each other better would benefit them in battle. This is one of those moments. And they’re going to have to leave their golden rule behind if they’re gonna save the Earth and the integrity of this team. 

The league seeks consensus. Jo looks like she don’t like people playing on her phone. Image credit: DC Comics

I appreciate it when things get personal, so this was a solid story for me. We get these quirky peeks into these characters. The new Batman hums when he’s fighting. Aquawoman talks in her sleep. I’m all about these textured character details. I’m not really sure when we’ll see this team next. Or even in this personalized context. I do know that …