Did JLA recover from last issue or just do worse?
Yet again, another Brightest Day tie-in. So in this issue of JLA, newly added members Starman and Bill. They are training with Dick and Donna. They get to know eachother a little better, which is always a good thing. As their training session is interrupted by a giant green light, the 4 members go to check it out. It turns out that it was a stone that hit earth. Etrigan the demon wants it for some reason. He ends up fighting the league over it and loses. Etrigan then goes away and apologizes. The JSA are struggling to keep Alan alive. Felix Faust shows up and delivers terrifying news of the end of the world. As the league talks this over they decide to investigate the rock. Low and behold inside of it was Jade! The story I thought was very good. I like how they progress as a team and the ending was great. Now on to the details. The cover was poor. I didn't like how they drew the characters. They look distorted. The penciling in this issue was excellent. I loved how detailed it was. The coloring was good. I thought that it was a little too dark, but it wasn't that big of a problem. The art overall was very good. I was impressed with Mark Bagley and Ulises Arreola. The cross over between the JLA and the JSA was very good. My favorite pages were 20,21,30. The combat was very good with Etrigan and the simulation room. The only big problem was the cover and minor art details, but other than that this issue redeemed itself for me. I am glad to give this issue a 3.5 out of 5.