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After my review of JSA #41 I was happily back on board with the JLA/JSA crossover and both books remained on my pull list. Well I still was still a bit apprehensive going into my LCS on Wednesday to pick up this and some 15 other books. Could the dialogue stay as strong as the JSA issue? Could Bagley's art be as good? What about that back up? Well dear readers you have already seen my rating so you know it wasn't as good as JSA 41 but in the abyss that JLA 46 found itself.
Robinson's work here is strong again. His characterization was spot on and the story was well paced and we have good forward movement in the crossover. The dialogue was good not wooden or stiff. I in fact have to say every piece I read out loud could "sound" right and didn't leave me reading it over and over to gleam understanding. This group, the JLA portion, is coming together nicely as a group that can fill the shoes of the much more know top 7.
Bagley's art is not as strong as in the JSA issue but is not bad or distracting. Hunter's inks are definitely the problem and Rapmund should be the sole inker for Bagley. Droopy boats were still to be had which really disappoints me. This is a small but still a significant issue for me.
The really area of "lack" is the back up. I don't mind paying $3.99 for a book that is top notch or has good value. However, with this back up I still feel a bit cheated. I don't care for either character and that may have something to do with it. But I do not like the art or the story. I just can't read the entire thing. Give me a thick cover with a high quality main story and drop that back up or give me 32 pages of main story for my $3.99.
Over all this is still a good issue and was worth buying and recommending to you to purchase. However, if you have missed the first 2 parts don't pick this up.
