Earth Two #4 – Review

By: James Robinson (story), Nicola Scott & Eduardo Pansica (pencils), Trevor Scott & Sean Parsons (inks), Alex Sinclair & Tony Avina (colors)

The Story: For the size-challenged dude who dreams of a major growth spurt.

The Review: On a team book, the moment that sets the tone for the whole series has to be when the various characters finally come together.  The recent Stormwatch and the original New Avengers (Cap, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Luke Cage, and Daredevil) are examples of team get-togethers that really sold the series for me.  The current Justice League, in contrast, nearly ruined my enjoyment of their entire book with their pointless, obnoxious interaction.

So now you might well wonder how the de facto Justice Society rates.  Honestly, it still seems too early to tell, even though you have four of them all in the same page at once by the end of the issue.  Flash and Hawkgirl have a charming working relationship, and Green Lantern’s ability to remain polite in a crisis sets him up for future leadership, but otherwise these folks haven’t really had a chance to size each other up yet.  As far as these people as a team go, you like what you see, but you want to wait it out a little longer before deciding if they’re worth following or not.