By: Jeff Lemire (story), Cully Hamner & Derec Donovan (art), Val Staples (colors)
The Story: There are some people who need killing and there are some who need to stay dead.
The Review: Even though DC Universe Presents has been a mixed bag, quality wise—the high point being the recent Vandal Savage arc by James Robinson, the low being, predictably enough, Dan Didio’s Challengers of the Unknown—I still dig the showcase format as an idea. The joy of having a shared universe with hundreds of characters is for creators to use them as springboards for ideas, tapping into potential stories no one else sees.
DC Universe Presents really only had a flaw in its tolerance for length. It’s one thing to leave a title on the stands for a few months just to weather a mediocre story, but if that story stretches on for six issues, you’re more likely to forget about the title altogether rather than pick it up again.
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