This series reads like a completely different story in its second issue. After the abrupt introduction of a being who claims to be the Kryptonian sun god Rao in issue #1, Bryan Hitch has almost completely shifted gears to focus on this plot twist. The conspiracy involving the mysterious Infinity Corporation and their portents of a dire future is all but completely ignored. And it's a shame, because this new direction is far less compelling.
The problem is that there have been and continue to be plenty of comics that explore the notion of superheroes as gods and the thin line that separates the two. The more Hitch delves into that territory, the more this series feels disappointingly reminiscent of books that have before (both in the DCU and elsewhere). With the way Hitch fixates on Rao's good works, the disappearance of key League members and Batman's anti-JLA contingencies, the story is veering a little too close to past JLA stories like "New World Order" and "Tower of Babel."
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The problem is that there have been and continue to be plenty of comics that explore the notion of superheroes as gods and the thin line that separates the two. The more Hitch delves into that territory, the more this series feels disappointingly reminiscent of books that have before (both in the DCU and elsewhere). With the way Hitch fixates on Rao's good works, the disappearance of key League members and Batman's anti-JLA contingencies, the story is veering a little too close to past JLA stories like "New World Order" and "Tower of Babel."
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