DC Comics 52 # 24 By Koppy McFad October 26, 2006 - 10:37 Publisher(s): DC Comics Writer(s): Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid Penciller(s): Keith Giffen, Phil Jimenez, various Inker(s): Keith Giffen, Phil Jimenez, various Cover Artist(s): J.G. Thomas In the absence of Superman, Batman and other big names, Firehawk organizes a Justice League of her own but the first outing of this new League, against time-displaced pirates and cyborgs, does not go well. We learn more of Black Adam's agenda, discover what the Martian Manhunter has been doing, and find out what happened to Checkmate in the missing year. The mysteries behind the various conspiracies are intriguing and the writers certainly know how to throw surprises at us. Longtime DC Comics readers may also be excited about seeing old faces like Atom Smasher and Ambush Bug brought back but compared to previous weeks, this issue of "52" lacks a central core to make the story more comprehensible and also more engaging. The art does not help much. The scene of pirates appearing out of nowhere or superheroes popping up-- also out of nowhere, are poorly laid-out, making it difficult to tell what is happening. The art in this issue is clearly intended to follow the style of George Perez but the art team does not have Perez's skill in drawing human figures or in doing crowd scenes. 5 out of 10 stars. 52 Week Twenty Three © Copyright 2002-2020 by Toon Doctor Inc. - All rights Reserved. All other texts, images, characters and trademarks are copyright their respective owners. Use of material in this document (including reproduction, modification, distribution, electronic transmission or republication) without prior written permission is strictly prohibited.