Written by Bill Willingham & Judd Winick
Art by Rick Leonardi; Dan Green; Travis Lanham; & Alex Bleyaert
Cover Art by Stephane Roux
SUMMARY:
Published by DC Comics for December 2008, this third installment of the four-part mini-series is entitled “Time to Take a Stand!” With the startling news that Bruce Wayne is backing a presidential candidate, Wonder Woman steps up to back an opposing candidate. The public fallout continues, as the Flash’s controversial statement lambasting politics embarrasses the Justice League.
Superman and Lois Lane privately squabble over his less-than-subtle public blow-off of her probing of his preferred candidate. The Huntress and Blackhawk Zinda further contribute to the heroes’ arguments over the candidates. As Batman’s strategy unfolds, another political rally is attacked. After Green Lantern falls to mind control, Superman & Green Arrow are among those stunned to confirm who the assassin is.
REVIEW:
As disappointingly heavy-handed as this storyline is, this issue still has a relatively decent script. As with Issue # 1, the artwork is far too often a letdown. The assassin’s identity is handled fairly well, but more build-up from the culprit’s point-of-view would have helped. Also, another stretch of revealing various heroes’ political ideals quickly becomes tiresome. Decisions # 3 is okay, but it doesn’t likely merit multiple reads.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
In the single-page “DC Nation” column, Dan DiDio promotes some Final Crisis tie-ins. There’s also a thumbnail cover reveal for the climatic Decisions # 4.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6 Stars
