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52 Week Five

By Hervé St-Louis
June 15, 2006 - 06:42

The heroes who went in space with Donna Troy are back but in a mess up shape. Many have merged together or lost part of their bodies. Still, Alan Scott portrayed after the first Crisis as the top hero of the Golden Age, holds the fort and continue to show what an example he is. Steel is back in costume after last week’s bizarre ending. Can Doctor Mid-Nite and Steel find a cure for all these heroes?

This is a good issue as it shows the effects of the Crisis on the heroes after the big showdown. That some of them got lost in space and returned injured is interesting. I do wonder how Hawkgirl we return to a 5-foot girl instead of her 25, in time for her One Year after debut. The story with Detective Montoya is slow and, to be honest boring. I hope it goes somewhere soon. Now, who votes for Starfire and Animal Man to have an affair? If I was stuck on an idyllic place like they Animal Man, I wouldn’t hold my animal instincts in!

The artwork was less tight than Joe Bennett’s. In the first pages where Montoya meets the Gotham City Captain, I swear I was reading an Archie comic book! Batista’s style changes constantly within this issue. Seems like he has a problem with the smaller panels Keith Giffen provided him with.

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