Justice League of America #6
	Story Title: 'The Tornado's Path' (Chapter Six: Iron Man) Writer: Brad Meltzer Artists: Ed Benes Inker: Sandra Hope Covers: Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald and Adam Hughes Colorist: Alex Sinclair Letterer: Rob Leigh Asst. Editor: Adam Schlagman Editor: Eddie Berganza Published by: DC Comics
	Reviewed by: Bruce Logan

Oh, look at that, it’s so emotional that I want to cry. Oh, look again, this time it’s so emotional that I want to cry again. Oh, look, it’s so…well, you get the idea. Whether fufu-friendly or painful-angsty, the drama-fest that is Justice League of America is chockfull of it, it is really full of it. Everyone knowing everything about everyone and running an internal monologue of it to the reader (okay, that second part is just Arsenal). Everyone literally falling over themselves to help out the others. Alright already, we get it. This is the new, brighter, friendlier DC (and as such the League) but come on, this is the Justice friggin’ League for crying out aloud, not the Days of Our Lives, General Hospital or any other crappy daytime soap. Please, please, pleeeeeaaaaase someone tell Brad Meltzer that.

What do I say about an issue that I read twice? Sorry, let me correct that. I read it once, and that too under three minutes. The second time was only for viewing purposes i.e. the art, (will get to that later). I don’t know whether Meltzer was trying to make for the shafting he gave to the Dibnys but in these last six issues he has done what I thought wasn’t possible (for a former YJ reader), he has made me wish death to not only Red Tornado but also to his wife Kathy and even their daughter Treya, (just because I wouldn't want her to be orphaned again). When he is not getting the life beaten out of him by Solomon Grundy, Reddy is moping, both over himself and about his family. Even his seeing Kathy, getting up and beating Grundy is so cheesy that even Piizza Hut’s wouldn’t be able to compete with, not with their quadruple decker, cheese in the crust, heck, cheese as the crust pizza.

In case anyone is wondering about the other big bad of the issue, Red-Amazo, his part here is just to look dangerous, splutter around and make a plausible reason for why exactly were we getting to see the vivacious Vixen all these months. Yeah, big whoop. For anyone reading this review, issue or even this arc please be forewarned that even at the end of six issues, Meltzer still doesn’t have a League ready. Six issues (excluding #0), seven months and still nothing. Moreover, even though this arc has officially ended, meaning it has enough pages for a TPB, there is still no clarification for why was Geo-Force being paraded through these pages? Speaking of Geo-Force, what exactly is that thing he is wearing? It is not his costume, and even more than, what is that crotch strip supposed to be? An outey ‘landing strip’?

Now for the artwork and if there is one thing memorable to come out of this arc, other than its horrible story, it is Ed Benes and his first outing in DC’s flagship team-title. And what an outing it has been. Accompanied by Sandra Hope on the inks and the always great Alex Sinclair on the colors, Benes at least gave a JLA story that actually felt like it was telling a big story, a new beginning, a fresh start, and all that jazz. A fan of his (as also Ivan Reis) work since his Chaos! Comics days I am definitely looking forward to see more of him, even if he has to made to do with a story such as this one.

Conclusion: Forget about comparing to the opener arc of the previous JLA series or even the ongoing one on Justice Society of America, this first arc of this new series doesn’t even reach the levels of the first arc of even the current Outsiders and Teen Titans. Even if the artwork does, the writing sure doesn’t.

Story: 2/5
Art: 5/5

Overall: 3.5/5