The new line-up continues to build as the Justice League of Alternatives takes on Dr Impossible who springs a surprise attack with some other teenage looking villains in shiny costumes.
Yeah, you heard me, Dr Impossible. Remember him? He was supposed to be the cool big bad from the relaunch, but he was just a controlled-by-mini-Starro pawn of Solomon Grundy. What was up with that? Maybe we’ll find out how badass he really is some time in the future.
The Intelligencia reveal their evil plan, to try and understand what the Hell is going on in these books. They put their mostly incredibly huge heads together but still can’t make head nor tail of things. Instead they invent a machine to create Orange, Yellow, Blue, Indigo and Violet Hulks.
Note: Red Hulk’s identity still not revealed. I’m past caring now anyway.
Captain America(s) recruit(s) the one thing that can beat The Sentry – The Burning Bush. Yes, the famous piece of topiary which spoke to Moses is back and ready to fight at the side of The Avengers against the tyranny of Norman Osborn. The only problem is that being a bush it is pretty stationary, so the rest of the issue is padding until Siege #3.
Of course, a talking bush does nothing for Norman’s sanity, so the innevitable Green Goblin transformation is imminent.
Hal Jordan is all Parallaxed up to “defeat the Spectre”. Yeah right. He just missed his silver streaks didn’t he? Anyway, after 10 pages of Parallax hiding and then jumping out to say “Boo!”, the Spectre gives up and then – oh, quel surprise – Parallax doesn’t want to give up Hal. Fighting and much colorfulness ensues.
Also why didn’t they get Lex Luthor to take on Parallax? We could have used Parallex instead which might have been funny.
Or not. Work with me on this okay?
Spidey, Black Cat and Mr Negative engage in a bizarre Menage-a-Tois. Which will never work out really will it? It never does, no matter how much you want it to. At least one of the three will always want to make it more exclusive and then they get hurt emotionally. Its not worth it really.
Note, if you turn this cover upside down, it looks like a panel from Trouble #3.
Superman and Batman fight some lame-o whilst discussing Our Worlds at War. Neither knows what it was really about but pretend to anyway. I think it was something to do with Imperius Rex or something, according to Wikipedia. So that means that Namor was in it then? Huh.
After the Tea Party debacle, Cap and Bucky-Cap have to face The Lemon Party. This group of old soldiers wearing nothing but beige diapers are a blast from the past, and both Caps have their hands full when the bags burst.
Azrael meets Ragman. Surprisingly there is a misunderstanding and they fight briefly before stopping to compare costumes. They both retire to a 711 for a blue Slurpee but the 711 is blown up by Blackest Night Azrael. Hilarity ensues.