Justice League #17 Review

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Justice League #17

4 / 5

While I never have quite gotten the point of this arc, it has been both fun and important in what it's ultimately developed into. JL17 is the conclusion to the Throne of Atlantis story arc, which pitted the Justice League against Atlantis. In this conclusion issue we get the big throw down between Arthur and his brother, Orm. When everything is said and done the Justice League is forced once again to deal with the fact that their adventures are making them unpopular in the world. It ties directly both to previous hints dropped in JL issues as well as this week's JLA. We also get a pretty major surprise in the very last panel that I'm very excited to see explored in the next few months. 

All-in-all, Throne of Atlantis was an okay arc. I suppose it's because everything moved so quickly, but I never felt really connected to the seriousness of the events. I hope that what happened here doesn't just blow over so that when I return to this in the next year or two I'll be able to appreciate this event as something truly important. Regardless, the art and writing are as solid as ever. DC has clearly maintained JL as its flagship title, at least from a quality perspective.