I don’t know a ton about Young Justice. There’s some small runs or stories I’ve read. I never watched the cartoon. I generally don’t know the history. So, when a comic has a lot to do with all of the ups and downs of a team in the past, you’d think it’d be hard to get into. Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 isn’t really that case.

Meghan Fitzmartin keeps Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 pretty simple. With the heroes gone, Young Justice is back together to mourn the “loss” of their mentors and friends. The team hasn’t been one for quite a while and Fitzmartin does a good job of delivering the basics as to what has happened to them through the years. For those new to the team and coming into it as an event tie-in, you’ll get what you need to know.

Where the comic does really well is where it goes from the drama. The men of the team, Connor, Bart, and Tim, are whisked away into what seems like the past. How? Why? Who knows!? That’s the gist of the comic as Cassie takes it upon herself to find her missing friends who everyone else thinks have gone off to mourn on their own. It’s a simple mystery and one that left me scratching my head enough to want to know what’s going on.

The art by Laura Braga is good. With color by Luis Guerrero and Pat Brosseau the characters look like themselves and there’s a lot of characters packed in at times. When the eventually battle happens, there’s some rather humorous placement and visual jokes as well. But, Braga’s style isn’t one I totally go for. It’s good and works but also not one that gets me really excited. There’s times, but this is one where it’s perfectly fine visually.

Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 is a perfectly fine offshoot of the event that has some interesting moments. The reaction of the older heroes has a lot of potential and says so much about how this group is seen. There’s definitely something here but overall this might be for folks who are fans of the characters.

Story: Meghan Fitzmartin Art: Laura Braga
Color: Luis Guerrero Letterer: Pat Brosseau
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.25 Overall: 7.35 Recommendation: Read

DC Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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