This volume follows up Superman and Justice League America vol 2. Dan Jurgens left as writer of the book with the end of that collection and hopefully he took the awful storytelling with him.
Dan Vado took over as writer and it becomes crystal clear almost immediately that either DC just didn't care about the Justice League anymore or they had the worst editor on the book they could find. This volume is just awful. I think the book might be worse than when I originally read it back in the nineties. The direction of the book is laughable. The stories are not good. And we're missing some important continuity. In the last volume, the League recruited some new members because they were lacking in might after their run-in with Doomsday. Black Condor, The Ray and Agent Liberty were recruited. We also found out that Bloodwynd was not who he said he was. He was actually Martian Manhunter in disguise. The last volume ended with the big reveal. This volume starts off with the real Bloodwynd as a member and no Martian Manhunter, Black Condor or Agent Liberty in sight. No mention. No anything.
We also have Guy Gardner acting as one dimensional as possible throughout most of this book. I don't remember if that was how he was written in the rest of the DCU or just in this book. We do find out that it's not actually Guy, but that's neither here nor there.
This book is a real stinker. Consider yourself warned.
Wonder Woman And Justice League America Vol. 1
Writer: Dan Vado, Chuck Dixon, Bill Loebs
Artist: Kevin West, Greg LaRocque, Mike Collins, Chris Hunter, Rick Burchett, Ken Branch, Romeo Tanghal, Terry Beatty, Carols Garzon, Robert Jones, Mark Stegbauer, Bob Downs
DC Comics
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