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Justice League: Endless Winter #1
Publisher: DC
Writer(s): Andy Lanning & Ron Marz
Artist(s): Howard Porter & Marco Santucci
Colors: Hi-Fi & Arif Prianto
Letters: Andworld Design & Troy Peteri
Cover: Mikel Janin

Endless Winter starts in true superhero fashion as Lanning and Marz set us up for something big and hopefully as fun as this issue was. They open up with an oversight of Superman’s after he has relocated his Fortress of Solitude. An oversight that is soon to be exploited and unleash a new villain in the DCU. From here they give us classic hero entrances as the Justice League takes on a group of villains enjoying some free time. Marz and Lanning make it plain the team isn’t going all out in this fight as Barry is going from member to member seeking advice whilst they take the villains down. Which is a huge contrast to when they face off against the Frost King and things get a bit more hectic and the stakes are higher.

Porter and Hi-Fi handle the visual storytelling for the present day sequences which are pure comic excitement. Bold and bright action sequences with the same amount of energy applied to the quieter moments in the issue. When each hero is introduced with the graphic used for their name it just makes those panels much more impactful. There’s also a great splash page of intense action with four separate panels focusing on a hero with each one visually connected by Flash running through each. The scenes in the past by Santucci and Prianto give the book an entirely different vibe as we catch a glimpse of familiar Viking Age heroes with some solid costume designs.

Much of what makes this issue work is that regardless of how well known the Justice League is, Lanning and Marz still make sure that if this is some kid’s first comic that it’s pretty accessible. That right there is pretty cool if you ask me. Everything you need to know is established here with a cliffhanger that hints at a much bigger picture when it’s said and done.

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