Justice League Dark, Volume 1: In the Dark is the first volume in one of the 2011 "New 52" titles that lasted nearly the entire New 52 run. This volume is written by Peter Milligan, and later volumes were written by Jeff Lemire. The idea behind the book is that Superman and the regular Justice League superheroes are vulnerable to magic, so when Enchantress, a powerful sorceress, begins wreaking havoc on the world, Cyborg, Wonder Woman, and Superman are helpless. Enter Justice League Dark.
The title isn't just dark in that it revolves around demons, magic, and tarot cards; the members of Justice League Dark themselves are dark and miserable. Shade conjures a lover for himself, imbuing her with such realistic characteristics that she eventually leaves him. Madame Xanadu can tell the future, but she abuses nitrous oxide or some other drug. Deadman is, of course, dead, and the only way he can make love with his girlfriend Dawn is to inhabit the body of someone alive, only she won't go for it. John Constantine is a hot mess, as always. Zatanna seems like the best adjusted of the troupe, but how can she hold them together?
I don't really miss ranking comics from * to *****, and Justice League Dark is one of the titles I'd have a little trouble ranking. I got it from the library, and I don't think I'd pay to read more of it, especially when I've already read tie-ins from Justice League and Justice League of America. I haven't really liked the DC crossovers as of late, and Justice League Dark unfortunately gets caught up in those crossovers. Still, I read this volume and enjoyed it when I had tons of other interesting things I could have read instead. I didn't expect JLD to be very good, and because my expectations were very low, I enjoyed it more than I expected.
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