DC's revamped version of the Justice League made quite a splash when it started a couple of years ago. The main reason was Grant Morrisons writing, which was a welcome departure from the usual dull super team fare. After leaving the book for breif stints, the 6 part "World War Three" storyline marks his final departure from the series. Unfortunately, it is one of his poorest stories.

Rather than rehash the plot, let's just cut to the chase here. "World War Three" is a complete mess. It is lots of build up concerning how big and terrible the menace is, lots of hand wringing by our heroes, and lots of short, fast scene cuts which can only be intended to distract you from the lack of a comprehensible story. Ultimately, it goes nowhere. The heroes save the day, as you knew they would, and yet, in the end you're not exactly sure how they did it. They pose a lot, and look concerned, but they don't see to actually DO anything.

Grant Morrison has shown that he can be an excellent comic writer. Unfortunatly, superheroes are simply not where his interest or talents are. His run on JLA was marked by some very good stories, mixed in with some truely pointless ones. Like the emperors new clothes, too many comic fans were afraid to admit that they just couldn't make any sense of them. So now Morrison is leaving JLA and I think that the book will at the very least be more consistant. Hopefully, at least, we won't have to suffer through another story like this one, which amounts to nothing more than a comic book version of a "Vogue" dance.