![]() He never reaches the cultist speech of the MCU’s villain, but you get the feeling that this wouldn’t be too far of a stretch. Although the words that Azrael uses seem positive as he preaches about peace, the cadence to his words add to the feeling that something isn’t right with the hero. Moreover, Azrael’s newfound faith in himself and power set, results in a change of dialogue that lands somewhere between a fear inducing “fire and brimstone” Sunday morning sermon and the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Ebony Maw cultist speech. This doesn’t feel like a heroic victory and, to be honest, this is exactly what you can expect from powers that were given to you from villainous Darkseid’s Other Box. Witnessing her weeping to her sister is uncomfortable, as it should be. Sampere’s pencils expertly convey the horror Blackfire is feeling after the loss of her free will. Normally our heroes are seen beating their enemies into submission with their fists. It is in these panels that Daniel Sampere’s pencils with Jan Albarran’s inks and Ivan Placencia’s colors truly sell the horrific impact of this moment.Īs Blackfire weeps to her sister that she “had no choice,” you get a sense that Azrael’s new powers have violated an ethical code. Instead of having the ability to use articulate words to convince his enemies to stop their attack, he is essentially taking away their free will and forcing them to do as he says. At the end of the battle, Blackfire reveals that Azrael’s voice took away her ability to choose as he commanded her to be calm. However, Abnett’s twist on this newfound ability is much less heroic than I originally perceived and Justice League Odyssey is much better off for it. Originally, I felt that this was more true to their heroic nature, as heroes would want to end the battle with minimal bloodshed. In the review of the prior issue, I stated that it was awesome to see the hero stop the conflict by using his voice. ![]() Azrael is able to halt the advances of the enemy soldiers simply with his words. Picking up immediately from the end of issue #8, Justice League Odyssey #9 twists one of my favorite moments from the previous issue into something truly horrifying. This drama is largely the focus of Justice Odyssey #9 as we witness the fallout from the discovery of Azrael’s new abilities. A great deal of the fun in reading a team book, especially those teams where members possess conflicting ideologies, is watching the drama unfold between the members. With great artwork and a focus on wonderfully crafted character interactions, it is clear that Justice League Odyssey is finally beginning to hit its stride. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast! “I don’t know why I bowed! H-His words seemed to make sense… but I had no choice!”
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