I can’t believe I’m saying it… but Dan Jurgens writes a pretty good Batman. Jurgens’s Batman is empathetic and can work with people. Having him be Booster Gold’s cheerleader makes Justice League International something different.
The book is mismatched superheroes against threats they aren’t powerful enough to overcome. Jurgens manages their personalities well enough–though he’s got problems with their United Nations bosses. It’s strange. His superhero dialogue is fine, his bureaucrat dialogue is not.
But Jurgens also goes so far as to deal with anti-U.N. sentiment in the United States–homegrown terrorists blow up the Hall of Justice. It’s a surprising subplot.
It’s not quite good, but it’s certainly readable. Jurgens introduces some new stuff–Batman and Booster–to the superhero team standards. It’s fine.
As for artists Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan? They get the job done. They could be better, they could be much worse.
