And while I did like the general tenor of the first issue of Johns & Lee’s JLA, I also immediately decided to wait for the trade and spend some pennies on other DCU #1 issues because, well, it’s clear that the story isn’t designed to be enjoyed issue by issue. It sets up a string of moments that are clearly going to be a lot more interesting if one reads them all in one sitting, and I’d rather only pay for all of those issues once. At one time.

No harm done, imho. DC will still get their money for their product from me, if not in the ideal fashion, and I’m willing to try, say, the Frankenstein title in the interim (which also managed to introduce all of the characters on the cover and more in the first issue).