JLA Classified #22 - DC

Like I said this series can pick it's stories from anywhere in the Leagues history. So why, did this one pick the Detroit League. Now these characters are interesting, but kinda lame. We have Steel, Gypsy, Vixen, Vibe and their mentor John Jonzz. It was nice to see Mike Zeck's name on the cover art though. Haven't seen or heard from him in a long time. The artwork on the inside is actually not bad either. I was worried because when they were the Justice League, in it's final issues, the stories were lame, and the artwork was worse. But this one, is ok. It shows the team early in their developement, when the Martian Manhunter is trying to train them and make them more cohesive as a team. This issue focus' a lot on Steel's background. Next issue's focus is Vibe. So my guess is that is the purpose of this story arc, to explain the background of these characters a little better. Of course there's the obligatory brawl with the Royal Flush Gang. But I think the main thing we're supposed to get out of this one is the character developement. There also seems to be a little bit of developement with the Royal Flush Gang. We see the characters in and out of their costumes. And we already know that they won't be the Gang forever, because there's a couple different versions that show up between then and now. We also have Aquaman thrown into the mix, who supposedly is on his way to rescue them, but doesn't show up before the end of the book. Maybe next issue. So anyways, better story than I expected. It'll actually be interesting to see how this one plays out. And also what is DC's plan for these characters after this book. All this history must be setting up something. We'll see.