I really like the direction Chuck Dixon is taking with this series already. Batman's got some subversive things going on. And he's playing the League already. This one is billed as the Outsiders vs. the Justice League. Really it should say, the Outsiders play the Justice League. Which is exactly what Batman does this issue. He's got the OMAC from last issue, and he knows how the League is going to react. So he sets up a little bait and switch for them. They think that the OMAC they have in stasis has broke out, when actually it's doing exactly as it's been commanded to. Batman shows how tight his team is when they take it down. And then the League claims the burnt out shell. Meanwhile, the real OMAC . . . the one they want to dissect and study . . . is deeper in the complex. Away from prying eyes. Also Chuck is scripting a lot more interaction between characters. The scene with Grace, Thunder and the nude Cassandra was hilarious. And I really liked Brion's reaction when they told him he was being traded down, from the League to the Outsider. Classic stuff. Julian Lopez is the penciller, and, with Bit as his inker, his work looks really sharp. And we have a new member joining next issue. One who just knocks on the door of the Manor and asks for Bruce. Mark my words, by the end of the year, this is going to be the series to beat.
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