Using only a handful of writers (e.g., Geoff Johns, Gail Simone) on their regular staff instead of employing more talent (they won't even consider submissions for writers), DC has gotten behind in producing comics on schedule. So what's a comic company to do? Stage an "event." In this case, it happens to be the well-intentioned, great-on-paper, and poorly
executed Faces of Evil concept. I've found that besides not really being about the villains' points of view, most Faces of Evil stories across the DC Comics' comics aren't even part of the current storyline. And basically...suck. Why? They're using "guest" writers and artists to fill the spots so the regular writers and artists get some time to catch up on their work.Case in point, I just finished Justice League of America #29. This story --surprisingly-- actually was from the villain's point of view. Which villain, you ask? Starbreaker? Who? Um...Star...breaker? Starbreaker first appeared in Justice Leaague of
America (vol. 1) #96 in 1972. Wow. That's a pretty generic name, you may say to yourself. And you'd be right. A pretty generic name, a pretty generic villain, and a pretty generic story. In fact, reading JLA #29, I felt like I was actually reading a comic book from the 1970s (note: that's not a good thing). There was the cheesy, generic villain; the cheesy, generic dialogue; and the cheesy, generic battle sequence. My brain hurt from reading JLA #29.I'm very disappointed in DC Comics' execution of Faces of Evil. It was an "event" I was looking forward to, but ended up being sadly disappointed in. So much for the villains getting their day in the sun. Perhaps they should have hired some "new" talent who could have actually done something special instead of just providing "filler."
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