Justice League Unlimited #10
Scheduled to arrive in stores: August 27, 2025
Cover date: October 2025
“Justice League Unlimited”
Writer: Mark Waid
Artist: Dan Mora
Cover: Dan Mora
Variant Cover: Nathan Szedy, Rachta Lin, and Sarah Baslaim
1:25 Variant Cover: Mathew Clark
Artist Spotlight Variant: Bruno Redondo
Reviewed by: JP Rocha
Time is broken; we see a kaleidoscope of time streams. Some alternative versions of reality, some bizarre timelines that can only be labeled as Elseworlds. In the center, we have a bleeding Time Trapper (Doomsday) who was unsuccessfully hiding the Hypertime. Darkseid’s Legion is pursuing him, but he is able to escape to the Justice League Watchtower. But not before receiving a fatal blow from the Dark Mon-El.
Picking up from the end of the last issue, Batman has taken his conversation with Superman and Wonder Woman to the Red Tornado AI. As a result of Gorilla Grodd’s attack, Batman is questioning the vetting process for membership to the Justice League. He wants to use the Red Tornado AI to conduct a deep-dive background check on all members. Superman and Wonder Woman disagree with this breach of privacy. As a result, Batman attempts to bypass them and directly ask the Red Tornado. Only Batman knows that Red Tornado is preprogrammed to assist any member of the Trinity without question.
The last two-thirds of the book focus on three stories converging into a cliffhanger.
The first is the Time Trapper story, Black Lightning enlists the help of Martian Manhunter, Dr. Niles Caulder, and Metamorpho to assist in a surgery to save Doomsday.
The second story is focused on a Justice League extraction team in Markovia that includes Captain Atom, Power Girl, and Cadejos as they arrive to enlist Geo-Force. Markovia is but one Apokoliptian fire pit that has started popping up across the world.
The final story takes place back at the Watchtowers’ holding cells. Mr. Terrific is tending to the captured Parademon that was captured back in issue two. The giant parademon is in pain, unfortunate for Mr. Terrific that pain is of the Xenomorph incubation type.
Story – 4: Okay, this is the best book at DC. Mark Waid is taking the abstract ideas of Joshua Williamson and turning them into a great story. The Justice League book should be the universe-driving book, and Unlimited is that flagship book.
The three-story cliffhanger is a great, unique touch. The fourth story leaves us wondering about the repercussions of Batman’s decision to go over the head of Superman and Wonder Woman and abuse the trust of the Justice League.
Art – 5: Dan Mora’s art is top-notch in this issue. While the issue is filled with action, the best work is in the quiet scenes with Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman. The first four panels on the issue’s 10th page are a great example of great art and good storytelling.
All four panels are long and horizontal. Each of the first three panels features one of the Trinity as they discuss Batman’s proposal for invasive monitoring of the Justice League members. Batman and Superman are at odds with the decision. Mora uses a close-up headshot on opposite ends of each panel to visually show that they are on opposing sides of the argument. While Wonder Woman is placed in the middle of her panel as she sees both sides of the argument.
Superman is needed in Smallville, as we see in Superman 28. The final panel has Superman half-covered in shadow. Wonder Woman is in full color, and she is standing next to a Batman that is covered in complete shadow. They are both quiet as Superman is shown leaving, while saying that they will pick up this important conversation once he returns. But as we know, Batman has already decided to move forward against Superman’s request to hold off.Cover Art – 4: The main cover is by Dan Mora, the Trinity plus Black Lightning are tending to a battle-worn Time Trapper (Doomsday). While there is no clear shot of any of the heroes’ faces, the art and layout overcome the cover’s shortcomings.
There are variant covers by Nathan Szedy, Rachta Lin, and Sarah Baslaim. The Nathan Szedy variant features Wonder Woman and Supergirl. The Rachta Lin variant features Zantanna, Martian Manhunter, and Xanthe. The Sarah Baslaim variant features Yara Flor, Supergirl, and Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
The Artist Spotlight Variant features Bruno Redondo’s take on Plastic Man.
There is one Incentive Cover: Nimit Malavia (1:25) The Matthew Clark Variant features The Question (Rene Montoya) in the security room of the Justice League Satellite.
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