Break Downs, Part 15
This is the last part of the Break Downs storyline (other than an epilogue in the next issue of JLE). It is the last Giffen and DeMatteis issue in this run, and there will be a new creative team in the next book. It really did feel like a "goodbye."
Max is still with Wanda, but he feels lost. He thinks he is responsible for all the bad things that happened while possessed by Dreamslayer. J'onn wants to leave the Justice League and explore the (relatively recently obtained) facts of his Martian heritage. Catherine and Sue are concerned about how the Justice League will survive financially. Blue Jay is still in mourning, as is Ice.
Some of the heroes are less affected by events than these. Guy is his same old blustery self. Beetle is still a little overweight, and sensitive about it. Fire is still Fire.
But J'onn has a talk with Max, and convinces him that the League still needs him. Max meets up with Oberon, and they go back to the League headquarters to, hopefully, fix things up.
I am looking forward to reading the next issues, and to see how the creative team changes the story. As I am starting to read these back issues, and reading the current story lines, I am getting a feel for the writers and artists that I like. When I first started reading comics, I didn't pay any attention to the creative team, but now that I am, I can see some differences.
I also have to say, if I was trying to talk someone into reading comics now, I'd tell them to start with old stories, rather than the New 52. I guess I am not the target audience now.