Salvation Run

Short and to the point: A bunch of DC villains marooned on a planet to fend for themselves. This premise is SO good it's hard to imagine anyone messing it up. The very capable Mathew Sturges and Bill Willingham certainly do not. The "JLA" in the title seems only to be there for branding purposes, as very few (if any) heroes appear in the book. It's just a bunch of bad guys, and gals on the cosmic equivalent to a dangerous desert island. I loved it and by the end I was rooting for the arch enemies, and shouting "up yours!" to the decent and good people of Earth. A fan of Villains United (Countdown to Infinite Crisis), or Secret Six: Six Degrees of Devastation might very well enjoy this book.

Someone has found a solution to the super-villain problem - exile to the beautiful planet of Salvation, where the super-villains can build a new society, one to their liking. But, Salvation isn't all that it's cracked up to be. It seems that someone has turned the idyllic world in a murderous training ground, where the villains need to use all of their power and cunning just to stay alive! But, these guys and galls never did go in for The Common Good and all that sort of thing. Things are about to get ugly...and uglier still. Overall, I found this to be an interesting story. I always did have a weak spot for evil versus evil stories, and this one pits some of the best against each other. Now, it is true that with so many characters placed into the story, too many are reduced to a mere cameo appearance. But, that said, I did find this to be a very entertaining story. It's survival of the fittest, or should I say "baddest"? Who do you think is going to win?