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Young Justice Targets #5

SCORE: 67

I am very thankful I had the money to purchase a copy of the Young Justice Targets #5 comic book. Superboy is at the mercy of the brand new and different Metallo. We also see that Queen Perdita of Vlatava is lost somewhere that is dark. That first page sort of gives us a little bit of a recap. There are fifteen pages of story and five pages of a memory within Young Justice Targets #5. Ads can be found throughout this comic book. There will be spoilers in this review of Young Justice Targets #5.

This new Metallo explains that he was a meta human with self healing abilities. This sounds like a pretty handy skill to have. He thought he was a freak and Lex Luthor helped him out. He wanted to help out Lex Luthor. He grew to hate Superman and Superboy because he feels they betrayed Lex Luthor. I am honestly not sure where that came from. There must have been something in DC Comics that happened that Young Justice Targets #5 references. It has a small news report about Lex Luthor being guilty of cloning Superman.

The issues families can have with Young Justice Targets #5 is violence, blood, gore, lack of attire, enticement to lust, and more. Alpha team shows up while the two other teams are fighting off the bad guys. They try to rescue Queen Perdita but run into some resistance they were not expecting. Three of the heroes in Young Justice Targets #5 look to be dead. One has a gaping hole through their chest cavity. I wonder if this is some illusion or reality in Young Justice Targets #5. Superboy is also on the ropes thanks to Metallo.

The staff of Stargirl gets broken in Young Justice Targets #5. It is looking pretty dire for the heroes. Although it is always darkest before the dawn. There is only one more issue left in this series so I expect it will turn around before everything is said and done. The new Metallo gives his backstory and explains the plan of Lex Luthor. He is in one of those villain monologue modes where they think they have won so they can explain their whole complicated and complex plan. The Incredibles pointed this concept out.

Count Vertigo makes an appearance in Young Justice Targets #5. So does Queen Bee. I am a bit surprised the Alpha Team was not prepared to deal with these villains. I am also confused as to why they did not just leave the way they came in. Young Justice Targets #5 is a bit on the depressing side. The art is good and there is plenty of good plot found within Young Justice Targets #5. I still am not sure what the end goal was for Lex Luthor unless it is to kill Superboy. Plus we have not seen Lex yet.
- Paul

Graphics: 60%
Writing: 68%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Story: 70%
Family Friendly Factor: 65%

System: Comic Book
Publisher: DC Comics
Author: Wesman, Jones, Wright
Rating: ‘13+’ for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY

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