Shadow War Zone #1 Review

Easy money, isn't that right, DC?

Shadow War Zone

Writers: Joshua Williamson, Ed Brisson, Stephanie Phillips and Nadia Shammas
Artists: Otto Schmidt, Ann Maulina, Michael Bowden and  Sweeney Boo
Letterers: Steve Wands, Awls Troy Peteri and Andworld Design
Editors: Ben Abernathy and Dave Welgosz 
Cover: Jonboy Meyers

Why does this exist? I hate using the term "cash grab", and even though this doesn't really fit the description, the word definily comes to mind after reading this. Nothing here feels like it needs to exist. Black Canary's fight with Angel Breaker went nowhere, we still don't know much about the two. The only purpose of their encounter is to set up another fight in the future, feels flat and disappointing. And that's the only story that's worth mentioning. You can definitely have some fun with the rest of the comic, it isn't bad, but again, why does this exist? This is supposed to show the impact this crossover is having but it feels so small and inconsequential. It also suffers from "Character is on the main cover but plays no role in the issue".

Again, this isn't a bad comic, for exemple, seeing Ghostmaker and Clownhunter as some kind of Batman & Robin is fun, but I don't think you will be losing much or feeling lost if you skip this over.