newsarama's richard gray gave "justice league dark" #22 an 8 out of 10. gray stated: "while many events that run across multiple titles often slap a logo on an existing series and call it a tie-in...lemire ensures that his team are an integral part, [making] the team finally feel as though they are part of a wider dc universe. indeed, in many ways, this appears to be the primary goal of “trinity war”, in that it unites the often disparate strands of the new 52." joshua yehl of ign gave the issue a 7.0 out of 10, saying "while the art and characters are done well, the overall plot of trinity war leaves much to be desired." however, he praised jeff lemire's character work, and felt that mikel janin's art was the "cleanest and most consistent looking chapter of "trinity war" thus far." comic book resources' kelly thompson gave the issue 2.5 stars out of 5, saying the issue "gets devoured by the massive "trinity war" and buckles under the weight" adding that the debate seems more plot driven than character driven. despite the criticism of the story, thompson praised janin's art saying, "he does nearly the impossible and draws just about every single major character in the dcu perfectly."