Archive for the ‘Justice League of America’ Category
Or – “In Which A Hero Must DIE…”
Every few years, we see the League at a crisis moment, a flashpoint where all the popular heroes are off doing their crossovers, and the remaining members are Tasmanian Devil, General Glory and The Creeper. With a whole new League around the corner, the few remaining members of the JLA have been dealing with a growing sense of unrest and aimlessness. Who will stay? Who will leave? And didn’t they promise that Leaguer would die?
Or – “JUUUUSTIIIIICE! Whar Is Thet Dang Ol’ Boy, Anywho?”
Um… I know that Hal Jordan is the next big thing in the DC Universe. I know that he and Ollie are the manly-man core of this proactive Force Works Outsiders JL Task Force Justice League splinter group. I know that Supergirl is a cute teen hottie in a skimpy little spandex costume. But why is the most powerful member of this team slinking around on her bulletproof knees like she’s on the hood of a Camaro in a David Coverdale video?
Or – “Hey, Vent! You Ready To Move Out?”
When you read monthly comic books the way that I do, often times you get to the point where you feel like you know what’s coming, when every title feels like you’ve read it before. On the other hand, you have the odd experience where you read a title or issues that you KNOW you’ve read before, but you cannot for the life of you remember how it’s supposed to end. With over a hundred monthly titles coming out, sometimes you need to play catchup, you need to go where everybody knows your name to the land of the Rapid Fire Revieeeeewwww!
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DC Comics has released a sneak peek of James Robinson’s JLA #38. Take the jump for some Despero, Plastic Man, Red Tornado action.
Or – “Why I Expect So Much More From This Title…”
There are those who say that the Justice League isn’t the Justice League without the Big Three DC heroes… This, of course, raises issues every couple of years when the creative teams have to work around a Dead Batman, a de-powered Wonder Woman or a Reign of the Supermen. The simple fact of the JLA (as well as The Avengers, I might add) is that the lineup doesn’t matter a whit… It’s what you do with them. This book SHOULD be the center of the DC Universe, it should never be just an afterthought, and this incarnation of the Justice League’s book has seldom been anything but an atterthought. Can classic writer Len Wein pull off a miracle with a new Vixen-centric League?
Or – “Sir, I Protest! I Am NOT A Merry Man!!!”
Once again, we’ve come to the situation where Stately Spoilers Manor contains far more comics than there are days to review ‘em, leading once again unto the Final Frontier… NUQNEH – NOOKNEHH! Phasers on summarize!
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DC Comics has released a sneak peek of Justice League of America #35 featuring the Royal Flush Gang.
Lots of announcements coming out of the DC Comics panels today. Take the jump for word on Batman and more!
UPDATED WITH PHOTOS AND MORE ANIMATION INFORMATION
Or – “AARGH! I AM CRYING FOR JUSTICE, PERHAPS!”
Y’ever read a comic and think to yourself, ”I’ve already READ this one!” Not in the sense that the book takes on familiar themes, or that it rips off something else, but that you have physically held and processed the comic in question at some point in your life?
Imagine how odd that sensation must be when the book is brand-new.
Or – “We Hold These Comics To Be Self-Evident…”
Today is American Independence Day, commonly referred to as July 4th, as it takes place on the 4th of July, hence the name, and that’s why the song is called Alice’s Restaurant… To all the faithful Spoilerites of the United States, Happy 4th of July. For those of you who are from elsewhere, sorry about all the hegemony and stuff. Either way, it’s time for another bout of our Rapid Fire Reviews, bite-sized chunks of comics that I either couldn’t write three paragraphs about, or ran out of time to cover. Give us your tired, your poorly drawn, your huddled masses of comics, yearning to be bagged in mylar…
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Quite frankly, this bit of news slipped through our fingers while we were driving the highways and biways of this great nation over the weekend, so if you’ve already read the news, feel free to move along and read the next exciting bit of news we have here on the site. Or take the time to post your well thought out reactions to the news in the comment section below.
For the rest of you, news out of DC late last week was James Robinson and Mark Bagley have been signed as the new team for Justice League of America.
“It’s a thrill to be given the reins of DC’s flagship team book and to know that my partner in crime(fighting) will be the esteemed Mark Bagley who’s dynamic storytelling skills I intend to make full use of. It’s further exciting/gratifying for me that I can dove-tail the events of Cry For Justice into the main book where post-Blackest Night will emerge a new team and a new exciting direction as they get caught up in the next wave of events building throughout the DCU.”
The duo start their duties this October.
Or – “Off To Meet My Doom, Mom! See You After School!”
Comic book publishing schedules puzzle me. The Twelve hasn’t come out in what seems like a year, while Agents of Atlas is apparently on a bi-weekly status, and Spider-Man is coming out every sixteen minutes or so. Wolverine alone accounts for half the forests destroyed in the United States every month. The major publishers can’t seem to decide whether it’s a market for the celebrity auteur writer, or whether it’s the characters who sell the books regardless of creator. When Wolverine #73 came out a few weeks ago (before the publication of #72) it occurred to me that the entire industry is run by the pointy-haired boss from Dilbert, and that I should really just relax.
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Or – “Oooh! Scary Stuff, Kids! Blah!”
My daughter looked at this issue’s cover and asked me, “Who’s the red monster?” I told her it was Starbreaker, and he was an alien vampire. She asked, ”Who’s the princess?” I informed her that the princess was Doctor Light, and she was a superhero. She then asked, “Why is she dead?” I informed her that he was biting her to drain her star-powers and that she only LOOKED dead. My daughter looked for a minute, shrugged and said, “I still think she’s dead. And I like Edward Cullen more.”
We all do, baby… We all do.
Or – “Breakdowns II: Electric Boogaloo.”
- MAJOR SPOILERS EXCLUSIVE: The Missing Dialogue From This Issue’s Cover -
Bruce: “So… I’m dead now, y’know.”
Diana: “We heard. I blame that Frank Miller person.”
Bruce: ”Yeah… I’m the $&#damn Deadman doesn’t have the same sort of ‘ooomph’ to it.”
Diana: “Don’t let Boston hear you say that. I irritated him once, and ended up dancing topless to “Three Little Maids from School” in a Turkish bathhouse called ‘The Magik Lasso.’ ”
Clark: “Y’know, I was dead for a while… Editorial went nuts trying to hide it. So, how many guys they got swanning around in YOUR costume?”
Bruce: “Six or ten… I dunno. Maybe even Harley Quinn, if you believe the promotionals… Your dad says ‘Hi,’ by the way.”
Clark: “Tell him Tom Wopat misses him. And we all know it’ll be Dick. C’mon, who else COULD it be?”
Diana: “So, Bruce is off being dead, and you’re gonna be tied up in your big crossover event. Why am I quitting again?”
Bruce: “The Sovereignty of the Trinity, Diana.”
Diana: “What does that even mean?”
Clark: “It means Black Canary is getting a push, and editorial is afraid you’ll overshadow her.”
Diana: “Overshadow her? I’m not even a founding member!”
Clark/Bruce: “Yes, you are.”
Diana: “I am? I thought she was.”
Clark: “Three words, Di: Tom. Welling . Punch.”
Bruce: “Same way my butler became James Bond…”
Clark: “And also how my Milwaukee’s Best mysteriously vanished last summer.”
Diana: “Well, hell… Anybody for souvlaki?”
Or – “Faces Of Evil… WITH EYEBEAMS!!”
Space.
Vampire.
With LASER EYES!!!
You give this guy some claws, and I think Rob Liefeld might have a lawsuit for ya…
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