Justice League Reboot
September 1st, 2011 by chocko
I was never much of a DC Comics kid growing up and I can’t even remember the last time I picked up a DC book, but with the recent news of DC relaunching 52 titles, you can’t help but want to check it out. Justice League #1 recently hit the stands with many comic book shops celebrating by holding midnight sales of the title on its release date.
Geoff Johns is the writer for Justice League and I guess his job is to reintroduce everybody to the heroes that will later form one of the greatest super hero teams of all time. Jim Lee provides the art work which will knock your socks off…every panel is superb. OK…lots of spoilers so you have been warned. The story starts out by establishing the fact that super heroes just aren’t accepted in the world, they are dangerous and the government is willing to take down caped crusaders. Batman is seen chasing some alien who’s been seen trying to plant a bomb in Gotham City. Military aircraft are firing away and making the chase a bit of a challenge, but Batman keeps his cool. Hal Jordan a.k.a. Green Lantern comes to save the day with his super powers and ring…acting like a total dick, but he gets the job done cleaning house. They eventually follow the alien who detonates a bomb while yelling, “For Darkseid!” Green Lantern and Batman have no idea what that cry meant, so they decide to take a trip to Metropolis to visit another alien that might know. We get to see a cameo of Vic Stone a.k.a. Cyborg on the high school football team, before Green Lantern and Batman meet up with Superman. The comic book ends with Hal Jordan getting his ass kicked and it looks like the showdown between Batman and The Man Of Steel is going to be interesting.
The back of the book features sketchbook drawings of the new updated costumes by the master, Jim Lee. Wonder Woman…pants or no pants? We shall see. It looks like Aquaman’s costume also gets a reboot with a little more body armor making him look a little tougher and meaner. You go Aquaman, King of The Seven Seas! I’m looking forward to their reintroductions along with The Flash and seeing how Darkseid ties into the plot. The sketches in the back also features the various stages of how the cover came to be. Definitely worth the $3.99 cover price. Wowzers, when did comic books get so expensive? Next issue: Batman Vs. Superman. I’m gonna predict that Batman gets his ass in a sling, but I guess we’ll have to wait to see what happens in issue #2! To be continued…
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September 2nd, 2011 at 10:51 am
I grew up mainly on Marvel but I love Jim Lee. Might have to get this one. I liked this collection but I’m not a diehard JLA fan anymore: http://www.amazon.com/Justice-League-America-Vol-Tornados/dp/1401215807/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314975051&sr=1-6