JLA I did not read this issue in the original run for whatever reason, but if I had, I think I would have REALLY liked it when I was 15 or 16. It uses superheroes and philosophy in a way that feels perfect for that age’s thinking. Today? Not as provocative.

0 5
2021-03-12

JLA This felt a little more disjointed than most issues in this run, coming in between guest writer one-offs. The crux is a prison break story, but in a larger sense it seems to be setting up plot to be paid off in the near future in about three different layers.

0 4
2021-03-11

JLA Another one-off (sort of) that ties into the concurrently unfolding No Man’s Land story arc. I think it’s a credit to this run that even these event tie-ins largely feel additive to the over-arching story, nice bit of planning and forethought at work there.

0 6
2021-03-10

JLA In which Triumph has just about the worst day any foe of the team has had in this run yet. Trying to destroy existence is one thing, but if you let minor grievances spin into an evil revenge plot? Hoo boy, watch out. Lex Luther got kid gloves compared to this.

1 3
2021-03-06

JLA It’s fun the way these comics draw from the past of all the cast members. This issue is a great example of it, in that the villain is revealed to be a foe of Aquaman’s, of all characters. Nice little twist that makes the cast and shared world feel more robust.

0 4
2021-03-05

JLA Great rising action. Also, this issue features Captain Marvel punching Superman, and when you have these two characters in one book, you should always contrive a way for Captain Marvel to punch Superman, or vice versa.

2 11
2021-03-04

Crisis Times Five begins in JLA with the returning Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, John Dell, Pat Garrahy, Digital Chameleon, and Ken Lopez.

JLA & JSA team-up. Genie mayhem. Big Red Cheese. You don't get much better than this.

0 2
2021-03-03

JLA Kind of a loose one-off story, based on a philosophical debate over whether a bigger league is better...this story doesn’t quite answer that question, but The Atom gets to feel like a super smart guy who is needed...so good for him? Idk

0 3
2021-03-02

I know I'm early today, but I want to get this out before I pass out again. JLA concludes the Ultramarines arc from Grant Morrison, Mark Pajarillo, Walden Wong, Pat Garrahy, Digital Chameleon, and Ken Lopez.

0 3
2021-02-27

JLA This run has a steady ebb and flow of the team getting totally dismantled by some enemy...before then regrouping, figuring something out, and saving the day. And yet. It’s still a fun ride to get there, which is a credit to the creators.

0 5
2021-02-26

JLA Where do you go after your run involves facing an evil sentient sun from the distant future that required centuries upon centuries to defeat? You go to commentary about the inherent evil of the military industrial complex.

2 16
2021-02-25

We're back to the main book with JLA by Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, John Dell, Pat Garrahy, Heroic Age, and Ken Lopez.

The Shaggy Man stolen, the Ultramarine Corps debut, and Aquaman gets the bends. And not the good kind from Radiohead.

0 2
2021-02-25

DC One Million The finale. I really liked this event (for which I read all the tie-ins), and it was an interesting contrast reading it alongside Future State, which felt looser and less consistent, but also in some places (Superman, especially) more interesting.

1 13
2021-02-24

DC One Million I’m really into this event, which has so many DC Comics things I love basically central to it and on display in this issue, from Plastic Man to Vandal Savage to the publisher’s deep bench of superheroes.

0 8
2021-02-23

DC One Million The thing I liked most about this second issue is that it makes excellent use of DC’s deep bench of great characters. No usual Batman, Superman, or even Wonder Woman in sight. Instead it’s Titans, Blue Beetles, The Atom. Great.

0 8
2021-02-19

JLA This is a great issue, reaching the utter peak of DC Comics superheroic absurdity to this point, and boasting a climax wherein Dream battles/imprisons Starro to ultimately save the world. Porter also levels up here, IMO.

1 15
2021-02-17

Does the Conqueror get Conquered? JLA by Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, John Dell, Pat Garrahy, Heroic Age, and Ken Lopez reveal the stuff of dreams.

Also, Aquaman dances with starfishes.

0 2
2021-02-17

JLA Oh hey, I should have known from the cover but this one features Dream (Daniel), and it also features Starro. What a great and seemingly-disparate pairing of characters. Also, GMo is back after a guest stint by Mark Waid.

2 8
2021-02-16

Distracting myself by reading ahead in the project. Doing some DC One Millions tie-ins. Love the art in this Impulse comic by Craig Rousseau, Barbara Kaalberg, and Tom McCraw.

Also, here’s the UPDATED GMosJLA landing page if you’re curious: https://t.co/UPGxZwquAY

0 4
2021-02-14

JLA Kind of knew throughout the last issue that this wasn’t a full heel turn for ol’ Adam Strange, but still interesting to follow it as it plays out. The ending hits a bittersweet note that not too many superhero books tend to embrace. Next, Morrison returns!

0 7
2021-02-13