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5 out of 5 stars

The League's Rebirth September 3, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

One day, early in 1996, Grant Morrison wondered if DC would like to relaunch the Justice League. The sales of the Justice League have fallen off. The League was now populated with second and third tier characters in the DCU. Mr. Morrison's plans were simple. He wanted the A list League. When people think of the Justice League, he said in interviews, they think of DC's big guns, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and of course, J'onn J'onz, the Martian Manhunter. That's what he wanted to do. He wanted to do big, epic superhero stories. DC aquiesced. Morrison once said that had he asked DC the next day, they probably would have rejected it.

It's a good thing DC said yes. Because Morrison's relaunch, titled "JLA" would turn out to be DC's biggest selling title of the 1990's hands down. And, true to Morrison's word, he DID pull out the stops. In the first four issues alone, the League tangled with the Hyperclan, an intergalactic superteam (with [shock!] nefarious plans for Earth). Then the JLA would accept a prospective new heroine Tomorrow Woman and prevent a mutiny in heaven and face their old foe, the Key.

The art by Howard Porter, John Dell and others was terrific. But the standout was Morrison. I vividly recall finishing issue #2 when the Hyperclan seemingly vanquished the JLA and I was floored. I couldn't wait for issue #3! Mr. Morrison knows how to write a cliff hanger. Not only that, he knows the JLA's core characters so well that nothing seems forced. His stories move along with the force of a runaway locomotive. This is popcorn reading at it's absolute best.

This is a must own if you're a fan of the JLA or any of the core characters. A comics classic. 5 Stars.

5 out of 5 stars

Born again October 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

In the mid-90's, DC's flagship Justice League title was floundering in terms of sales and quality. Enter Grant Morrison, the inventive and innovative writer best known for his defining runs on Animal Man, The Invisibles, and Doom Patrol, and he would be responsible for making the Justice League relevant once again. JLA features Morrison re-shaping the Justice League to include DC's big guns once again: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lantern Kyle Rayner (John Stewart would come a little later), and Aquaman. Through this team, Morrison would craft fun yet surprisingly intelligent stories that illustrated everything a major superhero comic book should be. This first deluxe hardcover volume of Morrison's run on JLA collects the tales of the JLA's struggle against the Hyperclan and The Key, as well as their first encounter with the enigmatic Tomorrow Woman. Almost as prolific as Morrison's writing on the title is the artwork of Howard Porter, who simply put was born to pencil these characters. All in all, Grant Morrison's run on JLA was everything a superhero title should be, and now is your chance to either check it out for the first time, or re-experience it all over again.

5 out of 5 stars

JLA strikes back! October 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

One of the best reboots of a title in a long time. Grant Morrison is in top form here and Howard Porter shows he was born to draw these characters.

5 out of 5 stars

Morrison does it again November 3, 2008
How in the world did it take me so long to read this? It's absolutely brilliant. The Zauriel story is good (and epic), the Tomorrow Woman story is outrageous and probably a lot more hilarious than intended, and the Hyperclan stuff is great. The only miss is the origin story ("Star Seed"), which is forgettable at best. And Morrison's take on Batman is inspired.

But the real gem is Imaginary Stories/Elseworlds. The Key is a ridiculous villain and Morrison plays him to the hilt. The alternate realities are genius (Wonder Woman as an Indiana Jones pastiche fighting Nazi zombies? More please!), and Connor Hawke trying to use his father's idiotic trick arrows to take down an army of robots is even better.

This is Morrison firing on all cylinders. The only thing I can liken it to is the old Fantastic Four stuff after Kirby really hit his stride, with nutty mind-blowing images of alien craziness and everyone sort of crackling and emoting right off the page. It's epic and grand and cranks the endorphins right up to 11. This is exactly why comics exist.

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