(If you’ve read any of Brad Meltzer’s run on JLofA, you’ll see what I’m making fun of.)
Welcome back the Justice League Month. This time, I’m
stepping out of the 20th century and am entering the 2000’s with the
re-launched series, Justice League of America. This series came out around 2006/2007. My
comic buying was pretty sporadic at this time. The walk from campus to The
Outer Limits was a long one and I had other things to spend my money on. When I
heard they were re-launching the book, I decided I would try this series out. I
bought the zero issue and issue 1. I didn’t stick with it much though mostly
because of funds, but I did get some later issues from this series. Today’s
post will cover #1-7. I’ll also browse
over #0 (which isn't in the trade for some dumb reason) and a couple things you might need to know about this era
of the League.
On the outset, this might be my favorite version of the
League. You have the popular heroes like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and
GL. You also have lesser known heroes like Black Lightning, Vixen, and Arsenal
aka Red Arrow. Yes, Black Lightning is on the JLA and it’s about time.
Unfortunately, it didn’t last long because some idiot decided to ship him back
to the Outsiders for some dumb reason. Anyway, this version of the League
really reminds me of the League from the 1970’s.
The writer for the first 13 issues of the series is author
Brad Meltzer. Meltzer has written on books like Green Arrow and has even
written his own novels. He’s also well known for a 2004 miniseries called
Identity Crisis. I have no opinion on that series, but I’ve heard that it has a
mixed reception with fans. The penciller for the issues is Ed Benes. He’s been
drawn on books like Superman, Birds of Prey, Supergirl, and Captain Marvel. I
also know that he is mostly known for drawing fine women… I think I might like this. The
inker is Sandra Hope and she’s been an inker for a lot of DC’s comics. Well,
with that out of the way, let’s see how this new league was formed…