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JLA, Vol. 2: American Dreams by Howard Porter, Grant Morrison, John Dell

mapatchli's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

erissa_lestrange's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

virginiaduan's review against another edition

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3.0

A bit disjointed as a whole, I still enjoyed the individual smaller story arcs. It's fun to see what the writers thought relevant in 1998.

just_fighting_censorship's review against another edition

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2.0

Confusion...anger...boredom...these were my stages of reading...



What the hell happened between the first volume and this mess?!

These stories were choppy and boring and ridiculous....angels...really? There are characters and situations that are thrown at the reader with no development or back story. As a reader i was left wondering....why am I supposed to care??

I hate the glowing blue Superman, yes lets give this already unbeatable character even more powers so that he can conveniently act as a plot device and save the day.

The first story was a single issue story that was completely forgettable and did nothing to progress any of the JLA characters.

The second story was about angels, that's really all I got out of it.

The last story was the most interesting of the bunch with isn't saying much. It offers alternate realities of characters while introducing the reader to the new Green Arrow, Ollie's son.

Overall, I was shocked, these stories didn't even seem to be a continuation of the setup we got from the every enjoyable [b:JLA, Vol. 1: New World Order|22362|JLA, Vol. 1 New World Order|Grant Morrison|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1343152393s/22362.jpg|2292522]. Grant Morrison, you are so much better than this. It doesn't seem like anything of great importance or consequence happened in these stories, and the worst crime of all, nothing particularly interesting happened either.

the_graylien's review against another edition

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4.0

This is volume 2 of Grant Morrison's run on JLA, collecting issues #5-9.

In this volume, much like the first, we get a very fun romp with superhero comics while exploring some of Morrison's more usual, mind-bending fare. This volume sees theology, alternate realities, and the unlikely hero saving the day, themes Morrison has explored time and again.

An enjoyable read of arguably the world's best known superheroes by a master of the medium.

jessimuhka's review against another edition

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4.0

Man, the Justice League tends to get trapped in their dreams a lot...

dulfbarglin's review

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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