matt4hire's review against another edition
4.0
The first volume's easily the weakest, but it's still really awesome. The stand-out stories are "Woman of Tomorrow", where the team gains a new member who's got a few secrets that even she doesn't know, and "A Rage of Angels", which brings the first taste of the hugely epic tone that would make the series famous.
gohawks's review against another edition
3.0
The art is kind of all of over the place, but the best story by far, is the first arc where Morrison shows just why Batman fits in just fine with all those dudes with super powers.
ferrisscottr's review
4.0
This graphic novel collects 9 issues of JLA from the late 90's (hence Superman with a mullet).
I liked this (surprisingly) pretty well.
The art was very good (except Superman's extremely small ears - don't ask why that sticks out to me) and the writing was well above average, kept me turning the pages and wanting to know what happens next.
Why not 5 stars? Because it has the same problem that every DC comic has had for 70+ years - it's not believable, it's not relatable. The hero's are almost god like (you might say Mary Sue like) and there is never a doubt that they will win, nothing is ever going to go wrong, they have no problems, no issues, etc. etc. etc.
I got this from my son (after I made an angry face when he came home from the bookstore with DC graphic novels instead of Marvel) and really enjoyed it - if you're a DC fan this is a definite recommendation.
I liked this (surprisingly) pretty well.
The art was very good (except Superman's extremely small ears - don't ask why that sticks out to me) and the writing was well above average, kept me turning the pages and wanting to know what happens next.
Why not 5 stars? Because it has the same problem that every DC comic has had for 70+ years - it's not believable, it's not relatable. The hero's are almost god like (you might say Mary Sue like) and there is never a doubt that they will win, nothing is ever going to go wrong, they have no problems, no issues, etc. etc. etc.
I got this from my son (after I made an angry face when he came home from the bookstore with DC graphic novels instead of Marvel) and really enjoyed it - if you're a DC fan this is a definite recommendation.
nkives's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the story for this, but the art of comic books in the 90s was terrible, and this isn't an exception.
library_jones's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. Not quite as good as I remember it being back in the '90s, but still some of the best Justice League stories ever.
standardman's review against another edition
5.0
Massive, mythic and one the best runs on the Justice League. The art took me a while to get used to but I soon got into it. Superman has some very of-the-period looks, though.
tytad's review
4.0
The first 5 issues were the best to me. The other ones were good, but just not as good. The illustrations to me were poorly done. When you are reading comics I feel that it should be just as important as the writing. So I give 4.5 for the story and a 3 for the graphics.
tbr_the_unconquered's review
3.0
Until recently the best memory that I had of about the JLA was Bruce Timm’s excellent animated series that aired almost a good decade ago in India. It started off with a bang with all the key A-team players (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman) battling forces too large for a single hero. It was immensely exciting seeing that the almighty costumed heroes did have chinks in the armour which could be exploited by the right kind of antagonist. And also that together they could bring down apocalyptically huge threats. Then along came Justice League unlimited and the series went to mud in no time. A few crack, elite heroes were replaced with a trainload of bland and ridiculous characters : they flew, they swam, they teleported and you could not throw a stone without it hitting a superhero. In simple plain English : it was boring ! From what I gather, this was the premise from which Grant Morrison began his run on JLA with DC comics. The story idea that Morrison pitched was to bring awesomeness back into the fold into JLA and he was only going to use the A-team for the purpose. Going by the first book in the volume, he has done a commendable job at it.
This is the JLA team getting back together after a brief period of being left to their own. Which means they have to learn to work together again – effectively. Being larger than life heroes, there are egos that big to contend with too and sometimes they just don’t gel too well. These teething problems are slowly ironed out over the course of the book. It is interesting that there is intense verbal sparring between Flash and Green Lantern both of whom are new to their roles, Superman is in the process of rediscovering himself (and also becomes an electromagnetically charged…something for a while), Batman is more of a consultant who keeps dropping in and disappearing while it is left to Wonder Woman and the Manhunter to run the ship. Over the course of the book, they slowly evolve into a very effective unit which combats aliens, rogue angels and other such misfits. Having been written in the 90’s, some of the story arcs seem rather tasteless now but Morrison has a good way of keeping cliff-hanger endings to episodes which makes it a good page turner.
Note : All you aliens, don’t you ever make the mistake of underestimating Batman as just another puny mortal. Superman does not call him ‘The most dangerous man on earth’ just for nothing ! Unless you want your collective posteriors handed back to you, keep this in mind.
This is the JLA team getting back together after a brief period of being left to their own. Which means they have to learn to work together again – effectively. Being larger than life heroes, there are egos that big to contend with too and sometimes they just don’t gel too well. These teething problems are slowly ironed out over the course of the book. It is interesting that there is intense verbal sparring between Flash and Green Lantern both of whom are new to their roles, Superman is in the process of rediscovering himself (and also becomes an electromagnetically charged…something for a while), Batman is more of a consultant who keeps dropping in and disappearing while it is left to Wonder Woman and the Manhunter to run the ship. Over the course of the book, they slowly evolve into a very effective unit which combats aliens, rogue angels and other such misfits. Having been written in the 90’s, some of the story arcs seem rather tasteless now but Morrison has a good way of keeping cliff-hanger endings to episodes which makes it a good page turner.
Note : All you aliens, don’t you ever make the mistake of underestimating Batman as just another puny mortal. Superman does not call him ‘The most dangerous man on earth’ just for nothing ! Unless you want your collective posteriors handed back to you, keep this in mind.
jakekilroy's review against another edition
4.0
This is such a good collection. Not just the stories. Each superhero is almost their most ideal, most definable. Each member of the Justice League is vivid and concrete. They have motivations, hesitations, regrets, and distinguishable qualities. Stoked.
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