A review by the_graylien
JLA, Vol. 6: World War III by Howard Porter, Mark Pajarillo, Grant Morrison, J.M. DeMatteis, John Dell
5.0
Volume six (and the final volume) of Grant Morrison's JLA run was probably my favorite.
This book had I guess what you'd call three individual stories.
The first (issue #34, "The Ant and the Avalanche") was sort of just a set-up for the issues that were the bulk of the volume, which was the "World War III" story. It was written by Morrison.
The only other story NOT written by Morrison, was the following issue (#35, "The Guilty"), written by J.M. DeMatteis. This may seem like a filler issue at first glance, but it dealt with Hal Jordan and his time as the Spectre and I'm a huge fan of Hal Jordan (who, if you weren't aware, is the now current famed Green Lantern).
The rest of the issues in the book were the actual "World War III" JLA story arc and they were amazing. Morrison does his best job here, in my opinion, of fusing the world of superhero action and the cosmic concepts he so often employs in weaving his genius tales.
In "World War III" a dark force called Mageddon threatens to destroy the earth, infecting all inhabitants with war-like tendencies. Morrison mixes in a bit of social commentary with these iconic superbeings to spin an amazing apocaliptic tale in which a great many Justice League members, noted and forgotten, fight in hope of saving the world.
Of all the books in Morrison's JLA run, I'd recommend this one the most, but would also recommend that you read his WHOLE run on the series leading up to it. It was a great ride...
This book had I guess what you'd call three individual stories.
The first (issue #34, "The Ant and the Avalanche") was sort of just a set-up for the issues that were the bulk of the volume, which was the "World War III" story. It was written by Morrison.
The only other story NOT written by Morrison, was the following issue (#35, "The Guilty"), written by J.M. DeMatteis. This may seem like a filler issue at first glance, but it dealt with Hal Jordan and his time as the Spectre and I'm a huge fan of Hal Jordan (who, if you weren't aware, is the now current famed Green Lantern).
The rest of the issues in the book were the actual "World War III" JLA story arc and they were amazing. Morrison does his best job here, in my opinion, of fusing the world of superhero action and the cosmic concepts he so often employs in weaving his genius tales.
In "World War III" a dark force called Mageddon threatens to destroy the earth, infecting all inhabitants with war-like tendencies. Morrison mixes in a bit of social commentary with these iconic superbeings to spin an amazing apocaliptic tale in which a great many Justice League members, noted and forgotten, fight in hope of saving the world.
Of all the books in Morrison's JLA run, I'd recommend this one the most, but would also recommend that you read his WHOLE run on the series leading up to it. It was a great ride...