Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews The New 52 Justice League Volume 4: The Grid is a story where Geoff Johns does his best magician impression and creates a tour de force of comic storytelling. Where things explode a lot and dudes with huge arms punch each other? [17] To celebrate the 60th birthday of Mad Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman, DC solicited variants drawn by Mad artists for 13 titles being published in April 2013. (Origins) and Vol. "Batman" – These titles featured Batman and the ", "Superman" – These titles featured Superman and the ", "Green Lantern" – These titles featured the members of the. Personally, I thought this was a great lead up to Trinity War, which was a pretty awesome event, if I dare say. ), where the Justice League first comes together to battle the threat of Darkseid (Apparently, Starro was all booked up). But the Darkseid character here is really not engaging as a vil. Telos states "They have done it. In addition, former Birds of Prey writer Gail Simone would be writing the series. THE JUSTICE LEAGUE. There is a crazy twist at the end that I really liked, although I was kind of like, "Oh. Mostly fantastic, with just one or two fumbles. Not much of a story, but I guess it served its purpose of relaunching the Justice League amidst non-stop explosions and wisecracks. The series was concluded following the Forever Evil story arc. It's the same thing as Trinity War but abridged to make it much shorter and it makes much less sense than it does in Trinity War. [150] Marvel's Senior Vice President of Publishing Tom Brevoort and writer Gail Simone defended Brian Smith, disputing Liefeld's characterization of him, leading to a heated exchange on Twitter between Liefeld and Brevoort,[150][151] and eventually head Batman writer Scott Snyder as well. Good read. [75] A second Superman: Doomed one-shot was also announced.[74]. "[143], A number of editorial controversies emerged in the wake of The New 52, prompting Topless Robot, a genre website owned by The Village Voice, to publish an article in September 2013, "The Eight Biggest DC Creative Screw-Ups Since the New 52 Began". [21][22] However, DC later dropped the "WTF Certified" branding and did not feature it on any of The New 52 books. Preceded by Justice League Volume 2. The first issue launched with a total of 54 total different covers, the United States flag cover, covers for each 50 states, as well as Washington DC and Puerto Rico. From what I can tell, there's a rehashing of the original Tower of Babel, where Batman has on file ways to take down the Justice League. [74] It was also revealed that 22 titles published in August 2014 would feature "DC Universe Selfie" variant covers, focusing on the popular trend of taking selfies. The new titles would be about "reinventing key characters", such as Black Canary, Cyborg, Bizarro, and Starfire, with a new "contemporary tonality to ensure a diverse offering of comic books." He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time. That and explosions-are-awesome, of course. [19] Each week brings new content regarding the current or future goings-on in the DC universe. [142], Former Batman writer and editor Dennis O'Neil and Oracle co-creator John Ostrander expressed disappointment over the change. The portion of himself he left behind renamed himself Telos and had the cities battle each other. I'm very happy with this addition. Of course, here we have Cyborg instead of the Martian Manhunter, which I didn't understand then or now, but this was a brand new DCU, and I was open to changes. Be the first to ask a question about Justice League, Volume 4. What a con! The stuff gets real in this graphic novel! Graves don't stay filled. And the longer it goes on, the more it has stretched credibility. But I dropped Supes cuz it was awful. [7] The new titles were dubbed the Second Wave: Dial H, Earth 2, G.I. Aquaman: Arthur Curry Justice League Vol. Co-writer Jeff Lemire stated that the series was "an exploration of DC's past, present and its future." [140] Supporters of Barbara Gordon in her persona as Oracle have expressed dismay over losing an iconic character for the disabled community. – DC COMICS REHIRES GAIL SIMONE FOR BATGIRL", "Diggle Leaves Action Comics, Daniel Takes Over Scripting Duties", "Joshua Fialkov Exits Green Lantern Corps, Red Lanterns", "JH WILLIAMS III & W. 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There is a lot going on in the background of this collection, so I would say it is essential reading, bu. Now this is how you do a Justice League Origin book. The two page back-ups, titled Channel 52, appear in all books, starting in February 2013, and replaced the previous "DC Comics: All Access" features. [ Green Lantern (the guy who learns about Batman) has no idea who Bruce Wayne is.

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