I've seen use the name of the mightiest heroes of Earth to promote a Casino-Resort, have been a hero to leave his wife to go beyond promoting detergents Orion I been the bearer of one of the most powerful weapons in the universe trying to impress his date taking her to a porn movie ... I have seen the League of Giffen and DeMatteis, comics where the expression "humanized the figure of the superhero" acquires a new dimension. The JLA through
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editorially speaking of the Justice League of America (JLA) had arisen from a simple and effective concept: take the characters that are most sold to DC and combining them into a single collection. The formula is so effective that it still works today (look on the New Avengers of Bendis for example) but also is potentially dangerous, the adventures of characters who are selling up to four collections to market forces you to focus on action and not much further to develop their personalities as they change the essence of one of them requires coordination with the other character's heads. Thus, over time, the JLA had opened its doors to second-tier heroes to complement the already established. For various reasons not relevant here, the explanation would only extend this post, in the late 80's League had been reduced to a group of second to which DC was dispueta to shelve soon. As a prelude to the crossover of that year, Legends, the League was decimated by a supervillain, the ideal time to make a fresh start with a new lineup. What few people imagined when the first issue of the League Justice was released is that of "All-New " was radically seriously.
This is not the Justice League I read your father
Although the new Justice League was not lacking in power, their ranks included Batman, the Martian Manhunter, Captain Marvel, most powerful mortal on Earth, or Dr. Fate, the most powerful magician in the DC Universe, the formation of the new league had seemed somewhat weak for fans of superhero action. For the aforementioned joined Black Canary, who despite his sonic powers kept vigiliante fit the profile of urban in the sense that it most innocent of the term, Mr. Miracle, a figure emerged from Kirby's Fourth World, which was nothing more than a circus escape artist, skilled in technology, the new Doctor Light (created during the Crisis on Infinite Earths and yet much to prove its potential as a character) and Blue Beetle, who does not stand out precisely because of their level of power. There was also a Green Lantern, it's true, but it was a Green Lantern Guy Gardner second row for years had been in the shadow of the other human members of the body (Hal Jordan and John Stewart) or even many aliens who had taken the Green Lantern's name (as Kilowog or Take-re), That did not seem the best league, it is true, but since the first issue, with the delirious opening sequence with the choice of leader, it soon became clear that this league is not only not look like any other incarnation of the group but had personality Library own. In the League of Giffen and DeMatteis had action, it is true, there were threats, supervillains, and even a secret conspiracy, as in other comics, but something about the way the characters behave, there was something in the dialogues that made the League Justice comic book special, something unique that would become the series in a legend among fans of the UDC.
BWAHAHAHA! As the months went by the comic tone of Giffen and DeMatteis took hold of a few characters instead of a computer is a real dysfunctional family. The consecration of the new style would come at number eight in the collection for an episode in which the League was facing the biggest challenge of its short history, moving to its new headquarters in New York. An episode closest to a chapter of Senfield than the classic JLA, which shows that transport spacecraft or install a security system is as dangerous or more to confront the villain of the moment.
Moving Day , Title of the episode in question, is the best example of what he has done great in the League of Giffen and DeMatteis, because although the group was faced with great villains and saved the world in more than one occasion, fans at the end when we sit and remember the series, we talk about is J'onn J'onzz's addiction to Oreo cookies, the day that Beetle was so fat that he had no costume, or that time when "the other JLA ", assured that you will understand when you read it, he faced a horde of murderers in the middle of Antarctic penguins.
The franchise expands With the excuse that in the last megacrossover of DC Invasion , had shown that the League needed to expand its potential DC editors decided to use the pull of the series to squeeze even more making it a franchise with the creation of the Justice League Europe. Training that was born with a promising lineup consists of Red Rocket, who had won the esteem of the public in the previous series, Flash, Elongated Man, Captain Atom, Power Girl, Animal Man, Wonder Woman and Metamorpho. However, in practice, Wonder Woman soon appear on the series, perhaps because in his collection already were spending too much and then controlled more publishers the cohesion of the UDC, leaving the band as he could, and the participation of Animal Man, we can qualify as moderate, was dwindling that the tone that Grant Morrison was printed in their series did not fit the character very well with the League.
Although the Justice League of Europe is truly memorable comic moments, as the French evening class where you just lecturing the Injustice League or the arrival of the greatest superhero Beefeater English, the fact is that European industry is, in my opinion, less funny than the series shows mother and adventurer classic tone, which is not necessarily bad since prevents the series from becoming a bad clone of the mother's collection and has his own personality.
Life after the cancellation ....
Although the League was not officially canceled, at least American, when Giffen & DeMattia left the tone of the series changed dramatically. Recently the authors, accompanied by Kevin Maguire (the artist best remembered for the series) have taken up the tone and much of the characters to do two stories, one titled "Formerly known as Justice League, which has been published in a single volume by Norma Editorial, and "I can not believe they are not the League of Justice" included a story that within the library JLA: Classified, Artisit teams rotating series featuring stories set in any stage of the legendary group. For editorial reasons that would reveal a few spoilers about what is happening in the USA, hope that Giffen & DeMattia readdress the characters seem more distant than ever, but the authors have taken their original concept of what should be a group of Marvel superheroes taking over the new collection of Advocates, Silver Surfer and should be preparing the jokes .....
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