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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 22, 2020 21:23:25 GMT
Me like reading Batman. Me want to read some Superman. Me like Justice League movie. Me like Superman and Batman together.
Soooo.....
Recommended Justice League reading? DC crossovers? What's this 'Crisis' stuff all about that I see everywhere when I search DC crossovers? Sounds... involved.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 22, 2020 21:26:15 GMT
Justice League you want Grant Morrison's run which is the big hitters going up against ever escalating threats.
Justice League International - Giffen/DeMatteis - it's the best Justice League comic ever.
Justice League Earth Two - Morrison/Quitely - it's a one shot available as a nice hardcover.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 22, 2020 21:26:45 GMT
Crisis of Infinite Earths - I suspect a lot will be lost if you don't know DC lore.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 24, 2020 5:50:40 GMT
Crisis of Infinite Earths - I suspect a lot will be lost if you don't know DC lore. Yes, I've done a tiny bit of research into it, and then backed away very quickly. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 24, 2020 9:11:52 GMT
It's incoherent and pointless. Pretty art but I would say: AVOID.
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Jun 24, 2020 21:29:59 GMT
Crisis was one of the earlier DC collections I read; I quite enjoyed it despite not knowing much about DC. Lovely art.
JLI is the only Justice League comic I've ever really gotten into - it's very good, but it's played mostly for humour and isn't the classic big hitter line-up you might expect. Probably Morrison's run is the best bet for that, though I've neber read it.
The New Teen Titans is a very good JL-sort-of-related title. The art from George Perez is wonderful; the main downside is that Marv Wolfman is a very wordy writer who should lean on his artists more. That said, the stories are good - it can just take a bit long to read them.
I've also been really enjoying Geoff Johns' Justice Society of America run which is being gradually released in collections. Again, people say it's heavily steeped in DC continuity, but I haven't found that to be a problem at all.
If you haven't already you should definitely check out Green Lantern / Green Arrow by the sadly recently departed Denny O'Neill. Genuinely brilliant, groundbreaking stuff for its time.
The first few volumes of Suicide Squad are pretty good, too.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 24, 2020 21:42:03 GMT
Justice League Earth Two - Morrison/Quitely - it's a one shot available as a nice hardcover. Recommended. Bought because of the creative team - also responsible for All Star Superman which we recommended you, and New X-Men, which I think you've read. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 24, 2020 21:43:38 GMT
Had to correct that Phil, Superman Year One is by Frank Miller, John Romita Jr and Danny Miki. (I loathe Danny Miki inking JRJr).
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 24, 2020 21:57:52 GMT
Morrison Justice League is great if you can get past the horrendous art on much of it.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 24, 2020 22:37:40 GMT
Lots to think about, thank you, gentlemen.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 25, 2020 7:41:28 GMT
Had to correct that Phil, Superman Year One is by Frank Miller, John Romita Jr and Danny Miki. (I loathe Danny Miki inking JRJr). Yes, good point, two mistakes of that nature from me yesterday! |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 26, 2020 22:37:06 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 30, 2020 9:43:25 GMT
Had a look last night. Very tempted to loose my mind and order a ton of them. But, with extensions and DIY and bringing stuff back from storage, I... I need to slow down now, and not bring more stuff into the house. Good spot though, Boss, thank you. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2020 10:11:41 GMT
It's a great deal but I don't have enough interest in DC to partake. Now, if there was a Marvel or 2000AD/Dredd partwork sale like that...
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 7, 2020 20:47:18 GMT
Guess what found in storage?!?!
FIVE HARDBACKS OF SUPERMAN-BATMAN!!!
I totally forgot I ever had these!!!
Yippeeeee!!!!
Did I ever read them?! I must've! Surely!
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 25, 2020 17:02:46 GMT
World War 3 and Tower of Bable. JLA deluxe v 4. Good stuff, very fast paced.
End of Tower of Bable is... awesome.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 26, 2020 15:23:16 GMT
It's good, but please tell me you have read the three preceding volumes?
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 27, 2020 21:11:20 GMT
..............
I really want to tell you that.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 1, 2020 19:22:05 GMT
FFS!!!
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 1, 2020 21:21:02 GMT
I'm sorry! I'd just heard that Tower of Bable was good and wanted to read it!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 1, 2020 21:24:31 GMT
Read the other books first!!!
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 2, 2020 7:51:28 GMT
Well I can't go back in time! I'm not The Doctor!
I got into it ok. I know who the Justice League are so it was ok to be thrown into it.
It's the pace of the stories that I was most struck with. World War Three in particular. Breakneck speed.
I will try to get the other volumes. Volume 5 is impossible to find though.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 3, 2020 9:04:19 GMT
World War Three is the end of Morrison's run and it was the pay off to his run. Get the stuff before it and read it in context - even better.
I'd argue his JLA run helped cement Kyle Rayner as a valid GL and part of the big guns (before the rise of Geoff Johns and the need to bring back Hal).
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 3, 2020 9:17:19 GMT
Also - get the Giffen/DeMatteis - Justice League run.
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