Tag: Justice League (1987) reviews

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 19, Young All-Stars 18

Justice League International 19 coverJustice League International #19 – “No More Mr. Nice Guy” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Joe Rubinstein

Last issue, Lobo accepted a contract from Manga Khan to kill the Justice League members who were following Khan to get Mr. Miracle back. Lobo attacked them but Big Barda zapped him across the galaxy … right to the JLI Embassy in New York. Lobo’s sudden appearance knocked Guy Gardner back into his old asshole self—yes. Guy’s an arrogant prick again—and he went after Lobo. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 19, Young All-Stars 18”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 18, Young All-Stars 17

Justice League International 18 coverJustice League International #18 – “Where No League Has Gone Before” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one starts with the spaceship carrying J’onn J’onzz, Big Barda, Gnort, and Rocket Red suddenly appearing in the far reaches of space thanks to Barda hooking her Mega-Rod into the ship’s warp system. They’re looking for Manga Khan, who took Barda’s husband (Mr. Miracle) while trying to add Earth to his cosmic barter network. Khan’s Cluster isn’t there, so J’onn starts calculating a new destination. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 18, Young All-Stars 17”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 17, Young All-Stars 16

Justice League International 17 coverJustice League International #17 – “Only the Dead Know Bialya” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

Last issue, Batman, Green Flame, Blue Beetle, and Booster Gold went undercover in Bialya to check out Rumaan Harjavti’s new “secret weapon”. The weapon turned out to be Wandjina, the Thunder God from another dimension who was injured in a nuclear explosion. But Queen Bee had a surprise for Harjavti … Wandjina obeys her commands and he ended up killing Harjavti so she could take over the country. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 17, Young All-Stars 16”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 16, Infinity Inc. 53, Young All-Stars 15

Justice League International 16 coverJustice League International #16 – “Bialya, My Bialya” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one starts with Batman and Max Lord discussing Rumaan Harjavti, dictator of Bialya. Harjavti supposedly has some new super-weapon and since he’s known to be friendly with terrorists, everyone is worried about it. The League can’t be seen interfering with a sovereign country, so Max suggests they send in a covert team, using an upcoming international gala that Harjavti’s holding as an excuse. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 16, Infinity Inc. 53, Young All-Stars 15”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 15, Infinity Inc. 52, Young All-Stars 14

Justice League International 15 coverJustice League International #15 – “Gnort and South” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Steve Leialoha/Al Gordon

Last issue, Manga Khan brought his Cluster to Earth and laid down an ultimatum. The Cluster travels from planet to planet forcing worlds to join their “Cosmic Shopping Network” and if they refuse, the Cluster ravages their planet and moves on. (I know that sounds like a contrived plot summary, but I’m just repeating what Manga Khan’s assistant L-Ron said.) Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 15, Infinity Inc. 52, Young All-Stars 14”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 14, Infinity Inc. 51, Young All-Stars 13

Justice League International 14 coverJustice League International #14 – “Shop or Die” – J.M. DeMatteis/Keith Giffen, Steve Leialoha/Al Gordon

This issue really leans into the goofball humour we think of when we think of JLI. It starts with an alien on a planet with the unlikely name of Yecktamecktokovia watching as the planet’s technology is sucked up into orbit by a giant spaceship. Apparently the ship (called the Cluster) is retrieving the tech from the planet which it has just decimated. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 14, Infinity Inc. 51, Young All-Stars 13”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 13, Infinity Inc. 50, Young All-Stars 12

Justice League International 13 coverJustice League International #13 – “Collision Course” – J.M. DeMatteis/Keith Giffen/Al Gordon

This one starts with a look at Nemesis, who’s still in a Russian prison after being captured in Suicide Squad 7. The Russians plan to execute him for espionage and make a public statement about that, which gets attention back in the States. Rick Flag is ready to take the Squad in to rescue Nemesis, but Amanda Waller figures it’s a trap to grab more Western superheroes and make the Americans look bad. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 13, Infinity Inc. 50, Young All-Stars 12”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 12, Infinity Inc. 49, Young All-Stars 11

Justice League International 12 coverJustice League International #12 – “Who Is Maxwell Lord?” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one continues from last issue, with a rather upset Metron wanting to know why the Justice League suddenly busted into his lair. Since Mr. Miracle knows Metron, it’s up to him to calm the riled New God. With his unmatched intellect, Metron soon realizes that the League was drawn to this place just as he was, in the hope of starting a conflict between the two parties. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 12, Infinity Inc. 49, Young All-Stars 11”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 11, Infinity Inc. 48, Young All-Stars 10

Justice League International 11 coverJustice League International #11 – “Constructions” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one starts with Maxwell Lord welcoming J’onn J’onzz and Captain Atom to his office. Max looks pretty good for someone who was shot a couple issues back, but he has a problem and was hoping J’onn and Captain Atom’s friends from Millennium (especially Superman and Green Lantern) could help him with it. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 11, Infinity Inc. 48, Young All-Stars 10”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 10, Infinity Inc. 47, Young All-Stars 9

Justice League International 10 coverJustice League International #10 – “Soul of the Machine” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This continues the Millennium storyline that ran through most of DC’s books for the first couple months of 1988. A contingent of superheroes (Superman, J’onn J’onzz, Hal Jordan, Katma Tui, Arisia, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Dr. Fate, Captain Atom, and Firestorm) have gathered near the planet Orinda, the Manhunter homeworld. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 10, Infinity Inc. 47, Young All-Stars 9”