I also don’t believe this will be the best analysis of Grant Morrison’s particular writing style. Books like Morrison’s JLA were always what I would turn to if I needed to feel that the world was larger than where I was. I definitely went through growing pains in college, learning maturity, and where I fit in. Comic books were a big part of my escape from living in the middle of nowhere and not having much social interaction with people my age. I was in high school at the time, homeschooled if you have read my Weekly Wonderings. I bought the first two years worth of these issues as they came out.
This review will be quite a bit longer than most I write due to my personal love of this particular comic book run. So too did Morrison’s stories match that style, pitting the team against some of the greatest threats Earth has ever faced, sending the edges of time & reality. The artwork by Howard Porter always seems to be looking up in awe, finding angles that emphasize these characters’ grandeur. Where the 1980s Justice League was about the team’s silliness and its almost working-class heroes, JLA was about gods that walk among us. The new roster would hearken back to the original line-up. Sales dwindled, and Scottish writer Grant Morrison saw it as an opportunity to put their idea of a blockbuster movie take on the Justice League out there. Wonder Woman was there, but she was about the only notable character among the bunch. The roster by that time was made up of interesting but definitely not marquee level superheroes. DeMatteis’s run on the book transitioned to Dan Jurgens, who eventually made way for Dan Vado with Gerard Jones writing the final arc. This was a shame because it was the premier team title at the company.
Written by Grant Morrison (with many contributions)Īrt by Howard Porter, Val Semekis, Oscar Jimenez, and many moreīy 1996 it was clear that the Justice League has lost its luster among D.C. Reprints JLA #1-17, 22-31, 34, 36-41, One Million, JLA/WildCATs, JLA-Z #1-2, JLA: Classified #1-3, JLA: Earth-2, JLA: Secret Files & Origins #1, Adventures of Superman One Million, DC One Million #1-4, DC One Million 80-Page Giant, Detective Comics One Million, Green Lantern One Million, Martian Manhunter One Million, Resurrection Man One Million, Starman One Million, Superman: The Man of Tomorrow One Million, New Year’s Evil: Prometheus
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