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the_graylien's review
5.0
So I think I've reached the end of my reading of Grant Morrison's JLA work. I think I've read everything he's penned involving the team now and this one was a great one to end on. It exemplifies the two types of JLA stories that Morrison told, both very entertaining.
The first story was actually the first three issues of the title "JLA: Classified" and I think Morrison left the book after getting it off the ground. This story brings back the Ultramarine Corps that he created in his run on the actual "JLA" title. (See "JLA, Vol. 5: Justice for All".)
That story was just fun. It involved (as I said above) the Ultramarine Corps, Gorilla Grodd, and an infant universe, and of course, everyone's favorite league of superheroes. It was great fun to read, had amazing artwork by Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines, and was just an expertly conceived and executed superhero story.
The second story was a JLA/WildC.A.T.s crossover from 1997.
In this story, Morrison employs some of his oft used themes to craft a superhero story like only he can. The time-traveling villain Epoch is bent on ascendance to god-like status. He's destroying lots of worlds in a lot of different times and in a lot of different dimensions. Unless the Justice League and WildC.A.T.s can combine their strengths, Epoch will remake the universe (and perhaps many others) in his image.
Again, a great story, but one that uses themes a bit more "Morrisonian".
This book again proves that Morrison is a master of the medium, able to wow with a fairly straight-forward superhero story or bend the mind with cosmic concepts applied to pop culture icons.
Highly recommended...
The first story was actually the first three issues of the title "JLA: Classified" and I think Morrison left the book after getting it off the ground. This story brings back the Ultramarine Corps that he created in his run on the actual "JLA" title. (See "JLA, Vol. 5: Justice for All".)
That story was just fun. It involved (as I said above) the Ultramarine Corps, Gorilla Grodd, and an infant universe, and of course, everyone's favorite league of superheroes. It was great fun to read, had amazing artwork by Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines, and was just an expertly conceived and executed superhero story.
The second story was a JLA/WildC.A.T.s crossover from 1997.
In this story, Morrison employs some of his oft used themes to craft a superhero story like only he can. The time-traveling villain Epoch is bent on ascendance to god-like status. He's destroying lots of worlds in a lot of different times and in a lot of different dimensions. Unless the Justice League and WildC.A.T.s can combine their strengths, Epoch will remake the universe (and perhaps many others) in his image.
Again, a great story, but one that uses themes a bit more "Morrisonian".
This book again proves that Morrison is a master of the medium, able to wow with a fairly straight-forward superhero story or bend the mind with cosmic concepts applied to pop culture icons.
Highly recommended...
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