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ogreart's review against another edition
4.0
I have posted my review on my webpage. Come on by for a visit.
http://mrbsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2016/03/justice-league-gods-and-monsters-by.html
http://mrbsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2016/03/justice-league-gods-and-monsters-by.html
vernip's review against another edition
3.0
Saw the movie some years ago so my recollection is a bit fuzzy.
But again, stories like these and the movie they tie in to really makes you realize how much Bruce Timm and Paul Dini were holding back so that their animated world could still be accessible to children.
But most of those children are grown-ups now and have more adult tastes indeed.
And overall, it just shows how a world with these kinds of "heroes" would CONSTANTLY fear and admire them, but more in the fear camp than the do-gooders who we're familiar with.
But again, stories like these and the movie they tie in to really makes you realize how much Bruce Timm and Paul Dini were holding back so that their animated world could still be accessible to children.
But most of those children are grown-ups now and have more adult tastes indeed.
And overall, it just shows how a world with these kinds of "heroes" would CONSTANTLY fear and admire them, but more in the fear camp than the do-gooders who we're familiar with.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the movie, so I was really looking forward to these prequels.
Wow. Superman‰ЫЄs backstory was intense. Of course it was well-written. It was Bruce Timm. (And J.M. DeMatteis.)
Wow. Batman‰ЫЄs story was even better. And darker. And more intense. I would love to see more stories on these characters. They‰ЫЄre a slightly different take on the heroes.
Dark heroes. Both searching for some form of redemption.
And Wonder Woman? Bekka? She didn‰ЫЄt call herself anything in the story. She‰ЫЄs not quite so dark - more an agent of light. And her story was a bit different. I like the juxtaposition. It will be interesting how they all come together.
These stories had more of an Elseworlds feel than the movie did.
So, the last е_ of the book is about the forming of The Justice League. I thought it was a good choice for Lois Lane to narrate. It really brought the story together.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read - though I liked the 3 back stories a little better than I did the 3-part story of them coming together.
Thanks to NetGalley and DC Comics for a copy in return for an honest review.
Wow. Superman‰ЫЄs backstory was intense. Of course it was well-written. It was Bruce Timm. (And J.M. DeMatteis.)
Wow. Batman‰ЫЄs story was even better. And darker. And more intense. I would love to see more stories on these characters. They‰ЫЄre a slightly different take on the heroes.
Dark heroes. Both searching for some form of redemption.
And Wonder Woman? Bekka? She didn‰ЫЄt call herself anything in the story. She‰ЫЄs not quite so dark - more an agent of light. And her story was a bit different. I like the juxtaposition. It will be interesting how they all come together.
These stories had more of an Elseworlds feel than the movie did.
So, the last е_ of the book is about the forming of The Justice League. I thought it was a good choice for Lois Lane to narrate. It really brought the story together.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read - though I liked the 3 back stories a little better than I did the 3-part story of them coming together.
Thanks to NetGalley and DC Comics for a copy in return for an honest review.
peyjturner's review against another edition
4.0
So this is a fun alternate take on the Justice League! Now I really want to see the animated film and see if it's as interesting as book with their origin stories.
hobbes199's review against another edition
2.0
Holy balls this was painful.
Full review to follow, after a gallon of bourbon and two dozen tramadol to numb the pain.
Full review to follow, after a gallon of bourbon and two dozen tramadol to numb the pain.
captwinghead's review against another edition
3.0
So, this started out as interesting.
The first story is about the origin of Hernan, son of Zod. It details his life being raised by hispanic immigrants in the south. His father believes in the American dream but Hernan thinks he's just fooling himself. They're migrant workers and they've been asking Hernan to hide his abilities his entire life. It's clear that his family loves him, even as they sometimes fear him. Hernan is an angry character, very unlike Clark. He curses America, his family, God. It causes a rift with his family until an incident with some racist townspeople leads him to leave his family for a while. He travels the world and finds himself saving others. He doesn't appear that arrogant in this story so what happens later confuses me.
The second story is about Kirk Langstrom. I don't like the art as much in this portion but the story is decent. Kirk is the Batman counterpart but in name only, in my opinion. He doesn't really have any cool gadgets until the last story and he doesn't seem to have that same need to be alone, the way Bruce does. Kirk's a vampire because of some story we don't get that much information on. There's a plot where he befriends the son of a crime boss he killed and this ends in a way that confused me. Not only because there were several panels where I thought that character was going to make out with Kirk but because the last panel of this character was ambiguous. Anyway, Kirk's a semi sympathetic character.
The least impressive to me was Bekka, the Wonder Woman counterpart. I like that she wants to bring peace to the world, which is very Diana. I like that she was unapologetic about her sexuality. That's about it. I didn't love that the thing that set her apart from Diana was that instead of joining the humans during World War II, she enters America during the 60s and becomes a flower child. I didn't like this segway into Across the Universe and the cult storyline just bored me. The fact that it ties into the Genesis storylines sealed this book's fate.
I enjoyed the first two stories and then it was all downhill from there. I would have rather seen a lot more of these characters interacting. I have not seen the film but I have to hope it shows more of the relationships between these characters. The last half of this book is pretty much plot heavy with a few character moments thrown in. I wanted to see Kirk and Hernan meet. There was a relationship there that really interested me. I loved seeing a Batman/Superman story where Batsy is the vulnerable one and Superman the confident one. Well, aside from the Supes in Injustice, typically its Clark that feels uncertain.
So, long story short, I wanted more of the characters interacting. However, I loved the origin stories for this version of Superman and Batman. So, I recommend Justice League: Gods and Monsters - Superman #1 and Justice League: Gods and Monsters - Batman #1. That's about it.
I'll have to check out the film.
The first story is about the origin of Hernan, son of Zod. It details his life being raised by hispanic immigrants in the south. His father believes in the American dream but Hernan thinks he's just fooling himself. They're migrant workers and they've been asking Hernan to hide his abilities his entire life. It's clear that his family loves him, even as they sometimes fear him. Hernan is an angry character, very unlike Clark. He curses America, his family, God. It causes a rift with his family until an incident with some racist townspeople leads him to leave his family for a while. He travels the world and finds himself saving others. He doesn't appear that arrogant in this story so what happens later confuses me.
The second story is about Kirk Langstrom. I don't like the art as much in this portion but the story is decent. Kirk is the Batman counterpart but in name only, in my opinion. He doesn't really have any cool gadgets until the last story and he doesn't seem to have that same need to be alone, the way Bruce does. Kirk's a vampire because of some story we don't get that much information on. There's a plot where he befriends the son of a crime boss he killed and this ends in a way that confused me. Not only because there were several panels where I thought that character was going to make out with Kirk but because the last panel of this character was ambiguous. Anyway, Kirk's a semi sympathetic character.
The least impressive to me was Bekka, the Wonder Woman counterpart. I like that she wants to bring peace to the world, which is very Diana. I like that she was unapologetic about her sexuality. That's about it. I didn't love that the thing that set her apart from Diana was that instead of joining the humans during World War II, she enters America during the 60s and becomes a flower child. I didn't like this segway into Across the Universe and the cult storyline just bored me. The fact that it ties into the Genesis storylines sealed this book's fate.
I enjoyed the first two stories and then it was all downhill from there. I would have rather seen a lot more of these characters interacting. I have not seen the film but I have to hope it shows more of the relationships between these characters. The last half of this book is pretty much plot heavy with a few character moments thrown in. I wanted to see Kirk and Hernan meet. There was a relationship there that really interested me. I loved seeing a Batman/Superman story where Batsy is the vulnerable one and Superman the confident one. Well, aside from the Supes in Injustice, typically its Clark that feels uncertain.
So, long story short, I wanted more of the characters interacting. However, I loved the origin stories for this version of Superman and Batman. So, I recommend Justice League: Gods and Monsters - Superman #1 and Justice League: Gods and Monsters - Batman #1. That's about it.
I'll have to check out the film.
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