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jayspa65's review
adventurous
fast-paced
3.25
If you haven’t already guessed, I’m currently reading through Grant Morrison’s run on JLA. The only reason I read this was for the “Star-Seed” story featured at the beginning. It was, let’s just say, passable. It wasn’t great. It wasn’t horrible. It was well, passable.
So here’s the synopsis. The JLA must find a way to combat Starro the Conqueror. The Spectre warns them that they are destined to fail, and any interfefence with Starro’s plans would actually enable the alien to conquer the universe. The JLA ask the Spectre to remove their powers to prevent Starro from taking advantage of them, and they succeed in preventing the alien’s takeover of the planet. Satisfied that the future is safe in the hands of the new Justice League, Spectre returns their powers.
Other highlights (?) include a story about how Superman Blue meets the JLA for the first time. He insists on undergoing the trials to join the JLA since he has a new power set. He naturally passes with flying colors. Sorry, should have put in a spoiler alert. You may not have seen that coming.
We also are treated to a day in the life of the Martian Manhunter as he spends his day off solving problems around the world and working as private detective John Jones. It’s just as boring as it sounds. There’s also a bonus interview with the lovable Martian himself where he expounds on his role with the JLA. Rounding off this issue is a timeline of the JLA and a roll call of all the superheroes and villains.
This isn’t a must-read. I would recommend it only if, like me, you just want to read all of Morrison’s JLA run.
miamollekin's review
informative
medium-paced
3.0
This time line up is interesting, what is that superman costume.
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