SuperHeroBooks - JLA Vol. 19: World Without a Justice League
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Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401209643
ISBN: 1401209645
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2006-05-01
Publisher: DC Comics
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: 2006-05-01
Studio: DC Comics
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Argg...Boring
Comment: I got this book based on a recommendation from a user on this site and boy, that was a big mistake! Basically, this is just a bunch of stories, each about a member of JLA who is facing a personal problem mostly involving the weight of the world on his or her shoulders and not being able to save everyone and grieving the people they were not able to save. The stories don't really link together, although some stories get revisited at the end. Artwork is on low-quality non-glossy paper and the colors look washed-out. The drawings are less than average. The whole book is really short and while I'm not suggesting it should be longer due to the boring subject matter, I am suggesting to not buy the book at all because it's just a waste of time and a pretty uninteresting read. By far, the weakest book in my collection.
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Summary: Good Read
Comment: The story was suppose to make the league feel more human and let everyone know they are even able to fail. It starts out with Superman and unfolds into stories on the rest of the league going in the order Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, and finally Batman. Even though each seems like it could almost be a one shot it is more of an overall story with an individual focus on a different character in each new chapter. Art was pretty good but, a fall off a little bit from the previous volumes but, I'd recommend it to anyone wanting a good JLA read.
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Summary: Angst in the JLA
Comment: One's greatest enemy can be oneself. When talking about a team, a group of individuals, just one virulent seed need be planted in order to grow into a divisive force which could bring the collective whole down. Add to the internal flames of friction external pressures from mysterious outside forces and you have the makings for an inferno. In this case the particular team that we are discussing is the powerful Justice League of America, who due to these factors, among others, is currently a team on the brink of destruction. At the forefront of this conflagration are Batman and Green Arrow, polar opposites even in the best of times. As a leading member of the JLA, Batman's mistrust of the other members due to the infamous mindwipe incident is contrasted by their mutual resentment over his private dossiers that he kept on them and which resulted in such dire consequences and ramifications during the Tower of Babel storyline. The JLA is a microcosm of society as a whole, with the moral being we all must put aside our petty jealousies and work towards the greater good. Through work and pain we can overcome the obstacles and become stronger. Critics knock this book for its' angst-centric theme, a direction that many do not want to see DC head towards, myself included. However in this case it works well and was made more palatable by the many witty verbal battles, along with a few physical ones, most primarily between Batman and Green Arrow. This was during the peak of Batman's dark loner period, which was referenced often, and he was thus the object of most of the verbal barbs. It was a pleasant change to see G.A. take a few blows himself and be exposed as the hypocritical jerk that he is though. This isn't just another superhero good guy vs. bad guy tale. This goes to the core of what heroes are and what they are made of, with all of their flaws and warts exposed for the world to see, and more importantly, for themselves to see. From the ashes arises something greater. This wasn't as much a story about resolution as it was about transition, and thanks to Bob Harras' well written script, an enjoyable story at that.
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Summary: Chuck Austen does good...
Comment: Some folks won't like this. It's written by Chuck Austen. People hate him with seething, turd-throwing monkey passion.
But this trade isn't half-bad. This is a softer take on the big members of the JLA. It deals with their passions and their pain.
If every JLA trade was like this, you'd probably want to throw yourself off of a cliff. But -- as a one off kind of thing -- it represents a nice counterbalance to the crazy galactic stories that generally populate the JLA landscape.
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Summary: Graphic SF Reader
Comment: This traded arc is about the mental and emotional anguish and/or torment that the heroes go through because of what they cannot do, or the mistakes they have made in the past. Basically, here the JLA is functioning as a professional self-help society, so they can talk about their screwups and other problems on the job.
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Editorial Reviews:
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In the wake of a scandal in which the JLA tampered with the minds of their foes, Batman has dissolved the team. But that doesnt change the need for heroesand with innocent citizens targeted for death, an obsessed Green Arrow desperately attempts to hold the team together. When the adventure ends, the JLA may never unite again!
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