But I don’t want to make JLA sound like it’s entirely their effort, because JLA also includes iconic stories like ‘Tower of Babel,’ later (loosely) adapted as the animated movie Justice League: Doom, the ‘Dream Team’ arc, which had beautiful pencils from Bryan Hitch and Mike S. In Morrison and Porter’s run, the art is gorgeous, highly stylized, and a treat for the eyes. Superman is still Superman, even when he’s Superman Blue, and that’s all that matters. If something does change within a character’s solo title, you see it, but it isn’t a plot point. It’s elegant and streamlined, never truly requiring the insistent continuity that can make team books a more difficult read. Epic in scope and scale, it used iconography to inform their characterization and keep the characters relatable in a way that is similar to the DC Animated Universe. The book ran for 125 issues with numerous writers and artists, but Grant Morrison and Howard Porter’s run, in particular, is legendary. JLA, which is not the same as Justice League of America, is the 1997 incarnation of Justice League. Justice League of America (yes, that’s really what the exact title is) is collected in a way that is so convoluted it would require a separate article to explain that.įortunately, I’m here to talk about what many, myself included, believe to be the best version of the Justice League: JLA. This was corrected in the second printing, but I’m glad I canceled my pre-order anyway. JLA: The Best Justice Leagueįor example of the issues with the collections, the new Justice League International Omnibus printed some pages in the wrong order and outright omitted some dialogue.

Justice League trade paperbacks, and that’s evident when you try to sort out collecting the classic JLA series by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter.

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