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Justice, Vol. 2 (Justice League of America)
Eisner Award-winning painter Alex Ross has stunned fans time and again with his artwork in books including Kingdom Come and the World's Greatest Super-Heroes. Now one of comics' greatest artists turns his attention to the greatest heroes of the DC Universe: the Justice League of America In this volume, a conspiracy of villains has found a way to defeat the Justice League,...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
February 21st 2007
by DC Comics
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The promise of the first volume wains here a bit for me as the story devolves into what I feel is a liberal re-hash of two landmark JLA stories, "Identity Crisis" and "Tower of Babel".
Doug Braithwaite writes the intro notes for this volume and he comes across as utterly charming. In fact, I really love his artwork throughout all three volumes. He does a fantastic job balancing realism while adhering to the roots of the characters.
There is also one moment in this volume that bothers the crap out...more
Doug Braithwaite writes the intro notes for this volume and he comes across as utterly charming. In fact, I really love his artwork throughout all three volumes. He does a fantastic job balancing realism while adhering to the roots of the characters.
There is also one moment in this volume that bothers the crap out...more
The second volume of this series is by far better than the first. In this one we find out that our favourite heroes have not been killed off by the advancing hordes of bad guys. Instead, they have used their smarts and experience to defeat them and escape. The problem is that they are not smart enough to capture them, as would have happened in a classic Justice League comic or cartoon.
When our heroes reconvene, they discover several things. One, the B-team Leaguers and associate members have beg...more
When our heroes reconvene, they discover several things. One, the B-team Leaguers and associate members have beg...more
Aug 31, 2012
Aaron Caskey
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2 of 5 stars
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As the series continues, the art remains just as amazing. However the writing is just getting more and more ludicrous. I especially like the random fight between Plastic Man and The Elongated Man that just comes out of nowhere and confused the hell out of me, however if you know the history (both fictional, and real world DC politics) of the characters, I guess it would not seem so jarring.
Which leads to the major problem for me: the comic is more of a call-out to various heroes and villains, th...more
Which leads to the major problem for me: the comic is more of a call-out to various heroes and villains, th...more
In this, the second act of Justice, the world’s greatest superheroes finally manage to fight back against the bad hand of cards dealt out to them by Lex Luthor & Co. However, deception and malevolent intent bubble to the surface when Luthor senses impending doom as a result of his precarious pact with Brainiac. That is, a hunch turns into a strong suspicion that there is a price to be paid for his villainous colleagues’ utopian belief in delivering humanity from evil.
The most powerful aspect...more
The most powerful aspect...more
Volume two is just as amazing as volume one, maybe even better.
The combination of Braithwaite's penciling and Ross' painting makes this a true work of art.
That is not to say that the plot is lacking anything. This really has everything that I love about comics all rolled into one perfect package.
Seriously, the only problem I have is that my library doesn't have volume three. Thank God for Google and Wiki!
If you get a chance to read this one, don't pass it up!
The combination of Braithwaite's penciling and Ross' painting makes this a true work of art.
That is not to say that the plot is lacking anything. This really has everything that I love about comics all rolled into one perfect package.
Seriously, the only problem I have is that my library doesn't have volume three. Thank God for Google and Wiki!
If you get a chance to read this one, don't pass it up!
The much expected improvement does not make an appearance for me. The concept is still very strong but the execution still does not deliver the desired results. Slowly but surely I am beginning to feel the artwork is very dull and irritating. Now I just want to finish this
I'm not a frequent reader of graphic novels. This is my second one in fact. The timeline is a little hard to follow for me, but the story is interesting. I probably need to read more about the minor justice league characters before fully appreciating this one.
Oct 13, 2008
Eric
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4 of 5 stars
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"just look at the cover. how can you say no?"
i have a soft spot for anything alex ross. the way he can make over the top superhero panels look like photographs on the news will never stop amazing me. but joker in his classic suit, trenchcoat and half covering hat is awesome. much like the cover, this sequel is great. picks up right where it left off and has similar plot twists that make it feel very justice league-y, but thats what they were going for (i think). if you can appreciate a good ole...more
i have a soft spot for anything alex ross. the way he can make over the top superhero panels look like photographs on the news will never stop amazing me. but joker in his classic suit, trenchcoat and half covering hat is awesome. much like the cover, this sequel is great. picks up right where it left off and has similar plot twists that make it feel very justice league-y, but thats what they were going for (i think). if you can appreciate a good ole...more
So after the annoyance I felt with the first book in this series, I was surprised at how much sense this one made! It was good and entertaining. Can't wait to see how book 3 goes.
I know that the story is kind of typical and rehashed, but I never get tired of it. I really enjoyed it, and of course, I am forever a loyal Alex Ross fan so I'm biased. :)
Again, like the first volume, this is not new material to the JLA world, but instead is a great representation of what makes the JLA important.
This continues the story that effects both the good and the bad in the DC universe. Another great job with the storyline and the drawings.
I feel like I need a DC Encyclopedia while reading this since I don't know probably half of the heroes and villains that are introduced. Still want to see what happens in the next volume, though.
Same as the first. What was nice about these books is that they have an appendix to catch me up on the characters that I never knew.
Continuing on the premise of Volume 1, Vol 2 had potential but failed to deliver anything substantial.
Loved it. Beautiful art and a great progression of the story from volume 1.
the art work is amazing, met Alex at the COMICON this past weekend in Toronto!
Aug 04, 2011
Brittany
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This series is one of the best I have ever read.
Alex Ross, the artist for this series is beyond amazing.
Aug 16, 2009
Stephen
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2 of 5 stars
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I'm pretty certain I can put this aside now....
See Vol. 3 for my review of the 3.
Volume two brings more of the same of volume one: action, huge stakes, and gorgeous artwork. A very fun read, and even more fun to look at.
It was fine.
What started out as an intriguing idea about supervillains turning the tables on superheroes turns into just another evil plan. Then again, I guess volume one was just a rehash of Watchmen in a lot of ways, but this still feels like a disappointment. Ross' art is still beautiful, of course, but aside from the pretty pictures, I've kind of lost interest.
The second part is actually very promising especially if you're tired of seeing the bad guys always triumph. It's puzzling why there's very little involvement of Joker in the whole series, yet he's the in the centre of the cover,
Beautiful but hard to follow.
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