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JLA: Year One (Justice League of America Year One)
The definitive tale of the JLA's formation is back in a new printing of the massive book starring The Flash, Green Lantern, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman. Collecting the entire, original twelve-issue miniseries!
Paperback, 319 pages
Published
April 2nd 1999
by DC Comics
(first published December 1998)
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Well, here's reason 1-million why Mark Waid is so awesome. This was a bit of a slow start, but picked up to be a real page-turner, which is saying a lot given how thick this volume is. I'm especially impressed because most of the original JLA characters are not favorites of mine, and yet still I was riveted. Even Black Canary, who I never particularly cared for, was interesting in this story.
Time and time again my favorite superhero stories come with layers of villains, and here too you've got...more
Time and time again my favorite superhero stories come with layers of villains, and here too you've got...more
Stellar look at the first days of the JLA, that brims over with strong character work, high adventure, and really accessible story for newcomers to superhero comics. In fact, this is one of those comics I would recommend to folks who want to give this genre a shot. This comic is a good primer of the original Leaguers, and explains why they team up, and why it matters. Along the way, readers also meet other teams like the Doom Patrol, Metal Men, Blackhawks, and many more. The plot is pretty dense...more
One of my most favorite superhero comics series I've ever read. There's a real sense of humanity behind the five founding members of the Justice League of America. No Batman, no Superman, no Wonder Woman, yet you never find yourself wishing for the greater icons to show up.
Waid's sense of pacing and character voice is at top form, giving us characters that are all likable that nevertheless don't immediately gel because of natural and believable personality quirks; Green Lantern's cockiness, Flas...more
Waid's sense of pacing and character voice is at top form, giving us characters that are all likable that nevertheless don't immediately gel because of natural and believable personality quirks; Green Lantern's cockiness, Flas...more
The team dynamics explored in this book are a wonderful thing. First of all that it is the JLA with only cameos from two of the Trinity--Wonder Woman doesn't appear at all--was unexpected and awesome. I like the difficulty that Black Canary has with the boys-less-awesome-than-J'onn trying to protect her in their fights. I love that Flash is both the-team-leader-no-one-tell-Green-Lantern and an incredible Superman fanboy. Best of all, though, is that J'onn is a creepy stalker. I don't know why my...more
3 stars. An enjoyable account of the first year of the JLA, and a great comic for Martian Manhunter. With Barry Allen's Flash and Hal Jordan's Green lantern completing the line up along with a somewhat overlooked Black Canary and an emo Aquaman this could easily have got 4 or 5 stars from me if not for the huge dose of ablist FAIL halfway through the comic.
When an angry villain steals limbs and eyesight from various members, they must overcome their "tragedies" with the help of ~genuinely disab...more
When an angry villain steals limbs and eyesight from various members, they must overcome their "tragedies" with the help of ~genuinely disab...more
I have always heard really good things about this series but finally getting to read it I wasn't thrilled. First, I should say that Barry Kitson's art was spot on old school art. It fit perfectly and still looked contemporary. Waid and Augustyn's plot and dialogue is where the problems lied. Its one thing to try to evoke nostalgia but here the writers just seemed to copy ancient dialogue. The plot while large seemed so scattered its hard to imagine these heroes acting the way they did. Overall,...more
A look back at the origins of the JLA. I was not previously a fan of any of the characters (being more of a Marvel guy), but Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn manage to make the story both engrossing and accessible.
The authors manage the impressive task of updating an old story, giving it a more modern sensibility without making the story "grim and gritty" (what seems to be required for any modern take on a comic book characters or stories). The characters feel like more than a collection of cliched...more
The authors manage the impressive task of updating an old story, giving it a more modern sensibility without making the story "grim and gritty" (what seems to be required for any modern take on a comic book characters or stories). The characters feel like more than a collection of cliched...more
DC Comics arguably messed up big time when they altered their continuity following their 1985-1986 event, "Crisis on Infinite Earths." One of the goals of that story was to clean up their universe to make it more user friendly for brand new readers and less...cluttered.
What DC instead found themselves doing is trying to clean up and/or explain how the beloved stories of their past could have occured with so many character histories altered. One of DC's biggest issues was how to explain the Just...more
What DC instead found themselves doing is trying to clean up and/or explain how the beloved stories of their past could have occured with so many character histories altered. One of DC's biggest issues was how to explain the Just...more
JLA: Year One tells the beginigs of one of the most important society of all time. Despite its promise, I was a little let down. The story took 3 or 4 issues to really drew me in, the characters, in general are fine, but I really felt the lack of some members that would make the storyarc a litlle more interesting and appealing.
Always fun (and informative) to read origin stories - and this origin story of the JLA was no exception. I might've liked it more had I known more about the actual characters and the inside jokes, but that was no severe hardship. Quick and easy read.
A nice long read about the early days of the Justice League (post-Crisis). What I loved best were the little details, like Aquaman's mumbling and GL's bossiness and such. Really liked that one.
Pretty decent origin story for the JLA. I enjoy that Superman snuffed the group first, before being impressed by the group's work. Nice read from Waid.
A great 're-imagining' of the Justice League's first year in action. Nice mix of big stories and smaller character moments.
Waid breathes life into these guys, as well as making good use of DC history and telling some cool super hero stories.
Waid breathes life into these guys, as well as making good use of DC history and telling some cool super hero stories.
A good year one story, with some very funny and poignant moments. But I found it to be too long and sprawling to be really effective.
I would have to say if I was going to introduce someone to JLA I'd totally use this book!
Great fun!
This, like all of Waid's work that I've read, was fantastic. Except for the weird and uncomfortable Barry/Dinah flirtation, and the slightly incomprehensible (for new readers) end sequence with so many heroes, this was a fabulous book with sharp characterizations and nice arcs for each and every character. Highly recommended.
The comic that made me read comics!
Fun fact: I went to the bookstore to get Marvel VS DC, but they didn't have it, so I got this instead!
Also, the major selling-point for me was that it had Green Lantern on the cover and he was my favorite superhero at the time because my favorite color was green.
I was a dumb kid, but this book is good!
Fun fact: I went to the bookstore to get Marvel VS DC, but they didn't have it, so I got this instead!
Also, the major selling-point for me was that it had Green Lantern on the cover and he was my favorite superhero at the time because my favorite color was green.
I was a dumb kid, but this book is good!
But how can Black Canary fight? She has blonde hair AND lady parts!! Geez, give me a break. Horrible writing. Poorly written characters. I'd give this one a pass, folks.
I know this is a respected book, but I found it a bit slow and boring, and that's not counting Kitson's art, which can be great at times, but also can be 'DC' in all the worst ways.
Good, not great. For some JLA without much Batman or Supes I recommend The Nail over this.
Jul 02, 2010
Nathan
added it
Great dialogue and characterization, incredible art, bang for your buck length.
great take on the "classic" league
May 21, 2013
Matthew Holland
marked it as to-read
May 20, 2013
Gurpinder Sohal
marked it as to-read
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Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.
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