If successfully reuniting all of DC's flagship heroes under the Justice League of America banner wasn't enough, JLA: Earth 2 finds Grant Morrison p...
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Nov 13, 2011
mark
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this is a fairly awesome revisit of some completely awesome bad guys originating in the DC Silver Age: the reverse Jusice League, known as the Crime Syndicate of America (formerly of Earth-3, then of the Anti-Matter Universe, now of... ??? well i don't fuckin know, everything's so confusing these days). each of the villains is the happily evil equivalent of various Justice Leaguers. whenever i see them appear in a comic strip, i am overcome with massive delight-convulsions. they're the best wors
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Jun 24, 2011
Justyn
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I had seen this cover several times but never really picked it up for one reason or another until now. Due to my grad school comic project, I am trying to read through as much literature as possible.
This is one of the first pairings of Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly, both men I have come to appreciate over the past year.
Like Grant Morrison do, he pulls an obscure nugget of comic lore out and builds an entire story around it. This tale revolves around the Crime Syndicate More...
This is one of the first pairings of Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly, both men I have come to appreciate over the past year.
Like Grant Morrison do, he pulls an obscure nugget of comic lore out and builds an entire story around it. This tale revolves around the Crime Syndicate More...
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Jan 24, 2011
JLA: Earth 2 is Grant Morrison’s take on one of the classic plots of science fiction and superhero stories, the “Mirror Universe”, where good is evil, evil is good, and everything is backwards.
The concept of an alternate earth has a long history in comics, and even in the pages of the JLA, where Earth 2 was originally a home for the silver age versions of the DC characters. Earth 3 was actually the earth where good was evil, etc…
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The concept of an alternate earth has a long history in comics, and even in the pages of the JLA, where Earth 2 was originally a home for the silver age versions of the DC characters. Earth 3 was actually the earth where good was evil, etc…
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Aug 07, 2011
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Morrison turns in the most pedestrian--verging on boring--script of his career, and one that frequently crosses over into incomprehensibility. This is strictly a paint-by-numbers good versus evil story that does nothing of the progressive or interesting nature that is usually a hallmark of his work. Further, the artwork by Quitely has the overly busy feel that a great deal of superhero artwork took on after the late 80s, making for a very distracting and hard to follow read, and not at all fores
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Jun 27, 2010
Lionel
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A nice tribute to a classic Silver Age story where the Justice League and Justice Society met their evil counterparts on the reversed Earth Three. This time out, the heroes of the JLA are approached by Alexander Luthor, a refugee from an anti-matter universe who dubs their Earth "Earth 2" to distinguish it from his own, and who seeks their help to deal with their counterparts, the Crime Syndicate of Amerika, back on his earth.
While this isn't Morrison's best work by a stre More...
While this isn't Morrison's best work by a stre More...
Nov 08, 2009
Jason
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I picked up Earth 2 after it was featured in The Year of Great Comic Book Moments. It's a short read filled with some spectacular art from Quitely featuring some pretty great Batman and Owlman moments on their opposite earths and one of the few times in recent years where Aquaman and The Martian Manhunter have been written as the bad ass mofos they should be.
This isn't an event story. It's just a well woven tale about good and evil and the nature of it all.
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This isn't an event story. It's just a well woven tale about good and evil and the nature of it all.
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Dec 26, 2011
Ubalstecha
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Solid graphic novel about the JLA encountering the Criminal Syndicate of America, their evil twins from an alternate universe. Think Mirror Mirror episode(s) of Star Trek and you have the idea. The League is recruited by the Mirror Lex Luthor to help bring down the CSA, something to which the JLA readily agrees. There are unexpected consequences to the decision, which leads to all out battles and the two earths coming together.
A solid revisiting of a classic Silver Age story line, b More...
A solid revisiting of a classic Silver Age story line, b More...
Dec 20, 2010
Federiken
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Interesante reinterpretación de una de las ideas más divertidas de la Edad de Plata del comic yanqui. Claro que no puedo ser muy objetivo con la obra porque se trata de un trabajo de dos de mis autores favoritos, que siempre que hacen algo junto se potencian y generan una gran sinergia. El guión de Morrison es entretenido y se preocupa por mostrar tanto cómo funcionaría sociopolítica y económicamente un mundo donde el mal funciona como el bien y viceversa como en llenar todo de detallitos y curi
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May 15, 2008
Matt
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A blast to the past kind of story of the Justice League of America, and an alternate Earth where their evil opposites reign supreme. Of course, between pure good and evil, a force of bland neutrality may be an even greater threat...
This book is a terrific achievement, marrying the complex sensibilities of the present with the kind of wonderful insanity that dominated the Silver Age of DC Comics. Morrison does a great job with the characters and the worlds, and never lets the sense of More...
This book is a terrific achievement, marrying the complex sensibilities of the present with the kind of wonderful insanity that dominated the Silver Age of DC Comics. Morrison does a great job with the characters and the worlds, and never lets the sense of More...
Dec 28, 2011
I read the book and I LOVED it. I like the part when 2 teams fight each other and I like the Owlman and Superwoman story cuz' it's kinda funny when Ultraman interfered. In addition, Green Lantern frightened a group of thugs attacking a dog by creating a construct of a ferocious beast and I really liked it. My most fav part of this novel is the Daily Planet scene because it's funny when Superwoman seduces Jimmy Olsen and it's still funny in my opinion.
Aug 03, 2011
M
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Turning the Justice League on its ear with their evil counterparts, this trippy compilation asks what would happen if the good guys ever went rogue. And the answer is not pretty. Owlman, Ultraman, Superwoman, Power Ring, and Johnny Quick rule the alternate Earth-3; heroic Lex Luthor has arrived to our universe in order to have the League dethrone their deadly counterparts. This volume brings back the evil Crime Syndicate to the main DCU proper; and I'm glad it does.
Jul 24, 2011
Lloyd
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In a world that's a strange mirror of our own, The Crime Syndicate of Amerika rule with an iron fist. They're seemingly the exact opposite of our heroes, The Justice League of America. In fact, everything is the opposite of our world.
When the two worlds collide, out comes this stunning tale by comics master Grant Morrison.
I highly recommend it.
When the two worlds collide, out comes this stunning tale by comics master Grant Morrison.
I highly recommend it.
Nov 29, 2008
Leonora
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i like earth 2 (and the whole pre-crisis continuity hell multiverse) and i like grant morrisson, but i think he was reaching for too much in this book and it comes out flat and uneven.
plus frank quitely's art has always bothered me.
plus frank quitely's art has always bothered me.
Dec 22, 2008
David
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Maybe this deserves a second read, but I really wasn't all that impressed here. Morrison is well known for leaving a lot out of his stories, but here, there felt like large holes in the story.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Sep 14, 2010
Dan
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A really great JLA story where we see the opposite (evil) numbers of the big heroes we love on an alternate earth, and where Lex Luthor of all people is that Earth's sole hero.
Nov 27, 2011
Keith
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Grant Morrison's take on the evil Justice League from an alternate reality first introduced in Crisis on Earth-Three back in 1964. Morrison's interesting twist on the basic idea is that good cannot win in the anti-matter universe and evil cannot win in the positive matter universe, so ultimately both teams return to their home worlds defeated by the nature of reality itself. I loved the secret of Owlman's identity and motivation, but my favorite moment was Martian Manhunter's brutal take down
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May 15, 2011
J.
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This is the good type of Grant Morrison book--focused and unusual. A short, fun tale.
Dec 14, 2009
Youngki.bear
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Morrison and Quitely make a great creative team. I'll read just about anything they make.
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Jun 18, 2007
Steve
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I usually don't like Superman stories because he's both unbeatable and written as unbeatable. Where's the tension when you know he's going to win and the writer so obviously agrees with you from the get-go? At least give your villan a chance!
Earth 2 does that; challenging the JLA with subtlety as well as strength. Everyone acts in character, and the way their usual strenghts undermine them makes the story. Plus, Frank Quitely's hit-or-miss art is very good here.
Earth 2 does that; challenging the JLA with subtlety as well as strength. Everyone acts in character, and the way their usual strenghts undermine them makes the story. Plus, Frank Quitely's hit-or-miss art is very good here.
Jun 16, 2008
Aurora
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This has that retro DC stuff Grant Morrison does well, and I enjoyed its tone, and basic ideas. But it's too short, and uneven. It isn't streamlined enough to be simple, and its trying to cram too many ideas into too much space. I wish each individual idea (Batman's dad is the police commissioner! Wonderwoman is Lois Lane!?! Batman and Wonderwoman are making out all over the place!) was an elseworlds, so the ideas could breathe.
Apr 02, 2008
Seth
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The Crime Syndicate of Amerika exist in a world like and not like ours. Crime, evil and corruption rule, and the CSA is the Godfather overlooking it all. The CSA is made of up evil versions of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash and Green Lantern. But when Earth 2's greatest hero, Lex Luthor, contacts the real JLA, all hell breaks loose. Good superhero brawls with a message-how close are we to our evil sides?
May 29, 2008
Mathias
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Silver Age concepts presented in a fresh way. Cool, well-drawn, though I would hardly rate it among neither Morrison's nor Quitely's best works. If you're into it, you'd probably enjoy the Mark Millar/Quitely-run on The Authority, too, as it's in a similar vein.
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Dec 28, 2010
Paul
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The art was a little below average and the writing was poor. There was no characters differentiation and the plot jump, assuming the reader would know things a priori and pick up on thing that where very vague.
The art was a little below average and the writing was poor. There was no characters differentiation and the plot jump, assuming the reader would know things a priori and pick up on thing that where very vague.
Nov 02, 2008
Michael
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This is a decent narrative about an Anti-Matter world of anti-heroes (not in the cool way) by Morrison, penciled by Quitely. This is fun and fluffy.
Jun 09, 2008
Walid
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an interesting twist to a set of otherwise boring and bland superheroes.
