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Absolute Justice League: The World's Greatest Super-Heroes by Alex Ross & Paul Dini
DC Comics proudly presents a massive slipcase hardcover featuring the Eisner Award-winning team of artist Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini! Between 1998 and 2003, the Eisner Award-winning team of artist Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini joined forces to create six oversize editions of stories featuring the World's Greatest Super Peace on Earth , War on Crime , Shazam!: Power of Hope , Wonder Spirit of Truth , Secret Origins , and Liberty and Justice . This Absolute Edition collects these groundbreaking and beautifully illustrated tales, along with a wealth of behind-the-scenes materials. Collects PEACE ON EARTH, WAR ON CRIME, SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE, WONDER SPIRIT OF TRUTH, SECRET ORIGINS and LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
396 pages, Hardcover
Published April 30, 2024
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Paul Dini
738 books734 followersPaul Dini is an American television producer of animated cartoons. He is best known as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros./DC Comics series, including Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond and Duck Dodgers. He also developed and scripted Krypto the Superdog and contributed scripts to Animaniacs (he created Minerva Mink), Freakazoid, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. After leaving Warner Bros. In early 2004, Dini went on to write and story edit the popular ABC adventure series Lost.
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
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August 8, 2026
First of all, the artwork on this is fantastic. I heard that Alex Ross is one of the greatest comic book artists of all time, but this the first work of his I have seen. It did not disappoint. It looks realistic and there’s so much detail that goes into it, plus each page is larger than a normal comic book page. I usually don’t consider or mention artwork in reviews, but I would be mistaken to ignore it for this book given how beautiful the art is.
The stories are also wonderful. I love that it shows these characters facing problems larger than themselves (as opposed to just facing a singular villain) and learning that they do face some never-ending battles but continue to persevere regardless. It’s also great that the stories are told from the heroes’ perspectives.
I got a new appreciation for these heroes through these pages.
The stories are also wonderful. I love that it shows these characters facing problems larger than themselves (as opposed to just facing a singular villain) and learning that they do face some never-ending battles but continue to persevere regardless. It’s also great that the stories are told from the heroes’ perspectives.
I got a new appreciation for these heroes through these pages.
Did Not Finish
July 1, 2026My husband's book, keeping it on my list for record keeping.
May 25, 2024
[2.5]
Incredible art. I can't imagine the amount of time it must've taken - even for a master like Ross - to finish this work. If not for the art, I would probably rate this closer to 1/5. I just couldn't bring myself to rate it a 2, so had to have it just reaching 3 by rounding.
Pretty early on, I asked myself after a session of reading, how it is possible that the writer for this is the same as for the omnibus I recently read (Batman by Paul Dini), which is a collection of solid stories. I thought that maybe DC had a finger in the game, and that they wanted to create sort of an introduction for young kids to their super hero gallery. However, after reading the afterwords it was clear that this was in large part the vision of Alex Ross.
The stories are extremely tame, and old school, if you will. They aim to build interpersonal emotion and a sense of grandeur for the heroes. Sometimes this works decently well, but most of the time the lack of background, dialogue and stakes make it fall flat. The stories have very little to do with adventure, suspense or action. Inner dialogue and narration take up most of the text. Sometimes it's cringe, and most of the time it's pretentious.
I'm so sad to say that this is a huge missed opportunity to create something long lasting and unique. It is worth reading for fans of art, or to see the heroes in a more realistic setting. Other than that, there is not much here
Incredible art. I can't imagine the amount of time it must've taken - even for a master like Ross - to finish this work. If not for the art, I would probably rate this closer to 1/5. I just couldn't bring myself to rate it a 2, so had to have it just reaching 3 by rounding.
Pretty early on, I asked myself after a session of reading, how it is possible that the writer for this is the same as for the omnibus I recently read (Batman by Paul Dini), which is a collection of solid stories. I thought that maybe DC had a finger in the game, and that they wanted to create sort of an introduction for young kids to their super hero gallery. However, after reading the afterwords it was clear that this was in large part the vision of Alex Ross.
The stories are extremely tame, and old school, if you will. They aim to build interpersonal emotion and a sense of grandeur for the heroes. Sometimes this works decently well, but most of the time the lack of background, dialogue and stakes make it fall flat. The stories have very little to do with adventure, suspense or action. Inner dialogue and narration take up most of the text. Sometimes it's cringe, and most of the time it's pretentious.
I'm so sad to say that this is a huge missed opportunity to create something long lasting and unique. It is worth reading for fans of art, or to see the heroes in a more realistic setting. Other than that, there is not much here
February 7, 2024
In my quest to do a video on the definitive stories for each justice league member this book could be the only book in the video. The story starts off with a story of Superman being forced to face problems he can’t use his powers to defeat, then a story of Batman, where he has to use, his Bruce Wayne persona his Batman persona, and his compassion and empathy to save a boy, a community and a city. Then a story of Shazam, helping a little boy who lost his hope find it again then a story of wonder woman, realizing she needs to not be a demigod, but a human. It all culminates into 2 Justice league stories that show what makes each member of the league so important, and ultimately so human. All of this alone, with the incredible writing Paul Dini would be enough to make it one of my favorite books ever but then you throw on the Master Class that is each page being handpainted by the awe inspiring Alex Ross to make this book truly truly special.
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