there Justice League of America Considered one of the largest and most powerful superhero groups in the comic book world, the emblem of DC Comics heroism that went into action in the early 1960s and continues what the Justice Society of America began with during the Bronze Age Stories and adventures that have become unforgettable.
If all the heroes of the league initially had few distinctive elements and were guided by poorly understood values, it was during the Silver age that Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and many others had a revolution in both character design and the motivations behind their capes and masks.
The birth of the Justice League not only marked a growing interest among readers in other characters, it also laid the foundation for stories with formidable artistic influence Ranking of the best stories from the JLA.
The original idea of ββassembling a team of superheroes ready to face Earth’s greatest threats came from editor Julius Schwartz, who worked with Gardner Fox and created the Justice Society, a group that would later become Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for creating Fantastic Four.
For this, the first story to be remembered is The brave and the brave, published in March 1960, and Justice League first appearance. Aquaman learns of the Conqueror, an impending alien threat. The King of Atlantis tries to warn the other heroes, but no one seems to respond to his request for help. Fortunately, and in a rather hasty storytelling stunt, all 7 original members find time to work together to eliminate the alien invader.
17 years later, the Manhunters will accuse the Green Lantern of committing one of the most terrifying crimes in the entire universe, in destroying the planet Orinda. The from No man escapes the Manhunters, is a tale of conspiracy, betrayal, and doubt that weighed on every member of the JLA.
Writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee, two of the main names for the New 52 project, were moving towards the era of digital drawing in 2011, reshaping the origins of the JLA thanks to the saga origin. The main difference lies in the group’s first major mission: to face Darkseid’s first attack on Earth, a spectacular and fresh introduction to the new era of the Justice League.
In 2000, Mark Waid used the Dark Knight to deconstruct the JLA and thoroughly analyze the paranoia and worries of Batman himself. In The Tower of Babel Bruce is being manipulated by a villain, whose name we will not reveal to avoid spoilers, and will attempt to take overall leadership of the group by going against his colleagues.
Before New 52 and after Infinite Crisis, Brad Metzler took over the reins of a tried and tested Justice League Identity crisis, gives readers back a complicated story, but still full of new hope for the group’s future. Instead, dystopia, time travel and extravagance shape Rock of Eternity by Grant Morrison, a six-volume miniseries released in 1998 that managed to donate a more fun and unique version of the JLA, thanks in part to the artistic contribution of Howard Porter.
In 2003, Geoff Johns co-signed with David Goyer one of the most unique stories in the DC Comics universe in the series Virtue and vicewhere the Justice League and Justice Society joined forces to fight the Seven Deadly Sins. There would be many other stories about the vast DC Universe and the JLA to remember and honor, like Snyder’s The Totality, Morrison’s Earth 2, and again The Nail, but now we ask you what are your favorite JLA adventures ? Do you fall into this ranking? Please let us know as usual with a comment.
Finally, we leave you to pay homage to Akira in the new cover by Static.
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