Official JLA discussion thread - Part 2

[Scarecrow_King]

it was just so noneventful. Basically

Spoiler

everybody stands around fighting Darkseid until Cyborg inexplicably tells the Mother Boxes to send Darkseid and the parademons back to Apocalypse. Darkseid swears to return, then poof! he's gone.

There was one cool part where Wonder Woman stabs Darkseid in the eye, then Aquaman stabs him in the other eye with his trident.

 

[Primal Slayer]

Cyborg still feels so forced to me, his only importance was his connection to the mother boxes. It is also weird how Darkseid just arrives when anyone of his minions could have appeared to scout and cause the JL to form so they could save Darkseid for something even bigger.

 

[CrimsonMist]

What happened in the Pandora back-up?

 

[Scarecrow_King]

I'm fine with Justice League. It's like a Michael Bay film, little character development, but on the flipside, "LUK AT DEM 'SPLOSHUNS!"

It would be cool to look at all the explosions, but Jim Lee even seems to turn them into unintelilgible messes. In a lot of his actiony splash pages, you can't tell where some of his lines are. So the distinctions between characters and backgrounds are left to the inker and colorist, who used too much black, and too much color washing to be able to tell. This book is just a mess all around.

 

[Primal Slayer]

Not much just that the Phantom Stranger confronts her and we find out that they are all part of some cosmic group that isnt suppose to intefere with whats going on in the world but Pandora did since I guess she wants to be freed some her curse and find someone/something called The Strange. She also uses magical guns for some reason.

 

[Scarecrow_King]

Cyborg still feels so forced to me, his only importance was his connection to the mother boxes. It is also weird how Darkseid just arrives when anyone of his minions could have appeared to scout and cause the JL to form so they could save Darkseid for something even bigger.

Even the connection to the mother boxes was weak. How could he possibly communicate with something as advanced as a sentient mother box? Which made Batman's little pep talk to him make 0 sense. "It's not the computer in there that's going to do this. You are going to do this."

 

[Primal Slayer]

Because its that technology that made him into what he is thus he is able to communicate with NewGod tech.

 

[Scarecrow_King]

oh, I thought it was just STAR Labs tech. I didn't remember New God tech having anything to do with it.

 

[Lord]

Martian Manhunter could have easily filled Cyborg's role in these comics, he could use advanced technology of his race

 

[Scarecrow_King]

and he could've filled the token black guy role. John Jones could be black.

 

[Mystirious]

I'm starting to worry that just as Superfriends convinced people that all Aquaman does is talk to fish Geoff Johns is going to convince people that he solves all problems by stabbing them with his trident

Not much just that the Phantom Stranger confronts her and we find out that they are all part of some cosmic group that isnt suppose to intefere with whats going on in the world but Pandora did since I guess she wants to be freed some her curse and find someone/something called The Strange. She also uses magical guns for some reason.

Pandoraaaaaa!

She has a magic gun. Where'd she purchase that?

Pandoraaaaaa!

Coins! Robots! Amazons and trucks!

Pandoraaaaa!

This! comic! Sucks!

Pandoraaaaaa!

...

I couldn't resist

And ofcourse we have to waste 4 pages of Hal complaining about how everyone thinks they are friends and a group which they are not and he has a whole universe to protect.

Hal has been written as such a jerk in this series

 

[Primal Slayer]

I'm starting to worry that just as Superfriends convinced people that all Aquaman does is talk to fish Geoff Johns is going to convince people that he solves all problems by stabbing them with his trident

Ya but look at where that got Wolverine? All he does is stab people and he is one of the most popular characters out there.

 

[kloker]

Very disappointed. It's like the League doesn't need Superman at all. I mean it looks like they could have done without him. He has not even put himself as the leader he should be. I think he just gave 2 ou 3 punches in ALL THE ARC.

 

[Cain]

She had a relationship with Voodoo?

I need to know the comic books where this happened

Not that kind of relationship lol it was more like a sibling type of bond similar to what she had with Grifter.

 

[Cain]

Pandoraaaaaa!

She has a magic gun. Where'd she purchase that?

Pandoraaaaaa!

Coins! Robots! Amazons and trucks!

Pandoraaaaa!

This! comic! Sucks!

Pandoraaaaaa!

...

ha ha ha

".....and Godzuuuuuukiiiiiiiiiiii"

 

[Czar Colossus]

Because its that technology that made him into what he is thus he is able to communicate with NewGod tech.

Yes they have ruined Cyborg....connecting him to the New Gods like that; totally unnecessary and stupid! (as was making him a founding member). Thus far this title is utterly unimpressive; epic fail.

 

[kguillou]

#6 was actually my least favorite of the series so far, i still really enjoy the series as a whole, its big and epic like it should be, but I felt like there was a bit missing in this final part. Plus the dialogue was really getting to me, the whole "THE'YRE THE WORLD'S GREEATES SUPERHEROES!!" thing really bothered me, i thought we were past that kind of cheesy dialogue in comics?

 

[Mystirious]

Not that kind of relationship lol it was more like a sibling type of bond similar to what she had with Grifter.

You raised my hopes and then dashed them most expertly

 

[trustyside-kick]

I loved the end of JL #6. Phantom Stranger is the man.

 

[Mystirious]

Phantom Stranger be fabulous

And I am fairly interested in what Pandora's full story is

Spoiler

She's totally Darkseid's daughter

Not keen on Desaad's new look though. Making him more inhuman looking is probably to make him look spookier but I liked his original look

 

[trustyside-kick]

Johns tweeted that Pandora is not his daughter though. And has her own mythos. She is a brand new character he and Lee created (this much was revealed back when the New 52 launched that it was a new character).

 

[trustyside-kick]

Phantom Stranger be fabulous

And I am fairly interested in what Pandora's full story is

Spoiler

She's totally Darkseid's daughter

Not keen on Desaad's new look though. Making him more inhuman looking is probably to make him look spookier but I liked his original look

Yea I was a bit shocked but in the end I'm indifferent. I guess I need to see a clear shot of all the new Apokolips people to judge. I wonder how the New Genesis people will look if we ever see them soon.

 

[Mystirious]

I think he's saying that to try and keep it a surprise when it turns out she is his daughter

 

[Mystirious]

Yea I was a bit shocked but in the end I'm indifferent. I guess I need to see a clear shot of all the new Apokolips people to judge. I wonder how the New Genesis people will look if we ever see them soon.

Barda and Mr Miracle are the ones from New Genesis I'm worried about

I hope they don't change them too much

 

[Lord]

It trully seems like she is his daughter