At the end of May 2017, the Justice League, the largest DC movie comic, was left by director Zack Snyder: rumors appeared on the Internet that the studio owners were dissatisfied with his work and are now inviting to this post, who filmed two parts of The Avengers for Marvel. In reality, the situation is different: a tragedy occurred in Snyder's life - his daughter passed away, so the director decided not to burden a large-scale project with his problems. As a result, Whedon, who actually arrived at the end of the production process, had to piece together the tape, which will be released in Russian rental already November 16, 2017. It is important to note that Joss Whedon did not change the tone of the story told in Justice League: at the request of Zack Snyder, he only brought it to a pre-conceived ending.
Trailer of the film "Justice League"
Timeline of the DC Cinematic Universe
As of the second half of 2017, four films have already been released in the DC Universe: Man of Steel (2013), (2016), (2016) and Wonder Woman (2017). Moreover, the "Suicide Squad", the plot of which tells about a special detachment of supervillains in the service of the state, is only indirectly connected with superhero stories. In fact, the film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" directed by Zack Snyder became the main link between Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman: it not only introduced the audience to new characters, but also introduced the main villain of the Justice League.Trailer of the film "Justice League"
"Justice League" in the cinema: the main characters
Apart from already famous characters, will appear in the picture of Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon and new faces: Cyborg, Flash and Aquaman. All these heroes were introduced to the audience in the film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice": they belong to the so-called meta-humans (or people endowed with superpowers).Featurette "Heroes"
Aquaman - aka Arthur Curry, is the son of a lighthouse worker and a woman named Atlanna. Also in adolescence Arthur realized that he had incredible strength for a person, and he also noticed that he could breathe underwater and understood the language of fish. On his deathbed, his mother revealed to the boy a secret - she was the queen of Atlantis, who was expelled from a magical underwater city. Arthur learned that in the future he was destined to become the ruler of the Seven Seas.
Featurette "Aquaman"
The Flash is Barry Allen. He gained his abilities as a result of an accident with chemicals stored in a police laboratory. Lightning struck the test tubes, giving Barry super strength and super speed. Moreover, under certain conditions, the young man got the opportunity to move in time.
Featurette "Flash"
Cyborg is a character in the New Teen Titans comic book series. His real name is Victor Stone. Stone received superpower thanks to his parents, who were scientists and often experimented on him. One of these experiences gave Victor an incredibly high IQ. He became half man, half machine after being exposed to a protoplasmic substance during an accident in a laboratory. To save their son's life, his parents connected his body with cybernetic devices.
Featurette "Cyborg"
How did the Justice League come about?
The events of "Justice League" - the fifth film of the DC Comics cinematic universe - will unfold after the events described in the fantastic action movie "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice". Lex Luther, whom Bruce Wayne hid in a local hospital, managed to summon a monster from outer space to Earth. According to Batman, if you do not start acting now, then it will be too late: he asks for help from Diana Prince, known as Wonder Woman - together they are looking for people endowed with unusual abilities.Video about the filming of the movie "Justice League"
mother boxes
Somehow, the history of the Justice League will be connected with powerful alien artifacts, known in the DC Universe as Mother Boxes. These are, in a way, supercomputers created using living tissues. The functionality of the Mother Boxes is different, as is their strength. Among the useful features of the box is the healing of severe wounds. With the help of one of these Boxes, the Cyborg was born.Teaser of the film "Justice League"
The main villains of the "Justice League"
When Superman kills Doomsday for the second time in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the Special Forces raid General Zod's spaceship. Lex Luthor stands in a bloody mess and communicates with someone using interplanetary communication. At the end of that movie comic, Batman explains that Luthor will soon be transferred to Arkham - Gotham mental hospital, and he, in turn, declares that "the bell has already rung" and that "among the stars" his ringing has been heard. Lex invited another monster to visit Earth: the monster turned out to be Steppenwolf, a villain from DC comics. Moreover, somehow Darkseid, the boss of Steppenwolf, will also appear in the picture. Darkseid is a representative of the race of the New Gods, who arrived from the planet Apocalypse. He is not only a brilliant tactician and strategist, but also the owner of superhuman strength, speed, endurance and reflexes. He is also virtually invulnerable.Trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The movie was released "Justice League"- a picture that tells about the appearance of a team of superheroes. The stories of Superman and Wonder Woman have been shown in separate films, Batman doesn't really need an introduction, but what about the rest? Let's try to figure it out.
The birth of a team
The history of the Justice League has more than a dozen years. For the first time, popular DC superheroes have teamed up in the pages of a comic book. The Brave and the Bold #28 back in 1960, and since then stories about the superhero team have been released almost without interruption. The very first team was different from the one shown in the film. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter, the most popular heroes of the time, united against the Applexians, who launched a full-scale invasion of Earth in an attempt to determine who is the best warrior and worthy to rule their home planet. At first, the heroes did not need to unite, but the aliens thought about it: it turned out that it was possible to repel a coordinated attack of a formidable enemy only by joint efforts.
Over the years, the lineup has changed repeatedly, heroes have come and gone, and restarts of the entire DC Universe have often led to a change not only in the composition, but also in the origin of the team. So, for example, the first major reboot took place in 1987 during the Crisis on Infinite Earths - a global event in which DC cleaned up the tails and created a single and updated canon for their universe. At the time, the league included Batman, Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Captain Marvel, Dr. Light, and a host of other characters not well known today. Series enjoyed in great demand: author, Keith Giffen, managed to maintain a good balance between the heroic and humorous component of the comic. However, Giffen did not last long, and the series went to other authors. Those, in turn, made the story darker, to match all the comics of the 90s, which led to a decrease in ratings and the subsequent closure of the series.
There were other restarts, but we are primarily interested in the current state of the team. It began in 2011, after another global event, Flashpoint. All comic book series have been relaunched from the first issue, and the characters have received new origin stories. Took on the Justice League Geoff Johns together with by Jim Lee And Scott Williams. The line-up is almost the same as in the film: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, The Flash and Green Lantern. Unless the Lantern was not lucky enough to get into the film (or rather, get into the team).
Flash
Nimble boy was lucky to be a hero own series on The CW, so viewers generally know him. However, it's worth noting that The Flash isn't just Barry Allen, who is featured in the movie. For the first time, a hero capable of accelerating to incredible speed appeared on the pages of comics right away in his own series - Flash Comics #1- in 1940. Jay Garrick acquired the ability by inhaling the vapors of heavy water (do not forget that heavy water at that time was discovered quite recently and was not really explored). The hero's costume was quite different from what is familiar to the modern reader, and was based on the attire of Hermes - hence special form helmet.
Barry Allen, a scientist, became the second Flash and first appeared in a 1956 comic book. Showcase #4. Almost a brilliant guy, well versed in physics and chemistry, Barry suffered from constant lateness. The key moment of the biography was the death of his mother and the unfair accusation of his father in her murder. The boy was only 11, but even then he decided for himself that he would prove his father's innocence. Barry earned degrees in forensic science and organic chemistry and went to work for the police, where he free time tried to investigate the murder of his mother. One evening, lightning that flew through the window struck a cabinet with chemicals, which doused the young scientist. As expected, he immediately acquired superpowers: electrified chemicals connected him with the Speed Force - a special power of the DC Universe that moves space and time forward.
Realizing that he has super speed, Barry decided to become a superhero and call himself the Flash - in honor of his favorite comic book hero, Garrick, whose stories he read almost from childhood. Then, by the way, Barry was lucky to meet Garrick live, and this is almost the first appearance of the multiverse in comics.
So far, Barry is the most popular Flash, even though the hero sacrificed himself as part of "Crisis on Infinite Earths". After his death, Barry did not appear in comics for more than twenty years, and the empty space was filled by a number of different characters, ranging from Barry's nephew, Wally West, to Bizarro Flash - the opposite of a superhero, whose logo is stylized as a mustard stain.
Bringing the Flash back to comics Grant Morrisson- one of the greatest authors comics and a lover of forgotten stories, and after a global restart as part of New 52 Barry Allen returned to his career and biography again: he still works as a forensic scientist in the police and defends his native Central City with all his might.
Aquaman
Aquaman, like the aforementioned Flash, is also the oldest hero comics - stories about the adventures of a hero who can breathe underwater, communicate telepathically with sea animals and have echolocation in addition to the now classic super strength and accelerated regeneration first appeared in More Fun Comics #73(1941). In this issue, the origin of Aquaman was immediately told: Tom Curry, a famous explorer of the ocean depths, accidentally discovered Atlantis. There he built a waterproof shelter where he studied the records ancient civilization Atlanteans and their amazing devices. He taught his son, Arthur Curry, to live and breathe underwater, as well as to use the forces of the ocean correctly. That is, Arthur was originally a mere mortal, but special training made him a superman. The weakness of the hero was a long stay away from the water, without which he lost his superpowers.
Aquaman's early stories are notable for a realism atypical for his time: while other heroes fought mainly against the terrible inventions of the Nazis and evil gangsters, Aquaman, among other things, fought against ocean pollution and other environmental issues. No, of course, there were Nazis and pirates, but the matter was not limited to battles. Aquaman of this time, by the way, ruled the Justice League for some time.
After the reboot, Arthur Curry found a new origin: this time he became the son of a lighthouse keeper, Tom Curry, and the ruler of Atlantis, Atlanna. Dying, his mother told him her story and promised that Arthur would become the ruler of the seven seas. "Crisis on Infinite Earths" again "restarted" Aquaman: now he no longer had earthly roots, was born immediately in royal family Atlantis, and his father was the wizard Atlan. The child was named Orin and got rid of him quite quickly: the king of Atlantis guessed about the betrayal of his wife and ordered his son to be left to the mercy of fate away from the palace. Saved that the child was able to communicate with sea creatures. The family of dolphins left him, but after a while Orin gets to Tom Curry, from whom he receives classic name and last name. "Atlantic" Aquaman died during the "Infinite Crisis", and later he was replaced by the second incarnation of the hero, with his father Curry and mother Atlanna.
In restart New 52 the biography of the hero was preserved: Arthur continues to live in the same lighthouse where he grew up, remains the king of Atlantis and a member of the Justice League.
Cyborg
The least known hero from the entire line to the domestic audience and the youngest - for the first time Victor Stone appeared in comics only in 1980 in DC Comics Presents #26. It is noteworthy that the hero immediately appeared as a member of the Young Titans team - an organization of young superheroes fighting for justice, and only after some time his origin is revealed.
Silas and Eleanor Stones are brilliant scientists who experimented on their own son to develop intelligence. The experiments were successful: Victor grew up as a genius, but, to the chagrin of his parents, instead of science, he became interested in sports. In addition, Victor was friends with Ron Evers, a boy who grew up without respect for the law. Joint pranks often led to problems, but Victor managed to somehow find a balance between lawlessness and ordinary life. His life changed dramatically when he Once again visited his parents in the laboratory. One of the experiments went completely wrong, as planned, and the protoplasmic creature that appeared killed the mother and crippled Victor himself. In an attempt to save his son, Silas replaces most of Victor's body with cyber implants.
The new appearance frightened people and completely changed the life of young Victor: his girlfriend left him, he could no longer play sports. The saved guy hated his father and fled away from human eyes, but he soon prevents terrorist act, which Ron Evers wanted to arrange, and thereby attracts the attention of the Teen Titans. The hero was received well and judged by his actions, not paying attention to appearance.
Restarts greatly influenced Stone's biography: for example, he turned out to be one of greatest heroes Earth, managed to be a mind inside a mechanical body and even become a whole mechanical planet. However, its modern version, which has existed since 2011, is very similar to what is shown in the films: a football star, Victor comes to work with his father, where the Mother Cube is activated. The accompanying explosion almost completely destroys the young man's body, and the desperate father uses little-studied alien technology to save his son. The activated cube lets the forces of Darkseid down to earth, which becomes the reason for the creation of the Justice League in the comic. Cyborg merges with the Mother Cube, becomes one of the initiators of the union of heroes and helps close the alien portals, thereby preventing the invasion.
steppe wolf
You can not get around the villain of the new film, Steppenwolf. He first appears in February 1972 as part of the comic New Gods written by the great Jack Kirby. Steppenwolf is a member of the New Gods race and is one of the members of the Darkseid Elite team. The New Gods live on Apokolips - a planet in a special Fourth Dimension, and are practically immortal. Steppenwolf himself is a master of strategy and tactics, an expert various kinds weapons, but most often prefers to use a special electric ax.
He controls the armies of the planet Apokolips and is shown in the comics as one of the first survivors of Doomsday's attack (unlike in Batman v Superman, where Doomsday was created by Lex Luthor, the comic Doomsday has existed for several thousand years). Steppenwolf appeared most frequently in flashbacks, such as helping Darkseid kill Avia, the wife of Darkseid's nemesis. In the comics, he fights the Flash and the entire Justice League, and is repeatedly killed and resurrected by Darkseid's powers.
During Flashpoint, Steppenwolf invades Earth, commanding an army of parademons. The heroes of the planet manage to repel this attack, but at a high cost: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are killed. However, another reboot cancels that too, and today Steppenwolf still helps Darkseid and doesn't appear in the comics very often. In 2012, for example, he tortured Superman in the sixth issue of the second volume of the Justice League.
Themes:The world's greatest heroes... team up for the first time! The world is on the threshold new era era of superheroes. But mankind is not yet accustomed to this idea. Not everyone likes it that among us live people with incredible abilities....
Description of the comic Justice League Origins. Book 1:
The world's greatest heroes... team up for the first time! The world is on the threshold of a new era - the era of superheroes. But mankind is not yet accustomed to this idea. Not everyone likes it that among us live people with incredible abilities.
But one day the Earth is faced with a threat too serious, it was possible to do without the help of superheroes... Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg... Even though they are still inexperienced, daring and arrogant, each of them - a mighty force capable of resisting evil. But in order to protect our planet from an alien invasion, they will have to unite. And then they will become... the Justice League!
In the first book, The Beginning (which included issues 1–6) star writer Geoff Johns and no less stellar artist Jim Lee (known to our readers from the bestseller "Batman: Quiet!"), represent a completely A New Look to the DC Universe and its superheroes!
Other Justice League comics in order of reading:
- Justice League. Book 1: The Beginning
- Justice League. Book 2: Way of the Villain
- Justice League. Book 3: Path Throne of Atlantis
- Justice League. trinity war
- Justice League. Book 4: Eternal Heroes
- Justice League. Eternal Evil
- Justice League. Secret society– wild card
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?! "(2015)," Justice League: Gods and Monsters?!"(2015)," Justice League vs. Teen Titans?!» (2016). In addition, an alternate League consisting of Superman, Green Arrow, Cyborg, The Flash, Aquaman, Black Canary, Stargirl, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter and Zatanna, appears in the TV series Smallville.Publication history
Original version
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| Comic book cover Justice League of America (vol. 1) #1(October 1960). Artist Mike Sekowski. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | Permanent Series |
| Periodicity | monthly |
| Publication dates | October 1960 - April 1987 |
| Number of releases | 261 |
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| Screenwriters | Gardner Fox, Gerry Conway |
| Pencil | Mike Sekowski, Dick Dillin, George Perez |
| ink | Sid Green, Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughin |
| Authors | Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky |
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| Images at Wikimedia Commons | |
In the late 1950s, after a successful reboot of Golden Age characters (The Flash, Green Lantern, etc.), DC Comics approached writer Gardner Fox to reintroduce the Justice Society of America. Influenced by the popularity of the National Football and Baseball Leagues, it was decided to change the name to the Justice League of America. With the new name, the team debuted in 1960 in the release The Brave and the Bold#28 in February/March, and got her own series in October, which quickly became popular. Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky were the main creative team series for the first eight years. After issue #63, Sekowski left the team, and after issue #65, Gardner Fox.
The original lineup of the Justice League included seven of the most popular heroes DC of the time: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter and Wonder Woman. Superman and Batman appeared in most issues and were on the team the largest number time. After that, the League included Green Arrow, Atom and Hawkman, and acted as part of the team for the next 4 years. The success of the Justice League is indirectly responsible for Stan Lee's creation of the Fantastic Four, the first Marvel Comics superteam. In his autobiography, Stan Lee wrote that the idea for creating a superhero team for Marvel came to him while playing golf with DC publisher Jack Leibovitz and Timely-Marvel Comics owner Martin Goodman, who mentioned that DC Comics' new superhero team series was selling well. On the same day, Goodman suggested that Stan Lee create a Marvel superteam, and he, along with Jack Kirby, released the Fantastic Four.
“Martin Goodman noted that one of the publications of National Comics sold better than the rest of the majority. Since the Justice League is on sale, why don't we do a superhero team comic?»
The Justice League was based in a secret cave outside the city of Happy Harbor in Rhode Island, and also had its own "mascot" - a teenager Lucas Carr, who participated in several missions and has since helped the team. In issue Justice League of America#77 (December 1969) Lucas turned out to be a traitor and told the Joker about the League, after which he left the team. His departure preceded the departure of two more popular members of the team - Wonder Woman in the issue Justice League of America#69 and Martian Manhunter J'onn J'onzz in Justice League of America #71.
Justice League Satellite
After the location of the Hidden Sanctuary was revealed, the League needed a new secure headquarters, resulting in their relocation to a satellite 22,300 miles above Earth (issue Justice League of America#78, February 1970). During this period, Zatanna, Black Canary, Elongated Man, Red Tornado and Hawkgirl joined the team, along with the return of Wonder Woman. At this time, a rule was introduced that the maximum number of members of the Justice League was 12 people, but in the event that potential candidates for membership do not have matching superpowers, the number of participants could be larger, and this allowed Hawkeye to join the team.
During this period, writers Dennis O'Neill, Michael Friedrich, Len Wein, Elliot Maggin, Cary Bates Nelson Bridwell, and Steve Englehart worked with illustrator Dick Dillin in issues #64-181, excluding issue #153. For a long time, the series was written by Gerry Conway, his first story in the framework of JLA appeared in issue #125 (December 1975), and from #151 (February 1978) he became the series' regular writer, writing nearly all issues up to #255 (October 1986). After Dick Dillin's death, the series was illustrated by the team of George Pérez, Don Heck and Rick Buckler. Perez left the series after #200 and continued to work on The New Teen Titans, but after prepared the cover of the issue Justice League of America#220 (November 1983). ΑΔιΚο
Dissolution of the team
In an effort to increase the popularity of and capitalize on League comics, writer Gerry Conway, along with artist Chuck Patton, decided to revamp the League's lineup. According to the story, after some of the superheroes failed to arrive in time and help repel the Martian invasion, Aquaman rewrote the team's charter, and now only heroes who were able to devote all their time to the League could be in the League.
New team consisted of Aquaman, Zatanna, Martian Manhunter, Elongated Man, Vixen, and a trio of teenage heroes - Gypsy, Still, and Vibe. A year later, Aquaman left the team and the Martian Manhunter took over as leader. Due to the "full-time" rule, Aquaman's wife, Mera, gave him an ultimatum to stay with or with the crew. Such a move by the creators was negatively received by fans, as Aquaman was widely popular, and sales of Justice League comics began to fall even despite the return of Batman in the issue. Justice League of America #250.
Last story line for the original Justice League (#258-261) was written by writer J.M. DeMetjes and artist Luke McDonald. In the story, Professor Ivo, an old enemy of the League, killed Vibe and Still, and Elongated Man, Gypsy, and Vixen retired during the mini-series Legends after which the team was disbanded.
Modern versions
Justice League International
In 1986, during DC's massive crossover campaign, a new Justice League was formed. The series was named Justice League and later renamed to Justice League International, and was written by Keith Giffen and illustrated by J.M. DeMetyes (and later Alan Hughes). During the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, superheroes united to form a team dedicated to protecting the Earth. It consisted of Batman, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Captain Marvel, Doctor Light ( new character in the person of a Japanese woman, and not a villain who appeared later), Doctor Fate, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Guy Gardner, later Captain Atom, Fire (formerly known as Green Flame) and Ice (formerly known as Ice Maiden) were added. The humorous tone of the story and the quality characteristics of the characters have gained popularity on initial stage, but Giffen later became unable to maintain the same balance of humor and heroism, causing the series to decline in popularity. New writers gave it a more serious tone, and in the late 1990s the series was canceled due to low ratings, along with the Justice League Europe, Extreme League, and Justice League Task Force series.
JLA
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Issue cover JLA#1 (January 1997). Artist Howard Porter.
Story Publisher DC Comics Format Single series Periodicity Monthly Series Publication dates January 1997 – February 2006 Number of releases 125 Creators Screenwriters Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Joe Kelly, Dennis O'Neil, Chuck Austin, Kurt Busek, Jeff Jones, Alan Heinberg, Bob Harras Pencil Howard Porter, Bryan Hitch, Doug Manke ink John Dell, Paul Neary Authors Grant Morrison, Howard Porter dccomics.com/char… (English) Images at Wikimedia Commons The low sales of the Justice League spin-offs led DC to decide to re-launch a new ongoing Justice League of America series and permanently disband the old ones. The New Justice League of America was formed in 1996 and started with a limited series Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare by Mark Waed and Fabian Nishez, for the first time since the Crisis on Infinite Earths. In 1997, DC Comics launched a separate series about the League called JLA, which was written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Howard Porter and John Dell.
Early in the series, attempts were made to "go back to basics" and reuse the original superheroes or their successors: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash (Wally West), Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, and Green Lantern (Kyle Reiner). In addition, the team received a new headquarters - the Watchtower on reverse side Moon. Morrison put forward the concept of representing the team members as a "pantheon of gods" with their various abilities. Later, Orion, Zauriel, Zatanna, Huntress, Barbara Gordon (Oracle), Steel (John Henry Irons) and Plastic Man joined the League, as well as for a short time Aztec, Tumorrow Woman and Green Arrow (Connor Hawke).
Several problems followed with the series' launch: Morrison had to adjust to Superman's changing powers, the death of Wonder Woman, and the removal of Connor Hawke from the Green Arrow plot due to Kevin Smith's plans to write a separate series about him. Despite this, the series JLA quickly became a DC Comics bestseller. and did not give up positions for several years. Despite the success, DC decided not to run parallel series and spin-offs as they had done in the past.
With the departure of Grant Morrison as writer of the series after #41, sales of the comic began to fall, and Mark Waid and Joe Kelly, who replaced him, were unable to rectify the situation. After issue #91, Kelly launched a spin-off Justice League Elite, and later several more stories by John Byrne, Chuck Austin and Kurt Busiek were released, none of which caught on. After issue #114, Jeff Jones took over as writer of the series and, together with Allen Heinberg, produced several successful issues that were plotted with the events of the Identity Crisis and served as a transition to the events of the Infinite Crisis - Superboy-Prime destroyed the Watchtower in issue #119. Bob Harras eventually wrote last story series JLA#120-125, after which it was interrupted.
52
During the events of the series 52 , in week 24, Firestorm (Jason Rush) gathers the members of the new Justice League. The team included Fire Falcon, Super Chef, Bullettier and Ambush Bug. After a fight with the psychopath Stits and the death of Ambush Bug, Firestorm disbands the team.
Also, within the same series, the name Justice League is occasionally used unofficially by the Infinity Corporation formed by Lex Luther.
Justice League of America(vol. 2)
A year after the events of Infinite Crisis, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman agreed to resurrect the Justice League, which happened in Justice League of America#0, introductory issue to new series Brad Meltzer and Ed Benes. The League consists of Hal Jordan, Black Canary, Red Arrow (Green Arrow's former partner), Red Tornado, Vixen, Black Lightning and Eaglet. The first story arc of the series focuses on Red Tornado as the leader of the team and his fight against the intellectual incarnation of Solomon Grundy and the returned Amazo. The team is based in two headquarters at once - in the Hall of Justice, which is an updated version of the assembly hall of the Justice Society of America of the Golden Age of comics, and also in the former headquarters of the All-Star Squadron team in Washington. Black Canary was elected as the team's first official chairman after fighting Amaizo and Solomon Grundy. Subsequently, the Justice League teamed up with the Justice Society of America from Earth-1, with which they attempted to retrieve the lost members of the Legion of Super-Heroes who had been sent back in time to free Bart Allen and Wally West from the Speed Force space.
Series writer Bpad Meltzner left after #12, and his sketches for the series (particularly the story of Per Dagon, one of Despero's incarnations) were later printed as part of the series. Booster Gold.
Don McDuffie took over the job of creating the story Justice League Wedding Special, which was released in issue #13 of the main series. Due to the fact that DC Comics planned to launch a spin-off of the Justice League under the leadership of Hal Jordan, he was removed from the story and replaced by John Stewart. In addition to him, Firestorm joined the team during plot inserts as part of the series. Countdown to Final Crisis, which also arrested big number supervillains gathered by Lex Luthor and Destroke and trying to attack the League during Green Arrow and Black Canary's wedding, and Red Tornado left the team. McDuffie's performance received mixed reviews from critics and negative reviews from fans of the series, who were dissatisfied with the replacement of Hal Jordan with John Stewart. Jordan eventually returned to the League in issue #19, but left again in #31 as the series was completed. where he is one of the main characters.
Issue #21 saw the return of Libra and the Human Flame, who were preparing for their role in the events of the Final Crisis. Later in the issues, Vixen gains new abilities, and some Milestone Comics characters also appear to help the League in the fight against the villain Doctor Light. During the Final Crisis, the Justice League suffered heavy losses - the Martian Manhunter and Batman were killed, after which the Green Arrow and Hal Jordan left the team to hunt down the killers of the Martian.
Hal Jordan later decides to form his own band. He teams up with Black Canary, Firestorm, John Stewart, Zatanna, and the superhero Doctor Light. Later, Black Canary tries to disband the group, deeming the line-up to be inadequate and weak. Shortly thereafter, she left the group, and the leadership of the team passed to Vixen. Lane Wien became the author of the plot from three parts, which appeared in editions Justice League of America#35-37 to keep the series going during writer issues - McDuffie left the series writer position and was replaced by James Robinson only two weeks later.
After the series Justice League: Cry for Justice The Justice League was once again disbanded, and Hal Jordan reassembled it. He invited Green Arrow, Atom, Black Canary, Batman (Dick Grayson), Mon-El, Donna Troy, Cyborg, Starfire, Doctor Light, Kongorilla and Guardian. After issue #43, most of the team's new recruits left various reasons. Mon-El and the Guardian left her, since Mon-El needs to return to the future, the Black Canary returned to the Birds of Prey team, the Green Lantern left her in connection with the events of Blackest Night. James Robinson confirmed that the team will be changing over the coming months, and while Jade and Jesse Chambers join the team instead of the departed members, Cyborg remains in the team, but only on a part-time basis given his separate story in issues # 48-50. Additionally, Blue Lantern Saint Walker joined the League during the crossover Reign of Doomsday .
Justice League
Justice League Justice League Story Publisher DC Comics Format Single series Periodicity monthly Publication dates August 2011 - Creators Screenwriters Jeff Jones Artists Jim Lee Pencil Scott Williams Paints Alex Sinclar Authors Jay Jones
Jim Leedccomics.com/char… (English) Images at Wikimedia Commons DC announced that due to the events of the crossover flash point, all current DC series are reset and restarted with #1 and with the replacement of writers and artists. Series Justice League of America will be relaunched in August 2011 under the name Justice League and will be the first series to see the light of day as part of a major reboot. It will be released the same week as latest release flash point. The series will be written by writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee. The team's starting roster includes Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Aquaman, The Flash, and Cyborg. Although only seven characters have been announced so far, it is known that their number will increase in total up to 14, and other heroes will be announced later.
In addition to this series, two more have been announced that will be launched in the same month - a new Justice League International by Dan Jurgens and Aaron Lopretsy and Justice League Dark written by Peter Millegan. Justice League International will include Batman, Rocket Gold, Rocket Red, Vixen, Green Lantern Guy Gardner and Iron General August, while Justice League Dark will include John Constantine, Shadow, Altered Man, Madame Xandau, Deadman and Zatanna.
Related Series
In 2003, Giffen and DeMeties & Maguire released a limited edition Formerly Known as the Justice League(rus. Formerly known as the Justice League), with the same jocular storytelling, and teaming up several characters into a team called the Super Buddies (a parody of the late 1970s animated series The Super Buddies). After that, another limited series was prepared called I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League(rus. I can't believe this is not the Justice League), but its release was delayed due to the events of Identity Crisis. The series was later released as part of the second volume. JLA: Classified. The Super Buddies team included Blue Beetle, Rocket Gold, Captain Atom, Fire, Mary Marvel, Elongated Man along with his wife Sue Dibny, Lord Maxwell and El Ron, and in JLA: Classified The story is about the Super Buddies Guy Gardner, Power Girl and Doctor Fate.
JLA/Avengers
In 2004, under the authorship of George Perez and Kurt Busek, a crossover was released. JLA/Avengers(rus. Justice League/Avengers), the idea of which originated 20 years ago, but the release was delayed for various reasons. In the plot of the crossover, the Justice League meets with the Marvel Comics team - The Avengers, getting into their universe, Earth-616 and helping to counter the threats of the villains Krona and the Grandmaster. As part of the crossover, a unique event happens - Hawk eye becomes the first Marvel character in history to be introduced into the Justice League.
JLA: Classified
JLA: Classified JLA: Classified
One of the cover options JLA: Classified#1 (January 2005). Artist Ed McGuinness.
Story Publisher DC Comics Format Anthology Periodicity monthly Publication dates January 2005 - May 2008 Number of releases 54 Creators Screenwriters various Artists various Authors Grant Morrison, Ed McGuinness dccomics.com/char… (English) Images at Wikimedia Commons In 2004, a DC anthology series called JLA: Classified, which includes several mini-series written by various writers and artists, not related to each other, except actors- Justice League of America. Most of of all released stories was released in JLA#76-113, some of the stories do not take place in the main DC Universe, but within the Multiverse in several parallel worlds. The series was canceled after #54 in May 2008.
Justice
In October 2005, DC launched a 12-issue series - Justice Written by Jim Kruger and illustrated by Alex Ross and Doug Braithwaite. The series takes place in parallel universes in the DC Multiverse, where Lex Luthor assembles his version of the Legion of Doom, and he and other villains begin to have dreams about the end of the world and the failure of the Justice League. It is revealed that Brainiac is preparing to destroy the Earth, and the Legion of Doom stages several attacks on the League and their families, but is ultimately defeated.
Justice League: Cry for Justice
Originally planned as a single series, mini-series Justice League: Cry for Justice(rus. Justice League: Call for Justice) was written by James Robinson. According to the story, after the events of the Final Crisis and the death of Batman and Martian Manhunter, Hal Jordan left the Justice League and began to look for another way to fight the villains. Along with Green Arrow, Supergirl, Captain Marvel Jr., Batwoman were recruited by civilian scientist Ray Palmer, former superhero Atom, to investigate a murder. former colleague Martian hunter. Soon another chain of deaths was added, Kongorilla and Starman joined the team, who found out that Prometheus, one of the members of the Secret Society of Super Villains, was behind all the murders, after which at the end the Green Arrow kills him by shooting him in the head with a bow.
Formed in a mini-series new composition Justice League: Hal Jordan, Donna Troy, Dick Grayson as the new Batman, Mon-El, Cyborg, Starfire, Congorilla, Guardian and Starman.
JLA/The 99
Series JLA/The 99 launched in October 2010 as a mini-crossover series where members of the Justice League team up with the heroes of the series The 99 Publisher Teshkeel Comics. The Justice League consists of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern John Stewart, Flash Barry Allen, Atom Ray Palmer, Hawkman, and Firestorm.
Beyond comics
Film adaptation of Justice League
In December 2012, it was announced that Zack Snyder's Man of Steel was to be the first DC Comics movie to be associated with the forthcoming Justice League adaptation. On June 10, 2013, it became known that David S. Goyer was approved as the scriptwriter for Justice League. A few days later, David S. Goyer said that in the Man of Steel universe, in addition to Superman, there is another DC Comics character - Batman, but this universe is different from the one created by Christopher Nolan in his Batman trilogy. Christian Bale (who played this character in the Nolan trilogy) refused to return to the role again, so Warner Bros. and DC Comics have signed a contract with Ben Affleck, who will play the role of the new Batman. In Man of Steel, General Zod destroys a satellite that shows the Wayne Enterprises logo, confirming the existence of Bruce Wayne (Batman) in the MCU. .
On July 20, 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that at San Diego Comic-Con International, Zack Snyder announced that a Man of Steel sequel would be released in the summer of 2016, with Superman on the same team as Batman; Henry Cavill will return to his role, and the role of Bruce Wayne will be played by Ben Affleck. The publication also reports: at Comic-Con it became known that solo movie about another member of the Justice League - The Flash - will be released in 2018, and the film itself "Justice League" will be released in 2017, but Warner Bros. and DC Comics have yet to officially confirm this information. . On December 5, 2013, it was officially announced that Israeli actress Gal Gadot would play the role of Wonder Woman. . On April 25, Variety, citing reliable sources, announced a replenishment in cast Ray Fisher will play Victor Stone, better known as Cyborg, in Batman v Superman. His role is expected to be small, but it will expand significantly in the upcoming Justice League movie. . In October 2014, it became known that the role of the Flash will be played by Ezra Miller.
Cast
Role Actor Clark Kent / Superman Henry Cavill Bruce Wayne / Batman Ben Affleck Diana Prince / Wonder Woman Gal Gadot Barry Allen/Flash Ezra Miller Arthur Curry / Aquaman Jason Momoa Victor Stone / Cyborg Ray Fisher Awards
The original Justice League series has won several awards:
- Alley Awards in the nomination " Best Comic» (1961)
- Alley Awards for "Best Adventure Super Team" (1961)
- Alley Awards for "Best Novelization" ("Crisis on Earth-One/Crisis on Earth-Two" in editions Justice League of America#21-22 by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky, 1963)
- Alley Awards for "Best Strip" (1963)
- Alley Awards for " Best Artist Justice League of America (Murphy Anderson, 1963)
- Shazam Awards for "Best Inker (Drama Department)" (Dick Giordano, 1973)
Collector's editions
original series Justice League of America
№ Name Included materials ISBN 1 Justice League of America Archives (Vol.1) The Brave and the Bold #28-30, Justice League of America #1-6 ISBN 1-56389-043-7 2 Justice League of America Archives (Vol.2) Justice League of America #7-14 ISBN 1-56389-119-0 3 Justice League of America Archives (Vol.3) Justice League of America #15-22 ISBN 1-56389-159-X 4 Justice League of America Archives (Vol.4) Justice League of America #23-30 ISBN 1-56389-412-2 5 Justice League of America Archives (Vol.5) Justice League of America #31-38, #40* ISBN 1-56389-540-4 6 Justice League of America Archives (Vol.6) Justice League of America #41-47, #49-50* ISBN 978-1-56389-625-5 7 Justice League of America Archives (Vol.7) Justice League of America #51-57, #59-60* ISBN 1-56389-704-0 8 Justice League of America Archives (Vol.8) Justice League of America #61-66, #68-70* ISBN 1-56389-977-9 9 Justice League of America Archives (Vol.9) Justice League of America #71-80 ISBN 1-4012-0402-3 *omitted issues of previous volumes.
Justice League/Justice League International/Justice League America (1987-1996)
№ Name Included materials ISBN 1 Justice League International (Vol.1) Justice League #1-6, Justice League International(vol. 1) #7 ISBN 1-4012-1666-8 2 Justice League International (Vol.2) Justice League International(vol. 1) #8-14, Justice League Annual #1 ISBN 1-4012-1826-1 3 Justice League International (Vol.3) Justice League International(vol. 1) #15-22 ISBN 1-4012-2538-1 4 Justice League International (Vol.4) Justice League International(vol. 1) #23-25, Justice League America #26-30 ISBN 1-4012-2197-1 5 Justice League International (Vol.5) Justice League International Annual #2-3, Justice League Europe #1-6 ISBN 1-4012-3010-5 JLA(January 1997 - February 2006)
№ Name Included materials ISBN 1 New World Order JLA #1-4 ISBN 1-56389-369-X 2 american dreams JLA #5-9 ISBN 1-56389-394-0 3 Rock of Ages JLA #10-15 ISBN 978-1-56389-416-9 4 Strength in Numbers JLA #16-23, JLA Secret Files #2, Prometheus(one shot) ISBN 978-1-56389-416-9 5 justice for all JLA #24-33 ISBN 1-56389-511-0 6 World War II JLA #34-41 ISBN 1-56389-618-4 7 Tower of Babel JLA #42-46, JLA Secret Files #3, JLA 80-Page Giant #1 ISBN 978-1-56389-727-6 8 Divided We Fall JLA #47-54
