The Baron's Initial Reaction Upon Reading Justice League #1

Lumbering Jack (M'odd-R8-Tr) August 31, 2011 at 1:12pm

Unfortunately, people have been saying "meh" to the last 50 issues of the title, so they gotta try something new.

The Baron August 31, 2011 at 1:17pm

Agreed. And while I'll certainly cop to not having any brilliant ideas as to what they should have done, by me, this wasn't it.

The Baron August 31, 2011 at 1:25pm

One thing I particularly didn't like - and this just may be a personal thing with me - is that they did not so contrive it that the first issue ended with the the initial "founding" of the team - you know, all of the founding members gathered together, and one or more of them proclaiming something like "We'll call ourselves...the Justice League!" That sort of thing. At the rate they're going, it'll be the end of issue #6 before we see that sort of thing.

The Baron August 31, 2011 at 2:57pm

I'll also cop to not being much of a Jim Lee fan. He's certainly a talented artist - but for whatever reason his art just doesn't "work" for me, for some reason.

Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) August 31, 2011 at 4:12pm

I'm not crazy about Lee's art, either -- he's an excellent artist who's not to my taste.

I liked it better than "meh" -- it was a decent started issue -- but I wanted to see the story progress further than it did. I didn't need a "We are... the Justice League!" moment at the end, but I would have liked to at least have touched base with every member.

Dagwan September 1, 2011 at 11:28am

I miss the Young Ones.

I may have to look for a US DVD.

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Jeff of Earth-J September 5, 2011 at 12:00pm

The Baron said:

One thing I particularly didn't like - and this just may be a personal thing with me - is that they did not so contrive it that the first issue ended with the the initial "founding" of the team - you know, all of the founding members gathered together, and one or more of them proclaiming something like "We'll call ourselves...the Justice League!" That sort of thing. At the rate they're going, it'll be the end of issue #6 before we see that sort of thing.

No, it's not just you. Earlier today I made a similar comment an a different discussion thread.

Philip Portelli September 5, 2011 at 1:03pm

So are they still opting for longer stories to be TPBs?

Mike Parnell September 5, 2011 at 4:05pm

Of course they are. And you can add that the price tag of $4 and you will understand why these are now so slowly paced and so long in developing.

Philip Portelli said:

So are they still opting for longer stories to be TPBs?

Mike Parnell September 5, 2011 at 4:07pm

I would love to ask this august body what they would have done in re-introducing these characters.

I am not trying to be flippant, but I think this group could come up with a great plot for this series.

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