Comments on: Justice League: The New Frontier contest

By: Rob Nipe

Rob Nipe — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:58:27 +0000

I think any JLA story written by Grant Morrison pretty much floats my boat. I’m not sure I can pick one story arc that I like better than another.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:25:54 +0000

A League of One. I know, it’s practically cheating because it’s really a Wonder Woman story with a series of League cameos, but it’s so very good. Gorgeous art, affecting story, wonderful Diana, and those League cameos are really good. Great work all around.

By: karin

karin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:04:59 +0000

New Frontier is my favorite– haven’t read all of them though

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:49:37 +0000

Kingdom Come is far and away my favorite Justice League story.

By: Elio García

Elio García — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:53:23 +0000

Cooke’s New Frontier is definitely my favorite JL story. It’s an instant classic.

By: Rod Miller

Rod Miller — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:52:50 +0000

So many–but I’m going with the introduction of the Extremists from Giffen and DeMatteis. After so much fun, the threat was palpable because you knew these were second-tier characters and they could die.

By: Patrick Gauthier

Patrick Gauthier — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:33:35 +0000

JLA/HITMAN… maybe not my favourite, but the best in recent memory…

By: Chris Lim

Chris Lim — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:44:42 +0000

JLA: Earth 2

By: Jerry Whitworth

Jerry Whitworth — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:40:01 +0000

Really tough trying to come up with a single story. I guess the closest I can get was the one issue of JLA done by Mark Millar where the JLA face off against Amazo and they essentially call in every reserve they have which only goes to make the android a god. It’s then the Atom comes up with a plan and has Superman officially disband the JLA. Amazo, taken off-guard by the remark, is easily brought down and the Atom is again nominated for league membership on a science advisor status. Being a big Atom fan, it was a really fun story.

By: George Grattan

George Grattan — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:04:53 +0000

Justice League of America #200–quite possibly the best thing Gerry Conway ever managed to write during his run on the title, and a nearly perfect blend of 1980s storytelling sophistication with 1960s nostalgia. A high point in Perez’s career, as well. There’s one very serious flaw in the story–Hawkgirl’s total absence, especially in the face of the Adam Strange and Phantom Stranger cameos, was just galling.

Runner up might be Morrison’s “Rock of Ages,” if only for the brilliant craziness of having Atom and Green Arrow take down Darkseid–and making it work.

Third place would be Alan Moore’s use of the people who live in the house over the world early in his Swamp Thing run.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:54:18 +0000

My favorite was the end of the first season of Justice League Unlimited, with an all-out attack on the satellite while The Question tries to kill Lex before Superman can (to prevent a future where the League are overlords of the Earth). Then it became a stupid Brainiac battle and speeches and Terry McGuinness’s dad having Batman balls, but at least Wally almost got sucked into the Speed Field or whatever it’s called.

By: Luke

Luke — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:08:32 +0000

I liked the JLS/JSA Virtue & Vice hardcover book.

By: Terry Peterson

Terry Peterson — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:50:24 +0000

Sorry to sound like a broken record, but New Frontier has to be my favorite Justice League story. Darwyn Cooke is amazing.

By: eddie

eddie — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:38:20 +0000

i gotta say New Frontier. I got the absolute edition and read it one sitting. freaking amazing.

By: John

John — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:45:21 +0000

Justice League International #24.

By: Laura G

Laura G — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:12:42 +0000

Pretty much any where Aquaman is a focus character… though I still have a very soft spot in my heart for Brave and the Bold #28. Just because.

By: Ulf

Ulf — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:29:15 +0000

Tough one, but I’d have to go with World War III – the culmination of Morrison’s run. Seeing the entire population of the Earth fighting Mageddon was pretty mindblowing for me at the time. New Frontier is a close second, though.

By: Caryn T.

Caryn T. — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:54:25 +0000

Grant Morrison’s “JLA: Strength in Numbers.”

By: rolando

rolando — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:29:18 +0000

Rock. Of. Ages.

Nuff said.

By: John Redpath

John Redpath — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:47:16 +0000

The new frontier the only JL story I’ve read

By: Mathias

Mathias — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:49:34 +0000

Being a big fan of Ra’s Al Ghul, I have to ignore my recent distaste for Grant Morrison and say it was the Tower of Babel storyline. Just seeing all of the JLA taken out by plans that prove just how badass Batman can be was amazing.

By: Dean Trippe

Dean Trippe — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:08:37 +0000

The most immediately memorable one for me is the Hyperclan storyline from the beginning of Morrison’s run. Batman talking smack on white martians is one of the awesomest things I’ve ever seen my favorite superhero do.

By: Crowley

Crowley — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:19:34 +0000

I like “Rock of Ages.”

By: Jeff Wetherington

Jeff Wetherington — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:52:48 +0000

JLA #195

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:12:23 +0000

My favorite JLU story is “The Greatest Story Never Told” from the first season of JLU. Hot on its heels for that Number 1 spot are “Far From Home” (Supergirl & the Legion) and the two-part “The Call” from Batman Beyond.

By: Christopher Z.

Christopher Z. — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:49:14 +0000

Justice League of America 64 & 65. I read the covers off of those issues when I was a kid.

By: jonathan soweidy

jonathan soweidy — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:02:54 +0000

My favorite JLA story is tower of babel by waid. The sense of betrayal just leapt off the page. The bitterness of plastic man towards batman is something i’ll never forget. Also how cool was watching batman’s protocols against the JLA. i had such pity for Batman at the end but i understood where each character was coming from.

By: John Steib

John Steib — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:43:54 +0000

When it comes to classic Justice League of America, it always comes down to the annual crossover with Earth 2.

Justice League of America 123 & 124 introduced me to the Justice Society for the first time. (And Earth Prime and Julie Schwartz, to boot!)

Justice League of America 135 – 137 introduced me to the Fawcett characters. It was just awesome seeing a full page splash of Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Spy Smasher, etc. and learning who they were from the captions.

And finally, Justice League of America 147 & 148 introduced me to the Legion of Super-Heroes.

The rest is history.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:29:01 +0000

I like Justice League: The Nail. But my favorite is probably the Grant Morrison, White Martian story (is that Tower of Babal?).

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:06:30 +0000

Yes, Waid wrote Tower of Babel.

I am going with DC One Million. Morrison’s story, Vandal Savage, Solaris, the Superman dynasty – what a ride.