Comments on: Here’s What’s Missing From Justice League #1

By: Trista Simpkins

Trista Simpkins — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:44:01 +0000

Where was the introduction to DC Comics? You know what I mean: A text piece for new readers who’ve been swayed by the hype into picking up their first DC comic in quite some time

By: Jrechter

Jrechter — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:28:51 +0000

Anyone wanna explain to me how Hal claims he was alerted to an ET presence and that the ring acts like an ET GPS…but wonders and questions whether or not Superman is an alien?

By: freaQd

freaQd — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:14:03 +0000

@Xombi maybe spell better before the insults. your sentences need work too.

By: Xombi

Xombi — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:14:21 +0000

@K-Box: Lee is also not writing this comic so 0/500 and big time FAIL from a turd like you.

Also: I hope Bervoot/Wacker find those commission pics you did, it would give them good ammo.

By: Xombi

Xombi — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:12:14 +0000

@K-Box: Shouldn’t you be commissioning nude pics of Aunt May? (someone had to say it)

By: seamus

seamus — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:02:11 +0000

I found that what was needed was some better writing, I found the dialoge bland and the interactions forced. Not John best work by a long way.
But maybe thats because I found myself compareing it to Morrisons JLA #1, which is an almost perfect first issue

By: Matt Spatola

Matt Spatola — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:56:27 +0000

@Kyle- I think in this instance Graeme is thinking of the intro piece as a more general intro to the new DC publishing line as a whole and not background on the characters- like your parademon example. And actually that would have been a great idea to include in ALL the books this month. I’m usually not one to agree with Graeme- this might be the first time- but the DC Nation editorial does seem out of place in the book and should have been in last week’s books. And the two page spread of cover images just is a lousy way of trying to sell the revamp to potential readers.

By: Ted Martin

Ted Martin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:25:19 +0000

You hit the nail on the head Kyle. I agree 100%

By: K-Box

K-Box — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:12:21 +0000

“the story was pretty damn good”

Meh. It read like Lee’s Heroes Reborn work, which is to say, better than Liefeld, but utterly unremarkable otherwise.

By: Kyle Garret

Kyle Garret — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:39:11 +0000

I always find it funny that people seem to think the best way to bring in new readers is to treat them as if they’re stupid. How many of us discovered comics through a “jumping on point” issue? I would think probably a minority. The complexity of that world is what’s appealing about it. I would hate to have everything laid out for me in a text piece before I even read the first page of story.
Besides, there’s nothing in that book that is confusing. Sure, new readers wouldn’t know what a parademon is, but neither to Hal and Bruce, so explaining it in a text piece would ruin the story.
Beyond that, what else would be confusing?

By: Funk Doctor

Funk Doctor — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:26:53 +0000

It would have meant we get one fewer page of turnarounds/sketches which we’ve already seen ad nauseum.

By: Chris Walsh

Chris Walsh — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:24:06 +0000

Good idea! I’ve always wished that DC would include an intro page in their comics like Marvel does. For all the complicated plot threads of modern superhero comics, it’s nice to have that recap after a month. Plus, with those recaps, I am slightly more likely to pick up a Marvel book I haven’t been reading and give it a try on a light week.