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Summary: It was weak
Review: The whole thing was too rush. As I read I wonder why they just didnt make it part of the ongoing series. Is definately not worth 20 bones.
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Summary: Beautifully drawn, but it's the same-old same-old
Review: There's no denying that this long story is spectacularly drawn (the artwork recalls the clean, beautiful lines of the French artist Moebius), and there's also no denying that Grant Morrison can tell a story very effectively and intelligently. But I for one am sick to death of seeing the old DC stories of the Sixties retold with these morbid sadistic spins put on them: to some extent, the "dark mirroring" of the Justice League by the Crime Syndicate seems a comment on Morrison's own "dark mirroring" of the classic Garnder Fox/Mike Sekowsky _Justice League_ stories that inspired this work, "Crisis on Earth-Three" and "The Most Dangerous Earth of All." Must we have to see, time and time again, these sadistic versions of old JLA foes set in contrast to the innocence of the old stories. I feel like Morrison and Alan Moore just keep re-echoing the same old tired points they made earlier before: that there was a darkness hiding behind the sunniness of the comics of the Sixties, that life is really bitter, etc. Let's see something new for once, and also something less fashionably dark.
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Summary: Very good, but not excellent.
Review: This book is based on the JLA's first encounter with the villains that ruled Earth 3 before the Crisis (which is related in the JLA Archives). It is not really different enough from those stories to count originality as one of its strong points. It is very good as a Grant Morrison JLA story, which I can't get enough of, and the art is excellent. All that can also be said about the Morrison stories in the regular JLA series, which are a lot more affordable. Not essential, but very good.
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Summary: Ah..the joys of super-heroin
Review: This book is quite frankly the single best work i've ever seen from Frank Quitely. A story about explosions,and sex,and drug abuse, and masochism, and overthrowing the government's of the world to make Earth a better place...hold on... is this the Authority i'm reviewing...no... it's still JLA, albiet a strikingly different JLA. Grant Morrison's story is from the beginning what appears to be a late 90's throwback to late 50's- to-early-60's-style "Wheee! I just discovered the joys of mind altering suubstances" comics, where reality was as subjective on paper as it was in a mental patient's head. Whereelse do you get to see an evil Batman, a drug-addicted Flash, a dominatrix-superpowered Lois Lane, and a masochist anarchist,evil totalitarian Superman with Jack Hawksmoors haircut)? Well...the Authority... but if you want it told from the actual JLA's viewpoint... be warned. Bad is Good, and Big Brother is watching you with laser vision.
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Summary: Good Read; Great Art
Review: This book poses the question: What would happen if there was a second Earth that is the direct mirror opposite of our Earth? Morrison, who just ended his writing run on the monthly JLA title, puts his spin on the the Dual Earth scenario without taking any of the homage away from the previous incarnation (Crisis on Infinite Earths, be damned). Quitely is very underrated artist whose work on this hardcover probably helped get him the job to draw a similar-style team book called The Authority. This book would receive five stars if the price wasn't so high for a book that could've looked just as awesome in a prestige-format book. But, if price is not an issue, I highly recommend this book to anybody who doesn't think that comics are for kids..
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Summary: A very sophisticated alternate reality of the JLA
Review: This happens to be the first JLA graphic novel I've ever read. The reason I've started reading the JLA series is because I've been watching the awesome JLA animated series on Cartoon Network, so that really inspired me to start reading the JLA Saga.
In this JLA graphic novel,"Earth 2", the JLA discovers a parallel universe, where earth is ruled by absolute evil, corruption, and chaos instead of truth and justice. And the rulers of this parallel earth are the "CSA", the "Crime Syndicate
of Amerika", which are the twisted, evil parallel entities of the JLA.
The CSA is composed of Ultraman: the power-hungry parellel entity of Superman, Superwoman: the vile and somewhat floosy parellel entity of Wonder-Woman, Owlman: the corrupt, vicious, and cocky paralell entity of Batman, Power Ring: the somewhat schizophrenic and insane parallel entity of the Green Lantern (his ring talks, by the way :)), and Johnny Quick, the drug-addicted, cocky-mouthed parallel entity of the Flash.
Hence, all the members of the JLA Fighting Force: Superman, Wonder-Woman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, and Martian Manhunter and Aquaman (who don't have parallel entities of the two of themselves), along with the guidance of a heroic parallel entity of Lex Luthor, have to enter this parallel universe and defeat this twisted evil version of themselves. But it isn't that easy, and along the way, the JLA will find out just that!! Grant Morrison does a terrific job at planting so many surprises in the story that will pop out at you. And he has done an excellent job at creating sophisticated thesises for the parellel universe. Hence, this isn't your average, predictable, "superhero meets evil twin of himself and beats ...him" type of story. No, this is a very sophisticated JLA graphic novel, I assure you !!
I urge any JLA fan out there, or just simply any comic book fan out there to read this JLA graphic novel. Believe me, you'll enjoy the sophisticated plot and thesis of this story!
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Summary: Some good stuff.
Review: This is a terrific OGN. I find myself coming back to it repeatedly. But, alas, I am a big Morrison fan.
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Summary: When I finish it wanting more--it's good
Review: This is the Justice League equivalent to the Star Trek "Mirror, Mirror" episode. In this story, the JLA crosses over into another dimension where they meet their evil duplicates the CSA. Morrison's writing is tight. The story flows really well. I especially liked the characterization of Owlman (the flip side of batman). Again my main test of graphic novels is: how do they tie up the story? JLA: Earth 2 passes my test it ends in an extremely satisfying way. I was left wanting a sequel and very pleased with my purchase.
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Summary: Truly the Strogest Superhero Team in Comics
Review: What can one want more than seeing Superman, Batman, the Flash, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman in one team yet one comic book written by the same man that reintroduced the group in the late 90s. The JLA have come a long way since they first came together to protect the Earth from the everlooming battles with maniacal megalomaniacs of this world. Though the team has a lot of strong characters, the interest stems from how these different people from different backgrounds interact. Superman could kick everyone's butt and still remain standing. Batman could out think anyone out there and still take on Kasparov for a game of chess without breaking a sweat. Wonder Woman? Well, the Princess always leaves us caught into her lasso of truth, and yes I'm talking about her rope not her beauty, though that could make anyone spit out the truth any time anywhere.Grant Morrison writes the story where the JLA meet their mirror images in a battle of wit and muscle. Mirror images in all the sense of the word that they are the most evil their world ever came up with. Earth 2 is run by theses bozos and people live in fear. They are so intuitevely hopeless that when the JLA comes to their rescue, they can't seem to accept the change. The story line is not really that breaking, but not ground shattering as well. Grant made the ultimate mistake by pointing out that in Earth 2 evil always wins, while in our Earth, good is always the winner. I guess the Grant lives in a fairy tale of his own making, which is very unlike his other stories where pessimistic realism is his trend of style. That point was just too incredulous to believe or even accept. The art by Frank Quitely is fabulous. I never heard of him until he started drawing the X-Men earlier this year. In that book, he made the female characters look old and I never developed a liking for his work. In this book, however, seeing Wonder Woman is always a treat. He really is able to translate Grant's ideas into pictures, making his panels flow effortlessly, which is such a visual treat for the reader. All in all, both creators put in a great job to produce a good, if not an excellent piece of literary fiction. The story is short but the essence is captured in every word and art. Though the JLA can boast that they have the strongest line up in all comic books, the moniker of the mightiest superhero team belongs to a certain team that make it a business to "avenge" the wrongs done unto others.
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Summary: Reality did not live up to anticipation
Review: When first hearing about this book I was excited. As a longtime comics fan I remember the original JLS/CSA story. While the story had very good art work I felt that the story was fairly plain. There was a lacking of action and very little interaction between the JLA and the CSA. Overall I feel that the story left much to be desired.
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