Rating: 
Summary: Not Morrison's best work
Review: I tend to agree more with the "reader from NYC" down below than any other, so I thought I'd give an alternate to the glowing reviews. First off--this book, #3 in Morrison's run on JLA (issues 10-15), is pretty good, but not great. I agree with NYC that this was more like two stories that were being told on top of one another, and both halves suffered because of it. I understand that the sub-narrative was important to establish the urgency of the primary narrative, but it didn't really work all that smoothly. Morrison on a bad day is better than most average writers, but still, the characterization of the JLA'ers was not great, and at no time did I really feel invested in what was going on. Also: Howard Porter's pencils contributed little to the story--I think reading Morrison's script would have been much more enjoyable. To sum up: it's worth reading, and there are some great moments, but overall it could've been better. I say this with all due respect to Mr. Morrison's proven writing ability.
Rating:
Summary: Not Morrison's best work
Review: I tend to agree more with the "reader from NYC" down below than any other, so I thought I'd give an alternate to the glowing reviews. First off--this book, #3 in Morrison's run on JLA (issues 10-15), is pretty good, but not great. I agree with NYC that this was more like two stories that were being told on top of one another, and both halves suffered because of it. I understand that the sub-narrative was important to establish the urgency of the primary narrative, but it didn't really work all that smoothly. Morrison on a bad day is better than most average writers, but still, the characterization of the JLA'ers was not great, and at no time did I really feel invested in what was going on. Also: Howard Porter's pencils contributed little to the story--I think reading Morrison's script would have been much more enjoyable. To sum up: it's worth reading, and there are some great moments, but overall it could've been better. I say this with all due respect to Mr. Morrison's proven writing ability.
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Summary: JLA: Rock of Ages
Review: I think this book is amazing! The artwork is incredible and some of the best I have ever seen. The plot makes you want to keep on reading. If you like to read then you will love this book.
Rating:
Summary: A TRUE CLASHING OF TITANS
Review: It doesn't get any better than this. Rarely does a comic book's story arc propel the reader through every page, inspiring awe, excitment and making a twenty-three year old reader feel like a five year old passenger on one of the grandest and mythic epics ever written for comics. Read it, love it. Morrison's rough and tumble side shines here.
Rating:
Summary: Fantastic
Review: JLA Rock of Ages is easily the best comic book ever writen. Grant Morrison weaves an awesome story filled with "Fate of the Universe" type happenings. At first it is a little hard to grasp, but read it again and agian, it just gets better each time. When you put Grant Morrison and the JLA together it is a must buy. When you read some things may seem a little too cosmic to be relevent, and time travel can get a little bewildering, but if you read JLA World War Three you will instantly understand just what Grant Morrison (Adam One) was talking about. If you only buy one comic book ever buy this one.
Rating:
Summary: Fantastic
Review: JLA Rock of Ages is easily the best comic book ever writen. Grant Morrison weaves an awesome story filled with "Fate of the Universe" type happenings. At first it is a little hard to grasp, but read it again and agian, it just gets better each time. When you put Grant Morrison and the JLA together it is a must buy. When you read some things may seem a little too cosmic to be relevent, and time travel can get a little bewildering, but if you read JLA World War Three you will instantly understand just what Grant Morrison (Adam One) was talking about. If you only buy one comic book ever buy this one.
Rating: 
Summary: Very strange, convuluted story...
Review: JLA: Rock of Ages is the weakest modern-day JLA storyline I've come across. It has characters hopping through unidentifed spaces and times to counteract an evil we don't understand for unexplained reasons, interacting with bizarre and unnecessary characters. Maybe I missed something, but I sure didn't "get it" the first time. At least we got to meet Hourman for the first time...
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Summary: A crazed, spandex clad masterpiece!
Review: Rock of Ages is, in my opinion, the best part of Morrison's highly entertaining run on the JLA. The story is brimming with cool ideas and un-restrained day-glow heroics, and the whole thing has a rediculously FUN feel to it.It's not as good as Morrison's mind-blowingly surreal work on Doom Patrol, The Invisibles and Flex Mentallo, but few things (in any medium) are. A thouroughly enjoyable slice of superhero madness that captures the sheer buzzing energy of the best silver-age comics without ever feeling retro, this is a must for fans of OTT superhero action!
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Summary: Too Much Stuff Going On!
Review: Somewhere in here there are about a dozen great ideas. Trouble is, Grant Morrison uses all of them. At once! A new, dangerous threat to the JLA is mixed with an alternate future story that didn't deserve to be linked to any other tale. Morrison loves these heroes, but he needs to slow down, just once.
Rating: 
Summary: Like a really good action movie...
Review: The only real flaw with this JLA collection is that it seems to go on for too long. However, it continues the trend of top-notch storytelling that has become the book's trademark. The chapter that sets up the arrival of Darkseid had my pulse going.
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