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Summary: White Martians return
Review: After reading the two previous JLA story arcs from Mark Waid, which proceed this one, ("Tower of Babel" and "Divided We Fall"), I decided to pick up "Terror Incognita". I really enjoyed Mark Waids writing in "Tower" and "Divided", and although I feel that "Terror Incognita" slips a notch when compared to "Tower" and "Divided", it is still a solid book. Without giving too much of the story away, this run of the JLA is about the return of the White Martians who the JLA had faced earlier and defeated, The White Martians have induced toxins in the earths air which change the oxygen levels in the atmoshpere thereby making combustion impossible, in other words, no fire, which is a martians only weekness. They then create a plan to use all the pychics on earth to improve their mental abilities and control the universe without ever having to leave the earth which they have made fireproof. It feels like your basic "Alien Invasion" type of story, but there is so much more to it than that, also it was great to see Mark include "The Phantom Zone" and Krypto the superdog in his story. all in all a good read, but not quite as good as the superior "Tower of Babel" and "Divided We Fall". Definitely worth the money.
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Summary: WAID'S FINAL STORY ARC ON JLA
Review: In a new collection reprinting JLA #55-60 and featuring the World's Greatest Heroes, we discover that some of the JLA's deadliest foes - the White Martians - have returned with a plan to systematically destroy each one of our heroes and disable the Earth's ability to create their one weakness: fire! Plus, THE JOKER: LAST LAUGH crossover issue that featured a "Jokerized" version of Doctor Polaris wreaking havoc on Earth's magnetic poles, and a classic Christmas tale titled "'Twas' the Fight Before Christmas."
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Summary: story and art only adequate, but still worth a look
Review: Terror Incognita contains numbers 55-60 of the monthly JLA comic and is book nine of the collected reprint JLA paperbacks. Chapters 1-4 of this book pit the JLA against the White Martians (evil counterparts to JLA member J'onn J'onzz, debuted in "JLA: New World Order") and are written by Mark Waid. Chapter 5 is a crossover with the miniseries "Joker: Last Laugh" by Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty. Chapter 6, a Christmas story, is Waid's last as JLA writer.
The four-part White Martian story is marred by the inconsistency of the art. Superstar penciler Bryan Hitch left the book after part one, and the initial transition from him to guest artist Mike Miller is jarring. This is admittedly unfair to Miller, however, as his art would hold up fine against any artist not in Mr. Hitch's category. Waid turns in a fine story with some nice insights into the character of stalwart Leaguer J'onn J'onzz and gives a real sense of the team being threatened by the immensely powerful evil Martians. Sadly, the means by which the JLA defeats the Martians is all too similar to how they prevailed in one of the Grant Morrison stories now collected in "JLA: American Dreams," so Waid's final arc lacks the impact that his earlier work on this series had.
Chapter 5, unfortunately, requires reading "Joker: Last Laugh" to know what's going on. "Last Laugh" has not been collected in trade paperback form. It was a huge crossover and received mixed reviews, and in no way affects any other story in this book. It was a mistake for DC to include this story here, as it confuses the reader and detracts from the rest of the content.
Chapter 6, Mark Waid's farewell, is a Christmas story. I don't like Christmas stories in general, superhero Xmases more specifically. This one is cute, slightly irreverent, and there's a nice Mike Ploog quality to the art. Still, though, it's just a Christmas story, so those hoping one of the best (but not exactly most consistent) superhero writers in the biz will leave JLA with a bang might be disappointed.
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Summary: Good except for some of the plot seemed inconsistent.
Review: There are some plot holes that bothered me. In most of the story, the white martians are shown to be extermely powerful and ruthless. Yet, there are some scenes in the story with, J'onzz, Batman, Flash and Lantern where the White Martians suddenly get soft just for story convenience.Still, I really enjoyed the pacing of the book and the focus on J'onzz. The art was also very good.
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Summary: They're Baaaaaack
Review: This collects the final run of Mark Waid on JLA. The White Martians (being the pesky critters that they are) have escaped from the amnesic trance that Jonn' had put them under in the very forst JLA story "New World order". The White Martians have escaped from Jonn's wish to be not alone in the ID case in the trade United We Stand. They have been busy and since fire is their only source of weakness they have done away w/ oxygen in the atmosphere, so no fire. The JLA really gets their butts handed to them until they device a very epic and sneaky trick and force all the white martians in the phantom zone. The second story is a continuation of the Joker's Laugh arc concerning Dr. Polaris (worst story in the collection). And the final story, very funny and very enjoyable is the story of how Santa Claus got inducted into the JLA as told by Palstic Man, so you know it's a stretch. Overall, a good read.
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Summary: Three graphic novels all joined together
Review: Unknown to the Justice League, the White Martians have been released, and have begun a new operation to take over the Earth. Holding the Martian Manhunter, there seems to be little that the JLA can do to defeat them, but it might just be that they have one little ace up their sleeve. Quite a few other superheroes put in an appearance in this graphic novel, including Superman's dog, Krypto! As an added bonus, this book contains two extra graphic novels. In Bipolar Disorder, the JLA face an already insane Polaris now infected with the Joker's jokerizing toxin. All of the team is vulnerable to Polaris's magnetic powers...or are they? And, a funny story is found in Merry Christmas, Justice League--Now Die! When Woozy's son says he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, Plastic Man tells him the story of how Santa joined the JLA. This book, three great graphic novels all joined together, is a great buy. The stories are great, and as a fan of Plastic Man, I was very glad to see how integral he was to the stories! My son and I both enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it to you!
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