Justice League of America

[imported_space monkey]

Do these guys count as SciFi? I think they're really cool but the comic books were better than the film was. Green Lantern, Flash and Superman were the best!!!

 

[jsc]

They have some new comics out about them at BookStar... Asgard was looking in them on Friday...

I remember the old Justice League with Wonder Woman...

 

[spider]

The JLA has been an ongoing comic series since before my dad was born. It's still going monthly today. Anyway, I'm going to asume this thread is about the JL cartoon that premiered on CN last weekend. That being said...

Superman

I don't like the way his character is portrayed here at all. Visually, he sucks. He is drawn far too top heave, and then he has a bulky cape on top of it. The shading makes it look like his hair is going grey, and he just overall looks old. His voice in no way fits the character, and only adds to the illusion that he is getting on in years.

Batman

So many people have complained about his decision to not be a real member of the league. In reality, this was the best possible thing to do with his character. Batman has always been a loner, and joining a team would not be him(especially as early on as this series takes place). They used the same VA as in his own show and Batman Beyond, which was a great move. Visually, the only problem I have is with his mask. The ears are too big and wild.

Flash

Every team need a "fun one", and the Flash was a good choice for this role. He is being treated as a well balanced character, without being torn apart for the sake of a storyline.

Wonderwoman

Diana's origion was altered in that she did not earn the right to leave Pasadice Island through competition, but I don't think this was so bad. She is finally recognized with the ability to fly, and a very "head on" attitude. Finally, we see a TV depiction of WW that isn't all about playing it smart with bracelets, truth, and invisible jet.

Green Lantern

Being a GL fan, I at first thought this was going to suck. They brought in John Stewart as GL just so the team would be racially balanced with a black man in it. To my great surprise, they actually make his character work. Though he seems to just come out of nowhere, his history is delved into in the forst eps after the premier. My only complaint thus far is that GL needs to create objects with the ring instead of just shooting a genetic beam...it'll give new fans the wrong idea about the ring's powers.

Hawk Girl

I can understand wanting to even out the team gender wise, but she seems to just be there for the sake of being there. All her character has been seen doing thus far is screaming as she hits something wwith her mace. I really really hope they develope her character/history/origion before she becomes the joke of the series.

Martian Manhunter

First off, they have yet to refer to him as this name. Kind of odd, since there are two Johns on the team. Anyway, the character setup/origion are good, and they made him fit in with the premier story arch. The one complaint I have so far is with his powers/weaknesses. Yes he can fly and become intangable, but they're treating it as if that's all he can do. MM has all of Superman's powers, plus intangability & telepathy & shape changing...and is in no way able to tolerate fire(yert he has been around open flames several times thus far). I just hope they do not loose anything of the character.

...on a side note, I am incredibly glad to see that the A was dropped from the team name. It has long since been my belief that they should not be called the Justice LEague of America since they are not strictly an American based/limited to team...hell, they aren't even confined to this planet! Going with just Justice League was the best decision, IMO.

...for those of you in the US, JL is on CN Mondays at 9:30 PM.

 

[imported_space monkey]

Originally posted by spider
The JLA has been an ongoing comic series since before my dad was born. It's still going monthly today. Anyway, I'm going to asume this thread is about the JL cartoon that premiered on CN last weekend. That being said...

Hey thanks for all that Spider much appreciated. Actually I was just thinking about them. I live in UK so I had no idea a cartoon had been made. The film I saw had actors but wasn't very good. I first heard of the JLA through comic books when they first helped out Superman. My fave is the Flash family one. He's the coolest. Any one know where a Brit might get hold of some comics?

 

[spider]

They did do a live action movie special a while back...I hear it was pretty bad. Today we're 3 eps into the new JL cartoon...well, 6 if you break up the premier...good stuff.

 

[imported_space monkey]

anyone else seen this programme? reviews wanted!

 

[imported_space monkey]

has no heard of the JLA then? since 60% voted that! I'm really surprised at that!

 

[Pandæmonium]

Superman of course!

~ D3L

 

[Tabitha]

No! Batman!

I got into the JLA back in the late 80s when it was funny! Back in the Justice League International days.

BWAAAHAAAHHAAAAHAHAHA!

 

[tokyogirl]

yeah, didn't they also use to have the wonder twins? i always felt sorry for the one who could only turn into forms of water. her power sucked!

 

[ray gower]

Always preferred my Silver age Superheroes. Doing their own thing and teaming up ad-hoc with others.

JLA started as a romp, but quickly became as appocoliptic as Manga. It was one of the reasons I stopped reading them.

 

[ray gower]

Originally posted by spider
They did do a live action movie special a while back...I hear it was pretty bad.

Think the term for the movie is 'GRUESOME' try http://www.badmovies.org/othermovies/justiceleague/

Nearly as bad as Power Rangers!

 

[Tabitha]

Oh, yeh, I caught the tail-end of that movie on Channel 5 last year, dire, dire, dire. And I only say 5 minutes. The costumes were horrific, they chose al the second string heroes (well, some of them, anyway), and the acting was actually painful