Has There Been A Justice League Run Similar To New Avengers by Bendis?

[El_Gato]

So, let’s say DC tabbed you to do a “Bendis” to reinvigorate JLA. The rules are that you have to keep 2-3 of the big 5 (Supes, Bats, WW, Flash, GL) and then, two Characters that are well known but not regularly JLers and then a few hodgepodge characters.

Mine:
Superman
Wonder Woman

Then
Nightwing
Robot man

Hodgepodge
Guy Gardner
Female Dr Light
Dr Fate

I’d do:

Superman
Batman
Wonder Woman
The Flash
Green Lantern (John)
Aquaman
Hawkgirl


Firestorm
Blue Beetle
Stargirl

Dr Light or Vixen
Vibe

[Riv86672]

Problem is its nearly half bat or bat adjacent characters. Either keep bruce or lose nightwing.

Nah, keeping them both.

Honestly i’m Surprised I got as close as I did trying a swap out. Like I said in an earlier post, the companies are different;
A line up that works for one isn’t guaranteed to work for the other.

[charliehustle415]

You’re a mind reader; I toyed w. both Black Adam and Zod as Sentry!

I settled on Bats as Cap, despite how many Bat-fam members I’d wind up with, because Bats and Cap have that leadership prestige Bendis’ team needed/my team would need.

GL as Iron Man’s not perfect, but I wanted another normal guy underneath the mask, not an alien/Amazon/Atlantean...

I went w. Nightwing as Spidey for recognizability and the fact that it let me use Batwoman.

Black Lightning as Cage seemed right, as both started as 70s neighborhood protectors and been fan favorites since, if not critical successes.

Slade as Wolvie fit for me in terms of them both being around (in canon) forever, knowing/having fought everyone, having hardcore reps, and business wise they guest star in multiple books a year on the regular to boost sales.

Settled on edgy hood up Captain Marvel as (the Superman level character) Sentry to add a splash of color tbh, as my team mostly have dark outfits!

Glad you liked it.

Also you're forgetting the rivalry between Bats and Lantern similar to Cap and Stark.

One is by the books the other will beat you with the book

[charliehustle415]

Problem is its nearly half bat or bat adjacent characters. Either keep bruce or lose nightwing.

Could we replace Nightwing with a time displaced Terry?

[Factor]

If we're following the same formula, we have to keep 2 of the 3 most popular members and they need to sometimes be at odds with each other (Cap and Iron Man). So Superman and Batman.
Then we add 2 of DC's most popular characters that are not part of the Big 7 (Wolverine and Spider-man). So Harley Quinn and Shazam.
Add one female and one male favorite of Bendis (Spider-Woman and Cage): Kate Spencer and Booster Gold.
A fan favorite Leaguer in a new role (Ronin): Green Arrow in disguise.
An unstable and powerful new ally (Sentry): Black Adam

I also feel Bendis would add Cyborg in there somewhere and maybe Nightwing would be a better candidate than Shazam, but I wouldn't want two Gothamites on the team.
Maybe after Civil Crisis, when the team splits in two and Nightwing joins Superman's side.

I also want to add a disclaimer that these are what I could see Bendis picking if he was to follow the same criteria he used for the NA team. I wouldn't actually want Harley in there.

[Riv86672]

Also you're forgetting the rivalry between Bats and Lantern similar to Cap and Stark.

One is by the books the other will beat you with the book

^^^that made me laugh out loud.
They (Bats and GL) really do have an interesting dynamic when writers choose to explore it.
Have you ever read their team up in the 2007 THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD comic?
Seeing them out in their civilian identities was a hoot...:

[Ishmael]

Post-Legends Justice League by Giffen/DeMattis/Macguire fits the question about as well as there is.

If we were doing it now my line up would be:

Mr. Terrific
Manhunter (Kate Spencer)
Doctor Mist
Bulleteer
Wonder Woman
Batman
Superman

[charliehustle415]

^^^that made me laugh out loud.
They (Bats and GL) really do have an interesting dynamic when writers choose to explore it.
Have you ever read their team up in the 2007 THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD comic?
Seeing them out in their civilian identities was a hoot...:

LOL, awesome I need to check this out

[charliehustle415]

If we're following the same formula, we have to keep 2 of the 3 most popular members and they need to sometimes be at odds with each other (Cap and Iron Man). So Superman and Batman.
Then we add 2 of DC's most popular characters that are not part of the Big 7 (Wolverine and Spider-man). So Harley Quinn and Shazam.
Add one female and one male favorite of Bendis (Spider-Woman and Cage): Kate Spencer and Booster Gold.
A fan favorite Leaguer in a new role (Ronin): Green Arrow in disguise.
An unstable and powerful new ally (Sentry): Black Adam

I also feel Bendis would add Cyborg in there somewhere and maybe Nightwing would be a better candidate than Shazam, but I wouldn't want two Gothamites on the team.
Maybe after Civil Crisis, when the team splits in two and Nightwing joins Superman's side.

I also want to add a disclaimer that these are what I could see Bendis picking if he was to follow the same criteria he used for the NA team. I wouldn't actually want Harley in there.

Harley Quinn as Wolverine, you hit the nail on the head. We can now have meta jokes about how she can be on so many teams

[Riv86672]

LOL, awesome I need to check this out

The first 12 issues make up one continuing story, by Mark Waid & George Perez.
It’s a good read.

[Aahz]

Then we add 2 of DC's most popular characters that are not part of the Big 7 (Wolverine and Spider-man). So Harley Quinn and Shazam.

Lobo and Blue Beetle would maybe be a more fitting equivalent.

[Factor]

Lobo and Blue Beetle would maybe be a more fitting equivalent.

They're less proven solo sellers than Harley and Shazam currently are.

[Ascended]

Deathstroke would fit the "Wolverine" role as well, I think.

[El_Gato]

They're less proven solo sellers than Harley and Shazam currently are.

Harley Quinn on the JL.... yuck! Honestly a New Avenegrs inspired lineup wouldn’t work for DC. The DC counterparts aren’t as cool as the Marvel counterparts together

[mikelmcknight72]

I'd say the Robinson run just before Flashpoint qualifies for a Disassembled equivalent with the New 52 JL under Johns as the equivalent of the successful follow-up. Possibly, the pre-Infinite Crisis & post-Infinite Crisis Justice Leagues.