Early Gardner Fox Years
Satellite League
Detroit
Giffen DeMatteis Justice League International
Dan Jurgens League
Extreme Justice / Task Force
Morrison's JLA followed by Waid
JL Unlimited Animated Series
Meltzer Benes McDuffie League
New 52 Geoff Johns
Rebirth
Snyder Vendetti plus JL Dark / Odyssey
Other
NOTE: Thread originally started December of 2020 by caj
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With 138 people having voted,* Satellite League = 41 votes
* Morrison's JLA followed by Waid = 25 votes
* JL Unlimited Animated Series = 23 votes
* Giffen DeMatteis Justice League International = 14 votes
* Meltzer Benes McDuffie League = 8 votes
* New 52 Geoff Johns = 7 votes
* Snyder Vendetti plus JL Dark / Odyssey = 6 votes
* "Other" = 6 votes
All other options still have 5 votes or less at last check.
(And Extreme Justice / Task Force and Rebirth still don't have any votes at present.)
= bump! =-------------------------With 145 people having voted,* Satellite League = 45 votes (+4)
* Morrison's JLA followed by Waid = 26 votes (+1)
* JL Unlimited Animated Series = 23 votes
* Giffen DeMatteis Justice League International = 14 votes
* Meltzer Benes McDuffie League = 9 votes (+1)
* New 52 Geoff Johns = 7 votes
* Snyder Vendetti plus JL Dark / Odyssey = 6 votes
* "Other" = 6 votes
All other options still have 5 votes or less at last check.
(And both Extreme Justice / Task Force and Rebirth still don't have any votes.)
I picked the Giffen/DeMatteis Justice League International. To some extent because some variation of that League was the one that was around when I was a kid. But also because I just read two big trades of it and was very impressed. I mean sure it was funny, but it was just so . . . human in so many ways. And I liked how they worked in stuff about the League navigating its new status as a political entity. It's one of the few version of the Justice League I've read that feels like it has more of a sense of identity beyond "Wouldn't it be cool if these guys teamed up".
I also really like Mark Waid's JLA: Year One. But that book's kind of just a variation of the Gardner Fox Justice League of America being written in a more human way like the JLI.
seeing the pics of the Super Friends here, I was tempted to vote for Extreme Justice, because the Wonder Twins were on the cast, but I voted for the version I read the most of, the satellite era.
Hmm the trouble with ranking the Satellite era for me s it just covers so many runs and there are some real highs and lows in terms of quality. Like Mike Friedrich's stuff is just... yawn.
JLU Unlimited had a LOT of potential. Though, they did have some real head scratchers. Like Supergirl leaving her home of the last several years because she met a guy for 5 minutes. And the issues with Diana....
But other things they nailed just right.
NOTE: Thread originally started December of 2020 by caj
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With 156 people having voted,* Satellite League = 46 votes (+1)
* Morrison's JLA followed by Waid = 28 votes (+2)
* JL Unlimited Animated Series = 26 votes (+3)
* Giffen DeMatteis Justice League International = 16 votes (+2)
* Meltzer Benes McDuffie League = 9 votes
* New 52 Geoff Johns = 7 votes
* Snyder Vendetti plus JL Dark / Odyssey = 6 votes
* "Other" = 6 votes
All other options still have 5 votes or less at last check.
(Extreme Justice / Task Force still doesn't have any votes.)