Worst Era of the Justice League

[Timothy Hunter]

Common answers:

Justice League Detroit
James Robinson's Justice League
Post Giffen/Pre Morrison Era
Bryan Hitch Justice League
Scott Snyder Justice League

[HandofPrometheus]

Was Justice League Detroit really that unreadable? I never read it and if I was going to, I would only do so for Vixen.

I think Bryan Hitch's run deserves to be up there. I think the future kids arc was his only good arc but even then his run was just bad, bland and forgettable.

[caj]

I vote for post Giffen / pre Morrison.

[Bruce Wayne]

The post-JLA one. The one that was basically run by Eddie Berganza from the end of Infinite Crisis to New 52, which included Meltzer/McDuffie/Robinson. It's pretty clear the last two were micromanaged to hell.

Seemed like the Snyder Justice League got cut short.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

I always thought Justice League Detroit was a mess.

[Riv86672]

The post-JLA one. The one that was basically run by Eddie Berganza from the end of Infinite Crisis to New 52, which included Meltzer/McDuffie/Robinson. It's pretty clear the last two were micromanaged to hell.

Seemed like the Snyder Justice League got cut short.

^^^I might have to go w. this. The few memorable creative teams I recall from that time didn’t last long, prob. because of what you pointed out.

As to the Detroit League, it wasn’t terrible at all, it just wasn’t what fans expected of the League. It was more of an Avengers “shake things up, keep a few core members, bring in new characters” concept that ppl didn’t like then, and never really have.

[LifeIsILL]

Really enjoyed Detroit era all the way up until Morrison. Simply because Batman, Superman wasn't in a majority of those stories.

I heard Justice League Task Force was terrible though.

[BatmanJones]

The post-JLA one. The one that was basically run by Eddie Berganza from the end of Infinite Crisis to New 52, which included Meltzer/McDuffie/Robinson. It's pretty clear the last two were micromanaged to hell.

Seemed like the Snyder Justice League got cut short.

Meltzer’s was my favorite after Morrison/Waid but the Robinson run was easily my least favorite.

[DrNewGod]

My pick's not on the list. I thought Detroit was the bottom of the JL barrel, until I realized Giffin was doubling down on what made people laugh in his first couple of dozen issues, with no real plan for anything else. So, I'd say, Late Giffin.

[BatmanJones]

This wasn’t the question but my award for best abbreviated run goes to the largely forgotten Priest/Woods issues, which I absolutely loved. I badly wished they’d been able to stay longer but Snyder was already lined up. When he left I was hoping Priest would get the gig next, before they gave it to Bendis.

Is Priest even available to DC anymore? I know he doesn’t have anything lined up but if there’s been some sort of falling out and he for sure isn’t coming back it would be good to know that so I can stop fantasizing about which DC property I’d like for him to write next.

[Jackalope89]

Was Justice League Detroit really that unreadable? I never read it and if I was going to, I would only do so for Vixen.

I think Bryan Hitch's run deserves to be up there. I think the future kids arc was his only good arc but even then his run was just bad, bland and forgettable.

Yeah. Hunter, being the son of Diana? Okay, interesting. His father being an evil miasma of black ink? And Hunter's friends being the products of rather odd pairings? Yeah. And that was Hitch's best.

[Aahz]

Was Justice League Detroit really that unreadable? I never read it and if I was going to, I would only do so for Vixen.

No but it doesn't feel like a Justice league Run.

And the whole premise of "We need a Justice League with full time members to be prepared for another Alien Invasion" just didn't made much sense when most members they recruited were pretty inexperienced and not particularly powerfull, in (at least) one case not even an adult and in another case Vibe.

[The Darknight Detective]

No but it doesn't feel like a Justice league Run.

That was the biggest problem. If it had been named something else, it would be looked upon much more fondly. Of course, the same could be said for the Giffen era, but that incarnation was able to get away with it because it went in a different direction thematically.

[caj]

No but it doesn't feel like a Justice league Run.

And the whole premise of "We need a Justice League with full time members to be prepared for another Alien Invasion" just didn't made much sense when most members they recruited were pretty inexperienced and not particularly powerfull, in (at least) one case not even an adult and in another case Vibe.

Agree completely. I also think this was an attempt to copy the New Teen Titans formula. But the new members Wolfman added were very powerful and interesting. Not so much with JLA Detroit.

[Rod G]

Giffen/Maguire’s JL IMO.

Maguire’s art was too lackluster for my taste and the comic soon deteriorated into sophomoric “humor”.