Giffen/DeMatteis Justice League era appreciation

[marshal99]

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This is the thread to discuss all things Giffen/Dematteis Justice league international/america/europe.

[Lee Stone]

Mustn't forget:
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And:
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[Crazy Diamond]

My favorite run of the Justice League. I never understood the hate it got. It was like reading an anime from the eighties or early nineties at times. Maguire's art is gorgeous and Guy was awesome. Should have done more with Dr. Light though and the team could have been more diverse.

[Lee Stone]

I agree about Dr. Light.
She could've at least appeared in costume.

But in hindsight, she was probably just given a JLI membership so Max would have someone on scene to call the others in.

JLI was the only title I followed religiously from start to finish (#60), ignoring every thing else that was being put out at the time. Unless it was League related.

Only books I read from '87 to '92 were:
JLI/A
JLE
JLIQ
Mister Miracle
Dr. Fate

I loved it til the end.
However, I think it jumped the shark when the Tortolini story started. And General Glory was just another hit to knock it down. It never recovered after those. Although, Breakdrowns was probably the best storyline it had received since the Gray Man.

[Crazy Diamond]

I agree about Dr. Light.
She could've at least appeared in costume.

But in hindsight, she was probably just given a JLI membership so Max would have someone on scene to call the others in.

JLI was the only title I followed religiously from start to finish (#60), ignoring every thing else that was being put out at the time. Unless it was League related.

Only books I read from '87 to '92 were:
JLI/A
JLE
JLIQ
Mister Miracle
Dr. Fate

I loved it til the end.
However, I think it jumped the shark when the Tortolini story started. And General Glory was just another hit to knock it down. It never recovered after those. Although, Breakdrowns was probably the best storyline it had received since the Gray Man.

The Gray Man story was okay, but I thought the series got really good once they added Ice and Fire. Liked when they went up against the Queen Bee. It was interesting seeing her because I first saw that character in Morrison's run where she was an alien. Never understood why they changed her back to that.

[Nomads1]

My favorite run of the Justice League. I never understood the hate it got. It was like reading an anime from the eighties or early nineties at times. Maguire's art is gorgeous and Guy was awesome. Should have done more with Dr. Light though and the team could have been more diverse.

I didn't know it got so much hate. A lot of people may find it a bit silly, at times, however, AFAIK, still have fondness for it.
I also think Dr. Light SHOULD have been more used. She was a fresh character then, full of potentaial and looking for a place to show up in (which, I'm sad to say, she never really did).
I can't understand that Breakdowns was never realeased in collected form.

Peace

[Lee Stone]

The Gray Man story was okay, but I thought the series got really good once they added Ice and Fire. Liked when they went up against the Queen Bee. It was interesting seeing her because I first saw that character in Morrison's run where she was an alien. Never understood why they changed her back to that.

Queen Bee was one of the best JLI creations.
I, too, was surprised that they reverted her back to alien.

She could've become DC's answer to Dr. Doom.