Brad Meltzer and Ed Benes really bring back the JLA with a bang. To start off we get 3 different covers. 2 different regular covers by Ed and a premium cover by Michael Turner. So basically I paid $23 for the first issue. But you know what, it was worth it. Right from the first page you can tell that they're going to do something special with this book. Basically there's 2 stories going on. One is Superman / Batman / Wonder Woman debating, discussing, heckling, and voting on who they feel the new members should be. The other story is about Red Tornado. This one involves Deadman too. Kathy and Will Magnus are sitting over Reddy's body, all the pieces were delivered to Will by Superman, so he could help in putting him back together. He's had his body blown up 6 or 7 times before, so they're just waiting for "John" to come back. There's a very touching discussion between Kathy and Platinum about the nature of love, and what attracts people. Obviously Platinum is still pining for Will. So during this we also get some of the background story on Reddy. We also get some glimpses at some other potential JLA'ers. Hal Jordan and Arsenal have a discussion and decide to go on a road trip. On their way out they stop to pick up Black Canary. Black Lightning is hanging out with the criminal element, trying to get some intel on upcoming agenda's. And Vixen is involved in a mystery of her own. We don't get to much info though. After some discussion with Boston Brand, Reddy decides to put his soul into a body, one of the Multiple Man's left overs. Actually way left over, because Multiple Man's dead now. He then decides to head home to suprise Kathy. Meanwhile, one of Miracle Man's nemesis' has gone after Reddy's robot body. We're not sure what the agenda here is yet, but, Batman tells Supe's and WW, ". . . . the whirlwinds are a great long range weapon for the team. But based on what I saw, the most powerful . . . and potentially dangerous. . . . thing Reddy's got going for him. . . . is the android body itself." At the end of the book, they also have published the first chapter of Brad's new book, "The Book of Fate". I'm telling you, how much more can they cram into the first issue. This book was astounding. Worth every penny of the $23.
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