This was an incredible book. I absolutely loved the story. James Robinson did a fantastic job. The thing about this story . . with the current state of the world, politically, economically, the recent abundance of prominent deaths . . anyone who reads this book can probably relate to the anxiety, and emotional outpouring that some of these heroes are experiencing. It's a relevant story that is timely in it's expression of the frustration that's felt by a lot of people around the world right now. Basically . . they've had enough. With all the 'crisis', and drama that they've all experienced over the last year or so, they just want to know that they're making a difference. Hal's the first to raise the question, "How much more are we supposed to take? We wait for villains to do wrong and then go after them or we wait for them to attack us. Might have worked then. But these aren't the 'villains' of yesterday. And our being 'good' and 'true' isn't scaring them back in to the shadows. Not anymore. I'm saying this will not stand. I'm saying they hurt us, we hurt them back." There's many 'heroes' that are feeling the same thing, but I think Hal's is the most emotional outpouring. He's genuinely frustrated. Ollie thinks he's going a little over the top, but . . " . . how long have we been friends? I'm here for you all the way." So . . they decide to strike out on their own and form their own team. We see some of the other 'heroes' that are feeling the same way. They may not have voiced their opinions or concerns yet, but . . they're definitely feeling the pull from the heavy weight of this job that they have. Some of the others include, Ray Palmer. He's after some information about some stolen technology from the Killer Moth. Somebody that he knew died in the process. "Have you ever had a sinus headache . . so tortuous you thought your head'd explode? What if I shrank to microscopic size, entered your skull, then began to grow. Imagine how that would feel." There's also others . . Mikaal Tomas, Starman, and Congo Bill.
These are just the 3 that we see this issue, besides Hal and Ollie. James puts a little commentary in the back of the book where he talks about the various 'heroes' that will take part in this series, and why he's chosen some of the one's he has. They include, Batwoman, Supergirl and Freddy Freeman. I have a feeling that this is going to be one heck of a series. With James writing it, though . . what else would you expect? But I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about Mauro Cascioli's pencils. They are . . fan-frikkin-tastic! I mean, when he did
the Trials of SHAZAM! I was impressed. But now? Now the guy is just phenomenal. I can't believe how good these pages look. And it's not just the pencils. It's the inks and colors also. There were 2 different covers for the first issue, but . . no variants. Or, I should say, no premium covers. I was kind of surprised, actually. However, I'm willing to bet that there will be a second printing. My guy said that he definitely sold more than he thought he would. If you haven't picked up this book . . you definitely need to. Even if you don't follow the League, I think you'll be able to appreciate the relevance of this story. Plus, I think that the events that occur here are going to shape the future of the League for quite a while. This would definitely be a good place to start up. Really . . I just can't say enough good stuff about this book. This is, without a doubt, a classic in the making.
This was an incredible book. I absolutely loved the story. James Robinson did a fantastic job. The thing about this story . . with the current state of the world, politically, economically, the recent abundance of prominent deaths . . anyone who reads this book can probably relate to the anxiety, and emotional outpouring that some of these heroes are experiencing. It's a relevant story that is timely in it's expression of the frustration that's felt by a lot of people around the world right now. Basically . . they've had enough. With all the 'crisis', and drama that they've all experienced over the last year or so, they just want to know that they're making a difference. Hal's the first to raise the question, "How much more are we supposed to take? We wait for villains to do wrong and then go after them or we wait for them to attack us. Might have worked then. But these aren't the 'villains' of yesterday. And our being 'good' and 'true' isn't scaring them back in to the shadows. Not anymore. I'm saying this will not stand. I'm saying they hurt us, we hurt them back." There's many 'heroes' that are feeling the same thing, but I think Hal's is the most emotional outpouring. He's genuinely frustrated. Ollie thinks he's going a little over the top, but . . " . . how long have we been friends? I'm here for you all the way." So . . they decide to strike out on their own and form their own team. We see some of the other 'heroes' that are feeling the same way. They may not have voiced their opinions or concerns yet, but . . they're definitely feeling the pull from the heavy weight of this job that they have. Some of the others include, Ray Palmer. He's after some information about some stolen technology from the Killer Moth. Somebody that he knew died in the process. "Have you ever had a sinus headache . . so tortuous you thought your head'd explode? What if I shrank to microscopic size, entered your skull, then began to grow. Imagine how that would feel." There's also others . . Mikaal Tomas, Starman, and Congo Bill. 
These are just the 3 that we see this issue, besides Hal and Ollie. James puts a little commentary in the back of the book where he talks about the various 'heroes' that will take part in this series, and why he's chosen some of the one's he has. They include, Batwoman, Supergirl and Freddy Freeman. I have a feeling that this is going to be one heck of a series. With James writing it, though . . what else would you expect? But I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about Mauro Cascioli's pencils. They are . . fan-frikkin-tastic! I mean, when he did the Trials of SHAZAM! I was impressed. But now? Now the guy is just phenomenal. I can't believe how good these pages look. And it's not just the pencils. It's the inks and colors also. There were 2 different covers for the first issue, but . . no variants. Or, I should say, no premium covers. I was kind of surprised, actually. However, I'm willing to bet that there will be a second printing. My guy said that he definitely sold more than he thought he would. If you haven't picked up this book . . you definitely need to. Even if you don't follow the League, I think you'll be able to appreciate the relevance of this story. Plus, I think that the events that occur here are going to shape the future of the League for quite a while. This would definitely be a good place to start up. Really . . I just can't say enough good stuff about this book. This is, without a doubt, a classic in the making.
so far so good
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i'm 2 issues in
and will read the rest today
i love seeing the whiners complain
about this series though
if the series is not for you , move on
and stop with the constant crying
i loved this so far
and hope this is the direction
the main JLA book takes
hopefully the last 5 issues will be just as good