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Post by Nowhere Man on Mar 30, 2015 2:39:09 GMT -5
The only New 52 book I've been following is Batman (I'm behind, however. Just about to start Zero Year.). I wanted to get as much of the DCU as possible in one book, and from what I can tell, Justice League is sorta like that. My major concern is if I can read the book without having to read event tie-ins. Is it more or less standalone like Batman?
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Post by Dr. Poison on Mar 30, 2015 5:41:45 GMT -5
With the exception of Forever Evil, Justice League has been pretty stand-alone since the New 52 started. It wasn't part of the other events such as Rot World, Zero Year, etc.
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Post by Action Ace on Mar 30, 2015 20:31:44 GMT -5
The only New 52 book I've been following is Batman (I'm behind, however. Just about to start Zero Year.). I wanted to get as much of the DCU as possible in one book, and from what I can tell, Justice League is sorta like that. My major concern is if I can read the book without having to read event tie-ins. Is it more or less standalone like Batman? The first two arcs are standalone. The third one crosses over with Aquaman, but I think the Aquaman issues are included in the trade. Then there is a crossover for Trinity War that leads into Forever Evil. You'll probably need to read Forever Evil to properly enjoy Justice League and the aftermath issues. It's been standalone for the last ten issues and is headed for Darkseid War in June. I'm not sure how much that will crossover. It IS as much of the DCU as possible in one book. P.S. If you are collecting back issues there will Shazam backups in issues 7-20 and then he takes over in issue #21. These are collected in a separate trade. |
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Post by Dr. Poison on Mar 30, 2015 21:09:32 GMT -5
The only New 52 book I've been following is Batman (I'm behind, however. Just about to start Zero Year.). I wanted to get as much of the DCU as possible in one book, and from what I can tell, Justice League is sorta like that. My major concern is if I can read the book without having to read event tie-ins. Is it more or less standalone like Batman? The first two arcs are standalone. The third one crosses over with Aquaman, but I think the Aquaman issues are included in the trade. Then there is a crossover for Trinity War that leads into Forever Evil. You'll probably need to read Forever Evil to properly enjoy Justice League and the aftermath issues. It's been standalone for the last ten issues and is headed for Darkseid War in June. I'm not sure how much that will crossover. It IS as much of the DCU as possible in one book. P.S. If you are collecting back issues there will Shazam backups in issues 7-20 and then he takes over in issue #21. These are collected in a separate trade. You make some good points. I didn't think to bring up "Throne of Atlantis" or "Trinity War" as they were both Justice League-centric events but I guess, technically they do count as crossovers. |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Mar 30, 2015 21:26:28 GMT -5
Hmm. I've been reading Batman digitally on Comixology and was thinking about doing the same with Justice League. I've been strongly considering getting Aquaman as well. So if I fully want to enjoy Justice League, I probably need to get Aquaman (not that I mind) and at least get the Forever Evil limited series.
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Post by Randle-El on Mar 30, 2015 21:56:26 GMT -5
I read the first trade of Aquaman and enjoyed it. I like the clever way he incorporated the real-world ridiculing of Aquaman in pop culture into the story itself. The scene in the first issue where Aquaman orders fish and chips at a seafood restaurant and gets an appalled response is priceless.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Mar 31, 2015 3:58:59 GMT -5
I read the first issue and enjoyed it myself. I've liked Reis' art on just about everything I've seen. I think I might go with Justice League and Aquaman. If I wanted to add Detective Comics and Batman and Robin to my list, where would you suggest I start? I've read the first issue of Detective(Comixology has the first issues for .99) but wasn't thrilled with the first issue. The art was nice, though.
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Post by Randle-El on Mar 31, 2015 10:25:59 GMT -5
I read the first arc of Detective and thought it was a mess. I even read it twice because I found it hard to follow and thought maybe I hadn't paid close enough attention. Nope, still a mess. I've heard pretty good things about the later issues written by John Layman though and may check those out one day. I also read the first arc of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato's run. It was comparable quality to their Flash run -- beautifully illustrated, but just an OK story. Still worth reading to take in the visuals if nothing else, but I wouldn't necessarily spend a lot of money on it.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Mar 31, 2015 10:43:20 GMT -5
Yeah, gone are the days when you could easily sample a host of titles with no worry of breaking the bank. Man I miss those old .75 cent issues from the 80's...
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Post by dupersuper on Apr 1, 2015 0:19:31 GMT -5
"Still only 75 cents!"  |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Apr 1, 2015 19:16:18 GMT -5
I've "unclenched" a bit in terms of continuity and changes in mainstream comics, so I'm enjoying some of the new stuff I'm reading for the first time in a long time.* I'm much more infested in Marvel history than DC, but I still have a general loyalty to DC's history. As much flak as New 52 got, Batman, Aquaman and Justice League seem to me to have all started out in a more iconic and healthy situation than they were toward the end of the Post-Crisis universe.
*What originally ticked me off, back in 2002, was the move away from the "Heroes Return" brief return to glory brought on by Busiek, Perez, Byrne (save for Spider-Man), etc, toward the Quesada era. It seemed to me at the time that all my favorite creators were being put out to pasture by Marvel and DC in favor of shallow cinematic comics and screenwriters.
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Post by Action Ace on Apr 1, 2015 20:18:02 GMT -5
I read the first issue and enjoyed it myself. I've liked Reis' art on just about everything I've seen. I think I might go with Justice League and Aquaman. If I wanted to add Detective Comics and Batman and Robin to my list, where would you suggest I start? I've read the first issue of Detective(Comixology has the first issues for .99) but wasn't thrilled with the first issue. The art was nice, though. Aquaman under Johns is among the best of the New 52. Jeff Parker's run wasn't quite as good, but still recommended. I liked Detective when the Layman/ Fabok team took over in issue #13. The current team is satisfactory as well. I liked Batman and Robin for most of its 40 issue run. A major event happens in Batman Inc. that effects the book, but its effects were mostly well handled in this comic. |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Apr 1, 2015 21:29:25 GMT -5
I was thinking of starting Detective at #13 given all that I've read about the series. I saw the infamous "blood path" page during Daniel's run and couldn't believe something like that got through editorial. I get the feeling that I'll like Batman and Robin from the start.
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