Justice League 3000
Justice League 3000 | |
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JM DeMatteis, Keith Giffen, Howard Porter |
Justice League 3000 is a
Synopsis
In the 31st century, humanity has spread its influence across the stars and in an age where heroes are in dire need, the Justice League is reformed for peacekeeping across space.
The friendships that existed and possibly drove the previous JL are either different, strained or nonexistent. For example, Batman and Superman seem to despise each other. The Flash does not have his "antifriction aura", and requires an artificial one to prevent incineration. Green Lantern does not have a ring, instead being a living incarnation of the emerald energy, and using a "cloak" that keeps his green aura power in check and prevents it from killing him. Superman has neither heat vision nor flight capabilities, and the team continuously reminds him of these as he forgets often (although he does exhibit flight powers in a few scenes in issue #1. These instances are most likely referring to pages 11-12, and are never explicitly stated as "flight". They could be the artist drawing the character in dynamic poses while he uses his super jump as the character often uses iconic Superman flight poses because he thinks he can fly, but is ultimately dragged down by gravity).
Publication history
The series was first mentioned at a DC Comics Retailer Roadshow,[3] and later announced by Comic Book Resources that the title would reunite Justice League International writers Keith Giffen, JM Dematteis and Kevin Maguire, along with character designs by artist Howard Porter.[4] In August 2013, Maguire was let go from the title; Howard Porter would take over art duties, with the title's premiere being pushed back to December.[2] The series was originally solicited for October.[5]
The writers had offered little on the background of the team or characters, stating that they were new characters, and not descendants of existing characters.[6] Despite Justice League 3000 launching the month following the cancellation of Legion of Super-Heroes, as well as taking place within the same time period, writer Keith Giffen has confirmed that Justice League 3000 is not directly "tied together" with Legion of Super Heroes because "it would be unfair to put out a book that insists you're familiar with another book".[6]
The book ended in March 2015 with issue #15, and was relaunched in June as Justice League 3001.
Early reception
In early September 2013,
Collected editions
Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
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Justice League 3000 Vol. 1: Yesterday Lives | Justice League 3000 #1–7 | October 2014 | 978-1401250461 |
Justice League 3000 Vol. 2: The Camelot War | Justice League 3000 #8–13 | April 2015 | 978-1401254148 |
Justice League 3001 Vol. 1: Deja Vu All Over Again | Justice League 3000 #14–15, DC Sneak Peek: Justice League 3001 #1, Justice League 3001 #1–6 | March 2016 | 978-1401261481 |
Justice League 3001 Vol. 2: Things Fall Apart | Justice League 3001 #7-12 | September 2016 | 978-1401264727 |
References
- ^ Katzman, Gregg (2013-06-17). "DC Announces JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ a b "HOWARD PORTER Named New JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 Artist, Debut Bumped to December". Newsarama. August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (June 17, 2013). "Justice League 3000 From Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis And Kevin Maguire". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Giffen, DeMatteis & Maguire Reunite For "Justice League 3000"". Comic Book Resources. 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ "DC Comics' FULL October 2013 Solicitations". Newsarama. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ a b "GIFFEN, DEMATTEIS Spill On JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000, Answer LEGION Connection". Newsarama.com. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ Serafino, Jason (September 3, 2013). "The 25 Most Anticipated Comic Books of Fall 2013". Complex Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2013.