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Of Embassies and Origins - Justice League International Part 2 (Eaglemoss Collection v77)

  Review: Since we are doing a series of reviews focusing on Booster Gold over his nearly 40-year history, we include this one as a collection of some of his earliest appearances, dating to late 1987. That places the original publish date of these tales while his original solo series was still going strong.  This book is a beautiful, glossy hard-cover with smooth and heavy-stock paper inside, although the sometimes-low print reproduction quality leads to blurred and hard to read word balloons on occasion. It is also a rare book here in North America, as Eaglemoss Collections targeted UK fans with this series. At this point in the history of the 1987-rebooted Justice League, they have gained official United Nations recognition and sanction. To ensure their reach truly is global, they rebrand as Justice League International (as does the title of the series!) and they open new headquarters buildings around the world: New York, Paris and Moscow are included here. As this is a product of 19
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Many Happy Returns - New 52 Futures End v2


New 52 Futures End volume 2 TPB cover


Review:

This is the middle volume of the complete New 52 Futures End trilogy, and it is the most fun and optimistic. Returning heroes lift the human spirit, and this collection sees several returns.

First and foremost there's Superman. Missing and presumed dead for 5 years, he's been dealing with mental health issues stemming from the war with Apokolips. And while he is filled with the usual courage and self-sacrifice, he is also severe, taciturn and with an unforgiving edge.

Then there's Green Arrow, whose death in volume 1 rippled into the dissolution of Firestorm - Ronnie Raymond and Jason Rusch can't forgive or trust each other, and refuse to rejoin. But Green Arrow is alive and well, after faking his death to lead a rebel army against Brother Eye. And a science accident kills Ronnie Raymond but reforms Firestorm as a woman, with Jason joined to Madison Payne.

Shazam. Black Adam. Earth 2 heroes. So many returning characters! And in the midst of these reunions, what feels like progress and hope in the battle vs Cadmus, Brother Eye and Brainiac.

Four skilled and experienced writers herd this sprawling story and its diverse and scattered subplots. It proves no small task, and the jumps and transitions don't always land smoothly. They must also work with an army of artists and inkers rotating through the aggressive weekly publishing schedule of the original chapters.

Ryan Sook's covers are a highlight, they are strong, filled with information and visual interest and poster-worthy.

A solid middle section of this massive, universe-shaking crossover event, I give it 3.5 capes.


Description:

Five years from now, the future that Batman Beyond came back in time to stop is already in motion. Brother Eye has taken over Cadmus, and has taken the refugee heroes of Earth-2 as its mind-controlled slaves. Superman has walked away from humanity, and another hero wears the mantle in his place. And in deep space, Stormwatch are dead, victims of the true threat from beyond our universe...the being we know as Brainiac.

But while heroes still live, there’s still hope. On Arrow Island, Green Arrow has faked his own death and used the cover to begin recruiting an Army to take the fight to Brother Eye. And even those who swore they’d never be heroes again—like Red Robin and Firestorm—find themselves drawn back into the battle.

The fight for the future of the DC Universe is on!

Collects: issues #18-30

Authors: Jeff Lemire, Brian Azzarello, Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen
Artists: Various
Published By: DC Comics
Published When: July 21 2015
Parental Rating: Teen
ISBN: 978-1401256029
Pages: 304 pages


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