Comic Book Review: JLA-Z #3
by R.J. Carter
Published: November 23, 2003
Title |
Story |
Creative Team |
Publisher |
Price |
Grade |
JLA-Z #3 |
Martian Manter thru
Zatanna |
Mike McAvennie
Tom McCraw
et. al. |
DC |
$2.50 US
$3.95 CAN |
B |
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The third issue of this "JLA For Dummies" is out, and with it, what do we have?
Well, it's not quite Who's Who, being large on artwork and sparse on information. Moreover, it doesn't include everyone who's been in the Justice League, skipping over Metamorpho, Nightwing and Vixen (although they're featured on this issue's cover), and a rare few of the entries are even out of date: the Teen Titans page totally neglects the current team, focusing rather on the original and Wolfman/Perez incarnations.
The need for another Who's Who In The DC Universe has existed ever since Zero Hour finished its course, and as such is way overdue. This, however, isn't it. But as a pinup book, it suffices. The triptych covers by Jimenez can probably expect reprint as a single poster in the near future, and fans will probably pick up the issue just for the few pages they're interested in, such as Jim Lee's rendition of a space-faring Superman, Phil Jimenez's iconic Teen Titans, Chris Jones and Mick Gray's eerie Phantom Stranger, or Todd Nauck's Red Tornado. Astute readers might pick up hints about Hal Jordan's future as the Spectre (Hal gets two entries this issue, since he also falls under Parallax.)
 Not required reading, and in need of far more text, JLA-Z still serves it's purpose--as a catch for spillover spending dollars from readers attracted in by the JLA/Avengers series.
In stores Wednesday, November 26, 2003.
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