Justice League Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52)

by Geoff Johns

Jim Lee (Illustrator) and Scott Williams (Illustrator)

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

In a world where inexperienced superheroes operate under a cloud of suspicion from the public, loner vigilante Batman has stumbled upon a dark evil that threatens to destroy the earth as we know it. Now, faced with a threat far beyond anything he can handle on his own, the Dark Knight must trust an alien, a scarlet speedster, an accidental teenage hero, a space cop, an Amazon Princess and an undersea monarch. Will this combination of Superman, The Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Aquaman be able to put aside their differences and come together to save the world? Or will they destroy each other first?

As a part of the monumental DC Comics' The New 52 event, comics superstars Geoff Johns and Jim Lee bring you an all-new origin story for the Justice League! This powerhouse creative team re-imagines the classic heroes of the DC Universe for the 21st century. This volume collects issues #1-6 of Justice League.

This indelible recasting of the World’s Greatest Heroes has only grown in stature as the years have worn on, with fans everywhere gaining a greater and greater appreciation for this masterwork in the genre. Justice League Vol. 1: Origin has come to be emblematic of the word “Essential”.

• ISBN10: 1401237886
• ISBN13: 9781401237882
• Publish Date: 5 February 2013
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: DC Comics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 192
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781401237882

Reviews

[leahrosereads]

In 2015 I’m planning to dive more fully into the DC (and Marvel) Universes, and I’m pretty excited about trying out all the comics that I can find (and hopefully through my library). I saw JUSTICE LEAGUE, VOLUME 1: ORIGIN and decided to enter the DC universe a little early, and you know what, I liked this.

I’ve seen some mixed reviews, but as a complete newbie to the world, it was good. The writing was fine, and, for the most part, I liked the art.

There’s that one weird image of Barry though in it, where he’s missing half his face, but the shading isn’t really dark enough to warrant half a face missing, so that was an awkward panel to me...but that was my ONE issue with the art.


I really liked meeting the Justice League members here (except Hal...I didn’t like him at all. Cocky son of a...).

Again, because I’m new to the universe, I’m not sure if any backstories were changed, but poor freaking Cyborg. I had no idea that was how he became the man he is, but I got pretty emotional during his transformation. It was devastating to the character, and I thought that Geoff Johns did an excellent job writing it with all the feels that story seemed to have to offer. I’d love to read more on just Cyborg now.


Of course, there was Batman, and honestly, I was just happy to see him and read about him and meet him again in a comic setting. I love me some freaking Batman.

Now, in the TV shows, I really liked Hawkgirl, so I was hoping to see her, but I didn’t. I did get Wonder Woman, which is always a plus, but I’d like to see Hawkgirl. I guess I’ll have to search for her stories.

Oh yeah, and there was Superman, The Flash, and Aquaman. I did read Flashpoint in 2014, and I got to meet The Flash, and that was pretty neat. I preferred that Barry Allen to this one though, but I’m not sure if that’s just because I didn’t really get to see The Flash shine in ORIGIN.

I wouldn’t mind reading up more on Aquaman either. From the TV show he seems like a BAMF, but again, I don’t feel like he was really in this story, or not enough for me to form an attachment to the character.

And then, there was Superman. For me, I’ve never been a die hard Superman fan. I haven’t watched all of the movies, and I didn’t watch the TV show either. I’m not sure why. Maybe he seems too good to me, but this Superman had a darker side, so I’m honestly curious now who Superman really is.


Anyway, overall I really enjoyed reading ORIGIN, and I’m looking forward to trying out a few more comics from this universe. I will probably stick with the New 52, just because it’s where I started, but who knows. I’m sure I’ll end up trying out whichever comics my library has to offer.