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Post by Dr. Poison on Jul 10, 2015 16:54:13 GMT -5
From GEOFF JOHNS Spins Off JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS & MEN Out of 'Darkseid War' by Newsarama StaffDate: 10 July 2015 Time: 02:28 PM ET 829 43Reddit336Submit0 During Friday’s One on One panel at COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO 2015, JUSTICE LEAGUE writer Geoff Johns revealed his plans for series of one-shots spinning out of his current “Darkseid War” story arc. Scheduled for October, JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MEN is a series of six single issues focusing on key characters in the Darkseid War and extends their individual conflicts against the backdrop of universal Armageddon, with Darkseid squaring off against the Anti-Monitor: Batman – Armed with the godlike power of the Mobius Chair, the Dark Knight has taken on the role of Metreon and plans to use the infinite knowledge of this device to turn Gotham City into a completely crime-free zone! Superman – Corrupted by the weird energies of Apokolips’ fire pits, Superman has been turned into an angry, violent brute. And only one man can possibly save him: Lex Luthor. Green Lantern – Oa has been conquered and transformed into a Parademon factory and the Green Lantern Corps is no more! Only Hal Jordan remains to follow a distress call from the last active Lantern seen fighting on Oa: John Stewar Lex Luthor – At last, Lex Luthor, the new ruler of Apokolips, can do what he never could accomplish on Earth: hold the fate of a world in his hands. But his one failure from the “Darkseid War” continues to keep him from the peace he craves – and only a crazed Superman can help him get it! The Flash – The Flash takes on the role of death’s harbinger, the Black Racer. And the beneficiary of his first visit is Aquaman! Shazam! – Instead of accessing the powers of the old gods, Billy Batson now commands the combined powers of the New Gods like Highfather, Mantis and others trapped within the Source Wall. And that’s power that no mortal should possess!  |
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Post by dupersuper on Jul 10, 2015 22:27:38 GMT -5
Interesting...
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 11, 2015 22:23:05 GMT -5
Wow !
I'm a New Gods nut, and all of these sound really great !
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Post by sabongero on Jul 12, 2015 5:27:59 GMT -5
Wow ! I'm a New Gods nut, and all of these sound really great ! You're right this does sound great. I was saddened a few years ago when the New Gods that I am accustomed to, the Jack Kirby New Gods were killed off by the Infinity Man several years ago with the Death of the New Gods mini series, and a Scott Free going insane. I hated seeing Big Barda lose her life in Birds of Prey, when she really started meshing well with the other character under the skillful hands of Gail Simone in that particular series as well. |
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 12, 2015 8:40:03 GMT -5
Of course we get slightly tweaked versions now.
I'm okay with that.
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Post by berkley on Jul 15, 2015 21:24:16 GMT -5
"Tweaked"?! They've completely jettisoned the New Gods and replaced them with the bloody Justice League. That goes a little beyond a tweak, if you ask me.
I can never understand why people interested in the New Gods like reading this kind of thing. To me it's a complete betrayal of everything Kirby was trying to do, all with a view to promoting the already over-exposed characters like Batman and Superman.
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Post by Dr. Poison on Jul 16, 2015 5:30:48 GMT -5
"Tweaked"?! They've completely jettisoned the New Gods and replaced them with the bloody Justice League. That goes a little beyond a tweak, if you ask me. I can never understand why people interested in the New Gods like reading this kind of thing. To me it's a complete betrayal of everything Kirby was trying to do, all with a view to promoting the already over-exposed characters like Batman and Superman. I think Geoff is using Justice League as an avenue to try and get more people interested in the New Gods. I'm betting by the end of the story, the New Gods will be fully restored to their original glory with the JL members not keeping the NG's abilities. |
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Post by berkley on Jul 16, 2015 9:33:32 GMT -5
"Tweaked"?! They've completely jettisoned the New Gods and replaced them with the bloody Justice League. That goes a little beyond a tweak, if you ask me. I can never understand why people interested in the New Gods like reading this kind of thing. To me it's a complete betrayal of everything Kirby was trying to do, all with a view to promoting the already over-exposed characters like Batman and Superman. I think Geoff is using Justice League as an avenue to try and get more people interested in the New Gods. I'm betting by the end of the story, the New Gods will be fully restored to their original glory with the JL members not keeping the NG's abilities. One would hope so, but that doesn't alter the nature of this particular story. I have no interest in reading about Batman in Metron's chair, Superman as "god of strengths", etc. None of that has anything to do with the New Gods. I'll check in again after it's over. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 16, 2015 10:55:59 GMT -5
I've come to realize I really don't like Geoff Johns that much, not to mention Darkseid has been seriously overexposed lately (IMO) so I was skipping this one.. maybe I'll grab the trade if the reviews are good.
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