Alright M'gann-- it's up to you once again to carry this column! Well, maybe...
ACTION COMICS #14Reference to a trip to Mars in a DC comic, especially one followed by an exclamation point and written by Morrison, typically means the Manhunter is on his way. Perhaps Brainiac bottled a bunch of Silver/Bronze Age Alien Atlas supporting players? No one but Morrison could even give me hope of such a thing...
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Backup story written by SHOLLY FISCH
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• Brainiac first warned of the Multitude, and now Superman comes face to face with them — on Mars!
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Art by CHRISTOPHER JONES
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• The Invasion continues!
• Earth's greatest heroes are kidnapped by Kylstar!
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We could hope that J'Onn would appear in a comic set on Mars. However, I am not sure that DC is even sure what to do with J'Onn post-Stormwatch. Mind you, considering the last documented meeting between J'Onn and Kal-El, I doubt that there would be a very warm reunion with the Man of Steel.
ReplyDeleteI actually think this will be the first meeting of Kal and J'Onn. In fact, as a couple of sole survivors, I bet they'll be buddies. I can't imagine Morrison doing anything else.
ReplyDeleteI mean somebody had to sponsor J'Onn for the JL.
I thought that Action Comics was not still doing issues in the past.
ReplyDeleteMaybe this Multitude is the big threat that J'Onn was saying the JL weren't ready for.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I have read of the current Justice League level, they strike me as pretty unprepared to work well as a team. They had trouble working well together against the Talons in a recent issue.
ReplyDeleteI spend thousands of dollars on weekly art commissions that rarely rate more than a comment or two, but two day old vague solicitation copy gets a slew of hits. I can't win at internet.
ReplyDeleteAnj, it always irks me when Superman, a part-time satellite Leaguer in the early years, gets credit for bringing co-founder J'Onn J'Onzz into the fold. I think that got started in a Year One annual from the '90s, and much prefer the 1977 retcon where the Flash helped "out" J'Onn (who would likely have remained incognito if not for Barry's shepherding of the Silver Age of super-hero comics.) That said, Kal and J'Onn have been tight since the Bronze Age, and I seriously do think Morrison would be the one guy to work out another Mars II-type scenario from Brainiac refugees. It would explain cryptic comments made in Stormwatch, and he's often left blueprints for such things to be followed.
Will, "The Trinity War" feels very arbitrary to me, like Johns didn't get to stuff intended for Infinite Crisis, which itself felt pretty arbitrary. I guess this is his chance to play off yet another Alan Moore story, Twilight. I still think J'Onn would be drafted into either the Superman or Batman house, rather than set up one of his own, but we'll see.
Frank, from what I have read, the Trinity War will involve a war against the Trinity of Sin -- Pandora, Phantom Stranger, and the Question. Still, I hope that J'Onn is used in some big events. Perhaps if Twilight is used as a basis, it will be J'Onn who solves the big problems. As things stand, he seems to be a troubleshooter in the DCnU, joining potential dangerous organizations (Justice League, Stormwatch), learning about them, and being ready for future threats.
ReplyDeleteWill, I'm waiting to see what the "Trinity War" refers to, but there sure seems to be hero-on-hero action that may allude to a conflict amidst the JLA's main trio.
ReplyDeleteIf that is indeed the case, Frank, then maybe J'Onn will be a voice of reason -- or will have to try to knock some sense into Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. (From what I have read of the Justice League, I could see sharp divisions leading to conflict. When Stormwatch seemed to be more efficient and perhaps have some more camaraderie (with the noteworthy exception of Midnighter and Jenny Quantum), it is not so much a team as a lose alliance.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it says more about the New 52 than anything else, but it certainly doesn't hurt the Post-Crisis premise that J'Onn J'Onzz was the glue holding the JLA together that the team is so shabby without his mooring presence at their foundation.
ReplyDeletePerhaps J'Onn's belief in humanity is something that the JLA desperately needs. Batman is often cynical, Superman believes in humanity but J'Onn seems to take a very long view of humanity --- appropriate for a long lived Martian.
ReplyDeleteBatman once said that J'Onn had the best understanding of interpersonal dynamics of anyone he had ever met. So, perhaps J'Onn could help a team see themselves ad friends and people who can accomplish a lot for the world. The JLA seems rudderless and often Stormwatch seemed to be more effective -- particularly after Adam One died. Somehow, I think that the average citizen of the DCnU would be shocked to see that the JLA is not the group of Superfriends that they seem to be portrayed as by Steve Trevor and others.