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Saturday, August 25, 2018

2001 J.L.A.: Justice For All Unused Cover Concept

For the project that became JLA: Liberty and Justice (2003) as seen in Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross. I would have sworn I'd already run this, and none of my other planned posts went up this month, so here you go.

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Podcast- JLMay 2017: Justice & Liberty

Episode #30

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JLMay 2017-- The Justice maxi-series (2006) Podcast Crossover Event reaches chapter three, as Diabolu Frank offers a dramatic reading, which carries over into coverage of JLA: Secret Origins (2002), JLA: Liberty and Justice (2003), a smidge of Kingdom Come and more!

From here follow JLMay 2017 to these fantastic podcasts! Each will cover a different issue of JUSTICE and each will come out in May! And don’t forget to use the hashtag #JLMay when discussing on social media!

Alex Ross & The Manhunter from Mars

We enjoy dialogue on the red planet, so here are our non-telepathic contact options:

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Sunday, September 18, 2016

2001 DC Direct KINGDOM COME: MARTIAN MANHUNTER Poster by Alex Ross

The series of painted, full-color posters by Alex Ross (KINGDOM COME, BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME) continues with this dynamic portrait of J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter. This 22" x 34" poster is designed to be displayed on its own or be placed side by side with others in this series.

$ 7.95 US

To the surprise of no one, I bought this poster new, but waited the better part of a decade to finally get it framed and hung on the wall. Since I moved, it hasn't yet returned to a wall, and presently is sitting on the floor in a stack of over a dozen other framed comics related pieces I haven't committed to geeking up my current study. It's an exposed space visible from the common area, and I think the girlfriend would prefer we get a door installed to obscure my shrine first. I'm getting sick of it lying around though, so maybe I'll just hang it already. Also, the image above is not an actual poster, but a trim of Ross' original full sized piece made to best approximate the poster. I'm not breaking out mine, and for some odd reason, all the photos online look like crap.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

2005 JLA Alex Ross Oversized Poster

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JLA ALEX ROSS OVERSIZED POSTER
Art by Alex Ross

The World's Greatest Super-Heroes come together in this beautifully illustrated, oversized, horizontal, full-color poster painted by fan-favorite painter Alex Ross! Don't miss your opportunity to adorn your walls with this stunning image by one of comics' most popular artists!

Advance-solicited; on sale Jan 26 o Full-color Poster, 22" H x 58" W, $19.95 US

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

2009 “Alex Ross : Justice League : Seven” tattoo by Chris Dewitt

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"When I 1st seen this piece I fell in love with it.
I knew I had to have it as a back piece.
This piece still has about 30+ hours left until it is completed.
Superman still needs some coloring ,Aquaman need's his scales , everyone will get little touchups here & there & then the real pain kicks in, The background will be colored !"

This guy got an old Alex Ross painting of the "Magnificent Seven" Silver Age Justice League of America permanently affixed to the flesh of his back through thousands of needle pricks. I can't even commit to throwing up a j-peg, some HTML code and a little text regarding the Martian Manhunter on a timely, daily basis.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Justice #12 (August, 2007)

Lex Luthor and Gorilla Grodd were in the custody of the ~~Super Friends~~ Justice League. Martian Manhunter instructed, "Give Grodd the [Yellow Power] ring, Atom. If he tries anything, shrink him into nothingness. Grodd understands that his world will die, those he cares for will die, if he doesn't help." Grodd agreed, "This alliance is a necessary evil." Manhunter's mind was telepathically linked to Grodd's and Luthor's (though the Super-Gorilla protested "The idea of this is repulsive. He's a human.") Nuclear missiles were in the air all over the world, with its population looking to the skies hoping for salvation, "But there is no Superman." While Batman and the Atom looked on helplessly, "Luthor's knowledge of weaponry and cybernetic systems" and Grodd's wielding of a power ring redirected the missiles intercontinentally. Luthor then managed to teleport away, but Grodd remained in custody, his final act with the ring to wipe the heroes' secret identities from the minds of the legion of doom. The Green Lantern Corps showed up to collect all those missiles and throw them into the sun, which I guess was like their own take on Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. There's a fine line between homage and an utter lack of genuine creativity. Painted prestige format grim n' gritty Challenge of the Super Friends can't even see that line from where it's standing. It's Colorforms where a story should be.

Batman marveled at a world without nukes, hoping we had finally learned our lesson, but expecting rearmament. Still, what if? "I'm sure Superman wishes his world, and his people, were still alive. Manhunter has to feel the same about Mars. But how many times have these two men saved this world? Aquaman lost both his parents, yet still forges a new family. Wonder Woman's sisters were freed from slavery. Yet look at Paradise Island... We have all been changed by our tragedies... These challenges have given each of us a desire for justice. It has changed us. It could change anybody. Everybody."

"Chapter Twelve" was plotted and painted by Alex Ross. The script was provided by Jim Krueger, and the penciled layouts by Doug Braithwaite. For me, the bloom was off the rose long ago, but Martian Manhunter is a uniquely dour and yes, pretentious character well suited to Ross' inclinations. I liked that the two non-homo sapien telepaths were pitted against one another, offering contrasting perspectives on the humans surrounding them. J'Onn J'Onzz still lacked for an arc, and the creators only know the most common surface aspects of the character's Post-Crisis interpretation. However, the fact that he was included at all in a paean to '70s cartoons and the Satellite Era League to which the Alien Atlas was never invited indications an appreciation for the character I can respect.

Continue the story through these character-specific posts:

The Atom & Red Tornado @ Power of the Atom
Batman, Elongated Man, Aquaman, & Zatanna @ Justice League Detroit
Wonder Woman @ Diana Prince is the New Wonder Woman
Coda @ DC Bloodlines

Sunday, November 10, 2013

2011 Justice League of America Alex Ross Custom Set by Tony Gonzales

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Likely based on the 1999 Hasbro Justice League of America Monopoly Game, the artist "Jest84" created an "Alex Ross Collector's Edition," as detailed here. On Gonzales' board, J'Onn J'Onzz took the low rent troika of avenues Connecticut, Vermont, Oriental; renamed "Shape-Shifter," "Telepathic Powers," and "Incredible Alien Power." Check out the revised board below...

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The Justice/Batcomputer Files

Aquaman/Black Manta (scroll up) @ The Aquaman Shrine
The Atom @ Power of the Atom
The Cheetah @ Diana Prince is the New Wonder Woman
Gorilla Grodd @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu
Martian Manhunter @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu
Wonder Woman @ Diana Prince is the New Wonder Woman
Zatanna @ Justice League Detroit

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Justice #11 (June, 2007)

The Martian Manhunter turned one of his arms into a guillotine/The Pit and the Pendulum type thing and bloodlessly punched Giganta in the face with it. Later, an action figure was made of J'Onn J'Onzz in this state, based on the single unexceptional image. Metamorpho and Red Tornado joined in on this attack of a fifty foot woman, which can be taken as either a credit to Giganta's stamina as a Wonder Woman villain, or the same lack of imagination and research that went into the aforementioned action figure. Even adding Hawkman and Hawkgirl couldn't get the job done, but the sprawling battle abruptly halted on page thirteen because the Fighty McFightenstein was threatening to overwhelm the entire series without allowing space for poorly constructed resolutions.

The heroes' supporting casts were released from their doom-y captors and reunited with their headliners. J'Onn J'Onzz was warmly embraced by ~~Captain Harding~~ ~~Diane Meade~~ ~~Zook~~ ~~J'en~~ no one at all because Alex Ross is a child of the '70s who never read a Martian Manhunter story before Crisis. Instead, J'Onn nodded at Black Canary and Green Arrow as they supported the ailing Elongated Man, all essential to liberating the hostages. Well, not J'Onn. He just had to punch a monkey and managed to screw that up, almost blowing the rescue. Talking of whom, Grodd crawled out of some wreckage, and Flash began to race at him. "You will never hurt anyone I love again, Grodd!" In his most impressive display of the entire series, the Alien Atlas calmly halted the Scarlet Speedster in mid-blur before he could get his next manslaughter indictment rolling.

J'Onzz read the not-so-Super-Gorilla's pressing thoughts. "I see. Brainiac's nanotechnology has taken control of the weapons systems of this world's governments. Every weapon of mass destruction in the world is under his control. According to Grodd, Brainiac has just initiated the countdown sequence. What began as a nightmare vision to elicit the help of the world's super villains, well, it is becoming real. There's no reason to believe this wasn't Brainiac's plan all the time."

Thanks for all that exposition, Manhunter, but a) how did Grodd know all that, b) why didn't Grodd act on it sooner, and c) why doesn't Brainiac nuke us from orbit, just to be sure? If all Brainiac wants to do is kill Earth, there has to be an easier way, if he puts his mind to it. Meh.

"Chapter Eleven" was plotted and painted by Alex Ross. The script was provided by Jim Krueger, and the penciled layouts by Doug Braithwaite. I had to take a nap after writing this. I think my brain shut down as a protective measure. Ross is as lousy a writer as he is great as a painter.

Continue the story through these character-specific posts:

The Atom, Hawkman, Hawkgirl & Red Tornado @ PotA
Wonder Woman & Wonder Girl @ Diana Prince
Aquaman, Elongated Man, Zatanna & more @ Justice League Detroit
Green Lantern, the Doom Patrol, & more @ DC Bloodlines

Friday, October 18, 2013

Justice #10 (April, 2007)

Even though the various super-heroes were known to still be alive and active, the Legion of Doom all drank wine and put on tuxedos and unfurled "Mission Accomplished" banners. Gorilla Grodd got speciesist with Giganta, then stated, "These humans are fools to celebrate now, if that is indeed what they are doing. I am not always certain I can sense what is at their core. Brainiac is mechanical. Luthor has his own... manipulations to keep his thoughts hidden from me. The Weaponer's ring was lost as well. Neither has mentioned it. This is part of their damnable plan. Somehow it is all a component of their ambitions. They will deal with me for as long as I am essential to them. Still, they cannot control me, can they?"

At the shindig, Brainiac tried to use Aquaman's baby whose brain he'd rewired from Radio Shack electrodes to mind-control the Super-Gorilla, but it just seemed to make him irate as he cursed the sudden but inevitable betrayal discussed one story page and a spread ago. "You planned this, didn't you? Et tu, Luthor?" Oh, did I forget to mention the monkey trap was sprung as Grodd was informing the gathered super-villains that he'd detected all the super-heroes about to smash through their door, because that happened. The professional story writing continued as Captain Cold shapeshifted into the Martian Manhunter, who punched Grodd once in the face and left him unconscious on the floor for whole minutes.

Setting aside that J'Onn J'Onzz wasn't wearing his godawful purple armor from last issue (ever again,) leaving him vulnerable to Brainiac's enslaving nano-worms... and also setting aside that taking Grodd out was essential to a stealth initiative meant to rescue the captive supporting casts of the heroes, which it failed to fully accomplish because Grodd soon awoke and alerted counter agents... but also that one punch was the resolution to the massive power struggle between Martian Manhunter and Grodd from earlier in the series. The Alien Atlas relives the destruction of Mars and burns under unquenchable flames for several issues, and retaliates with a single ineffectual love tap before flying off to wrestle with Giganta in the background of other characters' scenes for the rest of the book. Given the choice between an Alex Ross cover and an Alex Ross story, you're better off with just the cover.

"Chapter Ten" was plotted and painted by Alex Ross. The script was provided by Jim Krueger, and the penciled layouts by Doug Braithwaite.

Continue the story through these character-specific posts:

The Atom, Hawkman and Hawkgirl @ PotA
Wonder Woman & Wonder Girl @ Diana Prince
Aquaman, Elongated Man & more @ Justice League Detroit
Flash, Doom Patrol, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Black Canary & more @ DC Bloodlines

Friday, October 11, 2013

Justice, Vol. 2

The Martian Manhunter finally fought off Gorilla Grodd's technologically enhanced telepathic illusion and realized that he was still under the sea. "...I... am not burning. Conspiracy... It's a conspiracy. They all struck at once... all at once." As the Alien Atlas burst up from the depths on into the heights, the Flash ran across the waters on his way to meet Superman... indefinitely.

J'Onn J'Onzz flew to Midway City, mentally calling out to Carter Hall. Hawkman and Hawkgirl had been attacked in their civilian identities by the Toyman, but had managed to survive the ensuing fire that ravaged their museum. The Manhunter explained to them both that all of their foes were on the offensive.

The Martian Manhunter, Hawkman and Hawkgirl flew over Metropolis. "This way, Carter. There. As Detective John Jones, my sources are reliable, but not always within the law. And they don't always know I'm reading their minds. Be careful. If Toyman is there, he'll be sure to have defenses... We'll reconnect later at the emergency rendezvous. It may be the only place safe from Grodd's control... Be careful. I saw images of Earth's apocalypse when I looked in Grodd's mind. There is a conspiracy here. But I sense more than that." J'Onn left the Hawks to their pursuit of the villain who nearly killed them while destroying the Midway City Museum they curated. As far as their later meeting place, "I just hope Superman's there to unlock the door."

Meanwhile, Gorilla Grodd was revealed to be part of a triumvirate within the Legion of Doom, including Brainiac and Lex Luthor, who were secretly calling the shots. It was the Super-Gorilla who had telepathically planted the nightmare which motivated the other scoundrels to action. Grodd also appeared to be orchestrating the attacks on Earth's heroes while his fellows pursued other angles...

The Martian Manhunter telepathically confided to Zatanna that he hoped Red Tornado was wrong about Aquaman's location, as he detected no heartbeat or thoughts from the abandoned plant. "I found a way in. You should be able to materialize inside once I'm there. It's unfortunate your magic requires an anchor for you to follow, as opposed to just making whatever you desire happen. I wish you could just make Aquaman appear, alive and well." Although schools of fish were still directing the heroes to this area, J'Onn teared up, suspecting they were merely following the last wish of their king. The pair found Aquaman's body under a sheet on an operating table. Gorilla Grodd was immediately aware of this fact, and ordered a second series of attacks against the League's wards and dearest civilian loved ones as a replacement distraction.

Martian Manhunter took Aquaman to Professor Niles Caulder, gifted brain surgeon and leader of the Doom Patrol. Zatanna was impatient to know the outcome of the Chief's efforts, but J'Onn insisted "We must accept our limitations..." Caulder returned from assessing Aquaman's condition to ask J'Onn more about the circumstances and surroundings Arthur was found in. The Sleuth from Outer Space assumed the primates that were present were part of the preparation for Brainiac's experiment. J'Onzz felt complimented when Caulder said, "You're thinking too much like an Earthman, J'Onn." The Professor suspected someone, like Grodd, was looking for "something not so much similar as complimentary" between the ape and telepathic human brains. He also assured that as an amphibian, J'Onn's friend would soon make a full recovery under his own power...

Sunday, October 6, 2013

2005 Justice #1 Second Printing Cover Pencil Art by Doug Braithwaite

The Justice maxi-series featured painted finished art by Alex Ross, but it's too often overlooked that he was working over the tightly penciled art of the consistently underrated Doug Braithwaite. Above is Braithwaite's cover art for a reprint of the series' debut issue, visible in its published form here.

Friday, October 4, 2013

Justice Volume One (2006)

A variety of super-villains had a dream in which the world died by fire, and the Justice League could save no one. Martian Manhunter was the second hero from the team shown to be dying. His morphing body contorted into an horrific thing, a blood tear in one of his eyes. The unseen, critical narrator clarified "The Martian is dead, the last of his race of shape-shifters. This day is the death of races." The villains awoke, and took action.

In the true day's light, the Justice League of America lived on, defending the Earth under normal circumstances. The Alien Atlas was joined by Superman, Plastic Man, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Red Tornado, Aquaman, the Atom, Green Arrow Oliver Queen, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Black Canary, the Flash, Batman, Hawkman and Hawkgirl. For how much longer, who could say?

“Where on Earth are you, Arthur?”

At the suggestion of Batman, Red Tornado had contacted the Manhunter from Mars in hopes of locating Aquaman under the sea. The League Satellite could turn up nothing, and J’Onn’s friend had been missing for weeks. “Martians, those of us who still live, are not defined in physical geometry like the people of Earth. The natural laws that govern Martian understanding are far larger and more encompassing than anyone can imagine. Our nature is adaptation, to this or any other world.” Through the sharing of other beings’ thoughts, and through the shifting of his shape, the Manhunter would plumb the depths for the king of Atlantis.

In the form of a porpoise, the Sleuth from Outer Space followed a trail, sensing something terribly wrong as he delved into a cave. “It’s as if I were being watched and not watched at the same time… Aquaman was here. His genetic makeup is unique. Parts of it still flow in these waters… his blood.”

Electrodes attached to his dark gray brow, Gorilla Grodd was aware. “Black Manta lacks imagination. He would be defeated by the Martian as easily as he was defeated by Aquaman. I will face the telepath, Brainiac. You have nothing to be concerned with.”

In a bipedal, hybrid form, the Dolphin from Mars found a black dome of extra-terrestrial origin, and knew Arthur was within. Passing immaterially through its hull, J’Onn J’Onzz assumed his super-heroic form, but decided it would be best to proceed “all but invisible.”

The Manhunter from Mars found a metropolis within, like a human city, but an amalgamation of influences. There was artificial sunlight and atmosphere, but no people. Taking flight, the Martian Marvel searched for signs of life, until a scream in his mind sent him hammering into the street below. “MARTIAN! I SEE YOU!”

The Alien Atlas believed he had fallen into a trap, as he saw the entire metropolis engulfed in flames. J’Onn J’Onzz knew that he was in a city surrounded without by the ocean, and that this vision was a lie, but still he struggled against his inborn vulnerability to fire. Grodd muttered, “Yes, Martian. Yes. I know you. But you cannot fight me. You won’t win. I know where you come from. I know what happened on Mars. Welcome home.”

Stumbling through an inferno of the mind, J’Onn J’Onzz had returned to the final days of Mars, his people dying by numbers in their native cities. The Martian Manhunter tried to focus on water, as his home planet faded into the meeting hall of the Fortress of Doom. Still aflame, the room and its wicked occupants closed in on J’onzz. Grodd was not among them, affirming from afar “You can’t fight me. I’m stronger than you. Even if you get out of the city, you’ll never warn anyone. You’ll never be seen again.” Was the Manhunter still on fire, or was he now drowning in the ocean? Grodd simply commanded, “Burn.”

Tens of thousands of miles above the Earth, a dismantled Red Tornado lay on the floor of the secret headquarters of the JLA. Grodd grinned, “The Satellite no longer holds any secrets.” Telepathically, the super-gorilla handed the alter egos of the Justice League to his fellow villains, assigning them to snuff the heroes lives when they would least expect it…

The Legion of Doom struck out against the Justice League of America, whether in their heroic guises or private alter egos. All the while, a seemingly lifeless Martian Manhunter drifted through the ocean’s depths…

In the first Justice trade paperback, an introductory piece was written in which Superman considered his fellows in the Justice League. Superman noted Martian Manhunter's many powers, used only "as a friend to mankind." Kal-El continued:
"I have no idea how old he is. I sometimes fear that J'onn allows me to make too many mistakes for the sake of my own wisdom."

"Justice, Vol. 1," collecting the first four issues of the 2005 mini-series, was plotted and painted by Alex Ross. The script was provided by Jim Krueger, and the penciled layouts by Doug Braithwaite.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

2006 Martian Manhunter: From Bruce Wayne's private files in the Batcomputer

Text by Jim Krueger writing as Batman:

In many ways, Martian Manhunter is like an amalgam of Superman and myself. He is a detective, cunning and logical, but he is also one of the last of his race, capable of many of the same superhuman talents as the Man of Steel.

Science and science fiction have always speculated upon the notion that there was life on Mars. One scientist, Dr. Saul Erdel, attempted through experimental communication technology to contact the Red Planet. What returned through the beacon he transmitted was not just a message from Mars: it was a Martian, and not the sort fictionalized by H.G. Wells. This being was humanoid, at least to a degree, for his shape was random. He was a shape-shifter.

Erdel learned that Mars was dead, burned, lost in time. This Martian was named J'onn J'onzz. He had no desire to invade Earth, but instead took to this world, joining its people and the Justice League to make certain that the end that befell Mars would never threaten Earth.

The Martian Manhunter's fear of fire suggests hypersensitivity, but this is too simple an explanation. His weakness would be too common to this world as well as Mars. Perhaps this is because his mass changes depending upon the form he adopts. My understanding of spatial relationships in both the seen and the unseen world needs to be modified. I will have to speak with Ray Palmer on this subject.

Additional materials from the back pages of the February 2006 issue of Justice #3 included Alex Ross' design sketches for Gorilla Grodd and a Martian Manhunter painting by Ross over Doug Braithwaite's pencil art. The latter became a rare variant cover for the series and was turned into a t-shirt by Graffiti Designs.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Justice #9 (February, 2007)

J'Onn J'Onzz stood with his fellow heroes as they worked out their counter-offensive against the Legion of Doom.

The questioning of the captured Captain Cold led Wonder Woman, Red Tornado, Captain Marvel, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Zatanna and Green Arrow to the secret location from which Gorilla Grodd worked his machinations. "And so they come... Do you think we are not prepared? The Super-Gorilla was hovering upon a hard light construct. and generated a yellow force field. Green Lantern recognized a Weaponers' Ring on Grodd's toe as the type wielded by Sinestro. "Whoever said there was only one? Sinestro? And you believed him?" Grodd launched a stout attack against the collected heroes, but he was betrayed from within, as a gaseous Metamorpho had violated his airway. However, Sinestro burst through the ceiling with a claw construct and absconded with the Super-Gorilla. "I told you, I don't face them. There was to be no physical contact, apart from the Martian." Metamorpho had managed to hold onto Grodd's power ring, though.

As with the rest of the Justice League, the Manhunter from Mars donned a suit of armor meant to protect himself from the mind-controlling parasites which Brainiac had unleashed upon the Earth. The heroic militia then flew to meet their adversaries.

"Chapter Nine" was plotted and painted by Alex Ross. The script was provided by Jim Krueger, and the penciled layouts by Doug Braithwaite.

Continue the story through these character-specific posts:

Batman & Company at Justice League Detroit
The Atom at Power of the Atom
2006 Cheetah: From Bruce Wayne's private files in the Batcomputer at Diana Prince
Captain Marvel and Metamorpho at DC Bloodlines

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Justice #7 (October, 2006)

Red Tornado, Hawkman & Hawkgirl at Power of the Atom
The Motor City League & Doom Patrol at Justice League Detroit
Wonder Woman at Diana Prince
Captain Marvel, Superman, the Flash & Green Lantern at DC Bloodlines

"Chapter Seven" was plotted and painted by Alex Ross. The script was provided by Jim Krueger, and the penciled layouts by Doug Braithwaite.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Justice #6 (August, 2006)

Batman & more at Justice League Detroit
The Atom, Hawks and Red Tornado at Power of the Atom
Wonder Woman at Diana Prince
Captain Marvel, Superman & Green Lantern at DC Bloodlines

"Chapter Six" was plotted and painted by Alex Ross. The script was provided by Jim Krueger, and the penciled layouts by Doug Braithwaite.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

2006 Gorilla Grodd: From Bruce Wayne's private files in the Batcomputer

Now that I've finally gotten the four issues of the Justice mini-series I expected to have 3-4 months back from a friend, I've picked up from where our coverage left off in August. The gap was unnecessary, but there are worse months than October to resume such a villain-centric story.

In the additional materials portion of the opportunistically priced book were pages of Alex Ross' pencil designs accompanied by text from Jim Krueger writing as Batman. With familiar characters there was an attempt made at critical analysis, but lesser knowns and bad guys tended to receive a simple informational biography. Such was the case with Gorilla Grodd, recipient of a two page spread in the third issue involving a pair of head shots (with and without electrodes,) a full body (Grodd looking up to his own raised paw,) and the image above. Three of those four were referenced to the point of being exceptional drawings of an unexceptional gorilla, and two were marred by the central fold, so I went with the full-on Super-Gorilla Sci-Fi Mixmaster one. Hey Mr. DJ S-GG, drop us a phat brain-chomping beat on your Cruise-Tron 2000 board! Word to your primate!

...Why yes, I am Anglo-Saxon. Why do you ask?

"...Detective mon a says a did a me Snow me stab somewhere down the lane, a-licky-Boom-Boom-Down..."

Anyway, you can see all of Ross' preliminary designs for Gorilla Grodd here.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Justice #5 (June, 2006)

Elongated Man & Aquaman at Justice League Detroit
Ray Palmer with Carter & Shiera Hall at Power of the Atom
Wonder Woman versus the Cheetah at Diana Prince
Captain Marvel, Superman, Green Lantern, Black Canary & Green Arrow at DC Bloodlines

Monday, August 2, 2010

Justice #4 (April, 2006)

Art from Justice #3

The Legion of Doom struck out against the Justice League of America, whether in their heroic guises or private alter egos. All the while, a seemingly lifeless Martian Manhunter drifted through the ocean’s depths…

In the first Justice trade paperback, an introductory piece was written in which Superman considered his fellows in the Justice League. Superman noted Martian Manhunter's many powers, used only "as a friend to mankind." Kal-El continued:
"I have no idea how old he is. I sometimes fear that J'onn allows me to make too many mistakes for the sake of my own wisdom."

"Chapter Four" was plotted and painted by Alex Ross. The script was provided by Jim Krueger, and the penciled layouts by Doug Braithwaite.

Continue the story through these character-specific posts:

Hawkman, Hawkgirl, the Atom & Red Tornado at Power of the Atom
Wonder Woman versus the Cheetah at Diana Prince
Everyone Else at DC Bloodlines

Monday, July 26, 2010

Justice #2-3 (December 2005-February 2006)

Batman starring in #2 and Aquaman in #3 and at Justice League Detroit
Red Tornado in #2 and with a Ray Palmer cameo in #3 at Power of the Atom
Wonder Woman and the Cheetah in #3 at Diana Prince
Everyone Else at DC Bloodlines

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