From Publishers Weekly
Artist Ross (Mythology) and longtime collaborating writer Dini (Batman: The Animated Series) render DC Comics' larger-than-life heroes in an oversized edition showcasing Ross's brilliantly painted, highly detailed artwork. The latest in an annual series of supersized books featuring DC's best-known characters, this work shows the ultimate superteam up against a real-world situation with a sci-fi twist. An alien virus threatens to wipe out Earth unless the Justice League of America can find a cure and prevent further infection. As the news gets out, the world panics and riots; now the heroes have to calm fears and quell nationwide hysteria, too. Although the JLA features the Big Three (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman), lesser-known characters appear here too, such as J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter, The?Flash, Green Lantern and Aquaman. Each gets a chance to use his or her particular skills and confront the threat in his or her own way. Even though it's almost a guarantee the good guys are going to eventually win, Dini and Ross deliver a solid, entertaining story that will be particularly welcoming to newer readers. The star of the book, however, is Ross's breathtaking art. Each image looks like a photograph and bursts with life. The backgrounds and realistic characters have a curiously retro feeling, as if they've stepped off the pages of a Saturday Evening Post pictorial. Ross deftly makes the fantastical look real, whether it's whales ramming a Russian sub, a giant green fist grabbing a missile in mid-air or a man in a cape floating majestically in space. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
JLA: Liberty and Justice FROM THE PUBLISHER
The beautifully painted JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE presents the unnervingly realistic tale of the consequences of an outbreak of a deadly plague on the planet Earth. With the world on the verge of anarchy, the Earth's greatest super-heroes must find a way to counteract the deadly plague and restore order to a hysterical populace.
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Publishers Weekly
Artist Ross (Mythology) and longtime collaborating writer Dini (Batman: The Animated Series) render DC Comics' larger-than-life heroes in an oversized edition showcasing Ross's brilliantly painted, highly detailed artwork. The latest in an annual series of supersized books featuring DC's best-known characters, this work shows the ultimate superteam up against a real-world situation with a sci-fi twist. An alien virus threatens to wipe out Earth unless the Justice League of America can find a cure and prevent further infection. As the news gets out, the world panics and riots; now the heroes have to calm fears and quell nationwide hysteria, too. Although the JLA features the Big Three (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman), lesser-known characters appear here too, such as J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lantern and Aquaman. Each gets a chance to use his or her particular skills and confront the threat in his or her own way. Even though it's almost a guarantee the good guys are going to eventually win, Dini and Ross deliver a solid, entertaining story that will be particularly welcoming to newer readers. The star of the book, however, is Ross's breathtaking art. Each image looks like a photograph and bursts with life. The backgrounds and realistic characters have a curiously retro feeling, as if they've stepped off the pages of a Saturday Evening Post pictorial. Ross deftly makes the fantastical look real, whether it's whales ramming a Russian sub, a giant green fist grabbing a missile in mid-air or a man in a cape floating majestically in space. (Dec. 2003) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Library Journal
This is the sixth and last in a series of tabloid-sized books written by Dini (Batman: The Animated Series) and exquisitely painted in lifelike style by Ross (Kingdom Come). When an alien plague attacks Africa, the members of the Justice League of America (JLA)-Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and others-must not only find a cure and decontaminate the area but also deal with the political and social ramifications of the crisis, as panic affects both neighboring African governments and the population of North America, where the fast-moving virus may spread next. Unfortunately, the JLA's efforts to stop rioting and looting end up creating fear as well as mitigating it, and Dini deals as much with the loss of trust this engenders as with the solution to the virus problem. This is the first book of the series to include word balloons as well as captions, and it's also longer than the others, with space to feature lesser-known heroes such as Red Tornado, the Elongated Man, and Metamorpho. Dini showcases the heroes' teamwork and dedication as well as their individual personalities. It's a most impressive end to the series. Recommended for all collections. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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