I just realized it's been nearly a month since I've posted anything. Time has been at a premium lately and I really haven't read much. This will be the first of six or seven posts. That's all I've managed to read this month. It's kind of sad because I have such a big backlog of books. My October shipment was only four books, which meant I could delve into my backlog. Or not, as it happens.
Anyway, the first of the six books I'm going to briefly talk about is JLA: A Midsummer's Nightmare. Originally a three issue mini series back in the 90's, it set the stage for Grant Morrison reviving the JLA. By this point in time, the JLA was a giant joke (see the next post). This mini-series served to bring the big guns back together, something that was sorely needed.
I remember loving this series when it first came out. This time around, however, I just found it to be okay. Maybe I loved it so much because it was the first time in years that the REAL JLA got together again? Maybe it was just in that time this book was top notch. Styles and trends change over the years. Reading it this time, I thought it was a solid story, definitely rooted in it's era, but that era kind of tainted it just a touch for me. I thought the art was good, but somewhat generic. Nothing stand out for a series that served a bigger purpose.
I do love these Deluxe Editions DC is putting out. The pages are just a little bit bigger, the art is just a little clearer than originally published. It's a really nice way to reprint these books.
JLA: A Midsummer's Nightmare - The Deluxe Edition
Writer: Mark Waid, Fabian Nicieze
Artist: Jeff Johnson, Darick Robertson, Jon Holdredge, Hanibal Rodriguez
DC Comics
