And now we have the Post-Flashpoint lineup of the rebooted Justice League, set five years ago at the dawn of DC’s superheroic age. So for the big seven, we have the usual suspects, like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, plus a few mainstays like Aquaman, Green Lantern and The Flash, and then we have the inexplicable inclusion of Cyborg. Fucking Cyborg. And then, we also have Deadman, Firestorm, The Atom, Doctor Light, Hawkman, Green Arrow, Mera, and a girl who can either be Black Canary or Power Girl.

Eh. Really unimpressed by this. Why Cyborg? Martian Manhunter’s always been a Justice League mainstay, why not the guy who’s been a vital part of the Justice League from the fucking beginning? Why a second-rate character like Cyborg? If they want to have racial representation, DC has Black Lightning, John Fucking Stewart (seriously get rid of Hal from JL), or Mister Terrific too. Now those are excellent characters, and I’d love to see Black Lightning back in JL again.

Let’s not even get started on how bad those costume changes are. I’m looking at you, Superman.

Meh. I’ll be in my angry dome if you need to talk to me.

Okay. Blackest Night. What a ride.

So I just finished reading Blackest Night 8, and what can I say? It’s fucking awesome. It has all these moments that both made me geekgasm and cringe. Dialogue is still typical Geoff Johns: cliche-riddled but somehow it works. But in the end it’s so fucking awesome I totally forgot about the book’s flaws and I just sat and took it all in.

Okay then. Now on to the SPOILER-FILLED PART OF THE REVIEW (don’t read any further if you haven’t read BN #8): (continue reading…)

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We interrupt your regularly scheduled filler for a super special B&G filler! Blue Beetle and Booster Gold – best comic book couple duo ever! Yes, B&G is totally more fabulous than B&R!

And coz I love you guys, I’m posting a whole 22-page comic book in this here filler post! Story Time! From the pages of Martian Manhunter #24, we go down memory lane to the 1990′s incarnation of the Justice League. Most people in the DCU remember the 90′s JLI/JLE as the embarrassing era of the League, and they’re probably right. But most old fans would agree with me when I say that the JLI/JLE is the most amusing era of the league. We will never forgive DC for giving us Identity Crisis. Never.

Warning: This post eats dial-up users, click at your own risk.

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