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by: Chuck Austen

 : JLA: Pain of the Gods (Jla (Justice League of America) (Graphic Novels))

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401204686
ISBN: 1401204686
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: April 01, 2005
Publisher: DC Comics
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: April 01, 2005
Studio: DC Comics
Sales Rank: 471579




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Product Description:
In the wake of a scandal in which the JLA tampered with the minds of their foes, Batman has dissolved the team. But that doesnt change the need for heroesand with innocent citizens targeted for death, an obsessed Green Arrow desperately attempts to hold the team together. When the adventure ends, the JLA may never unite again!



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Argg...Boring
I got this book based on a recommendation from a user on this site and boy, that was a big mistake! Basically, this is just a bunch of stories, each about a member of JLA who is facing a personal problem mostly involving the weight of the world on his or her shoulders and not being able to save everyone and grieving the people they were not able to save. The stories don't really link together, although some stories get revisited at the end. Artwork is on low-quality non-glossy paper and the colors ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good Read
The story was suppose to make the league feel more human and let everyone know they are even able to fail. It starts out with Superman and unfolds into stories on the rest of the league going in the order Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, and finally Batman. Even though each seems like it could almost be a one shot it is more of an overall story with an individual focus on a different character in each new chapter. Art was pretty good but, a fall off a little bit from the previous ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Angst in the JLA
One's greatest enemy can be oneself. When talking about a team, a group of individuals, just one virulent seed need be planted in order to grow into a divisive force which could bring the collective whole down. Add to the internal flames of friction external pressures from mysterious outside forces and you have the makings for an inferno. In this case the particular team that we are discussing is the powerful Justice League of America, who due to these factors, among others, is currently a team ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Chuck Austen does good...
Some folks won't like this. It's written by Chuck Austen. People hate him with seething, turd-throwing monkey passion.

But this trade isn't half-bad. This is a softer take on the big members of the JLA. It deals with their passions and their pain.

If every JLA trade was like this, you'd probably want to throw yourself off of a cliff. But -- as a one off kind of thing -- it represents a nice counterbalance to the crazy galactic stories that generally populate the JLA landscape.



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Graphic SF Reader
This traded arc is about the mental and emotional anguish and/or torment that the heroes go through because of what they cannot do, or the mistakes they have made in the past. Basically, here the JLA is functioning as a professional self-help society, so they can talk about their screwups and other problems on the job.




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