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http://www.newsarama.com/18751-justi...he-border.html
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Check this out...
http://www.newsarama.com/18751-justi...he-border.html
We'll see what comes of it. I doubt this will be bad. Adam Strange?
AAAAAAAhhhhhhhh!
Y! E! S!
Woo-hoo!
No, really, sounds awesome; i'm in!
Oh that's awesome and the writer is awesome. So in
If this does work maybe Marvel will give Alpha another shot (I would even be willing to have a "popular marvel character" join the team----and no this doesn't mean that it has to be Wolverine). Hope it doesn't suck.
I have my doubts it will work, as even Justice League International only lasted 12 issues. Hopefully it well
DC's answer to alpha flight is The justice league of Canada? This is great news. Lately Marvel seems to be following every move DC makes.(on the publishing side anyway) If this thing sells and it's the justice league, so how could it not? It's only a matter of time before Marvel dusts off there Canadian characters. Tweet that link, post it on your facebook, blog, youtube about it and pre order guys. It's our job to make this thing a success. a3
OK, I'm officially curious. Never been much of a DC fan, but I will definitely give this one a shot.
Something about the comment made in the news report ("This is still very much set in the regular Justice League universe and the team will still have some of the bigger named superheroes, but they will actually be located in Canada now, and there will be a couple of new members who are Canadian.") is making me a little nervous though... I wouldn't want this to simply be another "Omega Flight" type thing with American heroes landing in Canada and calling itself a Canadian team. Back in the late '80s when the X-Men had their "Fall of the Mutants" story arc, they moved to Australia... but that didn't make it an Australian team.
Let's hope this works and maybe causes Marvel to rethink Alpha Flight's value as a series.
No, it won't be a Canadian team, just a Justice League team moving their HQ to Canada (Toronto) to get away from Amanda Waller. Adam Strange is now a Canadian scientist, Green Arrow, the new Green Lantern, Vibe, Catwoman, and others, with a new Canadian hero.
So you are saying that Justice League of America is being replaced by Justice League of Canada?
I have been buying the former since it's newest conception, and wasn't aware (hadn't heard) that it was ending. Although it has been an interesting series, Amanda Waller's influence gave it its dark feel; without her, will this book feel ANYTHING like it has?
The one bad thing about JLofA has been its lack of characterization. Its been hard to care about the characters, because none of them have been focused on; if yuo aren't getting the heroes' individual books, then you still don't really know who they are at all. Hopefully, this aspect will change.
Talk of a young/teen Canadian hero, somebody new, making it onto the team, is both exciting, and makes me wary. Teenagers are all fine and dandy in comics, but don't usually fare well in a book packed with adults (technically, i think Vibe is a teenager too, but not sure how his heritage/background will mesh with being in Canada...). Besides, if they are adding Canadian heroes, I'd rather see DC use (make up) an iconic figure to proudly represent the great white north, a la Guardian with Marvel.
I'm very hopeful about all of this; and I will definitely be picking it up. But only time will tell if this is an abject failure, or something to be proud of that lives on.
I'm just gonna throw a roster out there, just cuz I can:
- Black Canary (team leader)
- Booster Gold
- Green Lantern (Simon Baz)
- Star Girl
- Adam Strange
- Hawkgirl
- Ice
- Amazing Man
- Superboy
- _______ (new Canadian teen hero)
I think Green Arrow, Simon Baz, Vibe, Catwoman, Strange, new guy, Hawkman, Katana, Stargirl, I don't think Canary or Hawkgirl will be involved with them but the other JL.
"Lemire told the paper that it was all Dan DiDio, and it spins out of Forever Evil. “As a result of that, without spoiling any of that story, there will be major changes in the Justice Leagues, and in the spring, the current Justice League of America team goes through a dramatic change and some of the pieces that are left behind will evolve into this new Justice League Canada team” and that a new character would be “a real Canadian teenager. That’s what I’m really after with that” and that one of the characters would be Adam Strange.
But a Canadian Adam Strange." ` from http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/08/...a-jeff-lemire/
Moke, what you listed sounds basically EXACTLY the lineup from JLA, which doesn't seem to fit with the "major changes in the Justice Leagues", or "some of the pieces that are left behind" that Jeff Lemire mentions in the quote.
Further on this
Sounds like we will be seeing the characters come from all of the different Justice League titles. I would imagine this is one of those defining, shuffle-the-deck-chair moments, where all the teams drop and add characters. Trinity War is supposed to have some major ramifications on the Justice Leagues, while Forever Evil affects EVERY comic series DC has going (at least for one month, anyways). Should be interesting to see how it all plays out, roster-wise.Quote:
As for the rest of the line-up, it will be built from the "pieces left behind" of the current Justice League of America team after the "Trinity War" storyline and the Forever Evil event that thoroughly dismantles the team. In "Trinity War," many of the heroes have a newly-seeded distrust of the American government due to A.R.G.U.S. and Amanda Waller's manipulation of their characters and lives. Lemire promises it's a "dream team" combining A-listers and obscure heroes alike.
It's starting to sound like one of those conspiracy-theory evil government comics, like v2, that became so popular when The X-Files was running.
~ Le Messor
"Life is like a diaper - short and loaded."
Well, if you don't know, JL of A was put together as a deterrent to JL. Amanda Waller (and her begrudged right-hand man, Steve Trevor) have put together a team whose real sole purpose is to be able to take down the Justice League when (not if, but when) they go rogue. Most of the members of the JLA have no idea that this is their purpose, although some do.
Hey, is there any hope that somebody who works at DC is a member of this site (or frequent visitor)? Would be nice to think that they might be inclined to check us out, see if we couldn't give them some tidbits of wisdom in how to (possibly) make a superhero team based in Canada, work.
Oh, and if any DC employees ARE on this site...Justice League Canada full-size, full-colour poster, please! Yes, full colour; let's even include those bright and shiny colours that Mik likes! :)
Wouldn't they just say if we knew how to make a superhero team based in Canada work, why doesn't Alpha Flight have a series? :(
Bright colours? What new spore of madness is this?
~ Mik
"Life is one long struggle in the dark."
I agree.
Yes we can.Quote:
Plus let's face it, we can never all agree on something.
Okay, well, not with this, but still...yes we can!Quote:
I agree.
FINALLY, some more news! And exciting news it is!
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com...-superheroine/
She's from a long line of Cree heroes...
Is her name going to be Talisman?
(Yes, I know it's the wrong tribe.)
~ Le Messor
"Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose thy neighborhood wisely."
~ paraphrase of Louise Beal
A nicely-written and informative article here;
http://www.themarysue.com/jef-lemire...ale-superhero/
And some interesting musings on all things Canadian, as relates to this coming series:
http://www.popcults.com/justice-leag...y-appearances/
http://www.popcults.com/justice-leag...r-appearances/
http://www.popcults.com/justice-leag...y-adversaries/
Hope she's a good, strong character, not a throwaway. Staying power.
DC also has a character named Blue Jay, not used in a long time (nor since the DC universe reboot); would be a fitting Canadian character.
So, DC editorial have gone back on their plans for this: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=50343
Hm.
At least the team has some heavy hitters.
Would I prefer that they had kept their original title? Yes. However, if changing the title (and some of the settings) allows DC to keep this series going longer, and still plays nice in the new Canadian sandbox, then i'll be okay with the change.
Depends on the writing, of course, and how much (hopefully very little) editorial interference there is from the DC bigwigs (shudder!), but I am still willing to give it a shot. They are going to need to wow me with their Canadian content, however, as I am not (and rarely if ever have been) a fan of comics set in space...
This quote...
...from here http://www.newsarama.com/20072-jeff-...ter-space.html , however, have me still feeling good about this one.Quote:
Other characters will come into the book, as well, like a teenage hero from the Northern Ontario location the team will be based.Lemire isn't skimping on research, having recently spent six months in the area to make it and the characters authentic.
Also, thisfrom here http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2...eries/4529613/ sounds promising as well.Quote:
aims to put a renewed focus on United's characters and their interactions so they're not overshadowed by plot and action.
This also makes it sound like perhaps the title name change has saved this comic from being more of a mini-series to something that has a planned long run.
Justice League Canada, if you have not heard, to my understanding, has been renamed to Justice League United.
Look up two posts above yours, Tawmis.
I've already been reading JLA since issue 1 and enjoying the current Stargirl / Martian Manhunter arc so I will keep buying it when Lemire relaunches the book. Not familiar with Adam Strange. I've only been reading DC books since the New 52 launch. He's got some Canadian red and white on his costume. Does that make him the new leader of the team?
Just because a book is based in Canada doesn't necessarily mean I will buy it. On the Marvel side, the Uncanny X-Men title is set in Canada but I am not buying it anymore. You would think Scott's team would run into Alpha Flight soon, but with Bendis writing the book, I think I shall not wish for that right now. BTW, did they ever reveal what city and province this former Weapons X facility is located at?
Unless they changed it in this storyline it's in Northern Alberta. I'd imagine that'd stay the same.
Adam Strange was a scientist/adventurer who travelled through space with the use of boom-tubes. In the New 52, JLU # 0 will be his first appearance.Quote:
Not familiar with Adam Strange. I've only been reading DC books since the New 52 launch. He's got some Canadian red and white on his costume. Does that make him the new leader of the team?
He has Canadian red and white, yes. In the New 52, he IS Canadian. Not sure if the colours are by chance, or on-purpose.
New leader? Doubtful, although it sounds like he will be rather important. I'd expect that Martian Manhunter will be the team's unofficial leader; his mental powers make him the obvious choice.
It is an interesting lineup. Although Green Arrow doesn't seem to fit real well with the space-y theme. Nor the new Canadian aboriginal hero they are creating, either. I guess those two characters will help keep the team "grounded" during their adventures on Canadian soil.
After all the research Lemire has done on Canada, and all the excitement he has had about doing a team book based there, I hope the team doesn't up and move somewhere else after 7 or 8 months...
Thanks Mokole.
If the team moves back to the states, it would probably be a DC editorial decision and not Lemire's.
I hope JLU #0 has 13 variant covers, one for each province and territory just like JLA 1 had 52 variant covers for the states.
Yes - my love for Alpha Flight is a love for John Byrne's series, not everything that was ever set in Canada. I like the idea of Canada, but I've never even been there. :(
(This isn't me begrudging others, though, who WILL buy any series set in Canada.)
He's also the only applicant for a doctorate who was ever refused on copyright grounds.
That was a joke.
~ Le Messor
Marge: Homer, the plant called. They said if you don't show up tomorrow don't bother showing up on Monday.
Homer: Woo-hoo! Four-day weekend!
I guess the same can be said for me. I didn't even know Uncanny was hanging out in Canada. Now that I know...still not gonna touch it. I generally buy series for the characters within, and the way the writer writes said characters. Being set in Canada, or having Canadians on the team, is just a bonus. But one that I appreciate.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=50317
Aw, man!
Dc is really starting annoy me, now. Stop cancelling all the series that I am enjoying!
They've always had a turbulent career.
I didn't read Teen Titans, the Ravagers, or Legion of Super-Heroes, but I did enjoy the Young Justice comic until DC ended it last February. It was one of the few fun books DC produced.