The clock struck twelve. The men became mice. Marvel continued numbering nonsensically. Ian turned back into a dickless-before-the-disease-even-struck lepor. The old DC Comics turned back into a pumpkin. At precisely the same time however, my personal dream team creatively slips the glass slipper on my all-time favourite superhero team, saying peace out to the previous roster of talking gorillas and blue gaylords, and ushering in a bold new era of comics that could make or break the industry for the foreseeable future. For realsies, no hyperbole. The new beginning of the DC Universe, Justice League #1. All of their biggest guns (and Aquaman) under one roof, brought to you by the biggest guns DC has creatively: Geoff Johns & Jim Fuckin’ Lee.
If you don’t buy this right now, you don’t like superheroes… comics… fun… LIFE! Now go forth! Tie a towel around your neck or go commando like Supes and walk/run/fly your ass to your local comic shop and cop you a copy pronto! And no need to fly backwards around the earth if they’re sold out. (OR if you’re lazy OR running out of space for comic boxes) Make the switch from paper to pixel and let your chubby little digits do the walking – download the day-and-date* digital edition from the DC Comics app on your iPhone/iPad/iWhatever or Comixology on your computer.
*that means they both release at the same time, something Ian Premature-Ejaculate-sivo has never experienced
I’ll be back in the near future to pickup where we left off and talk about this (and the rest of the relaunch) with Ian and maybe (assuming we can get him to drop the restraining order) Mark Campbell. For now here’s some mo’ motherfuckin’ Jim Lee FOR YOUR FACES!
– Nuv
Who is the robotty guy?
Cyborg.
He’s kinda like a way more powerful Robocop with a billion more gadgets and shit. (I think he was even from Detroit like Robocop…)
He was a high school superstar athlete that is in a horrible accident and rebuilt by his scientist father into a half-man/half-machine superhero. He started out as a member of a team of sidekicks (like Robin) called the Teen Titans before the relaunch. They’ve now decided, since they’re starting from scratch, to elevate him so he starts out as a member of the Justice League. Partly to “diversify” the very white roster and partly because the writer thinks a man of technology reflects current times, with all the smartphones and iPads and whatnot. A very cool character that brings a totally different set of powers to the League, with one big con: his inclusion ended up excluding the former 7th member, the cool as fuck Martian Manhunter, rather than the obvious dead weight of Aquaman, a super-loser that talks to fishies.
If you wanna know more about Cyborg click HERE