60 WEEKS WITH THE JUSTICE LEAGUE: Week 8

Justice League International #8
Dec. '87
“Moving Day”
Keith Giffen: plot & breakdowns
J.M. DeMatteis: script
Kevin Maguire: pencils
Al Gordon: inker
Bob Lappan: letterer
Gene D’Angelo: colorist
Andy Helfer: editor

Backup story:
“Old News”
Keith Giffen: plot & pencils
J.M. DeMatteis: script
Al Gordon: inks
Bob Lappan: letters
Gene D’Angelo: colors
Andrew Helfer: editor


The main story in this issue is kinda like an episode of Our House, in which J’onn plays the Wilford Brimley role. As such, it’s pretty terrific. Especially when Blue Beetle and Booster Gold--sans costumes--share Chad Allen’s part, shirking their duties at the new Paris embassy in favor of trying of pick up some French ladies.


Eventually, the whole band comes together for what looks like happy hour, which Oberon cuts short in order to alert the League to its first internationally sanctioned mission. Apparently, said mission will unfold in the Millennium crossover series, which I won’t be reading. Here’s hoping issue 9 makes sense anyway.


Following the issue’s front story is a six pager focusing on the Global Guardians, who have been stripped of any real power following the U.N.’s sanctioning of the JLI. Really, though, I’m sure they’d all get along just fine, since the Guardians, like the League, seem mostly interested in interpersonal sniping. Good fun, and I dig Giffen’s pencils.



The complete 60 Weeks with the Justice League on The Danger Digest:
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25/1, #26/2, #27/3, #28/4, #29/5, #30/6, #31/7, #32/8, #33/9, #34/10, #35/11, #36/12, #37/13, #38/14, #39/15, #40/16, #41/17, #42/18, #43/19, #44/20, #45/21, #46/22, #47/23, #48/24, #49/25, #50/26, #51/27, #52/28, #53/29, #54/30, #55/31, #56/32, #57/33, #58/34, #59/35, #60/36


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