60 WEEKS WITH THE JUSTICE LEAGUE: Week 10

Justice League International #10
Feb. ‘88
“Soul of the Machine”
Keith Giffen: plot & breakdowns
J.M. DeMatteis: script
Kevin Maguire: pencils
Al Gordon: inks
Bob Lappan: letters
Gene D’Angelo: colors
Andy Helfer: editor

Backup story:
“…Back at the Ranch…”
Giffen: Plot & Art
DeMatteis: Script
Gordon: Inks
Mas: Letters
D’Angelo: Colors
Helfer: Editor


Ahem. Yes. Well. Not too much to say this week, folks. Except this issue represents exactly what I so strongly dislike about these “universe-spanning events” that infuse each page with all sorts of characters who aren't usually in the title and serve basically as advertisements for other books currently on sale by the same publisher.


By far the most notable event in this book is the first appearance of G’nort, who at this point looks basically like a dude in a lousy dog suit:


Maguire’s art feels a bit stiff here--he’s presented with an awful lot of panels showing a gross number of heroes in wide shots, and as previously mentioned, I happen to believe he does his best work in close-up. The dialogue, too, frequently comes off as stilted, like some company suit re-worked the script just to make it fit into “Millennium,” nevermind that the title on the cover is still Justice League International.


Also, I haven’t got a damn clue what happens in the backup story. Maybe everything would make sense were I reading every tie-in issue of this “Millennium” thingy, but if this issue is any indication, it was a silly story bloated by its own sense of importance, and I’m not losing any sleep over missing it. Ah well. At least issue 11 should have things back to normal…



The complete 60 Weeks with the Justice League on The Danger Digest:
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #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


Images from Justice League International #10 copyright DC Comics. Original text copyright Jon D. Witmer/The Danger Digest.