July '89
"A Date with Density!"
Giffen: plot
Templeton: pencils 1-3, 22
McKone: pencils 4-21
Rubinstein: inks
De Guzman: letters
D'Angelo: envelopes
Dooley: asst. ed.
Helfer: Mr. Ed.
July '89
"Bialya Burning!"
Keith Giffen, plot and breakdowns
J.M. DeMatteis, woids
Bart Sears, pencils
Pablo Marcos, inks
Albert De Guzman, letters
Gene D'Angelo, colors
Kevin Dooley, has just about had it with--
Andy Helfer, editor
This week's award for most entertaining read goes to JLE, which among other things gives us this great panel showcasing Wally West's chauvinism:
The issue also finds Flash, Power Girl, Animal Man and Metamorpho infiltrating the Queen Bee's operation in Bialya, where they discover the Queen's in cahoots with a Dominator left over from Invasion! (That story does have a way of continually creeping into these pages.) The book takes a dark turn near its end, though, when the Leaguers strike a deal with the Queen and then skip the country. it seems her end of the deal included severing relations with both the Global Guardians and the Dominator (referred to simply--albeit ominously--as "Doctor"), and she keeps her end by seeing that both are killed. That's what I call dirty business, and even if it's not what the League intended, aren't they at least partly culpable?
Meanwhile, JLA would be pretty great if not for Mike McKone's pencils through most of the book. For one thing, the transition between Templeton's work and his is frighteningly jolting, and McKone really managed to draw some of the gnarliest women I've ever seen in a comic book.
On a brighter note, though, the story focuses on Guy's failed attempt to get inside Ice's pants by taking her to see a skin flick. It's pretty entertaining stuff, and what there is to the plot thickens when it's revealed that the porno theater is owned by none other than the Black Hand. No doubt the foundation for this whole Blackest Night fiasco was set right here.
As usual, blame Guy Gardner.
Also, hell yes:
The complete 60 Weeks with the Justice League on The Danger Digest:
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25/1, #26/2, #27/3, #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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