Morrison is certainly a favorite of mine – if not a top contender for my #1 – and his Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight storyline, “Gothic,” is a defining reason for my love of the Dark Knight. So 2000 and Late: It confounded even myself as to why I’d avoid JLA up until now. Yet there’s no denying Morrison’s take on this classic mythology was a success, and his 41-issue (-ish) run helped rejuvenate JLA for a whole new group of open-minded fans. And there’s no better choice for comics fundamentals than Grant “ I once wrote a comic about Hitler” Morrison. So, DC re-launched the book in 1997 with the aim of getting back to the team’s roots of larger-than-life superheroics. (Perhaps exacerbated by, among other things, the book’s shift toward an unfocused, rotating lineup in the ’80s and a wellspring of super team competition via X-Men and Youngblood). But for a time in the mid-90s, the franchise hit something of a rough patch. What’s the Haps: There’s enough readers who see the Justice League as this perpetual juggernaut of DC’s long-term sales. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast!
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