Justice League Comic Book Index
2017
Justice League #8
Cover date: January 2017
"Outbreak" - Part One
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Neil Edwards
Inker: Daniel Henriques
An unknown entity has co-opted Cyborg's text, and the Batman's utilities, forcing them to fight against the technology that is supposed to serve them. Things go from bad to worse when Cyborg corrupts Green Lantern's ring.
Justice League #9
Cover date: January 2017
"Outbreak" - Part Two
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Neil Edwards
Inker: Daniel Henriques
A disgruntled hacker, known as Jesse James, has beset the Justice League terminal problems, as he blames the League for the death of his wife. Batman is able to find the location of Jesse James, while Cyborg and the League handle Green Lantern's ring gone awry.
Justice League #10
Cover date: February 2017
"Outbreak" - Part Three
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Neil Edwards
Inker: Daniel Henriques
The Justice League arrives at James Palmer's home, believing that under the hacker name of "Jesse James," he is responsible for recent troubling events. However, Palmer declares his innocence, and this proves true. The League continues to investigate, only to learn that a contract has been taken out on them, and they must now contend with every super-villain looking to score large for their deaths.
Justice League #11
Cover date: February 2017
"Outbreak" - Part Four
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Neil Edwards
Inker: Daniel Henriques
The Justice League faces off against a plethora of foes, all looking to collect a bounty on their heads. They're aided by an unlikely source, and are able to fight to live another day.
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1
Cover date: February 2017
"Justice League vs. Suicide Squad" - Chapter 1
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Jason Fabok
We open in Death Valley, California in a government facility. A mysterious person, who we don't see, walks through the various levels of the facility, unable to be stopped by the guards, as he tells them to shoot one another instead of him. When he reaches his destination, he free's a number of Super Powered beings, who quickly make short work of the rest of the guards coming to prevent the breakout. Elsewhere in Badhnisia, the Suicide Squad are on a mission, given to them by Amanda Waller who watches them from her home base at Belle Reve penitentiary. Meanwhile at the Justice League headquarters in space, Batman informs the League on the existence of the Suicide Squad, and how it is run by Amanda Waller. They decide that they need to put a stop to her so called Task Force X. In Badhnisia the Squads mission is completed, as Deadshot make the killing shot on the target. However, this leaves him in a compromised spot, as he falls to his death from a crumbling building. Superman manages to save Deadshot from falling to his death, and the Squad comes face to face with the League for the very first time. Amanda Waller commands the Squad to take out the League, otherwise she will detonate the bombs in the Squads heads. And the two teams engage in battle. Finally in the Swiss Alps, it is revealed that the mystery man who freed the Super Powered prisoners is non-other than Max Lord. And he freed the prisoners to form a team to help him save the world. The prisoners being Lobo, Emerald Empress, Dr Polaris, Rustam and Johnny Sorrow.
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #2
Cover date: February 2017
"Justice League vs. Suicide Squad" - Chapter 2
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Penciller: Tony S. Daniel
Inker: Sandu Florea
The Squad do battle against the League at the orders of Amanda Waller. Everyone pairs of against someone from the other team. Superman vs Enchantress, Batman vs Deadshot, Aquaman vs Killer Croc, Harley Quinn vs Wonder Woman, Flash vs Capt. Boomerang, Killer Frost vs Cyborg and El Diablo vs both Green Lanterns... Enchantress discovers that she has an upper hand over Superman, as she realizes his weakness to magic. Killer Frost manages to syphon most of Cyborg's heat, and escapes him, while the rest of the League manages to subdue their opponents in the Squad. Meanwhile in the Swiss Alps, at Max Lord's castle hideout, Max reveals his plan to the his recently escaped Super Powered team. Lobo threatens to kill Max if he tries to control his mind in any way. Back in Badhnisia, the battle comes to an end, with the League victorious over the Squad, when both Superman and Enchantress fall to the ground, both barely conscience. Waller see's this from her base in Bell Reve, and commands Killer Frost to absorb Superman's life force. Reluctantly Killer Frost obeys and has a rush of power, in which she manages to subdue the League all by herself! Later at Belle Reve, Batman regains consciousness, and realizes that Amanda Waller now has him and the entire League in custody.
Justice League #12
Cover date: March 2017
"Max Lord: Rebirth"
Writer: Tom Seely
Penciller: Christian Duce
Inker: Christian Duce
Amanda Waller interrogates Maxwell Lord, but has the tables turned on her. Lord is able to affect an escape, and promises at his parents' gravesite that he will be successful in his latest endeavors.
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3
Cover date: March 2017
"Justice League vs. Suicide Squad" - Chapter 3
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Penciller: Jesus Merino
Inker: Andy Owens
Rick Flag and Katana are investigating the prison facility in Death Valley, from which Max Lord had the villains escape. Back at Belle Reve, Batman is being bought to Amanda Waller, locked up and chained, in which he manages to escape from and demand that Amanda Waller explain herself and release the League. Soon after the Squad realizes that they have the League in custody, and begin to gloat. Superman calls to Killer Frost, and asks why she hesitated in draining his power. She explains that she saw him when she was simply Caitlyn Snow, before her accident that changed her to Killer Frost. She tells him that when she saw him, she felt inspired and it drove her to achieving her goals and becoming a scientist. She tells him that she's glad he survived when she took his powers and that she understands if he wants to take her down, the next time they face each other. He tells her that when he first became Superman he too was scared, and that people feared him as well as many wanted to use his power for themselves, just the same as Waller uses her. He tells her she can be more than a pawn for Waller, and that she too is capable of being better! Amanda Waller releases the League from their holding cells, and gathers them and the Squad together to tell them of the current situation with Max Lord and the Super Powered inmates from Death Valley facility. Waller explains to the League and the Squad about who they're up against. She goes through each member one by one, until she gets to Max Lord. Superman interjects and is visually angry when he comes to the realization that Max Lord is behind all this. Waller goes on to explain that Max is after a weapon that could help him take over the world, and she wants the League and Squad to protect Belle Reve and her. She goes on to explain that the team in Max Lord's control are the first Suicide Squad that she put together.
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #4
Cover date: March 2017
"Justice League vs. Suicide Squad" - Chapter 4
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Matt Ryan
Picking up from the last issue, Max Lord's Squad busts into Belle Reve, only to be confronted by both the Justice League and Suicide Squad. Superman tries to convince Lobo and the rest that Max is manipulating them, but Max control over them is too strong, and a battle ensues between the three teams. During the battle, Johnny Sorrow opens a portal from within himself, and brings forth dozens of monster, as they even up the playing field for Max team. Meanwhile Max has slipped away unnoticed, heading toward the "secret weapon" he is after. He comes to head with Killer Frost, with a little "persuasion" from Max, he ends up using her as he does the others. Batman ends up saving Waller and Deadshot against Lobo, by injecting a Neuro-Bomb into his neck, and then blowing it up. Wonder Woman with the help of Harley Quinn, manages to stop Johnny Sorrow and the monsters, by showing him his own reflection in her Bracelets. The Squad and League having defeated Max Squad and with the disappearance of the monsters are now free to stop him. When they reach him, they realize it's too late, As Max has now gained possession of the Eclipso gem, and takes over control of the League, leaving the Squad to be the only opposition.
Justice League/Power Rangers #1
Cover date: March 2017
"Justice League/Power Rangers" - Chapter 1
Writer: Tom Taylor
Penciller: Steven Byrne
Inker: Steven Byrne
We start in the present, as something catastrophic has happened to a town on the Power Rangers' Earth. We then flash back to 36 hours ago on the Power Rangers' Earth, as the rangers are sent to find their robot helper, Alpha Five. The Black Ranger named Zack finds him, only it turns out to be a trap set by the Power Rangers enemy Lord Zedd. Zack manages to teleport Zedd away, but the teleporter is malfunctioning, and Zack and Zedd end up in Gotham City on the Justice League Earth. I fight ensues between Batman and the Black Ranger, when the rest of the Rangers turn up, and begin to beat on Batman, thinking he is one of Zedd's minions. Batman calls for help, and the Flash turns up. Flash and Batman start to get the upper hand, when the Pink Ranger calls forth her Zord, and carries of the Batmobile with Batman in it.
Justice League #13
Cover date: March 2017
"Steve Trevor: Rebirth"
Writer: Tom Seely
Penciller: Scot Eaton
Inker: Wayne Faucher
Steve Trevor tries his best, but is consumed by the power of Eclipso.
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #5
Cover date: March 2017
"Justice League vs. Suicide Squad" - Chapter 5
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Penciller: Robson Rocha
Inker: Jay Leisten, Daniel Henriques, Sandu Florea & Oclair Alberts
The Justice League under the control of Eclipso's gem and Max Lord's telepathy, have taken over the Earth in a matter of mere minutes. Superman flies Max Lord to the White House, where Max declares "The United States is Safe". Back at Belle Reve, Batman claws his way out of the rubble left by the League, when they fell under Max control. Superman returns to the prison, only to fly off with Amanda Waller, taking her back to Max. He warns Batman not to follow them. Lobo revives, and now free from Max control, helps Batman find the rest of the Suicide Squad, who are battling a half controlled Cyborg. Cyborg fills them in on whats happened, and Batman recruits the Squad as the new Justice League, and go to Washington to take out the League and Max. Amanda Waller tells Max that he can't control the Eclipso gem, snapping Max out of its control. Max falls to the ground and tries to free the Justice League from the gem's influence, only to fall to the ground and transform into Eclipso himself.
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #6
Cover date: March 2017
"Justice League vs. Suicide Squad" - Chapter 6
Penciller: Howard Porter
Inker: Howard Porter
Inker: Jay Leisten, Daniel Henriques, Sandu Florea & Oclair Alberts
We start with the Squad battling the Eclipso infected League at the White House in Washington. The Squad don't fare so well, and they start to lost members to Eclipso himself, as he starts to turn them on by one. Batman remembers that sunlight is Eclipso's weakness, and asks Killer Frost to make a prism using her powers, one that will stand up to Superman's heat vision. This would mean that Killer Frost would need to use all the power in her body, which could leave her dead. She does so, and Batman manages to trick Superman to aiming his heat vision at his direction. Once the beams hit he prism, the light scatters to everyone close by, releasing them from Eclipso's control. Max lord falls to the ground, free from Eclipso, and Amanda Waller orders Killer Frost to take all of Max Lord's life force to sustain her. Killer Frost refuses, and falls to the ground dying from the lack of heat she needs to sustain her life. The League and the Squad gather together and feed little bits of their own energy, to help Killer Frost to recover enough so she doesn't die. Later at Belle Reve, Superman tells Killer Frost how truly brave she is, and that it wasn't suicide on her part, but rather a sacrifice for the greater good. Lobo tells Batman he owes him one, and that he is a man of his word. Batman tells Lobo he wants him to join a Justice League of his own. We end with Amanda Waller visiting Max Lord in his holding cell at Belle Reve, where he strapped to machines that pump blood thinners into his body, meaning if he were to attempt to use his powers, he would bleed to death. Max reveals that he figured out that it was Waller herself that masterminded the whole fiasco, just to protect herself and make the Squad an invaluable commodity. He then asks if he will be recruited to her Task Force X now too, to which she says no, but he will make a great addition to Task Force XI.
[Trade Paperback collection: Justice League vs. Suicide Squad [Paperback] reprints Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1-6, Justice League #12-13 and Suicide Squad #8-10]
Justice League #14
Cover date: March 2017
"Regroup"
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Bryan Hitch
Inker: Bryan Hitch/Daniel Henriques
A new menace threatens the world, and the Justice League sets out to meet the challenge. However, they are easily repulsed, and trapped. While regrouping, the League airs out many differences and concerns they have, before determining a plan to defeat their latest threat.
Justice League/Power Rangers #2
Cover date: April 2017
"Justice League/Power Rangers" - Chapter 2
Writer: Tom Taylor
Penciller: Steven Byrne
Inker: Steven Byrne
The Power Rangers have the upper hand over Batman and Flash, when the rest of the League show up and level the playing field. The two teams battle, then realize they are on the same side. Meanwhile, Lord Zedd discovers he has been transported somewhere not on Earth. He learns that he is a prisoner in a bottle city. Zedd then uses his vast powers to grow to the same size as his captor... Brainiac. The two learn they have an equal thirst for power and conquest and strike up a deal. Lastly we see Earth being attacked by monsters, that Brainiac and Zedd unleashed, and the Justice League and Power Rangers deploying into action to stop them.
Justice League #15
Cover date: April 2017
"Timeless" - Part 1
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Matt Ryan
Something is amiss with time. The Justice League is separated and sent throughout time, real and mythical, until the bulk of the team unites and seeks to set the world aright. Superman and The Batman have been succored by the Infinity Corporation, and plan their next move through time.
Justice League #16
Cover date: May 2017
"Timeless" - Part 2
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Matt Ryan
The Justice League is scattered through time. Superman is gathered by the Batman, and the work with the Infinity Corporation to mete out a remedy. However, it seems that there is something crucial about Superman's involvement, and so he goes to confront whatever is causing this latest crisis.
Justice League/Power Rangers #3
Cover date: May 2017
"Justice League/Power Rangers" - Chapter 3
Writer: Tom Taylor
Penciller: Steven Byrne
Inker: Steven Byrne
The Power Rangers and the Justice League pair off and head to the different cities that are being attacked by the creatures Zedd and Brainiac unleashed upon them. The League calls in other heroes to help lend a helping hand. Zedd attacks the Rangers and takes their Power Coins from them, leaving them powerless. In an attempt to help the Rangers go back home to their dimension, and stop Zedd, the League with the Rangers head to Switzerland to the Cern facility to open up a doorway to their world.
Justice League #17
Cover date: May 2017
"Timeless" - Part 3
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Matt Ryan
Superman is engaged in a dialogue with Tempus, the timeless mind. While he does this, the League, scattered across time, begin their respective movements towards handling their respective situations. Tempus informs Superman that this scene and the coming calamity, is all because of him, a fact that Superman informs Tempus he intends to rectify.
Justice League #18
Cover date: June 2017
"Timeless" - Part 4
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Matt Ryan
The Timeless continue to contest the Justice League through time. However, the Batman provides aid to Superman, who is then able to free himself of Tempus, while the remainder of the League is aided by this action across their respective timelines. The League enacts measures to ensure the timeline, but have only guaranteed a new threat that wants to eradicate every superhero super-villain on the planet.
Justice League #19
Cover date: June 2017
"Timeless" - Part 5
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Matt Ryan
"Molly" has decided that super-powered beings are a threat not only to the Earth, but the universe itself, and henceforth, they must be destroyed. The League repels the respective threats, with Superman delivering the decisive blow. However, Molly laments that the League has done nothing but make impending doom that much more of a certainty.
Justice League #20
Cover date: July 2017
"Endless" - Part 1
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Bryan Hitch
Inker: Daniel Henriques, Andrew Currie & Paul Neary
Flash grieves over the dead body of Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz). The scene cuts again and again, until Flash comes to realize that he's caught in a time loop. He informs the Justice League, and together they look to stop Green Lantern's death, and all things connected to it, only for Flash to discover, he may be the cause of it all.
Justice League/Power Rangers #4
Cover date: July 2017
"Justice League/Power Rangers" - Chapter 4
Writer: Tom Taylor
Penciller: Steven Byrne
Inker: Steven Byrne
The Power Rangers and the Justice League are in Switzerland to the Cern facility to open up a doorway to the Rangers world. After having worked out the math, Superman and Wonder Woman fly the Super Collider to orbit with Green Lantern's help, and open a door way to the Power Rangers' Earth. Once there, they realize that Brainiac has already started the process of shrinking down Angel Grove, and taking it to his ship. Zack the Black Ranger manages to see his parents before the whole city disappears and is transported to Brainiac's collection on his ship. The League equips the powerless Rangers with weapons from their arsenal, and head into orbit to infiltrate Brainiac's ship. Once there, Superman is able to retrieve the Rangers power coins, so they can morph into their Power Ranger forms, but before this happens, Brainiac takes over Cyborg, and turns him against the League and Rangers alike. We end with Billy the Blue ranger, skewering Cyborg in the torso as he says "I'm sorry Cyborg, I'm really sorry"...
Justice League #21
Cover date: July 2017
"Endless" - Part 2
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Bryan Hitch
Inker: Daniel Henriques and Scott Hanna
Flash and the Batman leave the rest of the Justice League to deal with the usual problem, and proceed to sort out what has caused the time loop. The result leaves them with yet another warning that something is coming. Something from out there.
Justice League #22
Cover date: August 2017
"A Thousand Little Things"
Writer: Shea Fontana
Penciller: Philippe Briones
Inker: Philippe Briones
The Green Lanterns (Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz) unknowingly encounter a life-form, and return with it back to the Justice League watchtower. A quarantine follows, and the League learns that the queen of the species has attached itself to Jessica Cruz. The League finds a place for the creatures, and the day is won, again.
Justice League #23
Cover date: August 2017
"Fear Itself"
Writer: Tom DeFalco
Penciller: Tom Derrnick
Inker: Trevor Scott & Brit
Batman and Wonder Woman are fighting some kind of soldier. According to Batman, they are looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD for short). Wonder Woman asks Green Lantern where she is, and Jessica Cruz tells them she believes she has found the leader. He calls himself The Black Shield (1st Appearance) and claims he is the good guy and plans on stopping terrorists by wiping out everyone who lives in populations that is known to harvest terrorists. After a very brief battle, in which we see Black Shield use Jessica's powers against her, Jessica crashes into a home freighting a little girl and her mother. Black Shield manages to get his WMD launched but not before Jessica rejoins the fight and contains the explosion inside a green sphere. Up on the Watchtower Cyborg informs the trio that it is a compound designed to melt human flesh. Batman asks Jessica if everything is okay and she shrugs him off. Wonder Woman then confronts Jessica and asks her the same question, teasing she will use her lasso of truth if need be. Jessica confides in her and says she was embarrassed that she let Black Shield best her in battle and felt guilty scaring that family whose house she crashed into. Wonder Woman tells her collateral damage is always a possibility but we do what we can to minimize it. Batman overhears this conversation and tells her the alternative was for the WMD to go off and that whole town dies. Jessica says that child will see her face and be fearful of it when she closes her eyes every night. She then says, "Can you even imagine what it is to experience such terror? To feel so weak and helpless?" Batman replies, "Yes... I... Can" and walks off. Jessica asks Wonder Woman, "Did I just step into something?" Wonder Woman is shown scaring information from the soldiers they captured during the first encounter asking where the next target is. Batman and Wonder Woman are having a hard time taking out Black Shield, his force shield is just too tough. Jessica Cruz comes out of nowhere and entraps Black Shield in some type of enclosed construct, but not before he launches eight new WMD's toward the city. Wonder Woman convinces Jessica that she has the will power to stop them all and she does just that. Jessica flies off saying she will always keep trying.
Justice League #24
Cover date: September 2017
"Fury"
Writer: Dan Abnett
Penciller: Ian Churchill
Inker: Ian Churchill
Up in the Watchtower, the League discover a powerful storm forming in the Atlantic Ocean with the focus being Atlantis. They go to investigate and Flash comments that the storm must be 200 miles wide. They also notice that Atlantis is covered in a dome, and according to Cyborg's scans this dome is unbreakable. Baz informs the group that this is affecting wave patterns and a massive tidal wave is headed to U.S. coastline. The heroes immediately head to land to see a massive tidal wave coming towards the city towering above the tallest of buildings. They immediately put plans into action to stop or at least attempt to reduce the impact. Mera appears out of the wave and demands that the Justice League do not interfere with what's going on. The League asks for an explanation and she gives a brief summary of Arthur being cast down as King and that she cannot enter Atlantis because of the barrier (for more details see Aquaman #24 and #25). Superman and Wonder Woman attempt to calm Mera down, she responds by commanding the ocean to take them away. A fight ensues; first she disables both Baz and Jessica by putting water between their rings and flesh causing the rings to come off their fingers. Next she dehydrates Flash by pulling water out of him causing him to cramp up. Cyborg tries to get to her and she creates a tornado made of water and engulfs him. Batman attempts to sneak up on her, but she catches him and starts to choke him but he has a plan and pulls out a Hypersonic Screamer which stops Mera's assault. With Mera's rage subsided she explains to the League that they can't help her because they are surface dwellers and an attack on Atlantis by a surface dweller is an act of war, the one thing Arthur always tried to protect from happening. The League says they will help her but only if she wants their help. They take her to the watchtower to discuss what to do next. Baz interrupts and says their assistance is needed as Hate Drones have been deployed in Pakistan. Batman suggests that Mera comes with them. Baz questions if that's a good idea considering what she just did to them, and Batman replies, "Exactly, you saw what she did to us".
Justice League #25
Cover date: September 2017
"Reborn"
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Tom Derenick
Inker: Andy Owens, Scott Hanna, Trevor Scott
The books opens up with a tale of a being called Shirak who took over world after world, turning each world's inhabitants into zombie like soldiers. This carried on until Shirak and his armies came across the Green Lantern Corp. A massive war erupted between the two, many lives were lost on both sides, but in the end the Green Lantern Corp prevailed and Shirak exploded into little shards. Where each shard fell he would rise again and so would his army. The Corp tracked down all of the shards but one, and that one fell to Earth. In the present, we find that this tale is being told by Molly to Batman. Molly was a villain in the Timeless story arc a few months back. She warns him of a coming doom, and references a slew of story arcs from Hitch's run. The Timeless couldn't stop it, The World Breakers couldn't stop, nor did the Purge. She then said it's now up to you to stop it, and she will tell him everything she knows "It's all about Rebirth", she tells him. The story shifts to the Michigan Science Center, Detroit where Baz and Vic (Green Lantern and Cyborg) are chaperoning a High school field trip. A student runs up to Vic and Baz and tells them one of the teachers is feeling ill. Vic offers the teacher some water when all of a sudden he pulls out a gun and grabs a student. The teacher says the voices are telling him for blood, for life. It appears as if the teacher is trying to fight whatever it is that is making him do this as he lets the student go puts the gun to his own head says, "wants blood" and pulls the trigger. Molly is telling Batman that time repeats itself, it's an endless cycle. "The crisis, Flashpoint, Rebirths all symptoms of something bigger". Batman asks, "Do you know what it is?" and she responds, "Nobody does but we can all feel it and its effects. More evil is walking today that should have stayed dead." Back at the school, the "dead" teacher's body forms a cocoon around it and he morphs into Shirak. He lets off a gas that turns everyone in a 3 mile radius into his new army. Baz throws up a shield protecting him Vic and some of the kids. Baz goes full Green Lantern and charges at him but Shirak thrashes him around like a doll. Molly tells Batman, "There's a mind behind it. A will, a curiosity, it has created reality, molded it, shaped it, and everything within it has a consequence". "You're talking about God, I don't believe in God", Batman replies. Baz has called in the Justice League for help and Mera, Flash, Jessica, Wonder Woman and Superman respond. Our heroes manage to temporarily hold back the army, but Shirak eventually subdues the newly arrived heroes. Cyborg discovers that Shirak's power is technological and Baz uses his ring with Cyborg's help to rewire his programing. Stripping all the power away from Shirak, he cocoons again and out comes the teacher unaware of what has transpired. "The end is here, Bruce you've brought it on everyone, everything, all of you have. You're about to find out just what your lives are worth," Molly warns Batman.
[Trade Paperback collection: Justice League Vol. 4: Endless (Rebirth) [Paperback] reprints Justice League #20-25]
Justice League #26
Cover date: October 2017
"Legacy" - Part One
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Oclair Albert
Twenty years from now, a group of heroes are on their way to Mount Olympus. Heroes that look familiar, yet very different. They mention Sovereign's territory and that there is not much on Earth that is not Sovereign's territory. They are being very careful, almost as if they are fearful for coming here. They are looking for signs of Sovereign or Curry, when Curry appears looking more like half Cyborg and half Aquaman. A short battle ensues where we learn that one of the heroes is his daughter and that Curry is in the possession of something called a dark ring. Surprised by this as they thought all dark rings were destroyed in something called the "Lightfall," they flee the battle. They question if whatever they are looking for is still here and will it even work? Sovereign appears as these future heroes open a portal and escape. Midway City present day. The city has been battle worn as tens of thousands have murdered each other. Cyborg suspects that the people who used to live here had enhanced strength and sends information to Batman for further analysis. Wonder Woman discusses how she left her home to stop this and she feels like she has failed. Superman tries to reassure her that they prevent people dying daily, but Wonder Woman does not think that's enough. Cyborg reminds her that they can't impose their will on the world or they'd be no better than the villains. Wonder Woman asks Superman what kind of world do we want to leave for our children and he responds, "A better one". A portal opens up and the heroes from the future appear in front of the Justice League. When asked "Who are you?" they respond, "We're your children from the future, The world is almost finished. Broken. Billions dead, and it's all your fault."
Justice League/Power Rangers #5
Cover date: October 2017
"Justice League/Power Rangers" - Chapter 5
Writer: Tom Taylor
Penciller: Steven Byrne
Inker: Steven Byrne
The Rangers, in borrowed armor from the League's armory, first visit the UN with Wonder Woman, then join the fight against Zedd and Brainiac's forces around the world. Batman reboots Cyborg, much to Superman's chagrin, as he disproves of Batman's methods. Superman returns the rest of the Power Coins to the remaining Rangers, and then rescues Alpha-5 from Brainiac. We end with Alpha-5 making a surprise leap into battle as he grows to the size of the monsters Zedd and Brainiac have created, and begins an attack of his own.
Justice League #27
Cover date: October 2017
"Legacy" - Part Two
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Oclair Albert
The children from the future reminisce about the fond memories they had at the Watchtower when they were younger. Cyborg informs them that he is going to scan their DNA to see if there is any validity to the claim that they are indeed their offspring from the future. Indeed it is as they claim to be. Flash and Jessica Cruz gave birth to 3 of the children. Wonder Woman gave birth to one but then abandoned him, because he was a male child. Superman brought this baby into his family with Jon and Lois and tried to raise him as his own. Cyborg is the father of another and so is Mera. It is here where it gets a tad interesting. Hunter tells Superman that he enjoyed hanging around Jon and Damien but that was before. "Doesn't matter", he says. Feeling left out Baz asks, "So, I had no children?" And is informed that he ends up leading the Yellow Lanterns after he kills Sinestro. The League asks them why they're here and Cube links with Cyborg and shows him everything, from the birth of these offspring, a Super Powered war between meta heroes and meta villains, the children's seclusion on Mount Olympus, to which they were abandoned there, the rise of Sovereign and his rise to ruler of Earth, and finally the kids' jump to our time. Batman is in the cave analyzing data on the Kindred when he gets a warning someone is in the cave with him. It's Arthur Curry from the future who gets the surprise jump on Batman and standing over him, tells him he needs to borrow some of his stuff.
Justice League #28
Cover date: November 2017
"Legacy" - Part Three
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Oclair Albert
At the Kent Farm, Hunter, Wonder Woman's "son" from the future, is having dinner with the Kents. He is explaining to Jon how big he becomes in the future. He again brings up Damien but cuts himself off of telling Clark what happens to him in the future. Clark offers Hunter a shower and some clean clothes. Excited, Jon leads him up to his room and says, "You can tell me how cool it will look in the future." Clark apologizes to Lois for bringing him home. He also questions if what the League did against the Kindred was the right thing? How they never bothered to find out what they were doing, they saw a threat and dealt with it, and now it may be too late. Mera and Eldora, Cyborg and Cube, Flash and Jesica Cruz and the three other children all take a little time getting to know each other. Baz is at a quarantined Midway City, after checking himself and others for infections he thinks he hears a voice say, "Here. Like Before. Different. More. Find. Grow. Feed. Feast." Back at the Kent Farm, Clark and Hunter share a moment. Clark asks what happens to Jon. Hunter replies, "He fought and died at your side". And Lois? Hunter lowers his head and just replies, "Sorry." Clark says, "We will stop the future". But Hunter doesn't believe they can. Back at the Watchtower, Wonder Woman is remembering her role with the Kindred, and what they made her feel. The war that is coming, what if it is a war with her? Cube, who has been connected to the Watchtower the entire time, overhearing all of Diana's conversation, reaches out to Hunter and they come to an agreement, in order to save their future, Wonder Woman has to die.
Justice League #29
Cover date: November 2017
"Legacy" - Part Four
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Oclair Albert & Andy Owens
Jon is missing and so is Hunter, Clark asks Lois if she has seen them when Clark doubles over and says, "Kryptonite". Arthur Curry appears out of nowhere with Kryptonite he stole from the Batcave (see issue #27) and proceeds to beat Clark mercilessly before throwing him over his shoulder and leaving just as quick as he came. Wonder Woman is still remembering her battle against the Kindred while the majority of the children from the future await to attack her saying, "Wonder Woman dies, our future lives". When they attack Wonder Woman is ready and easily defends herself from the first wave until Hunter joins the fight. Batman leans over Lois who is starting to wake up from her confrontation with Arthur. She tells Batman he took him and he needs to assemble the League to help him. Aquaman proceeds to take out Flash, Jessica Cruz and Cyborg. He takes Cyborg the same way he took Clark. Lois is filling Batman in on the kids from the future before ranting on the fact that Batman had instruments at his disposal that could hurt, even kill Clark and Jon and says, "Whenever this is over, you and I are going to have a conversation, but right now find my husband." Wonder Woman appears to have the upper hand on Hunter when he calls for Cube to open a portal. However instead of where it was supposed to go, it teleports the children and Wonder Woman to Midway City, the place Baz has been helping keep quarantined from whatever parasite is there. Hungry. Open. Feed. Grow. Baz keeps hearing these words. As soon as the children land Baz succumbs to the voices, lowers his shield and releases the darkness that devours Wonder Woman. Back at Amnesty Bay Serenity, the one child who did not join the others, and Mera are still "reconnecting". Mera asks her daughter what happens to her and Arthur in the future. She explains to her that she died fighting until the end, but Arthur he... appears in front of them. Serenity immediately goes into attack mode. Mera asks if he is there to kill them and he respond "Never you". He then says he is sorry and proclaims that Sovereign Queen of the world has come to reclaim everything she has lost, and she will burn the world to find it.
Justice League/Power Rangers #6
Cover date: November 2017
"Justice League/Power Rangers" - Chapter 6
Writer: Tom Taylor
Penciller: Steven Byrne
Inker: Steven Byrne
Continuing from the last issue, the Rangers and the League take on Brainiac and Zedd's armies. Billy the Blue Ranger and Cyborg complete their Trojan virus that they manage to infect the drones and the Zord's with that releases them from Brainiac's control. The Rangers form Mega Zord and defeat Zedd. Afterward the League helps the Rangers return Angel Grove back to normal size. Finally, after a bit of socializing out of costume between the two teams, Zordon opens a portal to let the League return back to their Earth. Our final shot is of Alpha 5, walking back to the Rangers headquarters... "Aye yi yi yi.... I am Brainiac". The end... For now.
Justice League #30
Cover date: December 2017
"Legacy" - Part Five
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Andy Owens, Mick Gray, Batt, Scott Hanna
The darkness continues its hold on Wonder Woman and Simon Baz. Wanting them to kill everyone there, except for Hunter? Sovereign has come to our time and finds Mera, her daughter, and future Aquaman. We learn that Serenity banished Aquaman from the seas, and that Arthur was forced to salvage his robotic parts off of the deceased Cyborg. Arthur opens a boom tube and says, "Your daughter Sovereign, I'll take you to her." Superman, Flash, Jessica Cruz and Cyborg seem to be trapped in a pocket of a boom tube when they discover a recorded message from Arthur Curry. He came back to kill them, but seeing them all again gave him something he hadn't felt in years, hope. Sovereign is taking the fight to the children of the future. Future Arthur makes his intentions known by attacking Sovereign. Sovereign slams her weapon on the ground and knocks everyone off their feet. It is here we learn that Sovereign came here for one reason, her daughter, as Sovereign is revealed to be Diana's mother Hippolyta. She states, "We will leave this world to die, it does not deserve you". Our heroes arrive just in time for the darkness to envelop them. "Now Go and kill everyone in the whole world".
Justice League #31
Cover date: December 2017
"Legacy" - Conclusion
Writer: Bryan Hitch
Penciller: Fernando Pasarin
Inker: Andy Owens & Oclair Albert
Sovereign is here, and the darkness has taken control of our heroes, let the chaos begin. Wonder Woman and Sovereign (her mother from the future) are trading blows. The Darkness is still persuading her to "kill her, kill your mother, your children, hate them, kill them". Flash is fighting his two children. "I want Iris, I want to have my children with her. Kill you to save my future with Iris". Batman finally rejoins the heroes completely unaffected by the darkness. "Lois told me to save you Superman, and I'm damn well going to even if it kills me". In the last issue, Baz took what appeared to be a lethal blow, he remains motionless the entire time. The Lantern twins (who have control over the whole light spectrum) go Black and White and heal him and bring Baz back to life. In a flash forward, thanks to Cube syncing with Cyborg again, we learn that Diana was already possessed with the Darkness when she gave birth to Hunter, and the Darkness convinced her that he would grow up to become the next Trigon or Darkseid, so, out of love, she abandoned him. The Lantern twins, with their new found confidence, join together and with a chant of "No anger only compassion. No intolerance only forgiveness. No hate, love" they force the darkness out of our heroes and contain it in a sphere and boom tube it to nowhere. After a week of children-parent bonding, the children of the future say their goodbyes and return to their own time. As the book comes to a close Batman says, "Think the future will be different?" "Let's go find out," replies Superman.
Justice League Comics Index
Introduction
The Justice League comic book brings together DC Universe heroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern and Cyborg, amongst others.Here is a listing of the Justice League monthly title since its Post-Rebirth relaunch in July 2016. The Writer, Penciller and Inker for each issue are listed within the Comic Book Index pages, directly below each title's name and number.
Note: Remember, the month dates are from the issue covers, not the actual date when the comic was on sale.
CONTENTS:
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022Back to Comic Index Contents Page.
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