Happy holidays, @JusticeLeagueBookClub! Last week, we journeyed into our first toy-based comic, Super Powers. We continue the Super Powers journey this week, with volume 2 of the series, from 1985. Read on for the deets!
“Endless Winter” chapter four! The icy tendrils of Frost King’s global grip extend all the way to the bottom of the Seven Seas! Can Arthur and Mera convince a ferocious collective of Fire Trolls to emerge from the Earth’s very core to save Atlantis from its frozen imprisonment? And in our look to the past, the unlikely team of heroes gets more than they bargained for when they face off against the Frost King for the very first time!
“Endless Winter” chapter five! In this turning point issue, the Justice League is scattered across the snow-covered globe, trying to stave off the frozen doom, leaving Green Lantern John Stewart to stand alone. At the Hall of Justice, he begins to piece together clues that could help turn the icy tide that threatens to overwhelm them all. But then an unexpected visitor arrives on cue: the Frost King himself! In the past, however, Queen Hippolyta, Swamp Thing, and Viking Prince witness a terrible decision made by Black Adam-one that will haunt them forever.
“Endless Winter” chapter six! Crush, Roundhouse, Kid Flash, and Red Arrow embark on a bonding exercise with new partners from the original New Teen Titans: Donna Troy and Beast Boy? Everyone’s limits will be tested as they brave the challenges of holiday shopping in Manhattan! And then, the city is buried in snow! When they discover a teen whose powers are triggered by the extreme cold, the team must decide if this new arrival is a future hero or villain. And in the past, Black Adam battles the Frost King with devastating consequences.
Jessica Cruz and her new Justice League Odyssey squad are hardly a team…just a bunch of misfits and old rivals thrown together by chance. Only one cause unites them: stopping the newly empowered, godlike Darkseid. But when they’re outgunned and stranded on a hostile world, can they even begin to fight the ruthless forces of Sepulkore, or will an unexpected new ally change the course of their struggle forever?
I have been waiting for this to be asked!!! I am trying to limit my computer time so I feel more productive in the real world so I haven’t started a topic for Endless Winter.
Let me start by saying this is the first crossover I have bought as it has come out after Avengers vs X-Men. Personally, I am not into them enough to spend money on them and just wait for them to be on DCU and even then I usually pass on them. For whatever reason, I decided this was the crossover for me. I have been correct in that choice. I really like the way the story goes from the past to the present with the Frost King. Also, Black Adam is way excellent in this! I have started reading the post-Crisis series and one thing that has bothered me is that the foes are kind of bland and not worthy of the Justice League or even a team-up. (The Royal Flush Gang in case you were wondering). The Frost King brings the need for a team-up of teams like JL and Teen Titans.
I am worried that this event will lead to more money out of my wallet because of how much I am enjoying it. That is bad for me but great for my comic shop.
Groovy first issue. Love that it takes place right after Kirby’s Hunger Dogs graphic novel, and spins right out of Darkseid’s downfall that it depicted.
The scene is just as good as the Kirby artwork in the 60’s Fantastic Four comics that introduced the Inhumans, the Silver Surfer and the Black Panther!
So far, Endless Winter is my favorite crossover in a long while. A nice tight concept, well executed across multiple titles, think it will have a longer term impact on a few characters like Wonder Woman but it’s not promising to change the DC Universe as I know it. Today I read the Flash and Superman installments. Flash was a nice personal story and interaction with Black Adam, similarly with Superman (minus Adam). Also enjoying the peak back in time that oops up in these stories
I think original was slightly better, only just slightly though. The writing was more sophisticated in vol one, I think. Vol II got a little too corny and over explanatory of simple details at times. Overall the entire series was still worth the time to read and really makes me miss the 80s.
Unfortunately I have no idea how this compares to the original series as I didn’t get a chance to read last week’s stuff
However, I did enjoy this week’s reading - I found the random “pointing out everyone’s weakness oh so very subtly” along with the constant repetition of certain things (Seeds of Doom?! Growing into the planet’s core?!) and the thought-monologuing quite amusing.
I think Firestorm was my favorite newbie. I don’t think I’ve read anything with him in it before, so it was fun to see him in the comics.
Greetings kids and thanks for chiming in (I knew you’d make it, @WingsOfAether!) on another fun Super Powers read!
We’ll resume the normal Tuesday schedule next week with a short but sweet read. One that, like our last two weeks of material, ties into a groovy toy line by Kenner.
Merry Christmas, @JusticeLeagueBookClub! I hope you all have an absolutely fantastic holiday!
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