Jla: The Obsidian Age - Book 02

by Joe Kelly

Written by Joe Kelly; Art by Doug Mahnke, Tom Nguyen, Yvel Guichet, Mark Propst, Lewis LaRosa, Al Milgrom, Dietrich Smith, Darryl Banks, Sean Parsons, and Wayne Faucher; Cover by Mahnke Concluding the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401200435
• ISBN13: 9781401200435
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Graphic SF Reader

With the JLA gone, and no-one knows where, Batman's contingency plan for this situation is activated, and a message seeks out Nightwing, with plans to form a new team to try and work out what is going on. The Atom and Zatanna are integral, while in the past, Batman and Wonder Woman have to try and stay alive to get to Aquaman and get back with the help of a dead Green Lantern and Plastic Man.

One of the best JLA stories...honest!!!

Okay, first off, I was skeptical about a whole epic story centered around Aquaman who is (in my opinion) not the most interesting JLA character. But I picked up the book anyways, since I enjoy the work of Joe Kelly. First things first: the plot. Two mysterious travellers (one a shaman Indian and the other an Aztec warrior) have come to destroy the JLA and save the world. Their coming is seen by Green Lantern who is plagued with images of the entire roster of JLA dying in battle. Anyways, the JLA kick the collective butts of these warriors and sends them packing back to their time. But in order to escape, they invoke magic from the past and resurrect Atlantis from the depths of the sea. But the new Atlantis is in ruins and a message of SOS is inscribed by Aquaman (who was thought dead but is stuck in the past). The JLA decides to help their ally and open a portal and travel back to the past. There's just one problem, they don't know how to get back and nobody knows where they are. Before going, Batman senses danger and puts a back-up JLA team in effect (always the thinker) headed by Nightwing and is made up of members from the JSA and others :). I won't say who they are but they are colorful characters. The new JLA goes into action to solve the world's problems in the present while the Old JLA is trying to save Aquaman and Atlantis. And if all that isn't enought, the JLA in ancient times is also facing another league called, the ANCIENTS. Okay, I'll admit that this is not the easiest plot to understand but it's worth reading. The story is very well-written. Joe Kelly correctly captures the personalities of each members and makes the interactions between them very readable. This book is highly recommended and I really really enjoyed it. I would also recommend getting part two of the Obsidian Age. Trust me, after reading Part I, you'll kick yourself for not getting Part II. And finally, the art is also pretty good. The art is divided up between two artists. One artist renders the artwork to the New JLA in the modern times and another renders the artwork for the JLA in ancient times. For my money, I like the work of Doug Mahnke who does the ancient JLA portions.

I loved this book!

This graphic novel rounds out the two book series covering the Justice League of America adventure: The Obsidian Age. Picking up where book one left off (and covering JLA issues #72-76), the Justice League finds out what has become of Aquaman and Atlantis. Simultaneously facing the same threat in both the Obsidian Age and in the present, the League meets its greatest threat in a murderous magic. Will the Justice League survive? No...and yes. It is a time of change - a time of losing and gaining, and losing some more.This is another excellent DC graphic novel. The illustrations were very good, and often excellent, while the story was absolutely gripping. I loved the new characters, including the ancient heroes of the Obsidian Age (though I wish there had been more time for character development), and all of the great adventure! I loved this book, and highly recommend it to you.