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Justice League: Mortal
Batman has created Brother Eye, a Skynet-like program that watches the worlds metahumans and can terminate them at any given time, if need-be. Batman doesn’t trust people with powers as he’s afraid that they could, at any moment, snap and take over the planet. However, characters like Iris Allen, The Flash, Wally West, and Superman (among others) prove Batman wrong in the sense that maybe trusting people isn’t a bad thing and that you should try to look at the good in people, even powerful people, as opposed to the bad.
-Chris Begley
-Chris Begley
128 pages, Unknown Binding
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George Miller
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George Miller AO is an Australian filmmaker best known for his Mad Max franchise, whose second installment, Mad Max 2, and fourth, Fury Road, have been hailed as two of the greatest action films of all time, with Fury Road winning six Academy Awards. - Wikipedia
George Miller AO is an Australian filmmaker best known for his Mad Max franchise, whose second installment, Mad Max 2, and fourth, Fury Road, have been hailed as two of the greatest action films of all time, with Fury Road winning six Academy Awards. - Wikipedia
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March 22, 2023
I would've looked forwards to have this movie made back in the day, as it had a good premise for the time it was planned to have come out.
The world feels lived in and fleshed out, and the character interactions seem organic. Though I still struggle to imagine what manner of CGI rendering we would've expected for some of the iconic heroes such as flash & Aqua man. For me, Snyder's rendition of the speed force, as well as James Wan's under water wonderland of Atlantis has become the staple motifs for these characters.
Only complain I have is how Batman seemed to be utterly nerfed, and has very little to do, other than go from point A to point B being a spectator to most of the action. A beefier role would be required for one of the Trinity.
The world feels lived in and fleshed out, and the character interactions seem organic. Though I still struggle to imagine what manner of CGI rendering we would've expected for some of the iconic heroes such as flash & Aqua man. For me, Snyder's rendition of the speed force, as well as James Wan's under water wonderland of Atlantis has become the staple motifs for these characters.
Only complain I have is how Batman seemed to be utterly nerfed, and has very little to do, other than go from point A to point B being a spectator to most of the action. A beefier role would be required for one of the Trinity.
June 21, 2024
I’ve read my fair share of Justice League comics, and (as such) a lot of different origin stories.
This one was my favorite.
Now, before I start, I do want to say that my one complaint is that this isn’t the best writing of Bruce Wayne’s character. Here’s why:
(SPOILER LOOK AWAY): This version of Batman kills while Wonder Woman decides to spare the villain. (I’d say that this isn’t really my favorite depiction of Batman, because it totally screws up the Red Hood lines it Batman is willing to kill, and I don’t know about you, but I love me some Jason Todd).
Now, don’t get me wrong. Batman does do things incredibly Bruce-like in the comic. (His battle with the bikers, his making his contingency plans, etc.) It was just that one detail that upset me.
I think Wonder Woman going for the kill instead of Bruce would have been more in line with both characters, not just in DC but in this specific comic as well.
That being said… I loved Barry. I love love LOVED him in this. His relationship with Iris, his characterization—they did it so perfectly. At the end, I cried (and that doesn’t usually happen to me with comics). ALSO,
THE FACT THAT THEY PUT WAKLY IN IT AS A WELL FLUSHED OUT CHARACTER—
I died. It was so flawless, his character, his arc, all 10/10!!! I watched Young Justice as a kid, and I love Wally. The end of this comic and his arc is especially touching.
WHAT A READ!!!! 4/5 stars (if they’d written Batman better, it’d be 5 for sure)
This one was my favorite.
Now, before I start, I do want to say that my one complaint is that this isn’t the best writing of Bruce Wayne’s character. Here’s why:
(SPOILER LOOK AWAY): This version of Batman kills while Wonder Woman decides to spare the villain. (I’d say that this isn’t really my favorite depiction of Batman, because it totally screws up the Red Hood lines it Batman is willing to kill, and I don’t know about you, but I love me some Jason Todd).
Now, don’t get me wrong. Batman does do things incredibly Bruce-like in the comic. (His battle with the bikers, his making his contingency plans, etc.) It was just that one detail that upset me.
I think Wonder Woman going for the kill instead of Bruce would have been more in line with both characters, not just in DC but in this specific comic as well.
That being said… I loved Barry. I love love LOVED him in this. His relationship with Iris, his characterization—they did it so perfectly. At the end, I cried (and that doesn’t usually happen to me with comics). ALSO,
THE FACT THAT THEY PUT WAKLY IN IT AS A WELL FLUSHED OUT CHARACTER—
I died. It was so flawless, his character, his arc, all 10/10!!! I watched Young Justice as a kid, and I love Wally. The end of this comic and his arc is especially touching.
WHAT A READ!!!! 4/5 stars (if they’d written Batman better, it’d be 5 for sure)
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March 10, 2025
3.5 - Had a few interesting moments, adapts some comic story lines in a way that's interesting. Ending is real uneven though, and adapts an element from the comics that doesn't make a ton of sense in this context.
December 11, 2013
As I read Justice League: Mortal, I had mixed emotions. I found it quite humorously cheesy at parts, and surprisingly riveting at other times. Justice League: Mortal to me is a mixed bag of candy from Halloween, you get some great candy like Reese's and Haribo, but then you also get some not-so-great candy like Laffy Taffy and Double Bubble where it's only good for about three seconds. Or, if it is bad enough, you get a rock. Not Pop Rocks, a genuine rock. It could have been a pretty good film, not the best, but good nonetheless, but I see it as more of an animated feature like that of the Justice League/Justice League: Unlimited series on Cartoon Network.
The character development was good to me for all but two characters: Aquaman and Talia Al Ghul. Talia seemed pointless throughout the script, and the only reason for her existence is to motivate Batman for a brief period. So much more could have been done with such a great character, but, alas, it was not there. Secondly, Aquaman. Aquaman was actually very epic in this story, not the cheesy "fish-slaper" he's erroneously considered as. The reason why I didn't take a liking to Aquaman in this story, and this is a completely personal opinion, was not that he wasn't cool, as he was very cool, or his prosthetic water-hand, that was just awesome, it was the inconsistency in the character. He talked one way and changed completely the next scene. Who is Aquaman? King Arthur with elegant speech or "hip"? He seemed like a middle-aged person trying to fit in with teenagers at times, and that was what I didn't like.
The absolute only thing I hated about this script was the ending where all the heroes are like "We should make a club. You in?" and Starro the Conqueror instantly attacks earth after a unanimous agreement. Just. So. Cheesy. The world is at absolute peace, but as soon as JLA is formed, literally just as soon, it's in peril... again. Martian Manhunter encountered one of Starro's minions early on, and that was a hint enough for a sequel, but seriously? No. Just no. This is too much.
Now for the Reese's-
Barry Allen made this story. End of conversation. Barry Allen was everything great about Barry Allen, the development was right, the dialogue; the way he was portrayed was perfect for every Flash fan. It was great. Superman was low-profile throughout the script, which after consideration of the flop that Superman Returns was, that makes sense. I did like that as we neared the end of the story, he began to take a bigger role.
Martian Manhunter was in the background the whole time, which I didn't necessarily like as I love J'onn J'onzz, but it made sense. Wonder Woman is who she should be: the butt-kicking beauty hipster. She was New 52 before it was cool. I also liked how it entered the continuinity of Superman Returns (however dreadful it was) and Batman Begins.
On the reverse side of the JLA, and the OMACs were great villians. he was a much greater villain than he ever was in the comics. The OMACs would have been pretty cool on screen with what I envisioned from reading just the script without any other outside influence (i.e. comics), but after seeing the final design for what they actually would look like in the movie, I have to say I was disappointed.
Overall, it'll give you some nervous laughs, but it is definitely worth reading.
The character development was good to me for all but two characters: Aquaman and Talia Al Ghul. Talia seemed pointless throughout the script, and the only reason for her existence is to motivate Batman for a brief period. So much more could have been done with such a great character, but, alas, it was not there. Secondly, Aquaman. Aquaman was actually very epic in this story, not the cheesy "fish-slaper" he's erroneously considered as. The reason why I didn't take a liking to Aquaman in this story, and this is a completely personal opinion, was not that he wasn't cool, as he was very cool, or his prosthetic water-hand, that was just awesome, it was the inconsistency in the character. He talked one way and changed completely the next scene. Who is Aquaman? King Arthur with elegant speech or "hip"? He seemed like a middle-aged person trying to fit in with teenagers at times, and that was what I didn't like.
The absolute only thing I hated about this script was the ending where all the heroes are like "We should make a club. You in?" and Starro the Conqueror instantly attacks earth after a unanimous agreement. Just. So. Cheesy. The world is at absolute peace, but as soon as JLA is formed, literally just as soon, it's in peril... again. Martian Manhunter encountered one of Starro's minions early on, and that was a hint enough for a sequel, but seriously? No. Just no. This is too much.
Now for the Reese's-
Barry Allen made this story. End of conversation. Barry Allen was everything great about Barry Allen, the development was right, the dialogue; the way he was portrayed was perfect for every Flash fan. It was great. Superman was low-profile throughout the script, which after consideration of the flop that Superman Returns was, that makes sense. I did like that as we neared the end of the story, he began to take a bigger role.
Martian Manhunter was in the background the whole time, which I didn't necessarily like as I love J'onn J'onzz, but it made sense. Wonder Woman is who she should be: the butt-kicking beauty hipster. She was New 52 before it was cool. I also liked how it entered the continuinity of Superman Returns (however dreadful it was) and Batman Begins.
On the reverse side of the JLA, and the OMACs were great villians. he was a much greater villain than he ever was in the comics. The OMACs would have been pretty cool on screen with what I envisioned from reading just the script without any other outside influence (i.e. comics), but after seeing the final design for what they actually would look like in the movie, I have to say I was disappointed.
Overall, it'll give you some nervous laughs, but it is definitely worth reading.
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