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Justice League: The Atom Project #1-6
Justice League: The Atom Project
Expanding the world of DC's hit Justice League Unlimited, these three heroes have one mission: control the chaos before it controls the world!
In the wake of DC's blockbuster storyline Absolute Power, the superpowers of planet Earth are in chaos...and it's up to the newly re-formed Justice League to restore order to that chaos.
Enter Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi, together the size-changing heroes called the Atom and the core of the science team on the Justice League's Watchtower. These brilliant minds have crafted the world's first superpower reallocation and backup system, code-named the Atom Project.
But not everyone wants their powers back, and the volatile hero Captain Atom is hell-bent on preventing his missing atomic abilities from ever being found.
Join Oscar-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, The Other History of the DC Universe), writer Ryan Parrott (co-creator of Rogue Sun), and The Bat-Man: First Knight artist Mike Perkins down the rabbit hole of an intense spy thriller that will bring seismic change to the DC Universe!
This volume collects Justice League: The Atom Project #1-6.
In the wake of DC's blockbuster storyline Absolute Power, the superpowers of planet Earth are in chaos...and it's up to the newly re-formed Justice League to restore order to that chaos.
Enter Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi, together the size-changing heroes called the Atom and the core of the science team on the Justice League's Watchtower. These brilliant minds have crafted the world's first superpower reallocation and backup system, code-named the Atom Project.
But not everyone wants their powers back, and the volatile hero Captain Atom is hell-bent on preventing his missing atomic abilities from ever being found.
Join Oscar-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, The Other History of the DC Universe), writer Ryan Parrott (co-creator of Rogue Sun), and The Bat-Man: First Knight artist Mike Perkins down the rabbit hole of an intense spy thriller that will bring seismic change to the DC Universe!
This volume collects Justice League: The Atom Project #1-6.
144 pages, Paperback
First published October 7, 2025
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December 11, 2025
Basically a tie-in to the larger DC crossover events. Interesting but nothing special.
December 15, 2025
2.5 stars
July 10, 2025
3.5*
A series directly linked to the new editorial line and current events at DC Comics, which is not very interesting if you haven't followed Absolute Power and aren't into JLA Unlimited.
It's pretty well written, even if the Army's attempt to appropriate some of Captain Atom's powers is a classic trope that's not so timeless. But the action is well executed with good use of flashbacks.
On the other hand, I'm not very familiar with the characters, and I come away with the impression that Ray Palmer is a level 4 asshole. Is that always the case?
Good, expressive artwork by Mike Perkins, even though I've seen him do better.
A series directly linked to the new editorial line and current events at DC Comics, which is not very interesting if you haven't followed Absolute Power and aren't into JLA Unlimited.
It's pretty well written, even if the Army's attempt to appropriate some of Captain Atom's powers is a classic trope that's not so timeless. But the action is well executed with good use of flashbacks.
On the other hand, I'm not very familiar with the characters, and I come away with the impression that Ray Palmer is a level 4 asshole. Is that always the case?
Good, expressive artwork by Mike Perkins, even though I've seen him do better.
June 22, 2025
I never thought I would be giving a Ridley project this few stars. I don't know where the problem lies. With Ridley, co-writer Parrott or meddling by DC editorial.
This mini-series ties back into the most recent DC event and somehow Captain Atom has absorbed, and can return powers stolen from one meta human to another (and for a limited time non meta humans). The problem is Captain Atom is being treated as an asset by the U.S. military and the Justice League., not a human being.
The whole meta human as an asset being used by the so called good guys has potential. It is just that the writers failed to make Captain Atom either interesting or likeable as a human being.
So, the rest of the story's aspect just fall apart all around him.
This mini-series ties back into the most recent DC event and somehow Captain Atom has absorbed, and can return powers stolen from one meta human to another (and for a limited time non meta humans). The problem is Captain Atom is being treated as an asset by the U.S. military and the Justice League., not a human being.
The whole meta human as an asset being used by the so called good guys has potential. It is just that the writers failed to make Captain Atom either interesting or likeable as a human being.
So, the rest of the story's aspect just fall apart all around him.
January 2, 2026
En el panorama post ABSOLUTE POWER y DC ALL IN, se han dado varias propuestas que tratan de abarcar la compleja situación superheroíca de este universo de la ficción DCita, entre la incógnita de esa última amenaza de Darkseid que supuestamente ha significado en el final de ese Dios Maligno, pero cuya terrible energía sigue presente en el universo. Y, por supuesto, el tema de todos esos poderes y superhabilidades que las unidades Amazo del "golpe de estado" de Amanda Waller retornaron pero no en todos las casos a sus respectivos dueños. Así, la miniserie del retorno de Renee Montoya como The Question, resultaba en un mayor vistazo a cómo la nueva Atalaya se convertía en una micro ciudad que necesita de una figura de autoridad que evite problemas. Los Investigadores de lo Desconocido se encargan del tema de la energía Omega que parece actuar de formas tan inesperadas como formar parte de estos propios personajes, lo que les hace ver como potenciales amenazas a ojos de Mr. Terrific... Y finalmente, tenemos este Atom Project, enlazado al asunto de los poderes desperdigados y equívocos. Lo cual lo parece plantear de entrada como la propuesta más esencial de estas miniseries post ALL IN...
Aunque sí que esta cuestión que afecta a la comunidad superheroíca DCita es lo que conecta esta miniserie. los guionistas John Radley y Ryan Parrott parecen verse superados por sus personajes troncales. Los dos investigadores unidos a la capacidad de minimizarse a puros átomos. Cuyo intelecto suele ir antes que sus super habilidades. Pero en este Atom Project se escudan en otra presencia hermanada a los nombres de superhéroe como es el Capitán Atomo. Un personaje que recientemente está viviendo un revival conectándolo con su más reconocido trasunto de Watchmen: el Dr. Manhattan. Aquí, este Nathaniel no alcanza esas cotas oscuras y terribles a su naturaleza casi deifica como en el Black Label de Jenny Sparks o el reciente versus con Superman en DC KO. Pero sí que se incide en su génesis como desesperada cobaya humana de pruebas para el entramado militar estadounidense que ahora vuelve a apretarle la correa, al mostrar una curiosa habilidad de replicar superpoderes y poder enlazarlos a cualquier individuo. Si bien Nathaniel siempre se ha sentido un soldado, no asumirá un rol como prácticamente un arma viviente. Esto es lo que impulsa esta miniserie en la que los doctores Palmer y Choi tratan de seguir el paso al Capitán Átomo olvidando por mucho su rol como investigadores del asunto de los superpoderes desperdigados. Claro, la trama revelará que el Capitán Atomo sea un "Deus Ex Machina" para este tema. Pero por lo pronto, esto hace que esta miniserie no se distancie tanto como debería de la enésima producción comiquera de "super pijameo" que hasta debe enlazar con la primera gran amenaza de la narrativa troncal en la cabecera de Justice League Unlimited.
Resulta harto curiosa la elección de dibujante de Mike Perkins. Quien fuerza unos curiosos límites de las situaciones y escenas más ligadas al thriller en la historia y demuestra que si los autores hubiesen querido. Hubiese defendido una propuesta más dialéctica y derivada en la pretendida investigación y sentido del Proyecto Átomo.
Aunque sí que esta cuestión que afecta a la comunidad superheroíca DCita es lo que conecta esta miniserie. los guionistas John Radley y Ryan Parrott parecen verse superados por sus personajes troncales. Los dos investigadores unidos a la capacidad de minimizarse a puros átomos. Cuyo intelecto suele ir antes que sus super habilidades. Pero en este Atom Project se escudan en otra presencia hermanada a los nombres de superhéroe como es el Capitán Atomo. Un personaje que recientemente está viviendo un revival conectándolo con su más reconocido trasunto de Watchmen: el Dr. Manhattan. Aquí, este Nathaniel no alcanza esas cotas oscuras y terribles a su naturaleza casi deifica como en el Black Label de Jenny Sparks o el reciente versus con Superman en DC KO. Pero sí que se incide en su génesis como desesperada cobaya humana de pruebas para el entramado militar estadounidense que ahora vuelve a apretarle la correa, al mostrar una curiosa habilidad de replicar superpoderes y poder enlazarlos a cualquier individuo. Si bien Nathaniel siempre se ha sentido un soldado, no asumirá un rol como prácticamente un arma viviente. Esto es lo que impulsa esta miniserie en la que los doctores Palmer y Choi tratan de seguir el paso al Capitán Átomo olvidando por mucho su rol como investigadores del asunto de los superpoderes desperdigados. Claro, la trama revelará que el Capitán Atomo sea un "Deus Ex Machina" para este tema. Pero por lo pronto, esto hace que esta miniserie no se distancie tanto como debería de la enésima producción comiquera de "super pijameo" que hasta debe enlazar con la primera gran amenaza de la narrativa troncal en la cabecera de Justice League Unlimited.
Resulta harto curiosa la elección de dibujante de Mike Perkins. Quien fuerza unos curiosos límites de las situaciones y escenas más ligadas al thriller en la historia y demuestra que si los autores hubiesen querido. Hubiese defendido una propuesta más dialéctica y derivada en la pretendida investigación y sentido del Proyecto Átomo.
November 17, 2025
Based off of Justice League Unlimited I was expecting something more comical instead of an attempt at thriller intrigue with cape. I do enjoy that DC has been trying this with the JL spinoffs in All-In with The Question being similar with its noir cape storyline. The idea of both “The Atom"s experimenting on Captain Atom to help build the process of returning lost powers leading to Captain Atom running off with multiple powers and being man-hunted is certainly unique. But I think the execution wasn't the greatest. But the second half did pick up as we see more of the past and the story moves away from the manhunt and more onto the government espionage and their uses for Captain Atom as well as Inferno's inclusion near the end.
I think the characterization is pretty weak. By the end Captain Atom has a nicely fleshed out arc about his struggles with wanting to help and dealing with how others want to use his newfound ability to bestow powers. But the two “The Atom's” are left pretty much flat throughout. I don't really know these three different versions of The Atom and it doesn't do much to make you understand them besides their basic dynamic off of each other. Like, I know who's talking and vaguely what they're like but I can't imagine these characters in another setting as the writer did little to expand on them past what they do and talk with each other here.
Not a fan of the art. The art by Mike Perkins is hit or miss when it comes to faces with some panels working. Otherwise it just looks poor. But the real draw is their ability to show Captain Atom's atomic explosive powers which were done well. Similarly the colorist Adriano Lucas seems to have made an interesting visual decision. You know the effect you can do on photo editors / art programs that reduce a piece into only X colors? It seems to be used here a lot especially on backgrounds. I find that sort of art has to have the color choices chosen specifically otherwise you get awkward color changes. I do think they were edited but it still too often looks splotchy or badly colored when instead it's a look I just don't think was handled the best here. But again, come Captain Atom's powers it looked great.
I think the characterization is pretty weak. By the end Captain Atom has a nicely fleshed out arc about his struggles with wanting to help and dealing with how others want to use his newfound ability to bestow powers. But the two “The Atom's” are left pretty much flat throughout. I don't really know these three different versions of The Atom and it doesn't do much to make you understand them besides their basic dynamic off of each other. Like, I know who's talking and vaguely what they're like but I can't imagine these characters in another setting as the writer did little to expand on them past what they do and talk with each other here.
Not a fan of the art. The art by Mike Perkins is hit or miss when it comes to faces with some panels working. Otherwise it just looks poor. But the real draw is their ability to show Captain Atom's atomic explosive powers which were done well. Similarly the colorist Adriano Lucas seems to have made an interesting visual decision. You know the effect you can do on photo editors / art programs that reduce a piece into only X colors? It seems to be used here a lot especially on backgrounds. I find that sort of art has to have the color choices chosen specifically otherwise you get awkward color changes. I do think they were edited but it still too often looks splotchy or badly colored when instead it's a look I just don't think was handled the best here. But again, come Captain Atom's powers it looked great.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 13, 2025
being tied directly into 'Justice League Unlimited' is a help and a hinderance...
After Amanda Waller was defeated and her power stealing Amazo robots were sent packing, The Atoms went to work trying to figure out why metahuman powers were bonding to random people and ...not going back to their OG holders. One of the ones with missing powers? Captain Atom.
Turns out that Captain Atom (with The Atoms tinkering?) is not only repowered, but he's able to absorb, enhance, and completely remove metahuman abilities. Ethics be damned, they let the US gov't pull rank and say, 'once a soldier, always a soldier'with plans on using him to enhance whole regiments of the US military.
Oh, and Inferno is watching (this won't make ANY sense unless you're reading/read 'We Are Yesterday', the Batman/Superman: World's Finest' and 'Justice League Unlimited'). If you like mysterious shenanigans that aren't explained...there's a great villain cameo in there for YOU.
After Amanda Waller was defeated and her power stealing Amazo robots were sent packing, The Atoms went to work trying to figure out why metahuman powers were bonding to random people and ...not going back to their OG holders. One of the ones with missing powers? Captain Atom.
Turns out that Captain Atom (with The Atoms tinkering?) is not only repowered, but he's able to absorb, enhance, and completely remove metahuman abilities. Ethics be damned, they let the US gov't pull rank and say, 'once a soldier, always a soldier'with plans on using him to enhance whole regiments of the US military.
Oh, and Inferno is watching (this won't make ANY sense unless you're reading/read 'We Are Yesterday', the Batman/Superman: World's Finest' and 'Justice League Unlimited'). If you like mysterious shenanigans that aren't explained...there's a great villain cameo in there for YOU.
October 9, 2025
Since some of the superpowers Amanda Waller stole during Absolute Power didn't go back to the people that were meant to have them, Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi start the Atom Project, to try and find a way to put them back in their rightful places.
Unfortunately, they get entirely sidetracked by Captain Atom and the US Military, so they spend six issues fucking about instead.
This wasn't what I expected it to be, nor really what I wanted. Captain Atom's opinion on what he should be doing changes on a dime, and Ray Palmer falls into the trap of not listening to everyone despite them talking sense to him just for the drama, until things end-but-not-really. The dramatic Inferno reveal doesn't work if you've already read Justice League Unlimited.
Even Mike Perkins' artwork, which is usually excellent, feels too dark for what's going on here. It's good technically, but it's either very thickly inked, or very blockily coloured, which is a shame.
Disappointing, unfortunately.
Unfortunately, they get entirely sidetracked by Captain Atom and the US Military, so they spend six issues fucking about instead.
This wasn't what I expected it to be, nor really what I wanted. Captain Atom's opinion on what he should be doing changes on a dime, and Ray Palmer falls into the trap of not listening to everyone despite them talking sense to him just for the drama, until things end-but-not-really. The dramatic Inferno reveal doesn't work if you've already read Justice League Unlimited.
Even Mike Perkins' artwork, which is usually excellent, feels too dark for what's going on here. It's good technically, but it's either very thickly inked, or very blockily coloured, which is a shame.
Disappointing, unfortunately.
November 29, 2025
This book ties in with events of Absolute Power which I haven't read.
From my understanding, many superheroes and super villains lost their powers and somehow got transferred to unwilling bystanders.
Captain Atom seems to be the only one who can absorb these powers and transfer them back to their owners or to anyone he chooses.
The military wants Captain Atom to be their weapon and to have him transfer these powers to their soldiers and make them an elite super powered military force.
The Atoms, Ray Palmer & Ryan Choi, are the two scientists that are assisting Captain Atom with control of his powers.
Being used as a guinea pig by the Atoms along with being used as a tool for the military has taken its toll and Captain Atom has had enough.
The book is well drawn by Mike Perkins (when did he leave Marvel?) and the story was about average.
From my understanding, many superheroes and super villains lost their powers and somehow got transferred to unwilling bystanders.
Captain Atom seems to be the only one who can absorb these powers and transfer them back to their owners or to anyone he chooses.
The military wants Captain Atom to be their weapon and to have him transfer these powers to their soldiers and make them an elite super powered military force.
The Atoms, Ray Palmer & Ryan Choi, are the two scientists that are assisting Captain Atom with control of his powers.
Being used as a guinea pig by the Atoms along with being used as a tool for the military has taken its toll and Captain Atom has had enough.
The book is well drawn by Mike Perkins (when did he leave Marvel?) and the story was about average.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 29, 2025
I think this is the 3rd All In book I have read, and I am pretty sure I am All Out now.
The art was not very good.
Atom Ray Palmer is an asshole who treats Captain Atom like a caged test subject who has no say-so in how he or any of the other subjects are treated. Atom Ryan Choi is the 'good cop' who occasionally speaks up for the Captain and the others, but never actually does anything. The Air Force general is an Asshole who channels every military cliche ever written. None of the other superheroes can be bothered to show up for this urgently important project.
I expect more maturity from Captain Atom, more professionalism from Ray Palmer, and less blustering from the military in a superhero world.
It is impressive that the Air Force has a satellite weapon that can hit a moving target without hitting the opponent he is actively wrestling with.
The art was not very good.
Atom Ray Palmer is an asshole who treats Captain Atom like a caged test subject who has no say-so in how he or any of the other subjects are treated. Atom Ryan Choi is the 'good cop' who occasionally speaks up for the Captain and the others, but never actually does anything. The Air Force general is an Asshole who channels every military cliche ever written. None of the other superheroes can be bothered to show up for this urgently important project.
I expect more maturity from Captain Atom, more professionalism from Ray Palmer, and less blustering from the military in a superhero world.
It is impressive that the Air Force has a satellite weapon that can hit a moving target without hitting the opponent he is actively wrestling with.
November 17, 2025
Spins out of Absolute Power and Justice League Unlimited so read those first. Even on its own though, this sucks. All 3 Atoms are tools. So is the military. It all feels forced to provide the angle they wanted. The gist is that Captain Atom can no absorb and give powers to others after Absolute Power. So because of that everyone needs to bicker and fight. This also runs in conjunction with the first arc of Justice League Unlimited. It doesn't help that Mike Perkins art isn't great here. It feels lumpy with the darkness turned up to the max with the coloring. I honestly don't really get why this exists. It's all kind of pointless.
May 7, 2025
didn't particularly like the writing nor the art.
October 21, 2025
2.5.
Not a fan of the art.
The story is somewhat predictable and I have a hard time relating to anyone but Ryan.
Not a fan of the art.
The story is somewhat predictable and I have a hard time relating to anyone but Ryan.
November 26, 2025
This was okay, interesting art but the story wasn't compelling enough, despite some world class writers. I wanted more out of the title.
December 2, 2025
ich hätte es chronologisch anders angeordnet aber ansonsten hats mir sehr gefallen
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