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Justice Riders
Set in the Wild West. Felix Faust is imprisoned for a drunken disturbance in the town of Paradise's jail and overwatched by Sheriff Oberon. Faust demands to be freed or Paradise will be destroyed.
The next day, Sheriff Diana Prince leads two horse thieves to Paradise and finds the town destroyed. She heads to Diablo Wells to meet Kid Flash and Booster Gold, and begins assembling a posse.
A superhero western starring Wonder Woman and featuring...
* Kid Flash
* Hawkman
* Booster Gold
* Blue Beetle
* John Jones
* Kid Baltimore
The next day, Sheriff Diana Prince leads two horse thieves to Paradise and finds the town destroyed. She heads to Diablo Wells to meet Kid Flash and Booster Gold, and begins assembling a posse.
A superhero western starring Wonder Woman and featuring...
* Kid Flash
* Hawkman
* Booster Gold
* Blue Beetle
* John Jones
* Kid Baltimore
64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
3 people are currently reading
125 people want to read
About the author
Chuck Dixon
3,431 books1,033 followersCharles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
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April 13, 2019
The Justice League in the Old West? This is the kind of setting I love about Elseworlds. Sign me up. Especially with JH Williams on pencils. I love his inventive page layouts, borders and use of shadows. Wonder Woman is a sheriff whose town is wiped out while she's out chasing horse thieves. So she heads out for those responsible, rounding up the Justice Riders along the trail. It's too bad they never made a sequel. This was great.
August 20, 2014
This is the kind of story that I missed ever since DC Comics had their New 52 launch a few years back. Old DC experimented with different genres that this more corporate incarnation of DC seems averse. Elseworlds was a line of prestige format graphic novels that feature stories with familiar heroes in different genres. For instance, I would have never read a Western comic had it not featured Wonder Woman prominently on the cover.
Justice Riders is really a Western story. Some of the character may have superheroes but it feels like a Western movie to me.It has a revenge theme and the way Wonder Woman recruited her posse had a feel of The Magnificent Seven to it.
I'm going to read a lot more of these Elseworlds books. Comixology is having a sale on a few of them and I will most likely buy several asfter enjoying this one.
Justice Riders is really a Western story. Some of the character may have superheroes but it feels like a Western movie to me.It has a revenge theme and the way Wonder Woman recruited her posse had a feel of The Magnificent Seven to it.
I'm going to read a lot more of these Elseworlds books. Comixology is having a sale on a few of them and I will most likely buy several asfter enjoying this one.
April 14, 2025
Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) is the Sheriff of Paradise, and she vows revenge when the town is destroyed. Set in the old west this story is both original and inventive... there is something so cool about WW just 'taking it to the streets'! A great afternoon read if you are into this iconic character.
October 1, 2015
I love Westerns, I love comics. So when I saw this book I had to take if with me. It's a quick read. A very enjoyable little story. The art style and coloring fit the story nicely. I loved the paneling which added a lot to the Western feel.
The incarnations of the JLA characters as Western legends worked perfectly. Sherrif Diana Prince the woman wonder, Kid Flash the fastest gun in the West, Katar Johnson the Hawk Shaman, John Jones mysterious manhunter, Booster Gold and the Beetle, maverick gambler and radical inventor. These familiar characters form the legend of the Justice Riders.
How the Justice Riders are formed kind of reminder me of the Magnificent Seven (one of my favorite Westerns). And how the main villain destroyed towns and used technology made me think of the Wild Wild West (the steampunk Western starring Will Smith).
If you're a fan of Westerns, if you're a fan of any of the characters in this story or a fan of Elseworld stories. Be sure to give this one a try. It's a fun read!
The incarnations of the JLA characters as Western legends worked perfectly. Sherrif Diana Prince the woman wonder, Kid Flash the fastest gun in the West, Katar Johnson the Hawk Shaman, John Jones mysterious manhunter, Booster Gold and the Beetle, maverick gambler and radical inventor. These familiar characters form the legend of the Justice Riders.
How the Justice Riders are formed kind of reminder me of the Magnificent Seven (one of my favorite Westerns). And how the main villain destroyed towns and used technology made me think of the Wild Wild West (the steampunk Western starring Will Smith).
If you're a fan of Westerns, if you're a fan of any of the characters in this story or a fan of Elseworld stories. Be sure to give this one a try. It's a fun read!
October 31, 2009
THe Justice League reimagined as the 'magnificent seven'.
When evil land Baron, Max Lord wipes out the small town of Paradise to make way for his own evil plans the sheriff, Diana Prince gathers a group of super powered gunslingers to foil Lord's plan and bring him to justice.
Fun mix of super heroes and cowboys.
When evil land Baron, Max Lord wipes out the small town of Paradise to make way for his own evil plans the sheriff, Diana Prince gathers a group of super powered gunslingers to foil Lord's plan and bring him to justice.
Fun mix of super heroes and cowboys.
March 13, 2014
So... I like superheroes. and I love the Western aesthetic, even if I'm not the biggest fan of traditional westerns as far as reading (movies are another matter!). So when I heard this was a thing, I started hunting.
And then I heard that Booster Gold and Blue Beetle were in there and I was just sold. Absolutely sold. Any pre-new-52 appearance of these two is a green flag for me.
And I'm super glad I did. In addition to combining a lot of things I love in isolation, it comes together to make a pretty solid tale of people living outside the law and others trying to bring them to justice. It features mad science, gunslingers of various types and enough nods to continuity that I recognize the characters even without names while not being too beholden to the regular comics.
The story follows Diana Prince, the sheriff of a small town called Paradise. We start with her deputy, Oberon (JLI fans will know him) watching a prisoner by the name of Felix Faust.
As expected, he doesn't just reside peacefully in jail until his court date. Things get horrible in a hurry, and by the time Diana gets back from catching a couple horse thieves, the town's been leveled. So she sets out on the trail of the people who did it before they can wreak more havoc.
This is one of my favorite elseworlds titles, and I will admit that Booster's part as a dashing if somewhat underpowered gunslinger and gentleman (he compensates for the former :) ) is a huge part of it. But I love Diana leading her posse, and I love Wally West as the literal fastest gun in the West and Ted Kord as an eccentric scientist.
Oh... and we get Guy Gardner as a Pinkerton. Did I metion that? Consider it mentioned. Consider it mentioned in neon. So very cool. I wanna see someone cosplay him...
It's a short, solid, fun read and I suggest anyone who likes the old JLI stories give it a look.
And then I heard that Booster Gold and Blue Beetle were in there and I was just sold. Absolutely sold. Any pre-new-52 appearance of these two is a green flag for me.
And I'm super glad I did. In addition to combining a lot of things I love in isolation, it comes together to make a pretty solid tale of people living outside the law and others trying to bring them to justice. It features mad science, gunslingers of various types and enough nods to continuity that I recognize the characters even without names while not being too beholden to the regular comics.
The story follows Diana Prince, the sheriff of a small town called Paradise. We start with her deputy, Oberon (JLI fans will know him) watching a prisoner by the name of Felix Faust.
As expected, he doesn't just reside peacefully in jail until his court date. Things get horrible in a hurry, and by the time Diana gets back from catching a couple horse thieves, the town's been leveled. So she sets out on the trail of the people who did it before they can wreak more havoc.
This is one of my favorite elseworlds titles, and I will admit that Booster's part as a dashing if somewhat underpowered gunslinger and gentleman (he compensates for the former :) ) is a huge part of it. But I love Diana leading her posse, and I love Wally West as the literal fastest gun in the West and Ted Kord as an eccentric scientist.
Oh... and we get Guy Gardner as a Pinkerton. Did I metion that? Consider it mentioned. Consider it mentioned in neon. So very cool. I wanna see someone cosplay him...
It's a short, solid, fun read and I suggest anyone who likes the old JLI stories give it a look.
February 20, 2016
This takes is pretty much exactly what the covers suggests, which is to say pretty much a rewrite of "The Magnificent Seven" starring the Justice League. While there aren't any major plot twists or great revelations, it's nevertheless a very enjoyable read, due in large part to how neatly the various characters are transposed into the old west setting. The decision to make Wonder Woman the focal character is a good one, and each of the league members is given their moment to shine. The absence of Superman and Batman benefits the story, because either of them would inevitably have become the focal point, to the overall detriment of the tale. The art matches perfectly, continuing the feel and abounding with nice touches.
I found this one a lot of fun to read, enough so that I suspect the concept could have supported a miniseries or even a maxi-series. Worth a look for superhero fans.
I found this one a lot of fun to read, enough so that I suspect the concept could have supported a miniseries or even a maxi-series. Worth a look for superhero fans.
November 6, 2014
Wonder Woman is a sheriff. Kid Flash is a gunslinger. Hawkman is a native shaman. These are the types of changes to expect in this tale of the old west of a different world then the one in which we are familiar.
The story is good. It is both well thought out in terms of plot and the changes to characters with which we are already so familiar. The artwork is nice and fits the story.
My only problem is that I never felt that I got a good grasp of the powers of the characters, especially Wonder Woman.
The story is good. It is both well thought out in terms of plot and the changes to characters with which we are already so familiar. The artwork is nice and fits the story.
My only problem is that I never felt that I got a good grasp of the powers of the characters, especially Wonder Woman.
September 8, 2008
(I don't normally review comic books, but this one has an ISBN, so I'll make an exception.)
Sometime back the folks at DC Comics must have stumbled across the notion that since their comics are so archetypal, they could take their characters, drop them into a whole new scenario and milk a story out of it. Having been a comics junkie for decades, I tend to enjoy these little jaunts of fantasy, enjoying all the little references to the original mythos that have been tucked into the tale. In Justice Riders, you have the Justice League of America (circa 1997) as they might have existed in the Old West. Sheriff Diana Prince is seeking to avenge the destruction of her town, Paradise. In her quest she gathers people of unique skills to help her--Kid Flash, the Hawk Shaman, Booster Gold, the Beetle and the mysterious manhunter John Jones. They hunt down the wealthy industrialist Maxwell Lord and try to bring him to justice. It's a deliciously rendered offering; a steam-punk tale with just a touch of super-hero fantasy.
Sometime back the folks at DC Comics must have stumbled across the notion that since their comics are so archetypal, they could take their characters, drop them into a whole new scenario and milk a story out of it. Having been a comics junkie for decades, I tend to enjoy these little jaunts of fantasy, enjoying all the little references to the original mythos that have been tucked into the tale. In Justice Riders, you have the Justice League of America (circa 1997) as they might have existed in the Old West. Sheriff Diana Prince is seeking to avenge the destruction of her town, Paradise. In her quest she gathers people of unique skills to help her--Kid Flash, the Hawk Shaman, Booster Gold, the Beetle and the mysterious manhunter John Jones. They hunt down the wealthy industrialist Maxwell Lord and try to bring him to justice. It's a deliciously rendered offering; a steam-punk tale with just a touch of super-hero fantasy.
October 4, 2018
JLA vs Them Jenkins Brothers
If there was ever a great concept in DC comics history this would definitely be one of the best for an else worlds book. When I watched Variant Comics video of The Top Ten Elseworlds Stories, and found out about this book it shot up my list of what to read. And from this fantastic concept came a snooze fest. I am thoroughly disappointed by the execution of this story.
Wonder Woman or Sheriff Diana Prince, is obviously the best part of this book. She was a complete badass and was the most entertaining. The other Wild West versions of the JL members are divisive with me. Blue Beetle I thought was pretty genius and a cool new take. Booster Gold didn't exactly follow any of the traits that make Booster Gold himself. He was a wannabe gun slinger. That’s it. Hawkman is part of an Indian tribe and I guess the idea of Hawkman is a symbol for their tribe or something like that. I liked that idea that's all I know. Wally West was done perfectly, and ended up the 2nd most entertaining character in the book. Martian Manhunter is your typical mysterious legendary cowboy that know one ever sees. So that works well for the story, but Guy Gardner is pretty self explanatory. He was lame. If he was a hit man with a green lantern that would be pretty awesome. But nah. Just a wasted opportunity. Plus his character added 0.3% more to the story.
The main plot of the story is typical western stuff but revolves around a villain organization that reminded me of any corny cartoon VILLAIN ORGANIZATION. But the villain is just one of the contributing factors that made this book seem so watered down and boring. There just never looked to an inspired moment that stuck out. The pacing is super slow for a 64 page book and my concentration broke quite often.
In the end this could have been written with way more creativity and passion it seems. Fantastic concept, serviceable artwork, and cool versions of the JL (for the most part). But what we have here is mostly wasted potential in my opinion. Hate me if you want to. Letter Grade:(C)
If there was ever a great concept in DC comics history this would definitely be one of the best for an else worlds book. When I watched Variant Comics video of The Top Ten Elseworlds Stories, and found out about this book it shot up my list of what to read. And from this fantastic concept came a snooze fest. I am thoroughly disappointed by the execution of this story.
Wonder Woman or Sheriff Diana Prince, is obviously the best part of this book. She was a complete badass and was the most entertaining. The other Wild West versions of the JL members are divisive with me. Blue Beetle I thought was pretty genius and a cool new take. Booster Gold didn't exactly follow any of the traits that make Booster Gold himself. He was a wannabe gun slinger. That’s it. Hawkman is part of an Indian tribe and I guess the idea of Hawkman is a symbol for their tribe or something like that. I liked that idea that's all I know. Wally West was done perfectly, and ended up the 2nd most entertaining character in the book. Martian Manhunter is your typical mysterious legendary cowboy that know one ever sees. So that works well for the story, but Guy Gardner is pretty self explanatory. He was lame. If he was a hit man with a green lantern that would be pretty awesome. But nah. Just a wasted opportunity. Plus his character added 0.3% more to the story.
The main plot of the story is typical western stuff but revolves around a villain organization that reminded me of any corny cartoon VILLAIN ORGANIZATION. But the villain is just one of the contributing factors that made this book seem so watered down and boring. There just never looked to an inspired moment that stuck out. The pacing is super slow for a 64 page book and my concentration broke quite often.
In the end this could have been written with way more creativity and passion it seems. Fantastic concept, serviceable artwork, and cool versions of the JL (for the most part). But what we have here is mostly wasted potential in my opinion. Hate me if you want to. Letter Grade:(C)
June 11, 2022
English/Spanish review:
Hey what the hell? Why isn't this Elseworlds more popular? It's probably one of the best and I barely heard about this.
Loved the setup,especially the take on using not the top OG characters. Didn't ever think of a Western mixing up so well with DC.
Totally agree with another review that it's a real pity that this never got a sequel. I'll contradict myself but I wanna see Clark and Bruce on this.
Jersey City.
Español:
Che,¿qué onda? ¿Por qué este Elseworlds no es más popular? Es probablemente uno de los mejores y apenas escuché hablar de esto.
Me encantó el setup,especialmente la idea de no usar los mejores personajes de la Liga. Nunca pensé en un western que se mezclara tan bien con DC.
Totalmente de acuerdo con otra reseña de que es una verdadera pena que nunca haya tenido una secuela. Me voy a contradecir,pero quiero ver a Clark y a Bruce en esto.
Nueva Jersey.
Hey what the hell? Why isn't this Elseworlds more popular? It's probably one of the best and I barely heard about this.
Loved the setup,especially the take on using not the top OG characters. Didn't ever think of a Western mixing up so well with DC.
Totally agree with another review that it's a real pity that this never got a sequel. I'll contradict myself but I wanna see Clark and Bruce on this.
Jersey City.
Español:
Che,¿qué onda? ¿Por qué este Elseworlds no es más popular? Es probablemente uno de los mejores y apenas escuché hablar de esto.
Me encantó el setup,especialmente la idea de no usar los mejores personajes de la Liga. Nunca pensé en un western que se mezclara tan bien con DC.
Totalmente de acuerdo con otra reseña de que es una verdadera pena que nunca haya tenido una secuela. Me voy a contradecir,pero quiero ver a Clark y a Bruce en esto.
Nueva Jersey.
October 31, 2022
The road from Paradise to Helldorado is riddled with corpses and superheroes: Diana Prince, sheriff of Paradise Town. Kid Flash, bouncer in Diablo Wells. Booster Gold, grifter of Natchez. Katar Johnson, Cherokee nation. Beetle Kord, the inventor. John Jones, mysterious gun hand. Guy Gardner, Kid Baltimore, the manhunter. Maxwell Lord, eastern rail baron. Felix Faust, undying professor. The clockwork men.
Maxwell abuses the knowledge of sorcery, he perverts the findings of science, and he enforces the power of technology, all in the name of progress, prestige, and power: and he isn't even running for office. A gritty western tale of good versus evil, with a few caught up in between, Chuck Dixon wrote an interesting issue based around it. I am not a fan of Wonder Woman and don't really follow most of these characters but it was a fun read. It would have been cool to see Colonel Clark Kent come in and join the Justice Riders with his foreseeable talent. The art of J.H. Williams III, inked and colored by Mick Gray and Lee Loughridge fit the narrative well.
Maxwell abuses the knowledge of sorcery, he perverts the findings of science, and he enforces the power of technology, all in the name of progress, prestige, and power: and he isn't even running for office. A gritty western tale of good versus evil, with a few caught up in between, Chuck Dixon wrote an interesting issue based around it. I am not a fan of Wonder Woman and don't really follow most of these characters but it was a fun read. It would have been cool to see Colonel Clark Kent come in and join the Justice Riders with his foreseeable talent. The art of J.H. Williams III, inked and colored by Mick Gray and Lee Loughridge fit the narrative well.
January 20, 2024
Sheriff Diana Prince (known as the Woman Wonder) returns to her town of Paradise and finds it obliterated. Her deputy Oberon survived long enough to tell her that it was done by robber baron Maxwell Lord to rescue Felix Faust from Paradise's jail.
She rounds up old and new friends to help her track down Lord and bring him to justice. Kid Flash, fastest gun in the West. Katar Johnson, the Hawk Shaman. Inventor Ted Kord. Gambler Booster Gold. John Jones, mysterious manhunter. Joined by gun for hire Guy "Kid Baltimore" Gardner, the Justice Riders go after Maxwell Lord in pursuit of Justice.
I really enjoyed this Wild West version of the Justice League- nicely done!
She rounds up old and new friends to help her track down Lord and bring him to justice. Kid Flash, fastest gun in the West. Katar Johnson, the Hawk Shaman. Inventor Ted Kord. Gambler Booster Gold. John Jones, mysterious manhunter. Joined by gun for hire Guy "Kid Baltimore" Gardner, the Justice Riders go after Maxwell Lord in pursuit of Justice.
I really enjoyed this Wild West version of the Justice League- nicely done!
March 21, 2019
One of the Elseworlds/Multiverses of the DC that survived the New 52 purge. It's extremely genre--but hey--that's kind of fun.
The real draw here is of course not for Chuck Dixon's writing, but for that sweet, sweet JH Williams art.
Marvel has a nice twist with their masked avengers, making them the precursors to their superheroes (and Alan Moore dryly point out that unfortunatley the vigilante/masked avenger/superhero concept can be traced back to film via Birth of a Nation.
The real draw here is of course not for Chuck Dixon's writing, but for that sweet, sweet JH Williams art.
Marvel has a nice twist with their masked avengers, making them the precursors to their superheroes (and Alan Moore dryly point out that unfortunatley the vigilante/masked avenger/superhero concept can be traced back to film via Birth of a Nation.
April 25, 2019
A fairly by-the-numbers Old West interpretation of the Justice League from the "International" era with Wonder Woman, Flash, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Hawkman, and Martian Manhunter up against Maxwell Lord and Felix Faust. The art was great with lots of interesting visual touches. Overall a fun but not indispensable story.
January 24, 2019
For Hellbent. It's okay, some bizarre plot points that are unexplained.
February 17, 2019
2 1/2 Stars - A good premise but lacking in execution.
May 1, 2020
Interesante propuesta de western em Otros Mundos
October 15, 2021
A good elseworlds story
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September 8, 2024
I thought this one would be a big old hunk of cheese. Turns out to have been a gosh darn, real as prairie heat Western with a hefty helping of steampunk.
November 18, 2024
Justice Riders walked so Marvel 1872 could run.
July 13, 2025
This was so cool.
September 3, 2015
A neat little tale reinterpreting the post-Crisis Justice League as Wild West characters. (See also Transformers: Evolutions Hearts of Steel, where the same author does more or less the same thing, but with Transformers.)
July 24, 2014
The JLA in the wild wild west? Good enough. IT's good having Diana Prince as the legendary Sherrif woman wonder, and it's interesting how even Booster Gold and the Blue Beetle got involved in all of this. This could have been further developed.
January 19, 2022
Like most Elseworlds, the premise alone is going to determine your enjoyment as the story itself isn't anything special.
August 14, 2024
Los Justice Raiders de Dixon y Williams III.
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