(6/17/2003): To be solicited in PREVIEWS vol 13, #7. (6/20/2003): Comics Continuum has new preview pages. (6/21/2003): Because of Labor Day, release date has been pushed back to 4 September 2003. (6/24/2003): Preview of the first seven pages are available in WIZARD #143 (7/20/2003): Will not be overprinted
Solution Squad available at C2E2Jim McClain writes:
SOLUTION SQUAD #1 (Jun 2013)
Solution Squad LLC
If anyone's a true completist, I have about 15 copies remaining (of the 3,000-copy print run) of my first Solution Squad comic book, in which George has a pin-up. I'll be at C2E2 this weekend, at Artist Alley Table Y-3. I'm going to have him sign my remaining copies before the show starts.
Posted by Vu Nguyen
JLA/AVENGERS #1 (Sep 2003)
DC Comics/Marvel Comics
Getting this project up and off the ground was no easy thing, as there
were three companies involved, rather than just two, since George Perez
had signed on with CrossGen at the time. Fortunately, George had left a
loophole in his CrossGen contract that allowed him to do a JLA/AVENGERS
project should one be offered to him by a certain date. It took
everybody right up to the last second to get the necessary paperwork to
George.
The core of the team-- myself, DC editor
Dan Raspler, Kurt Busiek and George-- met in Florida, after the Orlando
Megacon at which we announced the project, to work out the broad
strokes of the story. We got a lot of good stuff out of that meeting.
And when a blizzard warning closed Manhattan airports, Kurt and I
rented a car and drove for 26 hours straight to get back to New York.
I'd love to be able to say that we came up with all of the genius bits
on that trip, but frankly we were both so tired and punchy for most of
the trip that it's a wonder we didn't kill somebody.
6. AVENGERS/JLA: It took more than 20
years to get the damned thing, but many of you believe, as I do, that
the wait was well worth it. J.A. Fludd calls this book "a celebration
of more than 40 years of super-hero traditions with hundreds of
characters from the Marvel and DC Universes, centered around the
memberships of the Avengers and Justice League. Stunning, breathtaking
artistic achievement by George Perez; the pinnacle and summation of
George's entire career. Artistically, can't be praised highly enough."
(Well, it's certainly better than CRIMSON PLAGUE, isn't it? Of course,
a vasectomy with a rusty set of sewing shears would be better than
that...) And "Frank" writes that "those of us who mourned this highly
anticipated match up's collapse 20 years ago couldn't help but rejoice
in its actualization, not to mention a chance to see revel in two
mammoth teams penciled by Perez. An opportunity to see Perez art on
this scale is unlikely to happen for a long time." Unless there's a
sequel, of course, and I have to say I wouldn't mind that one bit...
Comic and graphic novel dollars were up 7% in September, despite tough comparisons with September 2003, when JLA/Avengers #1
contributed over $1 million to the month's dollar total. Comic dollars
were up 5%, and graphic novels were up a more robust 19% vs. 2003.
The strength in 2004 came below the top
25 comics, for which dollars were over $1 million less than the dollars
in the top 25 comics in September 2003.
The third quarter was
another solid one, with over-all sales for the category up 6% over
2003. Graphic novels led the way with a 14% increase; comics were up
4%.
Who did what:
Junkyard- Triathalon and Vision
Poison Ivy- She-Hulk and Hawkeye
MysticMorgan- Thor and the backround.
TRYGONEZ- Green Lantern and Batman
Biohaz_Daddy- Scarlet Witch, Yellowjacket, and Martian Manhunter
Juvenilemike- Flash and Quicksilver
Radogol- Superman and Aquaman
Android- Wonder Woman and Plastic Man
Shaylinn- Warbird and Wasp
Kevin Newburn- Iron Man and Jack of Hearts
ali786- Captain America and the Atom
Some art notes from those who included them:
SUPERMAN
Superman is a Tom Welling dopelanger from alternate earth, where
all the dentists died of a mysterious plague. His body is a
repainted verison of Dean Cain's costume. Also, Tom attended
smudge-barber.
JLA/AVENGERS #1 (Sep 2003)
DC Comics/Marvel Comics
George Perez, illustrator of the long-awaited JLA/Avengers.
It was the series George Perez had been waiting 20 years to draw.
All the legends would be there: Superman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Iron Man, Batman, Hulk. Oh, and about 200 others.
JLA/Avengers (JLA is the Justice League
Of America for those not in the know) brought together the greatest
superhero teams from both DC Comics and Marvel Comics in one epic tale,
written by Kurt Busiek and pencilled and inked by Perez, who called it:
"one of the most thrilling and greatest challenges of my career."
"It was a fanboy dream to draw all those
characters from two different companies meeting together, with, of
course, the added pressure of 20 years of anticipation," said Perez,
also a special guest at this weekend’s Canadian National Expo.
This inter-company crossover series was
originally conceived in late 1982, but fell apart just months after it
began due to squabbling – in spite of the fact Perez had already drawn
21 pages.
When the plug was pulled it was thought
this idea was dead. But the series finally became a reality late last
year and it lived up to the expectations of many – including its
artist.
"After everyone waiting for 20 years, including me, I couldn’t let that be less than my all-out effort," Perez said.
The series has recently been collected
in the Cadillac of hardcover editions, featuring a slipcase containing
an oversized hardcover of the complete four-issue series and a
fascinating companion volume that outlines its history, complete with
annotated copies of Perez’s original 21 pages.
The collection is outstanding and very much befitting the scale of the project.
"I expected that maybe they would give
it a hardcover collection, but to do it with this type of production
value was really flattering," Perez said. "It galvanized my feeling
that both Marvel and DC have been trying very hard to make this project
something that I can be proud of."
Having recently celebrated his 50th
birthday and completed one of the great showpieces of his career, Perez
says he’s in a great place in his life.
"I’m doing exactly what I love to do
more than anything else," he said. "At the age of 50 I’m looking at the
road ahead that has … so many avenues waiting for me."
The 2004 Wizard Fan awards were
announced last night at a somewhat more subdued ceremony than usual.
Wizard staffers Mike Cotton and Richard Ho emcee’d the affair, and
presenters included Joe Quesada, Jeph Loeb, John Cassaday, Alex Ross,
Jim Lee and Kevin Smith. The Loeb/Lee BATMAN continued to dominate the
awards, winning for artist, inker, letterer, colorist and ongoing.
Should be "St. Roch", which is Hawkman's base of operation in New Orleans, Louisiana.
(Vu: The reasons why we point out these errors are because we want to see them corrected in the collected editions.
Also, the "LOACLLY" is the other significant typo. See related news for even more errors.)
NEW YORK — New York City
hosts the Tony Awards for Broadway, the MTV Music Awards, and the
Grammy Awards. This year, the Big Apple will also host the most
prestigious award ceremony for graphic storytelling, the Harvey Awards.
The new Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, set to open in October 2004,
will host the 17th Annual Harvey Awards Ceremony on Saturday, June 26, as part of the Third Annual MoCCA Art Festival.
More than ever before, the Harveys
reflect the full diversity of the comics industry. Comics from
twenty-three separate publishers have been nominated, a Harveys record.
The Harveys are the only industry award chosen from start to finish
solely by industry professionals, and this year the voters found comics
and creators of note across the artistic spectrum.
The nominees for the 2004 Harvey Awards are:
Best Artist
Charles Burns | "Black Hole"
Fantagraphics Books
8. JLA/AVENGERS: Say what you
will about Marvel getting the short end of the stick or discrepancies
in battles between aliens and thunder gods, I still have to agree with
M. Ali Choudhury's assessment of this series as "worth waiting 20 years
for." Part of the reason I feel this miniseries has so far gotten such
negative response is because it throws all those differences between
the Marvel and DC Universes into such sharp relief, and yet it does so
brilliantly. Kurt Busiek obviously loves both universes, and he takes
the sort of care with this crossover that we arguably haven't seen
since Chris Claremont and company paired up the X-Men and Teen Titans.
(The DC characters got far less to do than the Marvel ones that time,
as I recall, but I don't recall a similar backlash from DC fans on that
occasion - and that book was well-written, too). I look forward to
seeing how this one plays out.
Not everything that broke down stayed
that way, fortunately. Mark Waid and Mike Weiringo returned to
Fantastic Four after being stupidly kicked off the title. The Superman
titles have gotten a creative kickstart with some A-level talent
that'll make their mark next year. Two popular titles that were missing
in action, Astro City and Planetary, both returned in all their glory.
And after twenty years, JLA/Avengers finally got off the ground,
controversial fight scenes and all. In addition, Jeff Smith's Bone
finally concluded its spectacular run (soon to be followed by Dave
Sim's Cerebus), the legendary Alan Moore retired from comics, Los
Angeles got its own indy comics show, and we got two dynamite comic
book movies in X2 and American Splendor.
Again, the dollar ranking is a function
of both quantity and cover price, a high quantity ordered combined with
a high cover price would place product at #1 on both charts, while a
higher cover price combined with a solid position on the unit ranking
(such as JLA/Avengers #1) place it at the top of the dollar rank, that
is, JLA/Avengers #1 was the #1 comic book item that brought in the most
money to Diamond in 2003.
Retailers will be pleased to find the year-end list of 2003's top rated
comics on the Diamond Retailer Services Website. We thought the rest of our
readership would also appreciate the lowdown on the titles that came out on top
last year.
Batman dominated the top ten, with a total of six issues
included. Wolverine, JLA, the Avengers and the Fantastic Four also found a place
in the top-rated spotlight.
JLA/ AVENGERS #1 BATMAN REMARKED (Dynamic Forces)
(Sep 2003)
I saw this item on Ebay recently (item 2214460522) which is selling the Batman Remarked Dynamic Forces Edition. I did a quick search on Dynamic Forces's website
and it seems they are no longer listing or selling the remark editions.
This means that they are sold out. It's not too surprising since it was
limited to 99 copies.
If you ordered any of these remarked editions, please send me (email)(email) a better scan of it.
BF: Which was the best book (or issue) put out by a different company than yours?
BILL ROSEMANN: Everything written by Brian Michael Bendis was
gold...Batman by Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee got everyone excited...Y: The
Last Man & The Ultimates kept everyone on their toes...and how fun
was JLA/Avengers? Yes, this was a great year to be a comics' fan!
I am thrilled to announce that beginning last night and ending next Tuesday, December 3, at 10:00 PM U.S. EST, The Artist's Choice, George's Exclusive Original Art Sales Representative, is hosting a Private Auction for the Original Cover Artwork to JLA/Avengers #1,
Penciled and Inked by George Perez. The Wraparound Cover is done on one
giant 22"x17" Board with an Image Area of approximately 20"x15" and
features all of the key icons in both JLA and Avengers History on the
Cover. This Cover is a piece of Comics History now and this opportunity
to own it may not come again. The auction price begins at $5000 and
there is no reserve, so whatever the high bid is goes! To see a scan of
the cover and the terms for bidding, please stop by the website (www.theartistschoice.com)
and click on the Cover's Thumbnail on the main page. Even if the
bidding is too much, you should stop by and take a look. There are
several detailed close-ups of portions of the cover as well to show the
level of detail within the piece that simply have to be seen to be
believed.
Issue # 1 Cover Auction Terms & Conditions
1) To bid on this piece, please e-mail your bid amount to JLAAVENGERSCOVER@aol.com (email)(email). In
addition to your e-mail address please include the following
information: Name, Location (City is fine, please include Country if
outside the U.S.) and a Contact Number where you can be reached both
during the day and in evenings so we can reach you if there is a
question in regards to your bid.
2) The minimum bid on this piece is
$5000 with No Reserve. Highest Bid Gets the piece. Please Bid in
Increments of $50 (i.e. $5050, $5100, etc.). In the event of two equal
top bids, the first bidder will receive the rights to purchase the
piece.
2) The Current Bid Amount will be
updated as often as possible. The Date and Time of the last update will
be posted at the top of this page next to the current bid amount. Due
to the expected high volume of last minute bids, the final price will
not be updated within the last hour of bidding (9 PM to 10 PM U.S.
Eastern Standard Time)
3) Bid what you feel comfortable paying.
The top bid will get the cover. The Bid is not incrementally over the
2nd highest bid. The Cost of the Cover, if your bid if it is the
winning bid, will be the Dollar Amount you bid, not the 2nd highest bid
+ an increment (Ex. If the 2nd highest bid is $5500 and your bid is
$6000, the winning bid is $6000, not $5550).
4) Bids are accepted via e-mail only to the JLAAVENGERSCOVER@aol.com (email)(email) address.
Any e-mail bids sent to either the SpencerBck@aol.com or
theartistschoice@aol.com will be disregarded. No telephone or Faxed
bids will be honored as well.
5) Payment must be received within 7
business days of the end of the auction. Accepted means of payment for
this piece are Certified Check, Cashier's Check, Bank Check, Money
Order or Western Union. No personal Checks, Travellers Checks, Credit
Cards, Bank Transfers or Paypal will be accepted as payment for this
auction. International bidders must be able to provide one of the
accepted means of payment in U.S. Dollars.
6) Due to the Large dimensions of the
piece (One 22"x17" Bristol Board), shipping for the Cover will cost $25
within the Domestic United States. International shipping will be
determined by location of the buyer. All International Packages are
Shipped Via Global Priority Mail and are declared at Full Customs Value
on all Documentation. No Exceptions to this policy.
7) Auction bidding ends at 10 PM U.S.
Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday December 2. Any bids received via
e-mail after that time will be disregarded. The final bid amount will
not be disclosed by The Artist's Choice as that amount is at the
buyer's discretion to reveal or not. In addition the high bidder's
identity will not be revealed unless said buyer chooses to do so
themselves.
8) In the event of non-payment, the
Cover will be offered to the 2nd Highest bidder. Any defaulting on
Payment for this item will result in the defaulting bidder to be unable
to purchase any page of Artwork from The Artist's Choice at any future
date. No exceptions to this policy.
9) All Sales are final! The piece is sold as is.
If there are questions in regards to these policies please e-mail the JLAAVENGERSCOVER@aol.com (email)(email) address so any concerns may be resolved quickly.
Now you see it, now you don't…
JLA/Avengers #1 Page 35
Found this based upon Tom Smith's original color art several weeks ago on Ebay.
Compare it with the printed page.
I guess whoever owns the original art page, this makes it much more valuable to the owner.
(Vu: Image is cropped. It does make
sense that the Atom was taken out, as it works well later when we see
him hiding and then hitching a ride on Metron's chair.)
WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #146 (Dec 2003), features a lot of letters devoted to fan's reaction to JLA/AVENGERS #1. It is also the debut of Wizard intern Richard Ho, who writes equally long replies.
Here is one of the letters and answer:
So far for the first issue, a big fat uhgg!
I am not really a fan of superteams to begin with, but this is George
Pérez and we've been waiting since the invention of the radio for
thismatchup so I figured, why the heck not?
Well,
except for the ending, which finally picked up and kicked some ass, I
thought the first issue was a snooze fest. I swear I almost nodded out
twice! And this is from someone who loves to read and is not on drugs!
The storyline seems muddled, and as much as I love George, I think he
committed the artist sin of being overly busy on his panels, forcing my
concentration to wander too much.
I sure hope the next $5.95 I plunk down gets me a better rinside seat, or else I might be throwing tomatoes at JLA/Avengers.
JR
Bronx, NY
Richard Ho: ...And
while I understand your beef about clutter, it sorta comes with the
territory. "We're doing a story with nine million characters, so we're
going to get tons and tons of interactions," defends Busiek. "If you
want to just strip it down to something absolutely plain and simple,
there's plent of other crossovers to read. But here, we're dealing with
two series that have so much history, texture and such large casts that
it's better to revel in it than throw it all out."
And if you still find yoruself falling asleep, try some Ritalin - it's how I stay awake long enough to meet my deadlines.
Other interesting Perez-related news appearing in Wizard is that George is #2 artist, under Alex Ross.
JLA/AVENGERS #1 is ranked #1 "HOT 10 COMICS".
JLA/AVENGERS #1 is also listed as a big "MOVERS & SHAKERS", selling out in most locations in the first day.
Diamond has released its actual sales
data for comics and related products ordered by its accounts during the
month of September 2003. Surprising no one was DC’s Batman #619 coming
in at the #1 for books sold to retailers, with a whopping 254,618
copies, according to Newsarama’s estimate.
Despite the massive number of copies of
Batman #619 sold, Marvel ranked #1 in both unit and dollar share for
the month, recapturing the latter thanks in no small part to the $5.95
JLA/Avengers #1, which Newsarama estimates, saw approximately 206,852
copies ship from Diamond to retailers.
...
The top 25 titles shipped (and estimated copies of each) in September were:
1) Batman #619 (254,618)
2) JLA/Avengers #1 (206,852)
...
October 12, 2003 | Blockbusters of 2003
From COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1562 (24 Oct 03)
HEY KIDS! COMICS: Free Comic Book Day: a Chance to Fly Solo?
written by Heidi MacDonald
published in COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1562 (24 Oct 03)
website: www.comicsbuyersguide.com
(excerpt)
Item: The Blockbusters of 2003
...In additional, the
20-year-in-the-making JLA/Avengers by Kurt Busiek and George Pérez gave
tweeners everywhere something to get all giddy about. JLA/Avengers and
1602 have sold well over 170,000 copies of their first issues, which
isn't much by the old standard (hell, when I started reading comics,
every issue of Spider-Man sold well over 200,000 copies) but are
impressive by today's standards. Endless Nights is more of a bookstore
product, so the sales aren't known yet, but the first printing was over
100,000 copies and I doubt it will have much trouble selling.
Straczynski's Supreme Power, Mark Gruenwald, and JLA / Avengers
(excerpt)
Strangely, the first issue of the new JLA/Avengers
series reads as if none of the previous DC/Marvel crossovers ever took
place. No one in the Avengers recognizes any of the DC characters, and
none of the Justice Leaguers seem familiar with anyone on Marvel-Earth.
That is a surprise, considering Busiek's devotion to continuity. On the
other hand, there are hints that someone is tampering with the minds of
Superman and Captain America, who each seem unusually hot-tempered.
Perhaps whoever is to blame for this has also temporarily altered the
memories of the Avengers and Justice Leaguers. Hawkeye keeps thinking
the Justice Leaguers look familiar and then, as noted, realizes they
remind him of the Squadron Supreme. But maybe Hawkeye is actually dimly
recalling seeing DC characters before.
I expect that Busiek and Perez will
indeed explain these memory lapses. There is surely a purpose for them
as well, since it enables Busiek and Perez to present the clash between
the Avengers and Justice League as if it really is their first meeting
since, as far as the heroes now know, it is.
Now that I've read
JLA/AVENGERS #1, I wanted to see what other reviewers were saying about
the issue. I'd already read Jess Lemon's review over at The PULSE (best
response to Jess's review came from J. Kevin Carrier over on the Micah
Wright forum: "Yeah. I'm the Bizarro Jess Lemon -- 'Me want superheroes
to be MORE ridiculous.' The writers take themselves and the characters
WAY too seriously, and have sucked all the enjoyment out of the genre.
Grant Morrison is about the only guy writing superheroes who even comes
close to getting it. 'Oh boo hoo, they're shooting beams from their
hands and fighting giant starfish, it's just too far-fetched.' Amateur
hour. Let's give Jess a couple of Bob Kanigher METAL MEN issues and
watch her head explode!") but I knew that there had to be some
dyed-in-the-wool comics fans who were reviewing this comic. Here's a
sampling of what I found...
DC COMICS/MARVEL CHARACTERS
Article Last Updated: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 - 2:25:14 PM EST
By JOHN SIMCOE
Test your Justice League
and Avengers knowledge
Trivia contest will have you digging through old comics
Comic-book fans are just like any other
fanatic, they pride themselves in knowing the minutest details of every
superhero comic book they own.
And now, like "Freddy vs. Jason" or
interleague play in baseball, one of comic-bookdom's most anticipated
crossover events is upon us.
The monumental "JLA/Avengers," a project
fans have waited 20 years for is on the stands. Rather than spend this
column yammering on about the book itself, The York Dispatch/Sunday
News offers you a trivia contest, with prizes provided by DC Comics and
two York comic book stores, Comic Store West and Comix Connection. The
questions are based on comic books published from 1941 to the present.
If you don't have the comic book, you can either guess, go pick up the
old issue or search the Internet for answers.
No matter, just do your best and prove
to your mother that it really was worth keeping all those comics,
because this is a contest that tests the depth of your back issue
collection, not your ability to remember current comic-book continuity.
For contest rules and prizes, see the accompanying box.
It's the single knottiest, longest-running argument in all the recorded history of online comics fandom:
"Could I ever hope, one day, to somehow satisfy Unca Cheeks sexually...?"
Some questions, however, gainsay and
frustrate the painstaking attempts of even the doughtiest of fanboys
(or -- preferably -- fanGIRLS; particularly ones who bear more than a
passing resemblance to Salma Hayek, or Catherine Zeta-Jones.
1-800-PLUSHLUV. Call me, dammit!), in their respective unravelings.
;-))
So: let's move on, then, to the second most frequently (and heatedly) debated comics-related issue of all time.
Namely: "Who Would REALLY Win In a Fair Fight: THE JUSTICE LEAGUE... or THE AVENGERS?"
Well: you're all just good and damned
lucky that Unca's here to field the tough ones for you lot, by golly,
by jingo. That's all I can say. ;-))
For my money, if the story is solid and
the book satisfies, which is the most important thing, the use of these
kinds of bits of continuity are just icing on the cake. A little bonus
for longtime readers, and some interesting “local color” for the new
readers. Everybody wins. Now let’s get to it.
As our correspondent noted, in the first
issue of the long-awaited JLA/AVENGERS miniseries by Kurt Busiek and
George Perez, the Justice League and the Avengers are manipulated by
cosmic forces into what amounts to a scavenger hunt for 12 massively
powerful artifacts, six from each team’s respective
universe/dimension/whatever.
Naturally, this being written by Kurt
Busiek, the poster child for arcane comic-book knowledge, all of these
items have deep roots in DC and Marvel history. We’ll go through them
one by one:
The Bell, the Jar, and the Wheel:
To be more precise, we’re talking about the Green Bell of Ulthool, the
Red Jar of Calythos and the Silver Wheel of Wyorlath, as first seen way
back in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #10. These talismans were created by
a trio of demons, Abenegzar, Rath and Ghast, who held dominion over the
Earth a billion years ago. When the demons were sentenced to eternal
imprisonment beneath the Earth by a race known only as the Timeless
Ones, the Bell, the Jar and the Wheel were their ace in the hole.
Anticipating this kind of trouble, the demons had earlier created the
mystical items that would, when combined, free them from their
subterranean prison. When sorcerer Felix Faust unearthed and combined
the items, their plan succeeded, until their subsequent defeat and
re-imprisonment by the Justice League.
October 8, 2003 | ICv2: JLA/A #1 is Top-Selling Book
DC
Comics took the number spot for comic book sales in September by
smashing the 200,000 barrier to smithereens with the final issue of the
Jim Lee Jeph Loeb Batman "Hush" storyline, which sold an amazing
233,775 copies. But while Batman #619 was topping the piece chart by some 44,000, the long-awaited DC/Marvel crossover book, JLA/Avengers
was, thanks to its $5.95 price tag and sales of almost 190K, the
month's top dollar comic by more than a factor of two--a million dollar
book. Just goes to show what can happen when the two top publishers
cooperate on the right project. One interesting side effect of the
financial success of JLA/Avengers is that it has provided artist George Perez with enough of a financial cushion that he can remain at CrossGen (see "Perez Stays At CrossGen").
...
When it came to the top 25 graphic
novels sold in September, Marvel and DC's role were reversed, with DC
snagging 10 out of the top 15 titles. Tokyopop's Love Hina Vol. 14,
which came in at number 6, was the top non-DC title. Marvel placed 5
titles in the Top 25 Graphic Novels, while Tokyopop had three and Dark
Horse and Image one each. Neil Gaiman's Sandman: Endless Nights
dominated the graphic novels in dollars sold, accounting for more
dollars this month than any comic book, with the sole exception of JLA/Avengers.
The Top 25 comics, with our estimates of the quantities sold during September, are:
The quantity ranking is obvious, it's
the ranking of comics based on total issues printed. The Retail Rank is
based on the price of a specific issue and the overall dollars it
produced in sales. Finally, there's that enigmatic "index" number. The
index shows retailers roughly how many of a product is being ordered in
comparison to the other products. The index says that the average store
orders 100 copies of Batman (a consistent seller) and then compares
other titles to this. In this months case, if "Batman" #619 sold
100,000 copies (it probably sold more than 100,000) that would mean the
#2 comic, "JLA/Avengers" #1, sold around 81,000 copies (once again, it
probably sold more than that, too).
“Batman could totally take Captain America."
“Superman is vulnerable to Thor’s magic."
“The Justice League would never lose to the Avengers. Unless we’re
talking about the 80’s Justice League who had members like Booster
Gold. Man, anybody could beat Booster Gold."
Notoriously basement-dwelling comic book
fans (including myself) have been debating these and similar questions
for years. Finally, after false starts dating back to 1983 (according
to Wizard The Comics Magazine), Marvel and DC’s top superhero teams are
facing off in one of the biggest comic book events of the year:
JLA/Avengers. The answers to the above questions will be answered
definitively, according to Marvel and DC.
Finally, if you didn't know ComiX-Fan's
sponsor X-World Comics is offering 25 complete sets of JLA/Avengers
#1-4 signed and numbered by Kurt Busiek and complete with a Certificate
of Authenticity. Pre-orders (which saves $20 off the price of the set)
can be made here: www.x-worldcomics.com/.../id=346#8723
[JLA_Avengers] Survey
Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:05:25 -0000
My name is Robert Franklin and I am a first year university student
in Australia.
I have joined this Yahoo! Group to ask assistance in helping me
conduct a survey about Issue #1 of JLA/Avengers. I am doing a
textual analysis of the book, and a survey will help me gauge the
response from other readers. I am studying for an Arts Degree,
majoring in Media Studies.
JLA/Avengers Crossover Event
This survey is purely voluntary. If there are some questions you do
not feel comfortable answering, then don't. The information you
provide will be used as part of a textual analysis of JLA/Avengers
#1. You can email your responses to (email)(email). All
responses will be treated confidentially and all
contributors will remain anonymous.
Your Age:
Your Location:
Your Gender:
How long have you been collecting comics?
Why did you purchase a copy of JLA/Avengers #1? Are you a fan of
either of the teams or are you just a collector?
Which team, JLA or Avengers, are you a fan of? Why?
What are your expectations of the crossover event, and have they
been met so far from Issue #1?
Which fight (ie Batman vs Captain America) are you most looking
forward to?
Which team up (ie Superman and Thor) are you most looking forward to?
Do you believe that the JLA/Avengers crossover event is purely for
fan entertainment, or is it just a money making exercise by DC and
Marvel.
Is Kurt Busiek the best writer for the project? If not, please
suggest someone who you believe would be ideal for the job.
Is George Perez the best artist for the project? If not, please
suggest someone who you believe would be ideal for the job.
Are there any other comments you would like to make about
JLA/Avengers #1?
Believe it or not, I actually sort of
like superheroes. Sometimes I even get the craving for them, which I
used to quench with watching the BATMAN cartoon show--lately, it's been
mostly reading ALIAS books. And this week, once I finished my first
paper of the year (just fine, thanks for asking), I decided I wanted a
really good superhero comic. Andy's back home, and honestly he and I
are having one of those bad sibling moments, so I had to ask the guy at
the comic shop what would be a good new superhero comic to get. I
should have just noticed the twenty copies of JLA/AVENGERS #1in the
window and avoided the first five minutes of what probably would have
been half an hour of him being way more helpful than I'm comfortable
with if I hadn't "remembered" a mid-afternoon dinner date.
But when I got back to my room and read
it, I remembered why I have a problem with comic books about
superheroes in general: they let me down. What I want from superhero
comic books is what I think Andy and his friends get from them, at
least sometimes. I want stories that feel big and exciting, with clever
plots and smart ideas and sharp dialogue. I want to be in suspense
about what's going to happen next. I think I'm entitled to that.
JLA/AVENGERS #1 (Sep 2003)
AVENGERS UNITED #35 (UK) (Jan 2004)
JLA/AVENGERS #1 (Mexico) (Oct 2003)
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:35:31 CST
George Perez, illustrator of the long-awaited JLA/Avengers.
