Jla 3 Paperback – January 22, 2013

This is the third part of Grants Morrison's epic run on DC's mightiest heroes. Overall it's a great collection of stories especially for those Morrison or JLA fans out there. The inclusion of classic villain Starro alien (who was the original villain that helped created the original JLA) was brilliant. The story of the Ultramarines Corps was a nice look at the effect that DC's mightiest heroes are having on their universe. Morrison writes the JLA like an ancient pantheon of gods, each with their purpose in the story and never detracting or overshadowing one another.The books themselves are handsomely reproduced in a great size hardcover made of high quality paper and complete with a beautiful dust cover; which when the books are displayed in order the spines of the dust covers make an image of the JLA (featuring the 7).Can't wait for the next and final volume of Grant Morrison's vision of the JLA!!

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There are a few stories told here:Starro the Conqueror1'000,000UltramarinesCrisis Times Five (JLA/JSA)The Starro storyline was pretty awesome. There is even a cameo of the Sandman, The Lord of Dreams. Very well executed, fun and exiting.The Ultramarines story was also pretty cool. I was surprised how the JLA, as powerful as it is, got their asses kicked almost the whole book. Pretty fun!.Crisis Times Five was a JLA/JSA crossover. It was great to see the old and new generation of superheros together. It was a mess dimensional flick but it paid off completely.Why I give it only 4 stars?. The 1'000,000 issue had absolutely NOTHING to do there. Is an issue without begining nor end. I didn't enjoyt it at all.Besides this, the book is awesome.

[Review for Morrison JLA Deluxe Editions 1-4]I'm a pretty mixed Morrison fan. I've enjoyed smaller titles and shorter works, but his Batman run was more miss than hit for me, and Final Crisis made me want to tear out my hair. Sometimes, I feel like he's convoluted and layered in allusions and obscure references at the expense of a coherent story.But I read JLA and suddenly things clicked. No, I still do not completely love what I think of as the extreme Morrison, but this run of JLA really cemented two things for me: (1) the sheer scale and number of ideas running through this writer's head are incredible, and I can now see echoes in his work in so many other current writers (Snyder, Taylor, King, etc.); (2) when he's constrained by a certain kind of book, like an ensemble like this, and paired with a methodical artist who approaches the visuals cleanly, his stories are so much easier to understand (even if the written content is still convoluted). What makes some stories like Final Crisis so frustrating, I think, is that the art, while beautiful, is just as close up and choppy and messy as the writing. But the crisp storytelling in the JLA, the constraints of self-contained arcs with explainable endings, all come together in a way that made me appreciate his genius.The complete run contains some truly unforgettable stories you'll see other folks talk about (Rock of Ages for example). And I'm so glad I purchased this. It's like there was a big missing piece in my DC reading and it suddenly fell into place. I strongly recommend this, even if you don't think of yourself as a Morrison person. Just give it a shot. I'm so glad I did.

I've bought the first 3 volumes of the JLA trades for my Kindle Fire, and I have to say reading these takes me back to my younger days when I had the original comics. This volume contains Morrison's story arc featuring "IT", a retelling of the Star Conquerer that was seen in JLA Origins (which is in JLA Vol. 1). Not to be confused with the Silver Age villian Starro, the IT storyline showed a new menace that was trying to conquer Earth through people's dreams. Morrison guest stars Sandman Daniel Hall, one of the Endless, who assists the JLA in helping to beat IT. Great storytelling and some great dialogue. There was a few Mark Waid storylines with some guest artist (which weren't as good as Howard Porter's inks on the Morrison tales) that were ok, but I wasn't a fan of expanding the JLA with the two New Gods or some of the secondary heros. In any case, you see the seeds of the WWIII storyline in this run, that get published in the final volume. I consider this the weak point of the series, but if you are looking to complete the run, it's still has some decent stories to go along with the IT story.

I am a huge comics fan and Grant Morrison is a great writer. A lot of people rave about his Batman work, and it is a great story, but he is more well known for other work he has done.His work with this series of the JLA is something he is known for doing. I enjoyed it a great deal and found that it constantly went further with ever story arc. The whole series is really good and I recommend all 4 volumes of the hardcovers or trade paperbacks.

This review is for the Kindle HD version, where it looked very good (specially the ‘zoom’ option)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I like it!!!! It has tons of action. Good dialogue on all the stories and the art is awesome. It got me back again to reading more DC material. From this volume, I decided to take a look at the JLA series from old.Yes, I will definitely recommend it!!