superfangirl1 (
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scans_daily2025-12-18 04:22 pm
tcampbell1000 (
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scans_daily2025-12-18 12:32 pm
Despot, Dome Scandal: JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #3-4 (JLI 38)

JLI #16-17 introduced the Queen Bee and her alliance with Jack O’Lantern. In that first appearance, she was all poise and grace. Despite her chilling games of mind control, she also exuded a false warmth that snared lovers and allies and disarmed her enemies.
In her second appearance, the warmth is gone. It’s true what they say: holding high political office ages people before their time.
( But why won’t certain office-holders DIE of old age already? )
tcampbell1000 (
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scans_daily2025-12-14 10:43 pm
French Hiss: JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #1-2 (JLI 37)

From here to issue #27, series art is by Bart Sears over Keith Giffen layouts until otherwise noted. All plots and layouts by Giffen, though DeMatteis will only script through #8.
The idea of a “Justice League Europe” was a natural extension of the “Justice League International” concept, but it has an intrinsic problem: almost any high-profile or mid-profile characters it could use were always going to be Americans. Giffen and DeMatteis leaned into that as an inherent source of conflict from the get-go.
( If this were a TV pilot, it would probably play ‘‘American Idiot’’ over the opening credits. )
cyberghostface (
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scans_daily2025-12-14 03:35 pm
Entry tags:
- char: angel/archangel/warren worthington,
- char: colossus/piotr rasputin,
- char: doctor doom/victor von doom,
- char: nightcrawler/kurt wagner,
- char: professor x/charles xavier,
- char: shadowcat/kitty pryde,
- char: storm/ororo munroe,
- char: wolverine/logan/james howlett,
- creator: daniel kibblesmith,
- creator: pat olliffe,
- theme: holidays
tcampbell1000 (
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scans_daily2025-12-12 07:40 pm
Would Sauron’s Ring Be More Tempting As a Death-Ray Bazooka?: JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #30 (JLI 36)

The cover and title--“Teenage Biker Mega-Death!”--both have a cheeky charm, but don’t be fooled. I’d call this the darkest story of Giffen and DeMatteis’ run, more so than the funeral episode, Blue Beetle’s mind imploding, or even the Despero stuff. Warning for death, violence, body horror, and a sense of crushing hopelessness I normally associate with election night 2016.
( Even the first time I read this, I was like…‘‘JESUS.’’ )








