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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5
EAN num: 9781563899362
ISBN number: 1563899361
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 144
Printing Date: November 01, 2002
Publishing house: DC Comics
Age index: Young Adult
Release Date: November 01, 2002
Sale Popularity Level: 334040
Studio: DC Comics
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This was a good book. I liked seeing more of the Martian Manhunter's story played out.
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There are a few stories in here. Again, a Batman warning turns out correctly, as far as how good an idea it is to try and brainwash a bunch of Martian Manhunters that hate you. i.e. not very.
The JLA also meets Santa, as told by Plastic Man to his kid, which is pretty funny.
The weak part is an odd Polaris/Joker episode that seems to come out of nowhere.
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These were originally published as JLA #55 - #60.
The White Martians, J'onn the Martian Manhunters 'evil counterparts' if you will, were very first defeated in JLA: New World Order. The White Martians lay a trip for J'onn, thinking that taking him out very first is the key to defeating the JLA. The shape shifting Martians were 'wished' out of their hypnotic state inadvertently by J'onn while battling ID (United We Stand).
The White Martians should be a great foe for the JLA. But their defeat, while clever (think oxygen and fires, no spoiler here) is somewhat contrived and convenient.
This issue also contains Bipolar Disorder (JLA vs. Polaris infected with a Joker toxin) and a JLA Christmas tale that is better left unread.
Fav panels: page 50, Superman with the White Martians behind him masquerading as the rest of the JLA; page 85, Superman, WonderWoman and GL pulling the moon closer to the Earth.
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Terror Incognita contains numbers 55-60 of the monthly JLA comic and is book nine of the collected reprint JLA paperbacks. Chapters 1-4 of this book pit the JLA against the White Martians (evil counterparts to JLA member J'onn J'onzz, debuted in "JLA: New World Order") and are written by Mark Waid. Chapter 5 is a crossover with the miniseries "Joker: Last Laugh" by Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty. Chapter 6, a Christmas story, is Waid's last as JLA writer.
The four-part White Martian story is marred by the inconsistency of the art. Superstar penciler Bryan Hitch left the book after part one, and the initial transition from him to guest artist Mike Miller is jarring. This is admittedly unfair to Miller, however, as his art would hold up fine against any artist not in Mr. Hitch's category. Waid turns in a fine story with some nice insights into the character of stalwart Leaguer J'onn J'onzz and gives a real sense of the team being threatened by the immensely powerful evil Martians. Sadly, the means by which the JLA defeats the Martians is all too similar to how they prevailed in one of the Grant Morrison stories now collected in "JLA: American Dreams," so Waid's final arc lacks the impact that his earlier work on this series had.
Chapter 5, unfortunately, requires reading "Joker: Last Laugh" to know what's going on. "Last Laugh" has not been collected in trade paperback form. It was a huge crossover and received mixed reviews, and in no way affects any other story in this book. It was a mistake for DC to include this story here, as it confuses the reader and detracts from the rest of the content.
Chapter 6, Mark Waid's farewell, is a Christmas story. I don't like Christmas stories in general, superhero Xmases more specifically. This one is cute, slightly irreverent, and there's a nice Mike Ploog quality to the art. Still, though, it's just a Christmas story, so those hoping one of the best (but not exactly most consistent) superhero writers in the biz will leave JLA with a bang might be disappointed.
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There are some plot holes that bothered me. In most of the story, the white martians are shown to be extermely powerful and ruthless. Yet, there are some scenes in the story with, J'onzz, Batman, Flash and Lantern where the White Martians suddenly get soft just for story convenience.
Still, I really enjoyed the pacing of the book and the focus on J'onzz. The art was also very good.
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