I was pretty psyched for the James Robinson Justice League project when they initially started hinting that he was doing something.
Then came WWLA.
Reported on Newsarama:
Robinson then announced that he's working on a new Justice League book called - wait for it - Justice League. "Hal Jordan decides that he wants a pro-active team," said Robinson. "They never go out and bring in people. This team will go after the equivalent of the FBI's most wanted list, sometimes in different countries, sometimes through time. It's a nice eclectic team of established teams and some oddball characters I've thrown in." Along with Hal Jordan, Robinson named Green Arrow as a member. When writing the two characters, Robinson said "I just imagine me and Geoff Johns talking to each other."
Robinson expanded on the lineup, naming Ray Palmer. "He's not The Atom, but he still has the costume, and he still shrinks," Robinson says. "That's not to say at some point he won't be The Atom but again, but for now, he's Ray Palmer."
Also on the team? Supergirl, Batwoman (DiDio: "Whoops, we weren't supposed to say that one. Just kidding!"), Freddy Freeman in "whatever name he's going to have" (which DiDio said was Shazam), and Starman. No, not the Jack Knight Starman that Robinson made famous in the '90s, but the blue, alien Mikaal Tomas Starman.
Robinson said the final member is an "old, 90-year-old man named Bill." "People are going to love this character by the time I'm done with him," Robinson said. The writer was about to name the artist, but no, DiDio cut him off and said they were going to hold off on that announcement.
"The difference is, the Justice League of America is all about the league, it's a family," said Robinson. "While this is about justice. It's all about bringing in the bad guys."
Yeah...OK...so much of that makes no sense. Forget about this "Bill" character...but Mikaal? Becoming a JL member after years of being nowhere, having no connection to anyone involved in the JL, and never really being established as much of a crime-fighter or justice seeker in the DCU?
Batwoman from virtually nowhere to the JL? It doesn't really seem to fit anything that has been done with the character thus far. Really...I don't get it.
Maybe Robinson will tell stories that are so good that you don't care that the initial conceit made absolutely no sense...but that's not a strong point to start from.
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