“War World Part 2” Superman’s defiance of Mongul sets a bad precedence, so Mongul sets out to make sure Superman is killed on War World, no matter what it takes. The other gladiators, however, come to admire his resolve to treat them like actual people (including using their attempt to help him escape to […]
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Justice League Season 1 Episode 10
May 1, 2016“War World Part 1” Jo’nn and Superman are captured and secreted away to War World, a planet meant for the gladiators of a dozen worlds to face off for the entertainment of a wild crowd. Hawkgirl and Green Lantern are on their way to help. But will a world with no jobs, no food, […]
Review: Justice League Season 1 Episode 9
April 10, 2016Paradise Lost Part 2 So the artifacts Diana and the League are uncovering to save Diana’s family from Felix Faust? The pieces of the Key to Tartarus, the underworld. (The history between Diana’s mother and Hades does explain why no men are allowed in Themyscera.) When Faust releases Hades the League and the Amazons gets […]
Review: Justice League Season 1 Episode 8
April 3, 2016Paradise Lost Part 1 When Wonder Woman returns home (after having leaving against her mother’s will to help the Earth fight the alien invasion) she find that Felix Faust has invaded and turned her family to stone. In order to get them back Diana has to recover some mystic artifacts for him. Of course Diana […]
Review: Justice League Season 1 Episode 6
March 20, 2016The Enemy Below Part 1 When another nuclear submarine violates the Atlantean space tension between Atlantis and the surface boils up into near war. The Justice League has its own opinions on the situation and on Aquaman himself, King of the Atlanteans. Aquaman tries, kind of, to reach out a hand in peace, but he’s […]
Review: Justice League Season 1 Episode 5
March 13, 2016In Darkest Night Part 2 With John charged with destroying a planet Flash takes to his defense as the other Justice League members investigate the claims. Superman and Martian Manhunter quickly find plenty suspicious about the claims. Like with subsequent plots there’s more scheming and manipulation going on here than we’ve seen. The force behind […]
Review: Justice League Season 1 Episode 4
March 6, 2016In Blackest Night Part 1 Guess what…there are black people in this series! I mean, not just Green Lantern aka John Stewart, but at the opening of this episode he walks through a whole black community, casually busting petty criminals and tossing balls back to neighborhood kids. This series does a pretty fabulous job of […]
Review: Justice League Season 1 Episode 3
February 28, 2016Secret Origins Part 3 With Superman and Hawkgirl trapped by the aliens and Batman dead, the rest of the gang goes back into the hive to rescue their captured comrades. Since we started with Batman and Superman it’s nice to have a little time with our other heroes, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Wonder Woman. […]
Review: Justice League Season 1 Episode 2
February 21, 2016Secret Origins Part 2 With the world in danger Princess Dianna defies her mother’s orders, steals some artifacts and runs off to help Batman and Superman fight the alien invaders. As our heroes begin their battler against the alien hive, Martian Manhunter telepathically calls to Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Flash for help. But the entire […]
Review: Justice League Season 1 Episode 1
February 14, 2016Secret Origins Part 1 When Superman shows up as Batman’s staking out a space research facility things go sour. Not that Superman is incapable, but the alien infection/invasion happening is outside of both men’s prior experiences. Something at the site gives Superman strange visions that haunt him as he goes about his normal superhero life […]