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5 Comic Book Storylines Perfect For Justice League Movie – Part 1

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5. JLA : Year One


JLA_Year-OneWell known writers Mark Waid (Kingdom Come), Barry Kitson (Legion of Super-Heroes) and Brian Augustyn (Crimson) re-imagine the original JLA in modern day setting.This 12-issue series with the Martian Manhunter, Black Canary, Aquaman, Flash and Green Lantern are joined by a long list of hero’s for brief appearances of Batman, Superman,Doom Patrol, the Blackhawks, the Challengers of the Unknown, and Green Arrow in a realistic origin story. This new line up of the JLA fights against clashing personalities and media backlash as Flash takes control of the newly formed team. The fact that Batman and Superman are not the main focus of the story can create a platform for DC to introduce some of their other characters in a entertaining way.

4. JLA (Book 1) : New World Order

JLA VOL1Scottish writer Grant Morrison known for writing Doom Patrol and Arkham Asylum, reunites the original seven JLA members, pitting them against the Hyperclan, Orwellian aliens who have come to Earth posing as a new group of superheroes. The public, looking for heroes, backs them in support of creating a perfect Utopian society. But as their true plans are discovered by Batman, only he and this newly formed group of real heroes can stop them! This story by Grant Morrison is one of many excellent storylines created by a writer who really knows these characters and how to use them together as a team.

 3. Justice League, Vol. 1 : Origin (The New 52)

JLA-vol-1-originRay Fisher’s casting as Cyborg might just be a hint that the Justice League film will adhere closely to the team’s New 52 reboot. Cyborg’s origin and him becoming a founding member of this incarnation Justice League gives this storyline a high probability of being used for the live action movie. Geoff Johns, known for his writing on Green Lantern, is a major part of the DC/Warner Bros machine, helping to steer a clear vision of the DC universe to the big screen. He handles having these characters meet for the first time beautifully, with each taking entertaining sides and stances in the midst of confrontations between new team members.

2. JLA : Tower of Babel


JLA_2This storyline was already used for the animated movie Justice League : Doom yet would still make a great live action movie. The comic book differs in ways that would make the live action movie even better. Ra’s al Ghul is mounting a major assault on Batman in a effort to eliminate the human race. In a effort to distract the Dark Knight he steals the dead bodies of Wayne’s parents while executing deadly effective strategies against each  member of the JLA. Batman has to handle the mental drain of getting his parents back as well as the aftermath of the attacks that are revealed to be designed by Batman himself.

1. Kingdom Come


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This JLA tale has Superman retired on a farm after becoming disillusioned with humans.

Kingdom Come is the best-selling graphic novel from acclaimed writer Mark Waid, winner of five Eisner and Harvey Awards. This epic tale of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes would go great with the dark realistic tone set in the Man of Steel and the upcoming Batman V Superman movie. The story of the retirement of the older generation of superheroes and the lack of morals of a new generation is great movie material. This JLA tale has Superman retired on a farm after becoming disillusioned with humans. He watches from a distance as the new breed do it their way. Wonder Woman asks him to get involved again to give an example of how it was done in the old days for the future of society itself. The bad blood between Superman and Batman, who suffers from a battle-ravaged body, is already written into the narrative giving us an older and angrier Dark Knight who now has to use an exo-skeleton to survive.

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Review: Godzilla vs. Kong

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Godzilla vs. Kong reminds me that I was an idiot as a child. I allowed the 4:30 Movie too significant a piece of my brain pie. I existed in a headspace where The Planet of the Apes and Gamera were more science than fiction. I was certain skyscraper-sized monsters lived in the woods a few blocks away, and that ghosts were under my bed. Somewhere in possibility-land, a black and white Lon Chaney slowly becomes a werewolf in a handful of dissolving frames.

Cut to my final form, and I can’t help but think these movies are just a total waste of time and resources. Sure, the effects can be impressive but often they have as much weight as a video game. Buildings smash into dust, an actor says a line against a green screen, then Kong sits on a throne like a stereotypical king. Ah doi!

Sure, the hollow Earth with upside-down mountains in the sky is cool – but where’s that sun coming from? The MechaGodzilla fight has some great effects, but you can watch those on Youtube without having to sit through a bunch of lines like “Kong bows to no one.”

Maybe I just can’t enjoy normal human things anymore.

 

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) 113min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 31 March 2021 (USA) Summary: The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another - the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong - with humanity caught in the balance.
Countries: USA, Australia, Canada, IndiaLanguages: English, American Sign Language

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Now that Captain America is Black…

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Now that Captain America is Black

  1. Bucky Barnes will change his name to Summer Soldier Buckquan because “Nah son! we ain’t doing sh*t in the winter!”
  2. Fearing for their lives, Police officers will fire 751 shots at Cap in the 4th of many incidents to come.
  3. In a new altered timeline, Thanos will win due to Cap being detained by a routine traffic stop. “How can you afford Vibraniun on a government salary? Please step out of the vehicle sir.”
  4. Captain America will form a Rap group with Black Panther called “Black-America.” The group will not be received well but will eventually have all their intellectual property stolen for decades to come without any due repar… I mean royalties. #MESSAGE
  5. Racists will be utterly confused when they tell Captain America to “Go back to where you came from.” Equally confused, Cap will pack up all his belongings and stay put.
  6. Cap will be accused of stealing Thor’s hammer the next time he picks it up.
  7. Cap’s shield will be replaced with a Vibraniun PlayStation Controller since black men are more comfortable throwing that.
  8. The battle decree will officially be changed from “Avengers Assemble” to “Yerrrrr! It’s on sight!”
  9. After 40 years of service, Cap will travel back in time to 1998 to finally get that last dance with his true love, Laura Winslow. They will Cha Cha Slide to “Before I let Go” as the credits role.
  10. Upon retirement, those jaded with having an Af-Am do such an amazing job will appoint a failed real estate charlatan to take up the mantle. The New Cap will immediately try and grab Scarlet by her “Johansson” and declare himself the best Captain America that ever did it during his inauguration.

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Chadwick Boseman Forever!!

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It is clear that Chadwick Boseman chose iconic roles like Thurgood Marshall, James Brown, Jackie Robinson and Black Panther with deliberate intent and for a specific purpose. In an age where positive roles for Black actors is often sparse, Chadwick managed to land and portray historical figures that made most respect his talents if not revel in his ability to transition effortlessly for one character to another. Even I had to give his African accent a solid B+ (It’s the highest grade the Nigerian Standards Bureau can give for an African accent to a non African FYI.)

Holding out and preparing for these dynamic roles came with both great frustration and incredible resolve I’m certain. Not to mention the taxing ordeal of battling Colon Cancer as the grueling scheduling of filming and increasing responsibility for positive representation loomed. Even under extreme duress, Chadwick’s commitment to others appeared to outweigh his own tribulations, unbeknownst to us all.

Black Panther may have been just a movie to some and that may be because some can easily rattle off 10 movies with a king of non Af-Am origin. It represented a lot more to others. Albeit imagined, imagery on cinema often accomplishes more to augment the social narrative and society itself than actual reality. If negative stereotypes influence perception then positive ones absolutely have the same converse effect.

Even in jest, the cultural misappropriation of raisins in potato salad on SNL skits directly spoke to the tampering of black culture to which T’challa championed, represented and aptly responded “Oh hell Nah Karen!”

If you don’t understand the relevance of representation, it’s probably because you are thoroughly represented. After all, no one is ever grateful for every breath they take until they are gasping for air.

R.I.P Chadwick Boseman. Thank you for breathing life into the possibility of Black excellence.

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