Justice League of America #8 Written and penciled by Bryan Hitch Inks by Daniel Henriques Colors by Alex Sinclair Letters by Chris Eliopoulos Published by DC Comics Issue #8 of Bryan Hitch’s Justice League of America has arrived at a particularly eventful epoch for the titular Justice League, and whether by chance or design the contents of …
Johns, Morrison, and many others have asked the question: what makes them gods? Hitch raises as much, but answers a more interesting inquiry: what makes them good in his work on Justice League of America #7
JLA #1 is another feather in Bryan Hitch’s artistic cap as he excels at showing superheroes in action along with labs, helicopters, explosions, and even a decent flirty interaction between Clark Kent and Lois Lane. However, his plot maybe suffers from some hypercompression as ideas, threats, and allies are introduced at a rapid pace without proper establishment. There are also a few story logic issues, The Flash and Green Lantern are written interchangeably, and Cyborg is kind of treated as deus ex machina. These misfires make JLA #1 an average comic with great art.
Drawing Captain America either in his own title or Avengers has been a right of passage for superhero artists since the 1960s. Even artists who have gone on to do very different things, like write and draw Superman’s modern origin (John Byrne) or create Blade the vampire hunter (Gene Colan) have had memorable takes on Cap’s adventures. …
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Penciler: Bryan Hitch Inker: Paul Neary Colourist: Paul Monts Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit Cover: Hitch, Neary, Monts Publisher: Marvel Comics “I’m not going to let what happened change the value of my life and shame on the rest of you. Shame on you for giving up…” We’ve barely let the changes …
Comic books are like wine, there is a bottle out there for everyone. The comic book medium has been around for over seventy years and is home to some of the most original and ground-breaking stories the world has ever seen. But knowing where to start is daunting, and jumping in blind can have some …