

The down side to this development is that we’re getting yet another change in the creative teams on DC’s “New 52.” I’m sad to say that one thing that hasn’t changed with DC is its struggle to keep successful writers and/or artists on a comic more than around a year. With new relationships developing – like Wonder Woman and Superman – new members coming on – like Shazam! and the all-new Atom - and new threats rising - like Ocean Master & Atlantis - the Justice League will grow and change as we march towards the impending TRINITY WAR.” Ivan and Joe begin with a story they were born to draw - THRONE OF ATLANTIS - a story between JUSTICE LEAGUE and AQUAMAN that will have the League experiencing what Aquaman does - they’ll be caught between land and sea. The second year of JUSTICE LEAGUE will begin an adventurous, mysterious and heroic storyline focusing on our members as their greatest secrets are revealed…and the repercussions change the world. From GREEN LANTERN to BLACKEST NIGHT to AQUAMAN, I couldn’t ask for better collaborators. Ivan Reis and Joe Prado bring power, grace, emotion and epic storytelling worthy of the world’s greatest super heroes. “There is no other choice for the next A-Star art team on JUSTICE LEAGUE. When asked about the change, scripter Geoff Johns, chief creative officer for DC, said the following:

I’m sure the rest of the folks at DC would like to see him contribute to another hit, after all!

You can check out the cover for that book at the end of this article.Ĭonsidering that Lee can help bolster another DC book/project after a little over a year helping Justice League consistently sell strongly, I can understand his desire to move on to something else. His final issue of Justice League will be number 15, due to arrive in comics shops on December 26. Look for more about what he’ll be creating during the upcoming New York Comic-Con. Lee to take his talents and begin creating his next major DC work. I’m glad I was wrong in this instance (although I was not surprised by the fact that we did have a stand-in artist help out).Īccording to a recent article at, the time has finally come for Mr. I was certain he’d move on to other projects after six months or so. Turns out he lasted a lot longer than I expected, nothing against Mr. The question I had at that time was: How long would he work on that comic? One of the things that made DC’s Justice League a big hit when the “New 52” debuted last year was art from Jim Lee, co-publisher for the company.
