JLA: The Tower of Babel The Deluxe Edition

Informationen zum Autor Born in Hueytown, Alabama, Mark Waid has earned his living as a lounge singer, a magician, a disc jockey, an accountant, and in many other ways, but none of them as eclectic--or fun--as writing comic books. Waid has written for every major comics publisher, including DC, Marvel Comics, Archie Comics (where he served briefly as their cover-gag editor), Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, and BOOM! Studios. His credits include Daredevil , X-Men , The Flash , JLA , Ruse , Fantastic Four , the bestseller Kingdom Come , and his creator-owned series Empire . Klappentext Batman's strategy backfires as one of his greatest enemies uses his secret plans against the entire Justice League, in this modern-classic story presented in a new deluxe-format hardcover! Batman is the ultimate strategist, using his intelligence and resources to secure his place among his super-powered allies in the Justice League, not just as a member, but as one of the team's leaders. But what happens when that intelligence is used against him? In the celebrated story line "Tower of Babel" by Mark Waid and Howard Porter, longtime Batman villain Ra's al Ghul takes out the JLA, one member at a time--using plans devised by Batman himself, with specific methods to subdue his teammates if they ever got out of control. For Batman, they were emergency protocols to keep the world safe; for Ra's, it's step one in his latest scheme to control the world's population. Can the Justice League recover in time to stop Ra's? JLA: The Tower of Babel The Deluxe Edition also includes earlier JLA stories written by Waid, including a space-faring mission guest-starring Adam Strange, and the Justice League investigating mysterious destruction in Gotham City. Plus, it's gorilla warfare in a story by Len Kaminski and Jason Orfalas--the start of the aptly named "JLApe" event, where the JLA members are transformed into apes! This volume collects JLA #18-21, #32-33, #43-46, and JLA Annual #3. Zusammenfassung Batman. Superman. Wonder Woman. Green Lantern. The Flash. These are the world's greatest heroesthe team known as the Justice League of America. The JLA has battled terrifying foes across the galaxybut what will happen when the battle turns inward? A mysterious plague has swept across Earth. All language has seemingly turned to gibberish, and the world is plunged into a state of panic as communication becomes impossible. The JLA is determined to set things rightbut it turns out that one of their own may have played a role in this disaster. Is one of the heroes truly responsible for the chaos across the planet? Will the JLA survive this shocking betrayal? JLA: The Tower of Babel The Deluxe Edition is a tale of epic proportions, by acclaimed writer Mark Waid ( Kingdom Come , The Flash ) and artist Howard Porter ( The Flash , Scooby Apocalypse ). Collects JLA #18-21, 32-33, 43-46, and two stories from JLA Secret Files #3. ...

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Batman's strategy backfires as one of his greatest enemies uses his secret plans against the entire Justice League, in this modern-classic story presented in a new deluxe-format hardcover!

Batman is the ultimate strategist, using his intelligence and resources to secure his place among his super-powered allies in the Justice League, not just as a member, but as one of the team's leaders.

But what happens when that intelligence is used against him? In the celebrated story line "Tower of Babel" by Mark Waid and Howard Porter, longtime Batman villain Ra's al Ghul takes out the JLA, one member at a time--using plans devised by Batman himself, with specific methods to subdue his teammates if they ever got out of control. For Batman, they were emergency protocols to keep the world safe; for Ra's, it's step one in his latest scheme to control the world's population. Can the Justice League recover in time to stop Ra's?

JLA: The Tower of Babel The Deluxe Edition also includes earlier JLA stories written by Waid, including a space-faring mission guest-starring Adam Strange, and the Justice League investigating mysterious destruction in Gotham City. Plus, it's gorilla warfare in a story by Len Kaminski and Jason Orfalas--the start of the aptly named "JLApe" event, where the JLA members are transformed into apes!

This volume collects JLA #18-21, #32-33, #43-46, *and JLA Annual* #3.