Paul Dini and Alex Ross have another oversized one-shot this November, JLA: SECRET ORIGINS. The 48-page, 10-inch by 13.5-inch one-shot begins a year-long build-up to fall 2003'S JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, an all-new, 96-page graphic novel.
"The work Paul and Alex have done with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel really shows their reverence and love for the characters," says Paul Levitz, DC's President & Publisher. "Now they're working with a broader palette as they take on the assembled forces of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes. I can't wait to see what they come up with."
Between these two works, DC Direct will unleash an array of JUSTICE LEAGUE-themed items illustrated by Ross, including posters and collector's plates. It starts with February's JLA: SECRET ORIGINS BY ALEX ROSS POSTER, featuring Ross' cover art on a 24-inch by 36-inch poster.
JLA: SECRET ORIGINS features DC's greatest icons: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, the Atom, Hawkman and Hawkgirl, Plastic Man, and Captain Marvel, along with a behind-the-scenes look at the heroes of the Justice League.
This graphic volume reprints the double-page origins of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel (a popular feature from their previous collaborations), and includes eight all-new origin spreads, plus an original five-page framing sequence focusing on the team's commitment to protecting humankind.
The book also includes interviews with the creators, reprintings of classic Ross artwork, as well as preview art and sketches for JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
"This is like a complete fanboy fantasy come true," Ross says."We created the SECRET ORIGINS book because I wanted to do origins for the JLA members I'd never touched on before. I'm getting the chance to do the era I grew up with, the classic representations of these characters."
"SECRET ORIGINS will give us the chance to present our look at key members of the classic Justice League," Dini says. "As with everything Alex and I do, we try to be respectful of the histories of each of these great characters, yet add a personal twist to their on going legends."
As for JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, Ross said that it is "a group story like this demands much more space. And the word balloons will be back."
Says Dini, "This book will feature a lot of diverse personalities interacting as a team, so it's a definite change from the interior monologue style of narration from the other stories Alex and I have done. Liberty and Justice will be a big story dealing with a global threat, and pretty much all the major JLA players throughout the years will be involved in it to varying degrees."
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