JLA: Another Nail

JLA: Another Nail 

By Alan Davis & Mark Farmer (DC Comics)
ISBN 1-84023-944-1

Potentially bewildering sequel to Davis’s fan friendly tale of a DC universe in which Superman did not figure. This time the heroes – including the better late than never Man of Steel – must fight off an invasion of demons, ghosts and monsters. And they’re just the prologue to a multiversal threat that is going to end all creation!

All the non-stop action and mayhem is instigated by the evil and patently demented New God Darkseid, when his war with the Gods of New Genesis goes badly and he triggers his ultimate Doomsday device.

This sequel opens almost immediately after the close of its predecessor, so fanboy or not, don’t even attempt to try this on its own unless you can be satisfied with the absolutely glorious pictures alone. Also you would be doing yourself and Mr Davis a great disservice. This is a nostalgia lover’s dream, if you have the necessary backgrounding.

If you are an experienced and dedicated comics fan this is a total joy. Davis’s love for the characters and situations is apparent so that exuberance carries through every meticulously hero-crammed panel. If you’re a casual reader or first timer however, it must be like sticking your face into a jet engine running on overdrive. You have been warned.

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