{"id":1968,"date":"2008-03-21T06:21:25","date_gmt":"2008-03-21T06:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2008-03-19T12:22:13","modified_gmt":"2008-03-19T12:22:13","slug":"jla-the-hypothetical-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2008\/03\/21\/jla-the-hypothetical-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"JLA: The Hypothetical Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/jla-the-hypothetical-woman.jpg\" alt=\"JLA: The Hypothetical Woman\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <strong>Gail Simone<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Luis Garcia-L\u00c3\u00b3pez<\/strong> (DC Comics)<br \/>\nISBN13: 978-1-84576-732-7<\/p>\n<p>Gail Simone once again proves her sheer class as mainstream comics writer in this compellingly effective epic which was originally serialised in issues #16-21 of <strong>JLA: Classified<\/strong>. With the legendary Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Luis Garcia L\u00c3\u00b3pez providing his customary magnificent artwork, as always, this tale examines the deadly ramifications when the World&#8217;s Greatest Heroes are deputised by the United Nations to remove a despotic General from power in a Third World nation.<\/p>\n<p>By stepping beyond their usual police role the League are susceptible to politics&#8217; oldest power-play. The defrocked dictator uses their actions against them to create a coalition among many equally-dubious regimes. Fearful that the superheroes may be turned upon them next, these nations put the vengeful General Tuzic in charge of all their metahuman and Special Resources.<\/p>\n<p>What follows is a charged and telling drama as the counter-attack of the General threatens the entire world with plague and conquest and that even before his deployment of the uniquely powerful Hypothetical Woman\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<p>Simone has a superb grasp of the dynamics of superhero storytelling and a wonderful ear for dialogue. Coupled with Garcia L\u00c3\u00b3pez&#8217;s astounding drawing the result is an old-fashioned \u00e2\u20ac\u0153goodies-and baddies\u00e2\u20ac\u009d delight. Fans of the form can take comfort that the Good Old Days aren&#8217;t quite over yet!<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a9 2006 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gail Simone &amp; Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Luis Garcia-L\u00c3\u00b3pez (DC Comics) ISBN13: 978-1-84576-732-7 Gail Simone once again proves her sheer class as mainstream comics writer in this compellingly effective epic which was originally serialised in issues #16-21 of JLA: Classified. 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