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Elseworlds: Justice League
Elseworlds: Justice League, Vol. 3
From some of comics' greatest creators comes the next volume of classic Elseworlds tales featuring the Justice League in Elseworlds: Justice League Vol. 3!
Superman and Batman may hold the title of World's Finest, but Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite are definitely the World's Funnest! In this long-forgotten tale, Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite battle across the entire Multiverse, and almost every character you can think of is along for the ride! Plus, when a cosmic storm passes over planet Earth, it brings a mysterious plague which nearly kills the entire male population and the only two men who survive are Superman and his archnemesis, Lex Luthor!
In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places--some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow.
Collects Conjurors #1-3, Flashpoint #1-3, Superman and Batman: World's Funnest #1, JLA: Created Equal #1-2 and Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Knights #1.
Superman and Batman may hold the title of World's Finest, but Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite are definitely the World's Funnest! In this long-forgotten tale, Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite battle across the entire Multiverse, and almost every character you can think of is along for the ride! Plus, when a cosmic storm passes over planet Earth, it brings a mysterious plague which nearly kills the entire male population and the only two men who survive are Superman and his archnemesis, Lex Luthor!
In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places--some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow.
Collects Conjurors #1-3, Flashpoint #1-3, Superman and Batman: World's Funnest #1, JLA: Created Equal #1-2 and Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Knights #1.
365 pages, Paperback
First published February 26, 2019
About the author
Chuck Dixon
3,255 books879 followersCharles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
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March 20, 2019
Collecting all of the Elseworlds stories into a series of graphic novels is a fantastic idea. The stories contained within are hit and miss. I'll give a brief review of each.
Conjurors by Chuck Dixon & Eduardo Barreto - 4 stars
An Elseworlds where magic has overtaken science as the preeminent driving force for society. Features some obscure magical characters of the DC universe as they battle some elder gods who gifted magic to humans in the first place. The premise is actually very similar to what's going on now at DC post Dark Nights: Metal. Eduardo Barreto's art is exceptional.
Flash: Flashpoint (1999) by Pat McGreal & Norm Breyfogle - 3 stars
This is not part of the big Flashpoint DC event. It's just an Elseworlds book with the same name. The Flash was paralyzed while saving JFK from a bullet in Dallas. Now Barry Allen is the fastest thinker on the planet. While excavating an alien site on Mars, Wally West discovers a device that could threaten all of Earth. This could do with being fleshed out a bit more, but I dug it. Norm Breyfogle's art looks great.
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest by Evan Dorkin & a whole team of DC's best artists - 3.0 stars
A fun romp through the many DC dimensions as Mister Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite inherently destroy each one. I like that they were able to get so many signature artists to illustrate each earth.
JLA: Created Equal by Fabian Nicieza & Kevin Maguire - 4 stars
Y, the Last Man set in the DC universe. This was actually released a few years before Y. Superman and Lex Luthor are the only men left on Earth after a comet kills off the rest of the men. Kevin Maguire's art is sublime. I wish he would do more projects. I love his expressive art.
Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights by Terry LaBan & Rebecca Guay - 3 stars
Terry LaBan does a splendid job of merging the Green Lantern mythos with One Thousand and One Nights, using genies in the place of Green Lantern rings. Rebecca Guay's art is gorgeous and ethereal giving the book the look of an ancient manuscript.
Conjurors by Chuck Dixon & Eduardo Barreto - 4 stars
An Elseworlds where magic has overtaken science as the preeminent driving force for society. Features some obscure magical characters of the DC universe as they battle some elder gods who gifted magic to humans in the first place. The premise is actually very similar to what's going on now at DC post Dark Nights: Metal. Eduardo Barreto's art is exceptional.
Flash: Flashpoint (1999) by Pat McGreal & Norm Breyfogle - 3 stars
This is not part of the big Flashpoint DC event. It's just an Elseworlds book with the same name. The Flash was paralyzed while saving JFK from a bullet in Dallas. Now Barry Allen is the fastest thinker on the planet. While excavating an alien site on Mars, Wally West discovers a device that could threaten all of Earth. This could do with being fleshed out a bit more, but I dug it. Norm Breyfogle's art looks great.
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest by Evan Dorkin & a whole team of DC's best artists - 3.0 stars
A fun romp through the many DC dimensions as Mister Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite inherently destroy each one. I like that they were able to get so many signature artists to illustrate each earth.
JLA: Created Equal by Fabian Nicieza & Kevin Maguire - 4 stars
Y, the Last Man set in the DC universe. This was actually released a few years before Y. Superman and Lex Luthor are the only men left on Earth after a comet kills off the rest of the men. Kevin Maguire's art is sublime. I wish he would do more projects. I love his expressive art.
Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights by Terry LaBan & Rebecca Guay - 3 stars
Terry LaBan does a splendid job of merging the Green Lantern mythos with One Thousand and One Nights, using genies in the place of Green Lantern rings. Rebecca Guay's art is gorgeous and ethereal giving the book the look of an ancient manuscript.
April 24, 2020
Nice collection of Elseworlds stories. The JLA: Created Equal is a especially nice one. Recommended
December 12, 2024
Just not as much fun as they should be.
August 3, 2022
I sense that the Elseworld series is not for everyone, but the creativity that goes into these stories is fantastic. Although the opening story arc, The Origin of Magic, suffers from frequent point of view shifts that could have been better framed to guide readers through the arc’s muddled opening, by the final issue the arc regains it focus. Flashpoint, no relation to the event that started the New 52, is fine. However, the other remaining stories are what sealed the rating for me. The third story follows Batmite and Mr. Mxyzptlk fighting across the DC multiverse. The fourth focuses on a reality where all men but Superman and Lex Luthor die, making the story a critique of masculinity and an exploration of motherhood. The final story is an Arabian Nights inspired take on the Green Lantern that features incredible art on par with what I’ve seen in The Sandman series. My love of these last three stories is strong enough to outshine my other criticisms for me.
June 1, 2023
Anthology of alternate-universe DC stories. They're 3 or 4 stars each. I'm giving 4 stars to the collection.
Conjurors: Jennifer Morgan, Deadman, the Phantom Stranger, and Blue Beetle in a magic-based world. 4 stars.
Flashpoint: Barry Allen is a quadriplegic after taking a bullet in the spine saving JFK. Featuring Vandal Savage, Ralph Dibny, and the Martian Manhunter. 4 stars.
Batman and Superman: World's Funnest: Mr. Mxyzptlk goes on a deadly rampage across the Multiverse while trying to catch Bat-Mite. 4 stars.
JLA: Created Equal: A space virus kills every man and boy in the world except Superman. My favorite thing about this is a new character, Maria Contranetti, a stand-up comic who gets hold of a Green Lantern ring and becomes a "super-villain wannabe". 3 stars.
Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights: Wicked Sultan Ibn Rayner is entertained and enlightened by a story Scheherazade tells him of the great Al Jhor Dan and Princess Katma. 3 stars.
Conjurors: Jennifer Morgan, Deadman, the Phantom Stranger, and Blue Beetle in a magic-based world. 4 stars.
Flashpoint: Barry Allen is a quadriplegic after taking a bullet in the spine saving JFK. Featuring Vandal Savage, Ralph Dibny, and the Martian Manhunter. 4 stars.
Batman and Superman: World's Funnest: Mr. Mxyzptlk goes on a deadly rampage across the Multiverse while trying to catch Bat-Mite. 4 stars.
JLA: Created Equal: A space virus kills every man and boy in the world except Superman. My favorite thing about this is a new character, Maria Contranetti, a stand-up comic who gets hold of a Green Lantern ring and becomes a "super-villain wannabe". 3 stars.
Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights: Wicked Sultan Ibn Rayner is entertained and enlightened by a story Scheherazade tells him of the great Al Jhor Dan and Princess Katma. 3 stars.
September 24, 2023
yeah I guess! My favorite story was the World's Funniest but I'm kind of a sucker for DC's naval gazing trips across the multiverse so!
Sidenote: the Arabian Nights GL story is SUCH a missed opportunity on using actual GL lore (genuinely this is nitpicky but Katma and Hal come on!!!! Also Kyle and Hal's firstnames switch midway through and it's weird!!!!) and it seems to be adding some greek mythological elements into the stories in a way that I find kind of uncomfortable BUT it sure is really, REALLY lovely to look at!!
Sidenote: the Arabian Nights GL story is SUCH a missed opportunity on using actual GL lore (genuinely this is nitpicky but Katma and Hal come on!!!! Also Kyle and Hal's firstnames switch midway through and it's weird!!!!) and it seems to be adding some greek mythological elements into the stories in a way that I find kind of uncomfortable BUT it sure is really, REALLY lovely to look at!!
March 22, 2019
Interesting. Not the best Elseworlds volume but imaginative as always.
April 7, 2019
Entertaining, some were good, some were not.
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