"The Obsidian Age" book 1 starts out weird, wild and big from the first page. Joe Kelly writes a fantastical story about the search for Aquaman, whom Superman believes is alive following the Imperiex invasion. However, two mysteries travelers: a shaman Indian and Tzeumak, an Aztec warrior, arrive to destroy the JLA and (in their minds) save the world. Their coming is seen in visions by Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, who then becomes increasingly cautious when he continually sees visions of his JLA t...

Meh, I don't know that this deserves only 2 stars for quality (the art is fine and the story has potential (an ancient JLA?!)) but I really had to trudge through it and it didn't really wow me. I'm so-so at being a JLA fan, enjoyed the cartoon but felt no complulsion to watch it regularly and very rarely bother to read any comics though I understand they're DC's biggest title.I like some characters in this book and don't know others at all and I don't feel very connected to any (even my beloved

Cool, fun, funny.

The first half of Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke's second story arc on JLA.Read this last night.It's been a little while since I read "Golden Perfect", but I'd say Kelly has a more comfortable (if not slightly better) handle on the characters here.Still nowhere near the heights the team would reach with "Trial By Fire" (http://hiptoday.blogspot.com/2008/02/...), but you can see that they're a good creative pairing.

I can't wait to read book 2. This one leaves you hanging! Argh!!!

One of my favorite JLA storylines of all time. Of course, it does have Nightwing in it, so that was a given. ;)

While this was no where near the worst comic book or trade that I have ever read, it was not the best either. Let's start with the bad and end with the good. What became a two volume "saga" could have done with a little editing. Five to six issues tops could have summed this arc up perfectly (maybe even less). Also, the big reveal of what was going on was lackluster and not extremely original in some aspects. Too much talk and not enough action sums it up rather well. Now for what I liked, Batma...

Primera edición española de esta saga. Más de diez años después se reeditaría en castellano dentro de la colección "JLA Élites" de ECC Ediciones.

Tom Nguyen does NOT draw women OR curls well. I put his lamentable artwork down as HALF of why I didn't like this collection. The other half is what he was asked to draw - a splash page with a hero torn in half on is NOT what any fan needs to see. Yick, I say, YICK. Let him go back to drawing young boys, which appear to be the ONLY characters he CAN draw well.

Reprints JLA (1) #66-71 (July 2002-November 2002). The JLA learn that Aquaman may still be alive as they make a desperate attempt to head into the past of the newly risen Atlantis. Unfortunately, the JLA might become the problem when a mystic shaman appears reporting that the JLA could be the downfall of the world. Meanwhile, with the JLA missing and presumed dead, Nightwing must lead a new team of members to try to protect the Earth and gain the respect of the people.Written by Joe Kelly, JLA V...

This volume sets up an epic tale for the JLA. Two super-powered metas attack the Justice League calling them The Hydra. They fail and escape back to the past, the Obsidian Age. The JLA follows them because they find a message for help sent by Aquaman, who did not perish in the Imperiex War.The JLA goes back in time to find their fallen comrade and the 1000's of Atlanteans who have disappeared in the past.The best part is when the JLA disappears, Batman hand picks a new JLA to take care of presen...

Old league disappearing into the past was good, but I particularly enjoyed the new league dealing with not having Batman and Superman to rely on. If the whole book had been about them, it would have gotten an extra star.

Joe Kelly’s “The Obsidian Age” arc was disappointing. Trust me, I really wanted to like it but I didn’t. There was so much going on and I was confused with the plot most of the time. I had to rely on the DC Database/Wikia to follow the plot in each issue. The whole past/present story format was also very confusing. A lot of new characters were also introduced and there was not enough time to handle them all. I hate it when there’s too many characters in a story. It’s hard to keep track of who’s

Read both parts in one sitting and wow, what an epic! I can seriously geek out over this one but I'll refrain...

Better than anything Morrison wrote during his tenure on this book. Absolutely brilliant. Nothing more to say.

This was really cool - time travel, ancient super-heroes, a new JLA with Nightwing in charge... funny, exciting and just the way it should be. Really good. (And lots of nice Batman and Nightwing moments, oh yes.)

Kelly prova una saga ad ampio respiro della JLA, riprendendo in modo confuso alcune idee del suo primo ciclo.Aquaman sembra morto, e Atlantide è scomparsa. La JLA è attaccata da avversari dal passato, avversari molto pericolosi. C'è un mistero, un viaggio nel tempo, e il piano d'emergenza di Batman che scatta e raduna una JLA di sostituti.Il fatto è che le premesse sono buone ma è tutto molto confuso, e Mahnke è sempre pessimo nella resa dei personaggi, degli sfondi e anche degli scontri.

A darker tone than Morrison and Waid. Morrison is weirder, but Kelly holds his own here in developing an interesting weirdness. This is a story about time travel and the Justice League analog of the ancient past based in a pre-deluge Atlantis. The sequel is even better.

One of my favorite JLA story arcs. The way Joe Kelly expresses the Batman is brilliant. All of the traits Batman is known for plus Kelly throws in the right amount of humor. Also the possibility of a love connection between Wonder Woman and Batman. Who knew!!

An intriguing start to the story. The JLA fight an old evil, while GL has flashes of doom. I like the idea of the replacement league, and how they cope with the aftermath that the JLA were fighting.