Justice League Vol. 5: Forever Heroes (The New 52)

by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis (Illustrator), Doug Mahnke (Illustrator)

Overview

As the Crime Syndicate hunts down the few heroes left foolish enough to challenge them—including Batman's protege, Dick Grayson. But Owlman has other plans for Nightwing...and Owlman's teammate: the most deadly being on the planet: Ultraman! Also, Cyborg is one of the lone Justice League members left to fight against the villains that have taken over. How can he possibly find a way to defeat them? Who can he turn to? Two words: Metal Men!

New York Times best-selling writer Geoff Johns (GREEN LANTERN, BATMAN: EARTH ONE) continues the Forever Evil event, as the Justice League must find a way to defeat their deadly mirror images—the Crime Syndicate!

Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #24-29

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401254193
Publisher:	DC Comics
Publication date:	03/17/2015
Series:	Justice League: The New 52 Series
Edition description:	The New 52 ed.
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	676,799
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Geoff Johns is an award-winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of The New York Times bestselling graphic novels AQUAMAN: THE TRENCH, BLACKEST NIGHT, GREEN LANTERN: THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE LEAGUE: ORIGIN, SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC and BATMAN: EARTH ONE which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming Green Lantern into one of the most critically and commercially successful franchises in comics.

Johns was born in Detroit and studied media arts, screenwriting, and film at Michigan State University. After moving to Los Angeles, he became an assistant to Richard Donner, director of Superman: The Movie. He and his mentor Donner later co-wrote SUPERMAN: LAST SON featuring the return of General Zod.

Johns has written for various other media, including episodes of Smallville, Arrow and Adult Swim's Robot Chicken, for which he was nominated along with his co-writers for an Emmy. He is the Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment and resides in Los Angeles, California.

Editorial Reviews

"Moves forward quickly and gets the reader intrigued from the start."—YAHOO! Associated Content

"Welcoming to new fans looking to get into superhero comics for the first time and old fans who gave up on the funny-books long ago."—Complex Magazine

"Justice League is about as much fun as you can have reading a comic book."—MTV Geek

"Reis manages to impress in a major way with his visuals."—IGN

"This is what "Justice League" should and can be: heroic adventures , world-threatening calamities and human interaction. Johns has found his stride on this book and it certainly helps that the art team of Reis, Prado and Reis have come along for the adventure.."—Comic Book Resources

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