The Justice League must pay for Batman’s critical mistake.
DC Comics announced writer Christopher Priest and artist Pete Woods will take over the super team’s adventures pitting them against aliens and classic enemies.
The new creative team’s run starts with JUSTICE LEAGUE #34 with “Lost” in which the League is left reeling after “a sleep-deprived Batman makes an error that proves costly.”
“I am really excited and very intimidated by the opportunity to step onto DC’s largest stage—the Festival of Big Gun Characters Priest Has Never Before Been Invited To Write,” Priest shares with DC Comics. “It is my goal to mine a bit of new ore from this 50+ year old franchise by taking the tack Geoff Johns and I developed for Deathstroke: a ‘real world’ approach and exploring the characters’ humanity introspectively.”
“I cannot express enough how excited I am to be working with Christopher on the Justice League!” Woods explained. “The story we’ve got in store is something I think is a unique take. We want to give readers a different angle on the characters, their relationships, and just what it means to be a member of the Justice League.”
Priest helped relaunch Deathstroke as part of DC Rebirth and was nominated for an Eisner this year.
“In my initial Deathstroke conversation with Geoff, I suggested that, since we were reimagining Slade Wilson’s adventures, why not shape the new book more like what a Deathstroke feature or TV series might look like?” explains Priest. “It is my intent to bring that same sensibility to Justice League, taking a hard “what if these characters actually existed in the real world?” look and working in an area of the series premise that is less frequently tapped.”
The acclaimed writer will make the super group and fans think about their purpose.
“Is the Justice League still relevant?” Priest asks. “What are their goals and how do we define them? In the ‘real’ world, how would various societies around the globe view this pantheon of godlike beings?”
Priest teased alien armadas, Deathstroke and Aquaman driving a bus.
Here are the official descriptions of the first two chapters:
JUSTICE LEAGUE #34
“LOST” part one! When the Justice League is confronted by three concurrent threats, a sleep-deprived Batman makes a crucial error that causes an unthinkable—and potentially unforgivable—tragedy. Legendary Eisner Award-nominated writer Christopher Priest (Deathstroke) is joined by artist Pete Woods for a brand-new must-read Justice League story like you’ve never seen before!
JUSTICE LEAGUE #35
“LOST” part two! Still greatly affected by the shocking events of the previous issue, the Justice League attempts to regain its balance when an alien infestation threatens the Earth. But nothing can prepare them for an attack closer to home…one that will reveal devastating truths about the League itself!
Part one arrives December 6, 2017, Part two on December 20, 2017.
By Editor