On the back of the 1996 JLA: MIDSUMMER’S NIGHTMARE and KINGDOM COME by Mark Waid (FLASH, CAPTAIN AMERICA) a new Justice League was launched with force by DC Comics. This new League based on the original Silver Age roster is the first gathering together of his line up in current continuity and includes both first and second generation heroes.

In the current ongoing series by Grant Morrison (DOOM PATROL, ANIMAL MAN) titled simply JLA we are shown tales and events that happen above and beyond the normal DC Universe. Always pushing established continuity and elements in new and often mythic directions this is the rebirth of the superheroic ideal for a modern and critical readership.

Already we have seen two spin off mini-series (JLA: PARADISE LOST and JLA YEAR ONE) as well as the JLA SECRET FILES oneshot, planned are an Elseworlds tale (THE NAIL) and a spin off series preliminary titled JLA JUNIOR.

ARTICLES

The JLA Watchtower	The incredable new lunar headquarters of the Justice League.[By Alan Kistler]
The Pantheon	Which Leaguers correspond to which classical gods and why. Find out here.

FOUNDING MEMBERS

	AQUAMAN Aquaman alias Arthur Curry alias Orin heir to the throne of Atlantis. Supreme ruler of the Seven Seas, Lord of the Deep, King of Poseidonis, Ruler of Atlantis, the fishy guy from the old cartoon. Bland, a nobody, the guy in the orange and green? Where have you been? Meet Aquaman, Peter David style!
	BATMAN I There is a darkness on the streets of Gotham City and only one man can stand in it's way. That man is the Batman! Supreme human athlete and near genius intellect. He has perfected his body and mind so that he may wage a war on the criminals of Gotham City.
	FLASH III His name is Wally West. He is the fastest man alive. He is the Flash!. Third to have the name of the Flash Wally is the former sidekick of Barry Allen and possibly the fastest of all the Flashes. Called by the extra-dimensional Speed Force the only thing that keeps him in this world is his love for Linda Park.
	GREEN LANTERN V Given an emerald ring of power by the last of the Guardians of the Universe, artist Kyle Rayner found his life thrown into turmoil as he became - quite by the chance - the last of the emerald warriors. Young, relatively inexperienced and dedicated he tries hard to live up to the legacy of Green Lantern.
	MARTIAN MANHUNTER Ours in not the only civilisation to have graced our humble solar system. Millennia before we walked upright the ancient world of Mars boasted a beautiful peaceful utopia of a society. Destroyed by plague, the last Martian was brought to Earth by the machine of a lone scientist. For decades he has walked amongst us, helping us, protecting us in the shadows and in public.
	SUPERMAN Ten years ago there were heroes, mystery men and vigilantes as there had been ever since the Golden Age but the emergence of one man, a mighty alien raised to humanity changed forever the world in which we live. Superman is the leader of the Justice League and is seen by many as the spokesperson and conscience of the superhuman community at large - a position and legend that he carries uneasily.
	WONDER WOMAN I Separated from the world of men is the legendary Paradise Island home to a race of Amazon warriors forever charged by the gods for containing an ancient evil. One of their number, Diana was chosen by contest to return to the world of men from where they were banished to act as an ambassador of peace and goodwill. She received responses but with her powers given by the gods she is nothing less than a Wonder Woman.

NON-FOUNDING MEMBERS

	AZTEK Raised my the mysterious Q-Foundation Eno is the champion of the South American god of light - Queztalcoatl. Assuming the identity of deceased Vanity medic Dr Curt Falconer he awaits the return of the ancient enemy of his patron.
	ZAURIEL For over a million years the angel Zauriel guarded the brightest of humanity until the day that he commited the ultimate sin for a Guardian Angel. Relinqusihing his immortality to protect humanity he found himself allied with the Justice League against the forced of Asmodel in his efforts to stage a second rebellion in Heavan.

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