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Dewey Decimal Number: 741 EAN: 9781845760335 ISBN: 1845760336 Label: Titan Books Ltd Manufacturer: Titan Books Ltd Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: April 22, 2005 Publisher: Titan Books Ltd Studio: Titan Books Ltd Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: They may be the World's Greatest Heroes - Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman and the Flash - but painful experience has taught them what it means to fail...When Superman's actions cause the death of a rookie superhero, his grief and anger force each member of the Justice League to examine their darkest hour: the time when their world-shattering power just wasn't enough! From Flash touched by tragedy in a burning tenement block, to Wonder Woman facing the prospect of death, JLA: Pain of the Gods exposes the human side of superheroes - as never before! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Argg...BoringI got this book based on a recommendation from a user on this site and boy, that was a big mistake! Basically, this is just a bunch of stories, each about a member of JLA who is facing a personal problem mostly involving the weight of the world on his or her shoulders and not being able to save everyone and grieving the people they were not able to save. The stories don't really link together, although some stories get revisited at the end. Artwork is on low-quality non-glossy paper and the colors ... Read More Rating:  - Good Read The story was suppose to make the league feel more human and let everyone know they are even able to fail. It starts out with Superman and unfolds into stories on the rest of the league going in the order Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, and finally Batman. Even though each seems like it could almost be a one shot it is more of an overall story with an individual focus on a different character in each new chapter. Art was pretty good but, a fall off a little bit from the previous ... Read More Rating: - Angst in the JLAOne's greatest enemy can be oneself. When talking about a team, a group of individuals, just one virulent seed need be planted in order to grow into a divisive force which could bring the collective whole down. Add to the internal flames of friction external pressures from mysterious outside forces and you have the makings for an inferno. In this case the particular team that we are discussing is the powerful Justice League of America, who due to these factors, among others, is currently a team ... Read More Rating: - Chuck Austen does good...Some folks won't like this. It's written by Chuck Austen. People hate him with seething, turd-throwing monkey passion. But this trade isn't half-bad. This is a softer take on the big members of the JLA. It deals with their passions and their pain. If every JLA trade was like this, you'd probably want to throw yourself off of a cliff. But -- as a one off kind of thing -- it represents a nice counterbalance to the crazy galactic stories that generally populate the JLA landscape. Rating:  - Graphic SF ReaderThis traded arc is about the mental and emotional anguish and/or torment that the heroes go through because of what they cannot do, or the mistakes they have made in the past. Basically, here the JLA is functioning as a professional self-help society, so they can talk about their screwups and other problems on the job. 
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