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by **LOLtron** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:02 pm

The epic, full-length conclusion to 'THRONE OF ATLANTIS' hits as Aquaman and the League make a sinister discovery that changes both the outcome of the war and the future of the Justice League!

Source: Newsarama

• What is THE GRID—and what does it mean to expanding the Justice League?

Written by: Geoff Johns

Pencils by: Ivan Reis, Paul Pelletier

Inks by: Joe Prado, Oclair Albert, Sean Parsons

Cover by: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado

Variant Covers by: Steve Skroce, Ivan Reis & Joe Prado

40 pages

U.S. Price: $3.99

On Sale: February 20, 2013

Written or Contributed by IvCNuB4

READ THIS ARTICLE ON THE FRONT PAGE, HUMANS!

by **chap22** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:12 pm

Reis is SO wasted on this book as it's currently written. :smt011

by **IvCNuB4** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:22 pm

Maybe the prior stories but so far this arc has been 180 degrees away from those :lol:

by **Chesscub** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:26 pm

Throne of Atlantis has been really good.

by **holtom2000** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:32 pm

its like johns finally clued in.

by **chap22** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:38 pm

IvCNuB4 wrote:Maybe the prior stories but so far this arc has been 180 degrees away from those

I'd say more like 45 degrees. It's clearly better than the first 14 issues or so (but then, that's a tremendously low bar to have to clear), but it's still as mediocre as the day is long. Reis deserves better than mediocre

by **draco x** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:38 pm

I really like the art here.

by **Juan Cena** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:17 pm

draco x wrote:I really like the art here.

Your Paw Paws avartar...DANG!!!!!

by **Ntikrst** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:25 pm

holtom2000 wrote:its like johns finally clued in.

Or he fired the Interns he had Ghost writing the series because he was overextended. :shock:

Either way, I agree JL is finally legit with this arc.

by **holtom2000** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:58 pm

Ntikrst wrote:
Or he fired the Interns he had Ghost writing the series because he was overextended.

Either way, I agree JL is finally legit with this arc.

Isn't that the truth. Still not feeling cyborg as a founder. He stands out like a teen Titan trying to hang with the big guns.

by **fieldy snuts** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:05 pm

i think it's more that he really wanted aquaman front and center so badly that he finally had incentive to try putting effort into it.

johns usually puts all his effort in whatever he really, really wants to work on and totally phone in everything else he works on.

as a writer he has had a very poor work ethic when it comes to producing quality since infinite crisis IMO.

by **Ntikrst** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:58 am

That doesn't bode well post-arc.

I love what he's doing with Shazam, hopefully that will keep Jones motivated when Cap shows up on the team full time.

by **Herald** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:56 am

Juan Cena wrote:
Your Paw Paws avartar...DANG!!!!!

Those Paw-Paws pop up all around!
Like magic... They're THERE!!
The troubles that you thought you had
Have vanished in the air!

:-D

by **Eli Katz** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:47 pm

Reis is incredible. But I find that double-page spread is way too busy.

Every time I open a DC book now, it seems that there are 100 characters and bright glowing lights featured in panel after panel.

Batman is the exception. But JL and GL ... they all seem too cluttered for me. But I don't read 'em, so maybe my impression is off.

by **IvCNuB4** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:16 pm

Yeah, that 2-page spread is a bit busy. Hopefully it looks clearer on the full-size printed page. Also I would guess that Reis is trying to portray the chaos caused by Orm and his all-out invasion using the Atlantean War Protocols.