JLA DETROIT: What were they thinking?

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NOT A JOKE, NOT A GAG!
What was the point behind the Detroit JLA? Was that some sort of attempt at mimicking some Marvel something? Did they really think that a League of unknowns led by Aquaman was going to be hit?
I mean, I understand what happened with the JLI era, that certain flagship characters were unavailable due to revamps/relaunches. And that certain non-star characters were there in order to promote new titles like Blue Beetle or Captain Marvel (who was supposed to get his own Roy Thomas ongoing, I think).

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 18:33 (nineteen years ago)

the story seems to be that Gerry Conway, who had written JLA since, like '78 I think (and hackishly the whole way) saw what was happening with Wolfman and Perez's Teen Titans and Claremont's X-Men: revamp old-style team with new, youngish, ethnic characters.

Hence Vibe and Gypsy: the former is classic in that its transparently "white guy creates latino breakdancer character that all the kidz will go ga-ga for." Except they didn't. the revamp of Steel was a non-starter, but I guess Vixen has been used frequently since.

JLA Detroit was a disaster: Conway (and Dick Giordano and Paul Levitz) should have looked to Roger Stern's Avengers. A few big guns, a few second stringers: a bit like what JLI was, I guess.

― veronica moser (veronica moser), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

who are the ethnic characters in New Teen Titans? Starfire? Changeling?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:36 (nineteen years ago)

CYBORG?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:39 (nineteen years ago)

JERICHO?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:39 (nineteen years ago)

WILDEBEEST?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:40 (nineteen years ago)

Danny Chasowitz

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

Deathstroke is half Asshole.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

Anyway, if I get this right:

Steel = Colossus
Gypsy = Storm
Vixen = Wolverine (rworw)
Vibe = Nightcrawler
Martian Manhunter = Cyclops
Aquaman = Maggot
Gerry Conway + Chuck Patton = Pants

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

alright, I guess I should have said that with respect only to the X-men. but the point is that Conway wanted credit for re-vivifying an old franchise.

what about Elongated Man and Zatanna, David R?

― veronica moser (veronica moser), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

Elongated Man = Moira McTaggert
Zatanna = John Gray

― Warlock Magazine (Warlock Magazine), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

Earl Gray?

HOTT

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 21:13 (nineteen years ago)

Some of Conway's JLA run w/ the dreaded Perez (roundabout issues 190-200) are pretty gd superhero teambk fun

― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Thursday, 13 July 2006 06:26 (nineteen years ago)

"dreaded"? Was he rasta back then?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 13 July 2006 11:26 (nineteen years ago)

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