Sunday, November 22, 2009


Justice League International, depending on your taste, may be considered the lowest point in the Justice League canon or a hilarious alternative to the usual self-referential continuity. As evidence, consider issue twenty-two of the series. As part of the late 1980s DC "Invasion" crossover, we find the Justice League's diminutive butler Oberon defending the headquarters alone against a miniaturized alien invasion force. Employing weapons both conventional and not (for instance a fork and microwave), the steadfast dwarf repels the first strike of an extraterrestrial occupying force single-handedly. The pencils of Kevin Maguire and the inks of Joe Rubinstein portray the tongue-in-cheek violence of the story that, along with a general goofy portrayal of spandex-clad heroes, defines the series.