Justice League: Generation Lost

ARTISTS

Writer: Judd Winick
Penciller: Fernando Dagnino
Inker: Raul Fernandez
Colorist: Hi-Fi Designs
Editors: Brian Cunningham, Rex Ogle
Cover Artists: Hi-Fi Designs, Aaron Lopresti, Dustin Nguyen

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CHARACTERS & SETTINGS

heroes: Batman, Blue Beetle III, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Fire, Ice, Power Girl, Rocket Red #07, Wonder Woman
villaines: Maxwell Lord, OMAC Prime, OMAC unit
supporting: Skeets II

Settings: 21st-century Los Angeles, CA, USA; 21st-century New York, NY, USA

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ISSUE SUMMARY

Cover Description: There are two covers to this issue, and both include Booster Gold. Booster Gold stands beside Fire, Ice, Skeets, and Captain Atom before Maxwell Lord in the standard cover by Dustin Nugyen. An over-sized Maxwell Lord fights the Justice League International on the 1:10 variant edition by Aaron Lopresti.

Brief Synopsis: The Justice League International fights Omac Prime.

Costume Worn: MARK I.v2 power-suit

Story Notes: Tie-in to Brightest Day. Ironically, no credit is given to the letterer in this issue.

This story has been reprinted in the following issue:
Justice League: Generation Lost Volume 2 (2011)

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ISSUE ANNOTATIONS

Page 2, panel 2
This issue picks up almost immediately where the last issue leaves off, with OMACs filling the sky above New York City where Booster Gold and Batman were attempting to recruit Wonder Woman. Also present are the rest of the new Justice League International: Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Fire, Ice, Power Girl, Rocket Red, and Skeets.

Page 3, panel 3
You know that things are not going well when Batman is outsmarted. And you can tell that Batman is really irritated when he uses double exclamation points. Twice. At Skeets.

Page 4, panel 2
What is going on in this 3/4-page panel? It looks like a swarm of OMACs have just "COOOM"-ed into a room from the ceiling. But the Justice League, including Wonder Woman, were all outdoors. There are other panels in this issue that are a little confusing (including strange foreshortening and unusual compositions), but this seems to be a splash page that is just taking up space without advancing the story. Are 20 pages per issue too many? This page seems the only significant artistic misstep in a book that is otherwise taut and exciting.

Page 8, panel 1
Most of the JLI have been teleported to Los Angeles. Notably excluded is Captain Atom. Atom has played a significant role in the series to date and is the only member of this incarnation of the Justice League International not present as the series reaches its climax.

Page 9, panel 2
The Checkmate Knight ship appears in the sky over Los Angeles with a "CREEOOOM." The ship was last seen teleporting away ("HWEEEEEEE*") in Justice League: Generation Lost #20.

Page 10, panel 1
A hatch near the snout of the stylized Checkmate Knight logo on the Checkmate vessel's underbelly disgorges a flaming ball into downtown Los Angeles. That's right: it came straight from the horse's mouth. Speaking of animals, the Peregrine Falcon, the fastest bird in the world, has been calculated to dive attack its prey at speeds of up to 242 MPH.

Page 11, panel 1
FIRST APPEARANCE: The JLI meets OMAC Prime, a clear descendant of the adaptive android that Power Girl first met in Power Girl, Volume 3, #14.

Page 12, panel 4
Out of concern for the safety of bystanders, Booster Gold politely asks that the coming fight take place outside of Los Angeles. Of course his opponent says no (demonstrating that he is "evil"), but this sort of consideration is refreshing preceding the typical super-heroic fisticuffs that will no doubt result in millions of dollars of property damage and civilian casualties. Thank you, Booster!

Page 15, panel 1
This is the second time in his young career that Rocket Red has cursed in his native tongue. Perhaps "chyort," a Russian slang interjection comparable to "darn," is Rocket Red's catch phrase, like "Boosterrific"!

Page 17, panel 1
Oh, yes, this is the moment that this series has been building towards, as Booster Gold and Maxwell Lord come face-to-face aboard the flying Checkmate vessel.

Page 20, panel 2
SPOILER WARNING!: The OMAC Prime demonstrates the ability to duplicate the powers of the Justice League International, revealing himself to be a modern version of the familiar Justice League foe Amazo. There have been several models of adaptive-android Amazo robots, all built by Professor Ivo. Since it was revealed that Professor Ivo was working with/controlled by Maxwell Lord since at least Justice League: Generation Lost #11, the appearance of an Amazo robot was an inevitability. Reveal

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ISSUE REVIEW

Boosterrific Review: A sky filled with OMACs, Amazo, and a showdown between Booster Gold and Max Lord: what's not to love?

Boosterrific Rating:

• Currently 5.0/5 Stars.

Average Fan Rating:

• Currently 5.0/5 Stars.

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