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Justice League Unlimited > #14 (First
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"Everybody Limbo"
Script- Adam Beechen
Pencils -Carlos Barberi
Cover Art- Kelsey Shannon
Inks- Walden Wong
Colors- Heroic Age
Letters- Travis Lanham
Editor- Tom Palmer Jr.
Feature- Deadman
Active
Roster- The 'Trenchcoat Brigade'- Zatanna, Doctor Fate, Etrigan, Zauriel,
Doctor Occult and Phantom Stranger
Other
Appearances- Wonder Woman, Superman, Booster Gold, Batman, Flash, Green
Lantern, J'onn J'onzz
Villains: The Three Demons- Abnegazar, Rath, Ghast
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Synopsis- SPOILER ALERT!!! |
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Deadman
possesses Wonder Woman's body to enlist the league's help in contacting
their magical members- the Trenchcoat Brigade. This is because the Three
Demons have taken over Limbo and are messing up the Balance and the eternal
destiny of the souls there. The league and Deadman arrive at the scene but
are taken down one by one, with Etrigan turning on the league and knocking
Zauriel out. With all the league members present in magical bonds and
Zatanna in the grip of one demon, they reveal their plans- to take Zatanna's
magic powers of reversed-speech spells. Having gained full confidence in the
demons' sight Etrigan volunteers to rip it from her throat and instead turns
on the demon holding Zatanna and frees her. Zatanna loosens the bonds that
hold the heroes and they win the battle.
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Continuity Peg- |
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Continuity References- |
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Deadman appears here
before his appearance in the league TV show. However his description here
seem to support that of the show. The Phantom Stranger notes that his duties
often do not allow him to take part in missions, which explains his
absences. The Three Demons follow closely the designs established in 'The
Balance'.
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Continuity Go Bye Bye |
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Not a major
continuity issue but it seems that Etrigan's grand plan is to let darkness
reign. He never once acted this way in any of his DCAU appearances. Of
course this could also be explained by the fact that he IS contrasting with
Zauriel.
Barberi's Zatanna
and Deadman are slightly different from the JLU models. We see Zauriel in
white armor and not black as was his previous appearance.
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Review
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Complimenting
Barberi's art style is a wonderful treatment to an otherwise simplistic
script. Though we do see Zatanna again slightly different from the original
model as she was in JLU # 1. The Trenchcoat Brigade, however underplayed,
seem to be easily differentiated from one another and remain in character.
It is interesting to see Zauriel and Etrigan tangle with each other. |
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Notable for |
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- the first
appearance of Deadman, even before the episode 'Dead Reckoning'.
- the first
appearance of Doctor Occult.
- the second comic
appearances of Zauriel and the Phantom Stranger.
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