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Rating:  -
I won't go into too much on what the other reviews have already said regarding the actual stories. The material is excellent, and in my opinion, can now be regarded as a classic. I'm just wondering why DC decided to print it on lesser quality paper than most modern TPBs or hardcovers. It's not exactly newsprint paper, but it's not glossy or at least white paper.
My preference would have been to have it in an oversized format, like JLA Deluxe or Ex-Machina Deluxe (going Absolute would have been overkill). It would have made Maguire's trademark facial expressions that much better.
Still, it was an upgrade over my old TPBs, which were getting worn out, and we do get a hard cover with it. And this is the only format it's now available in, as the TPB is now out of print. This book is still worth the cash because of the great stories, if not because of the presentation.
Rating: -
I saw the reviews that said that the paper was inadequate, but still I believed in DC - They put out great books like the Crisis TPBs with nice glossy paper and such. Unfortunately, they decided to be cheap here since the paper is exactly like my old comics (without the smell of age).
BUT, this is still the preeminent run of the Justice League that gave us a Guy Gardner that could be loved yet repulsed by as well as the Justice League Antarctica. This volume was a little more serious than later issues since it was working hard to get more fan appeal during the post Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Overall, if DC would just print this on a slicker paper, it would leap out at readers with the excitement that we felt back in the late 1980's. This is the book series you need to read because you will enjoy it. Give it a shot - you will see Giffen/DeMatteis/MaGuire et al at their peak!
Rating:  -
I was really disappointed in DC's choice to print this $25 hardcover using their matte paper (what they used on the Kirby omnibus series) rather than the standard glossy paper used on the vast majority of hardcovers and trades released today. This paper choice, in my opinion, drains the material of life and I could just pull my back issues to experience this duller appearing format.
The actual stories contained in this book though are classics and hold up well.
Rating:  -
If you own the Justice League: A New Beginning TPB, you already have all the stories in this volume - minus a new introduction, a 1987 poster reproduced as a two-page spread, and an encyclopedia entry.
Rating:  -
I bought this book with great anticipation, only to discover that the book is printed on DC's infamous "phone book" paper stock instead of the glossy stock that this book deserves and the $25 cover price demands. This is inexcusable! The original TPB collection had better paper stock quality than this hardcover does. Marvel's hardcover collections have far superior paper stock for the price. The Iron Man Demon In A Bottle hardcover, for instance, has as many pages as the JLI HC and the same retail price, but features thick, glossy pages with great ink saturation, as opposed to the poorly printed, cheap, thin garbage that DC is trying to pass off to us fans! Demand more for your money!
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