What comic stories would YOU like to see adapted in JLA?

[The Evil Monkey]

Whussup all, this is my 2nd post so I'll just cut to the chase.

I think a good(and easily adapted)story that the JL can take from the comics would be the first arc that Morrison did(the one that relaunched the JLA). It dealt with white martians coming to earth under the pretense of being superheroes.They killed alot of villains, turned a desert into fertile land ,and then tried to take over the planet. I think it would translate well into an animated episode because:

There is little need for tweaking.
-The lineup in the comic is essentially the same as the cartoon series.All they need to do is switch Kyle Rayner with John,and switch Aquaman with Hawkgirl.

The story is good.Plus, it doesn't have a ton of sublots to distract you from the main plot. It also has a huge battle at the end.

-It has a nice buildup.It starts with the martian's arrival,then shows them gaining public support(while turning the publice against JL),and then trying to take over the planet.
-Following the storyline, they could tease the possibility of MM turning on the JL.
-Batman would reek of awesomeness in the story.
-It opens up the doors for future stories with the martians.

The villains are POWERFUL.
-They all have the same exact powers as MM: superstrength,intangibility,telepathy,and shapeshifting. So there's not really a weak link in the team (unlike I4A and SS).

Well, thats mine. Anyone else?


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[jadrax]

I think "Executive Action" would translate well, much for the reasons you gave above.
Its pretty simple, with action only going on in a couple of places at once, the bad guys are a credible threat, and there are intresting moral implications throughout.

Also it has Aquaman in it in a sensible way that could easily be incorperated.

[Young Justice]

The story that relauched JLA in the comics was not the "Midsummer's nightmare", where they fight Dr. Destiny?

I've always wanted to see Tower of Babel and that arc with Prometheus.

[John6777]

I would love to see WONDER WOMAN: HIKETEA . See Wonder Woman and Batman battle it out ,it might jepordize their entire relationship. It would be cool another Batman/Wonder Woman Story.

[dtemplar]

What about "Our World's at War"

[Crimson]

Generally speaking, I don't think storylines from comic books adapt very well to cartoons. The Spider-man and X-Men shows from the 90s proved that. You've got 45 minutes (assuming it's a two-parter) to cover 5 to 7 heroes, at least one villain, at least two fight scenes, exposition and a resolution. That doesn't leave much time for complex plots.

I haven't been much of a reader of the JLA comic post-Crisis, but there was one pre-Crisis storyline I always liked: the JLA against the ani-men. BB sort of beat them to the punch, though.

[Fernus]

I think the only comic story that could translate well would be "New World Order", with the Hyperclan.

"Golden Perfect" and "Trail By Fire" would be nice, but they would be a bit harder to translate.

[BCVM22]

"Golden Perfect" and "Trail By Fire" would be nice, but they would be a bit harder to translate.

Off-Topic: Dr. Destiny, I have to ask... are you aware the name of the storyline is "Trial By Fire" and just mistype it every time? Honest curiosity here.

On-Topic: As others have said, I think the Executive Action storyline would work well, because of how the characters are divided for the story, and the action is staged. And the story could be adapted fairly closely using the current animated roster by replacing Huntress with Hawkgirl and Plastic Man with J'onn (since J'onn wasn't present in the original story).

Prometheus would be an interesting foe for the League as well. I think it might be a little difficult to center 2 full episodes around him, but it could be done. And once they were to introduce him, theoretically they could bring back him and the General later on for Luthor's revamped Injustice Gang.

As for the White Martians, I think if they were to introduce them into the Animated Universe at this point, it would be too much of a retread of the Invaders. The Hyperclan story could easily be done using the Invaders, however.

That said, though, I don't know if I want too many adaptations to be used. I think some of the best episodes of Justice League so far have been stories that incorporated an adapted element or two, but were primarily original, such as how A Better World used some elements from stories of the Crime Syndicate, but was largely an original story.

[Fernus]

I'm allowed a typo, if everyone else is.

I have no problem with the Invaders returning as the Hyperclan. I've been up for the Invaders return for a quite a while now.

[BCVM22]

I'm allowed a typo, if everyone else is.


I'm not saying you're not; I was just wondering if you knew the story was called Trial By Fire. It's all good. :)

[EmaHalJordan]

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[DreamTripper]

"The Death and Return of Superman"

[DarkLantern]

I like those Construct stories by Steve Englehart -- but it'd be difficult to adapt them directly...

DL

[WonderRaver]

DL,

I know that you will neither confirm nor deny... but was that a hint about a possible story for season three involving a certain pre-crisis JLA member mentioned a lot in that spoiler thread?

As far as adapted stories, I would love to see a story like Midsummer's Nightmare or whatever it was called, where the JLers forget they have powers. Or maybe Morrison's "Key" story where they are trapped in alternate reality dreams.

I'd like to see Morrison's Alternate Future (what was that story called?). Aquaman, GL and Flash got thrown into the future and had to fight their way back with the help of future Batman and WW and others.

From Pre-Crisis JLA lore, I love the Zatanna epic where she first tries to find her dad then later her mom. Pick one and condense it to 45 minutes. I enjoyed the Animen story as other people have mentioned.

I also would like the Wonder Woman story that had Morgan Le Fey as the villain. It guest starred Etrigan, but I've had enough of that ol' Demon, so just sub some of the other JL members and run with it.

Well, those are my pics,
-Matt

[James]

The whole Tower Of Babel and Divded We Fall storyline. I thought that was excellently handled and would fit in perfectly with the Animated universe. Batman's expulsion from the league and his eventual unmasking was all brilliantly handled.

[BCVM22]

I'd like to see Morrison's Alternate Future (what was that story called?). Aquaman, GL and Flash got thrown into the future and had to fight their way back with the help of future Batman and WW and others.


I dunno if anyone save for Grant Morrison himself could adapt a story as brain-shattering as Rock of Ages, but hey, it would sure be fun to see someone try, eh? :D

[Fernus]

Divded We Fall would be nice, but first we have to see their identities. Queen of Fables would be an interesting villainess to see, though.

[GL2k2]

I'm kinda in favor of this Adam Strange story going on called "Strange Days" in the Justice League Adventures book.

Also, if they do decide to let the members go their separate ways for a few episodes sometimes, I'd like to see a Geoff John's inspired Flash storyline happen where his villians pull a Sinister Six on him.

Also, something that would be risky to do because it might disenchant viewers, and I would have loved it on BTAS or STAS. But I'd like to see just one Elseworld's story. I mean keep it simple with them maybe in Victorian England or the middle ages or early America, but I'd like to see that just once.

[The Evil Monkey]

True, not many stories would translate well, but I would still like to see a few adapted.

I was asking for what stories people would like to see adapted,but the stories should also be the kind of story that could translate well into a 45 minute cartoon.

I chose the White Martian arc(New World Order) because it could easily be translated into a cartoon.

I also think that Tower of Babel could work VERY well, as could Divided We Fall(even though they would need to reveal the JLs identities in a prior ep)same goes for Executive Action.

The Key and Midsummer's Nightmare could also work, but they should be done around season 4 or so. Only a Dream has sorta covered this area for now.

Rock of Ages could work as a 3 part season finale.It has the potential for OODLES of cameos. It has cool battles, and great death scenes.

[Sue]

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Something that big would be great for a DTV movie, but there's a problem: Concepts like Earth-1, Earth-2, etc., don't exist in Justice League (there's the parellel earth in "Legends," but that was already taken care of). For it to carry the same weight as "Crisis," those would already have to be in place. That just my humble opinion, though :)

[tphile]

Any of the Keith Giffen stories. Those were great.

a remake of B:TAS Almost Got'Em Where the JL are in the Watchtower playing poker/hanging out and each retelling how the hard time they were having capturing a very elusive villain. Maybe Ambush Bug ;)

JLofA 101-103 The Seven Soldiers of Victory. To battle a deadly menace, The JL form teams to go back in time and rescue some lost and forgotten heroes that battled it before.

[Ed Liu]

Howdy,

Silver Age Comics: Er, don't know. Haven't read enough of them to give one in particular, although a Starro the Conqueror story is deserved on general principle.

Modern Age Comics: Tower of Babel would be cool. Could even deal with the one where the Key stuck the JLA in dreams.

Animated Age Comics: Must there be a Martian Manhunter?, Local Hero, and both Chronos the Time Thief stories from JLAdventures. (And gee, 3 of those 4 are written by our own Dan Slott...) The one written by Scott McCloud (J'onn seeks out a traitor in the JL) and Jason Hall's Psycho Pirate story would be cool, too, now that I think about it. I personally like the one John Ostrander wrote that broadly hinted at the start of the Animated Age Legion of Superheroes, but I suspect that the story only really works if you "get" the references.

Isn't there also a law that you need to have a body switching episode for every team-based sci-fi/superhero show? Teen Titans already did theirs. I remember a Silver Age story where all the League had to swap bad guys and power objects or something that might fit the bill.

-- Ed/Ace

[randomguy]

Something that big would be great for a DTV movie, but there's a problem: Concepts like Earth-1, Earth-2, etc., don't exist in Justice League (there's the parellel earth in "Legends," but that was already taken care of). For it to carry the same weight as "Crisis," those would already have to be in place. That just my humble opinion, though

Well, a direct adaptation of Crisis wouldn't be possible, but something in the same vein might be. A handful of DCAU alternate realities have been established thus far: as you mentioned, the one in "Legends" (I think the JGA could be brought back relatively easily), "A Better World"'s reality (which would be a joy to see again), "Brave New Metropolis" (though that's maybe a little too similiar to the aforementioned one)... you get the idea. Bring in some time travel, so you can have Terry and some of the Savage Time guys (like Steve Trevor), and you could potentially have a very cool story.

And, of course, there's no rule saying you couldn't make up a reality or two, as well.

There's three possible realities which I think might be interesting to see, though they'd never actually work:
1. The Teen Titans reality, which could be utterly confouding to the League.
2. The comics universe... this would be gutsy, but very interesting. Imagine Batman's reaction to a crippled Barbara Gordon. Or Jon Stewart learning of a whole other Earth Lantern that never existed in his universe...
3. The real world, that is to say, our world, where the Justice League is just a bunch of comic book characters. Potentially weird, perhaps reeking too strongly of breaking the fourth wall... but it could be funny.

[GL2k2]

Howdy,

Silver Age Comics: Er, don't know. Haven't read enough of them to give one in particular, although a Starro the Conqueror story is deserved on general principle.

Modern Age Comics: Tower of Babel would be cool. Could even deal with the one where the Key stuck the JLA in dreams.

Animated Age Comics: Must there be a Martian Manhunter?, Local Hero, and both Chronos the Time Thief stories from JLAdventures. (And gee, 3 of those 4 are written by our own Dan Slott...) The one written by Scott McCloud (J'onn seeks out a traitor in the JL) and Jason Hall's Psycho Pirate story would be cool, too, now that I think about it. I personally like the one John Ostrander wrote that broadly hinted at the start of the Animated Age Legion of Superheroes, but I suspect that the story only really works if you "get" the references.

Isn't there also a law that you need to have a body switching episode for every team-based sci-fi/superhero show? Teen Titans already did theirs. I remember a Silver Age story where all the League had to swap bad guys and power objects or something that might fit the bill.

-- Ed/Ace

You may have just mentioned some guest stars who really could be handled well on this series. The almost forgotten Legion of Superheroes. Those guys made a grand appearance on STAS "The New Kids In Town" and it would be interesting to get into their mythos again. If done, it could be better than "Legends" and would definitely suffice for a team-up between either the Teen Titans or JLU.

[Mister Intensity]

"Secret Origins" was pretty much an adaptation of "New World Order," (there are so many parallels, including the "Batman is the most dangerous man alive" sequence) and "In Brightest Day" is an adaption of a Steve Englehart two-parter featuring Hal Jordan (I only read one part of that story). I'm really not that interested in reading adaptations of comic book storylines, although they have and probably will continue to loosely adapt various plotlines and ideas from the comic books.

Mister Intensity

[tphile]

Howdy,

Silver Age Comics: Er, don't know. Haven't read enough of them to give one in particular, although a Starro the Conqueror story is deserved on general principle.

-- Ed/Ace

Since Starro starred in Batman Beyond and that Justice League teamup, I don't see Timm using it again here. Unless he plans to deal with the continuity and alternate earth problems
Especially since they already did mind control stories with Eclipsed and Unity

[jadrax]

"Secret Origins" was pretty much an adaptation of "New World Order,"I am glad im not the olny person who thinks its weird people are asking for one thats already been done ;o) mind, Terror Incognita might adapt, there cirtainly some intresting ideas in there.

Divided we fall is a focus on Plastic Man, which would make an adaption hard as hes not established enougth to build on. The comic that starts it off though, Dream Team, is one of my all time favourates. That being said, it is basically superman and batman sitting in a cave... i'm not sure it would animate well.

Tower of Babel I think would work well.

World war III, Crisis, Final Night, all seem way to dependent on established details.

[Nick K.]

Well, a direct adaptation of Crisis wouldn't be possible, but something in the same vein might be. A handful of DCAU alternate realities have been established thus far: as you mentioned, the one in "Legends" (I think the JGA could be brought back relatively easily), "A Better World"'s reality (which would be a joy to see again), "Brave New Metropolis" (though that's maybe a little too similiar to the aforementioned one)... you get the idea. Bring in some time travel, so you can have Terry and some of the Savage Time guys (like Steve Trevor), and you could potentially have a very cool story.

And, of course, there's no rule saying you couldn't make up a reality or two, as well.

There's three possible realities which I think might be interesting to see, though they'd never actually work:
1. The Teen Titans reality, which could be utterly confouding to the League.
2. The comics universe... this would be gutsy, but very interesting. Imagine Batman's reaction to a crippled Barbara Gordon. Or Jon Stewart learning of a whole other Earth Lantern that never existed in his universe...
3. The real world, that is to say, our world, where the Justice League is just a bunch of comic book characters. Potentially weird, perhaps reeking too strongly of breaking the fourth wall... but it could be funny.

I love teh idea of the comic universe! o man, this would rock as a dtv

[Anarky]

You may have just mentioned some guest stars who really could be handled well on this series. The almost forgotten Legion of Superheroes. Those guys made a grand appearance on STAS "The New Kids In Town" and it would be interesting to get into their mythos again. If done, it could be better than "Legends" and would definitely suffice for a team-up between either the Teen Titans or JLU.

gl2k2

i pitched a story idea about The Legion on another thread.
i read that Ra's al Ghul is still alive and kicking A** in the 31st Century. So much as to force the Legion to travel back to the 21st Century to enlist the aid of Batman & the Justice League.

The JL has learned from experience that they shouldn't leave the planet unguarded (Secret Origins, The Savage Time, A Better World) so Batman and Superman call some allies to watch over the planet while they travel to the 31st Century...or if they never return. While the JL are away, the JL Reserves have to stop some terrorists. The reserves:

Aquaman (called in by Superman)
Nightwing (called in by Batman)
Supergirl (called in by Superman)
Etrigan (called in by Batman)
Metamorpho (called in by Green Lantern)

2 episodes cover the JL-Legion story
2 seperate episodes cover the JL reserves, the JL returns from their mission at the end

[HelloKittyKat]

The Prometheus story, "Tower of Babel" and "For the Man Who has Everything". The issue with Green Arrow vs. The Key could be used if GA joined the team. And it would be interesting to see how Oliver Queen reacts to the circumstances his son had to endure in the comic.

[Manhunter]

"For the Man Who has Everything".

Exactly what I was gonna say.

[Toddman]

I know most people here are mentioning stories from the most recent run of the current JLA comic, but I've always been fond of a story that originally appeared in Justice League of America # 194 (from Sept. '81). It's a cool little story written by Gerry Conway and pencilled by George Perez.

It is a single issue stand-alone tale that only features six members of the team, so I think it would be very easy to adapt into an animated JL two-parter.

It features a classic JLA villain, Amos Fortune, who has yet to appear in the animated series. That issue stars Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, Black Canary, Zatanna, and Elongated Man.

It tells the story of Fortune bringing to life various characters from a deck of Tarot cards. The card characters attack the Leaguers in their private lives (except Zatanna, who is in the JLA Satellite). Superman is aged instantly, Flash is crippled with grief, Green Lantern becomes suicidal with a broken heart, Black Canary becomes filled with rage, Zatanna is struck blind, and Elongated Man is turned into a goofy drunk.

Despite their afflictions, the league tracks down Fortune. They end up fighting the living incarnation of the Death card, and are able to overcome their weaknesses in the process.

Cool story.

Toddman

[Sparvid]

I want to see more episodes like In Blackest Night, adaptations of "not-so-famous" stroies from decades ago, none from the current comic...