JLA #38 previews and Robinson interview at CBR

JLA #37 is on the stands (I’ll post a review in the next few days) and DC has begun the PR onslaught for JLA #38, the start of James Robinson and Mark Bagley’s tenure. The DC website has released preview pages for JLA #38, but there are (minor) spoilers contained therein. There will also be a variant cover by Andy Kubert.

All the preview pages can be found on the DC Source Blog. With respect to the relative timeline of this, JLA #38 occurs before Blackest Night, but after Cry For Justice. That particular League (Vixen, Dr Light, Red Tornado, and Plastic Man) are the group Len Wein used for JLA #35-37, his bridging story between Dwayne McDuffie’s run and James Robinson’s run.

To coincide with the release of the preview Comic Book Resources have a new interview with James Robinson where he discusses the new League roster (revealed in an advert last week).

[CBR] So, James, will the formation of your JLA roster start to take shape in your current ongoing miniseries, “Justice League: Cry for Justice”?

[Robinson] Elements of “Cry for Justice,” plot points, fall right into “Justice League of America.” As you’ll see in the first issue, “Justice League of America” #38, I basically inherit the old team. That’s already in the aftermath of “Cry for Justice.” And then, we have the “Blackest Night” issues in #39 and #40. And then it’s only after that’s done, in issue #41 in January, where there’s a six-part arc where you’ll see the team come together and form from the various places – the team from “Cry for Justice,” the team that’s in the book at the moment and then obviously some of the new characters, like Donna, Batman and Mon-El. That all leads into a crossover with “R.E.B.E.L.S.” at the end of those six issues, in #45 and #46.

Nice to see R.E.B.E.L.S. getting some exposure. They’ve been facing down a version of the old JLA foe Starro. Robinson’s other comments suggest that there are definite plans for each of the new Leaguers, both in the JLA title, but in the wider DC Universe as well. He also answered the question as to whether there will be a post-Flash: Rebirth speedster in the group.

There will be. Yes. I’m talking to Geoff [Johns] about which one it will be. I just have to make sure that everyone at DC is happy with the choice. But there’s a definitely one I have in mind, and I think you’ll all find it an interesting choice.

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