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Justice League of Canada is Coming in 2014

Blame Canada. Or blame Jeff Lemire. Maybe even the villains in FOREVER EVIL. Either way, the JLA is going north.

This weekend FanExpo is happening in Toronto and some fitting news is coming from DC. In 2014, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA will be renamed and feature a new Canadian character alongside the heroes we know, according to the Toronto Star.

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Who better to write a Canadian Justice League team than Canadian writer extraordinaire, Jeff Lemire? (Now it makes sense why he's leaving JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK).

Lemire told the Star this was a dream job as well as the following:

"I do want to create a cool, rural Northern Ontario headquarters for Justice League Canada, and I don’t want to spoil it yet. And it’s not a hockey rink, I promise. Although, of course, it did cross my mind."

Lemire mentions it won't be exactly like Marvel's ALPHA FLIGHT as most of those characters are clichés. It will still be the Justice League in their universe. Some of the big named heroes will be there, only they'll now be in Canada. Could this mean the return of Booster Gold since he became Canadian in the New 52?

All this will happen after Trinity War and Forever Evil.

“As a result of that, without spoiling any of that story, there will be major changes in the Justice Leagues, and in the spring, the current Justice League of America team goes through a dramatic change and some of the pieces that are left behind will evolve into this new Justice League Canada team.”

Lemire also said he plans on bringing Adam Strange into the New 52. Of course, he'll be Canadian as well.

The full roster has not been revealed yet but Lemire calls it a "dream team" of A-list characters as well as some of his favorite "oddball and more obscure" heroes. Lemire will continue to write GREEN ARROW as well as writing and painting TRILLIUM.

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF CANADA will be drawn by Mike McKone.

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@jldoom: I that case nearly all of my complaints are moot and I should wait and see.

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My best guess to who will be on this team including the already confirmed Adam Stranges is...Booster Gold (canadian),Green Arrow (because he doesn't have a place to go and still accused of murder),Martian Manhunter (he will not back to the main Justice League so soon) and Baz (Hal Jordan is going back to Earth next year and probably they don't want 2 GL in the same country).

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@matchesmalone21: You know what. I don' think Adam Strange will actually be part of the team. I think he'll be a guest star. He has always operated out of the planet Rann. At least I hope the New 52 doesn't change that too. I further believe that Booster won't be returning so soon. I'm sure the powers that be at DC have some grand plan for him after arranging his disappearance in Justice League International Annual #1. On top of that, I agree that the other three characters you mentioned might be part of the team. Green Arrow, in the New 52, operates out of Seattle, which is relatively close to Canada. Similarly, Simon Baz is from Michigan. Lastly, J'onn is a Martian, so he really doesn't need to have one country to call home, and therefore would be an ideal choice for JLC.

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@kilowog52: They won't changed that,but Adam Strange will be a member, but their participation will be like Superman and Batman at the beginning of the Justice League in 60s, appearing on a few occasions and who knows they do not have space missions?

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My best guess to who will be on this team including the already confirmed Adam Stranges is...Booster Gold (canadian),Green Arrow (because he doesn't have a place to go and still accused of murder),Martian Manhunter (he will not back to the main Justice League so soon) and Baz (Hal Jordan is going back to Earth next year and probably they don't want 2 GL in the same country).

Lemire stated in an interview that Booster wont be in the book.

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Serving justice the Canadian way eh

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@g_man: Lucky,you have the money for all that stuff......I'm especially envious of your December ventures :-) ......me> =(

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What I find interesting as how little a role Canada has played in all the history of the Dc Multi-verse, shouldn't Canada have Fable-Cities too. like Stone City, or Glass City maybe Tower City.

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Wait..... Canada is a thing in the DCU?