Soul of the Machine / ...Back at the Ranch... last edited by ltjfleetwood41 on 08/27/18 08:06PM View full history

    Superman, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Martian Manhunter, Dr. Fate, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, and members of the Green Lantern Corps take the fight to the Manhunter homeworld.

    **Spoiler Warnings**

    Soul of the Machine

    The only JLI member to end up going on the mission to infiltrate the Manhunter planet of Orinda of the Procyon Star System is Martian Manhunter. If you look at the cover you can see who else is with them. None of them being current JLI members. The planet of the Manhunters is a giant space station made to look like a planet. When the JLI infiltrate the headquarters and find G'nort inside who had been wondering around the complex lost for quit a while. He had been wondering around in a sewer-like system for robots who do not excrete waste. The JLI ditch G'Nort and easily defeat the planet and it's millions of inhabitants. Literally in what must have only been a few minutes.

    Back at the Ranch

    Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) and Mr. Miracle are standing outside of a captured Manhunter space ship that is stationed outside the Green Lantern Citadel headquarters. When they investigate the ship a Grillian Mind Probe escapes the ship and affixes itself to Janwillim Kroef one of the chosen ones. As it sits on his face it slowly heats up as it suffocates Jan. Mr. Miracle frantically tries to remove it when Kilowog arrives and simply pushes the off button that releases the probe. This of course embarrasses Mr. Miracle.

    Notes:

    • "Soul of the Machine" written by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, penciled by Kevin MaGuire, inked by Al Gordon, lettered by Bob Lappan and colored by Gene D'Angelo.
    • "...Back at the Ranch..." written by J. M. DeMatteis, written and penciled by Keith Giffen, inked by Al Gordon, lettered by Agustin Mas and colored by Gene D'Angelo.
    • Neither story has the regular Justice League International (JLI) rosters.
    • First appearance of G'Nort.
    • Editor's note read Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #68 to find out why Firestorm took off on his own at the beginning of the issue.
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    So close yet so far 0

                    This issue was part of the Millennium crossover event which swept through the DC universe in the 80s.   The company was looking to replicate the success of Crisis on Infinite Earths and was coming out with a universe wide crossover every year or so at the time.   Millenium was a decent enough concept.   That a new race of Guardians is being created and the Manhunters want to stop them by any means necessary.   Part of the counterattack by Earth’s heroes involves launching an att...

    4 out of 4 found this review helpful.

    Giffen and DeMatteis are not Gods? 0

    No,  Giffen and DeMatteis are not Gods?  This is a disappointment to me because I pretty much believed they were.  But not even the great Giffen and DeMatteis could polish the turd that in known as the Millennium story arch.  Look I think Millennium is the worse giant cross-over I ever read in DC Comic so if you like Millennium you may not agree with me.  First of all only four JLI members are even in the book and only one plays a large roll.  That is not always a bad thing.  There just...

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