My fascination with comic books started when a family friend decided to let go of his comic book collection and handed it down to me. From then on, I was hooked. Hours just passed by unknowingly because I get engrossed with all the characters and the stories. Reading them was such an adventure. My mind just wanders into the world of supernatural powers, of heaven and earth, of good and evil, and of the importance of justice.
Of all the comic books I have read, the Justice League series is my favorite. The people behind the series are beyond creative. They never run out of good plots, and the amount of research they put in to these characters is just incredible. They did not just create a dream team but a super team. The team has got every kind of hero and every kind of supernatural power anyone can think of. You have Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Captain America, among others. For the girls who do not find Barbie beautiful at all and like kick-ass female characters, they have Wonder Woman, Vixen, and Hawkgirl. The league’s team spirit is heart-warming. They got each other’s back regardless of how different the heroes’ personalities are. Who would believe that getting all of these popular characters together is possible and can work out?
One good thing about the story is that you grow with them. You evolve as the story and characters evolve. Although the story generally focuses on these superheroes saving and protecting the DC universe from villains, a bigger picture is revealed with all the values you learned in every story. You will learn the importance of patriotism, friendship, family,selflessness and service. No wonder it remains popular (first appeared in the February-March 1960 issue) and has even been adapted into animated television series like Super Friends and Justice League Unlimited.
The Justice League is created by Gardner Fox for DC Comics. Fox was born in May 20, 1911, and is a native of New York. His love for fiction started during his eleventh birthday when he received as gifts the books The Gods of Mars and The Warlord of Mars. He was a lawyer by profession and only started writing for comics during the Great Depression. Creating the concept behind the Justice League is one of Fox’s greatest achievements writing for DC Comics.
DC Comics is one of the largest and most successful comic book companies. It is affiliated with Warner Bros., which put many of its comic book hero characters into successful film franchise like Batman and Spiderman.