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JLA. NEW WORLD ORDER - DC COMICS (1997) 510779
COMICS, USA, AMERICA, DC COMICS, SUPERHEROES, AVVENTURA, SCIFI, FANTASCIENZA, GRANT MORRISON, SUPERPOWERS, BATMAN, GREEN LANTERN, AQUAMAN, ALIENS, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, JLA, SUPERMAN, WONDER WOMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE, FLASH, HOWARD PORTER, CLIMATE CHANGE, MARTIAN MANHUNTER
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"JLA: New World Order" was a four-issue story-arc and the inaugural event of the 1997 ongoing JLA title. The story was written by Grant Morrison with illustrations and cover art by Howard Porter and John Dell. Pat Garrahy and Heroic Age provided the coloring and Ken Lopez provided the lettering. The story was edited by Ruben Diaz. All four issues chronicling the event were collected in trade paperback form in 1997 and in a hardcover edition in 2008. The story-arc is significant for not only being the first major story of a new title, but also for regrouping the Justice League of America (known only as JLA now) with a familiar and popular team roster. It is the first time that heavy hitters such as Aquaman, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Superman and Wonder Woman have all been together on one team since the mid-1980's. The series also introduced the concept of the White Martians, an aggressive, more predatory race of Martians, dramatically different from the more peaceful Green Martians of past stories. In "New World Order", a group of White Martians band together as a team of faux heroes known as the Hyperclan. White Martians prove to be formidable adversaries and they make return appearances in future issues of JLA as well as Martian Manhunter (Volume 2)-3. "New World Order" also introduces the Justice League Watchtower and Z'onn Z'orr, future headquarters of the Martian Manhunter. This storyline is followed by Morrison's second arc American Dreams.
A team of galactic super-beings calling themselves the Hyperclan came to the planet Earth and made a showy spectacle of themselves at the National Mall.
Introducing themselves to the world, they told the tale of how their
home world had been decimated by ecological irresponsibility and now
they pledge themselves towards preventing the same catastrophes from
happening to other planets. They announced that they were there to heal
the world.
The general populace of Earth immediately took a liking to the
Hyperclan, but Earth's super-hero population were dubious of their
intentions. The Hyperclan gained mass respect when they pooled their
talents towards terra-forming the Sahara Desert, turning the arid, barren wasteland into a virtual paradise. Superman
went on record, expressing his concerns over these demonstrations,
citing that there was no way one could determine the long-term
geological or social ramifications of such a massive change to the
environment. Despite the legitimacy of the Man of Steel's concerns, most
people thought that he was just "sour grapes", jealous of the
Hyperclan's goals to improve life rather than simply slugging it out
with super-villains.
The Hyperclan also used their abilities to serve as law
enforcement, catching dangerous criminals and executing them. Public
support for their actions increased exponentially.
Superman and his colleagues in the JLA
soon discovered however, that there was more to the Hyperclan than what
they seemed. They suspected a connection between the Hyperclan and an
unidentified group of invaders who came from out of nowhere and
destroyed the Justice League's previous satellite headquarters. This
incident resulted in the disbanding of the previous League and the
apparent death of team member Metamorpho.
The Hyperclan meanwhile, continued to maintain a foothold on the
planet Earth. They erected massive watchtower citadels all across the
globe and headquartered themselves at a fortress in Antarctica named Z'onn Z'orr.
The Justice League soon learned that the Hyperclan were not the
benevolent beings they pretended to be and were using mind-control
technology to turn public opinion against the League, thus embracing the
Hyperclan as Earth's preeminent champions.
It wasn't long before the League and the Hyperclan came to blows. Superman fought against team leader Protex. Wonder Woman and Aquaman fought against the female Hyperclan members, Primaid and Tronix. The Flash and Green Lantern had their hands full with Zenturion and super-speedster ZüM, while the Martian Manhunter swapped blows with the armored Armek. Batman concentrated his efforts on the wraith-like A-Mortal,
but lost the initial round when A-Mortal destroyed his Batplane. In
total, the Hyperclan scored a decisive victory over the League.
Protex brought all of the captured members back to Z'onn Z'orr. The Martian Manhunter had been missing in action, and Batman was presumed dead. Protex placed the League members inside of an ancient torture device called the Flower of Wrath. Although his victory over the League seemed to be complete, his downfall was soon forthcoming.
Batman had survived the crash of the Batplane
and had infiltrated Z'onn Z'orr. Creeping about the lower levels of the
citadel, he discovered the truth about the Hyperclan's origins - they
were Martians. As such, Batman knew that they were vulnerable to fire.
Armed with this new and valuable knowledge, he began conducting surgical
strikes against the team, taking them down one at a time.
The Martian Manhunter meanwhile, had disguised himself as
Hyperclan member Armek and was waiting for the opportune moment to
strike. When the imprisoned Superman learned for himself that his
captors were Martians,
he was able to break free of his bonds and fight back. The Martian
Manhunter switched back into his normal form and deactivated the Flower
of Wrath, freeing the rest of his teammates.
The JLA and the Hyperclan had their final battle in the frozen
wasteland surrounding Z'onn Z'orr. They succeeded in defeating them, but
quickly became aware of an even more pressing concern.
Prior to their battle, Protex had sent a signal to a Martian invasion fleet waiting to attack Earth from a hyperspace
pocket called the Still Zone. The Martians began striking at major
population centers and the people of Earth stood little chance against
them. Back at Z'onn Z'orr, Superman broadcast a global message, telling
the world about the Martians and their vulnerability to fire. As nearly
everyone had access to some kind of flammable accelerant, it wasn't long
before the people of Earth were able to repel the Martian forces.
With the crisis passed, the League was tasked with the
responsibility of what to do about the Hyperclan. The Martian Manhunter
psychically lobotomized the team-members, forcing them to assume
mundane, humanoid forms. Forged with new identities and no knowledge of
their Martian heritage, they were sent out into the world to join the
human race.
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