Justice League - No Justice #1

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[crinos]

Soooo....Did Waller just inadvertantly destroy the universe one hope to stop the four brothers?

Also I love how Starro is there in the back. i mean they're having this conversation about this big cosmic doom that's coming and there's a fucking goofy alien starfish chilling in the back like "Yep, I'm in the union so I get to be here."

[lucean]

I kind of love that moment as it establishes Waller's hubris on another level.

[zachbeacon]

Wasn't that long ago that Starro was treated like a big cosmic doom.

[beyondthefringe]

Who all did Waller round up for her team of psychics? Because I'm pretty sure I see Jemm, Son of Saturn in there...

[icon_uk]

Yup, that's Jemm (Who looks to be coming back in an upcoming title according to recent house ads). Don't recognise the others offhand, but I'll check more closely later.

[crinos]

Pretty sure one of them is Maxwell Lord.

[zachbeacon]

Yep, Max is (sorta) working alongside the League again.

Thanks, Cursed Monkey's Paw!

[dr_archeville]

I think that's Psimon sitting behind Jemm.

[zylly]

I see Jemm, Max Lord, Psimon, Hector Hammond, Doctor Psycho, Dublex, and I presume the woman in the cape is Looker.

I’m guessing skull mask guy is Doctor Destiny, but I’m not sure who the pale guy or the guy in the back left are.

[beyondthefringe]

Wow, she really did dredge up all the most powerful psychics she could find. I wonder when/how/where she nabbed some of them. I doubt we'll ever know.

[zylly]

Well, odds are pretty good some of them were in prison somewhere already after Wonder Woman or GL or someone's cleaned their clock.

The rest...? Harder to say.

[icon_uk]

Well, thanks Amanda, that was a terribly helpful of you. Did you consider just maybe asking to be put on the Brianaic mailing list?

On the other hand it's sort of interesting to see that her "assembled mob of random characters" actually achieve ANYTHING in such situations, as it's usually a means of quickly clearing out some old characters and establishing the new threat level.

Brainiac describing his race as "the smartest", seems somewhat... casual for him. "most brilliant" would be more in line with his ego.

Entropy, Wisdom, Wonder and Mystery... then there's Death, Dream., Desire,,, no wait, wrong, one... Laughter, Honesty, Generosi... no, that's not right either... Death Judgment, Heaven and Hell.. closer, but not quite there yet. Truth, Beauty, Strangess and Charm?

[captainbellman]

Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo?

[featheredserpent]

Earth, Wind, and Fire? um...and I'll form - the Head!

[randyripoff]

This resembels a Silver Age Justice League story in so many ways.

[locuatico]

"So... what did we get?"
"....... an insane amount of data..."
"Excellent!"
"... that is mostly useless because it is in Brainiac's native tongue which we could not get. It seems to be fairly complex and may take us decades to decypher"
"Oh..."

[crinos]

"Oh and Superman is now knocking on our door and he doesn't look happy."

"Oh what else is new?"

"Aaaaand he's saying something about how we've doomed the universe because Brainiac was the only one who knew how to stop these uber gods or something."

"...Well, I've had worse excuses to get drunk. I'll be in my office with a bottle of wild turkey, No calls."

[lordultimus]

Wow. I honestly think Amanda has surpassed Maria Hill in stupidity here.

[locuatico]

I am going to say that trying to control Zod was still stupider.

[beeyo]

Is Waller dumb here? She couldn't know Braniac's intentions here. Big green bad guy just came flew off with all of Earth's heroes, that can't be good. What else was she supposed to do? For all she knew the planet was fucked (again).

[locuatico]

Fair. but it is fun.

[crinos]

Yeah, I mean before this Brainiac was that guy who stole entire cities and turned them into terrariums. You can forgive Waller for taking a shoot first ask questions later approach on this one.

Its just, you know, worst possible time to flex those Anti Brainiac protocols.

[mindsweeper]

Dumb probably isn't the right word for me. It strikes me as a combination of arrogance and ignorance. If you have that many psychics, why not connect with one of the JL to assess the situation? Instead, Waller just uses a blunt instrument to get what she wants without understanding the situation or the impact of her actions.

[zylly]

Especially when the JL has a telepath of their own you could just reach out to and say "Heeeeey, what's going on?"

[mastermahan]

ETRIGAN: Given the stakes, one assumes
There's a very good reason for these new costumes?

BRAINIAC: Yes, the costumes are an essential part of the plan. The Omega Titans are noted fashion queens. Using my 13th level fashion sense, I have optimized the essential elements of your iconic costumes for maximum stylishness.

STARRO: STARRO HAS TAP LIGHTS.

SUPERMAN: Really? Because it looks like you mostly just made us look more purple.

BRAINIAC: Purple is the best color and I can prove with science!

STARRO: STARRO FEELS PRETTY.

[beyondthefringe]

Be right back.
Gotta write fanfic about how Brainiac lovingly strips all of his captives, admires their naked bodies while cursing his artificial body and robotic lack of emotions, and then dresses them all again in outfits of his own design.

You won't believe the chapter on Lex Luthor... it definitely calls back to the pre-Crisis days when Brainiac was a green-skinned humanoid in short-shorts, before his more robotic revamp.

I love how conscientious he was in giving Robin a light-up "R" logo.

[mastermahan]

Send me a link once it's done!

Geniuses really do seem to like purple. Brainiac, Luthor, Norman Osborne, Bruce Banner, Prince...

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Huh, didn't know Brainiac was part of a race. Or at least, if I'm reading this right, that he still has one to speak of.

[neverwherehere]

So, is it a rule in the DC Universe that Amanda Waller just makes everything worse? That she's a walking cautionary tale that pursuit of a nebulous Greater Good will turn you into someone who is arguably a supervillain?

[deh_tommy]

Like Maria Hill, she’s one of the few people willing to make the hard choices* do what’s necessary for the greater good.

[zylly]

When she's poorly written... yeah.

When she's written well (like the original Suicide Squad series), Amanda actually gets shit done.

[sisterofbloomerjunior]

What's Brainiac Five up to these days?