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Nubia and the Justice League Special #1

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Out this week: Nubia and the Justice League Special #1 (DC, $5.99):

The Justice League gains a new member, Nubia, in this special by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Stephanie Williams, Amancay Nahuelpan, Alitha Martinez and more. 

See what other comics and graphic novels are arriving in stores this week.

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Preview: Nubia and the Justice League Special

Nubia and the Justice League Special preview. After years separated from Man's World, the Amazons' most powerful warrior and now queen has been called in to save the day and work alongside the world's greatest heroes #comics #comicbooks

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the Trinity in Nubia & The Justice League Special (2022)

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I am braving my shitty laptop to read the Nubia and the Justice League Special and to present you all with my favourite small (or small-ish) Nubias from it

[Image: cropped panel showing a small background Nubia in a fighting pose, holding her spear. End description.]

[Image: a cropped panel showing Nubia sitting on a couch, a cup of tea on a table, leaning one arm on her leg and gesturing with the other. She has a huge smile. End description.]

[Image: cropped panel of Nubia sitting on that same couch, holding the mug, turning to talk up to someone. She’s drawn smaller, less detailed. End description.]

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Are you at all excited for the upcoming Absolute Martian Manhunter book later this year? It'll be the most high-profile launch J'onn has been a part of for a long while, being DC's attempt at an "Ultimate Marvel" line. Given how the approach seems to be defined by removing elements of the characters' status quo - Superman has no Krypton tech, Batman is not a billionaire, Wonder Woman is the last of the Amazons etc. - I think there's a very real possibility that for J'onn they'd pivot in the opposite direction and give us a living Martian society. If only because J'onn has so little anyway, there's not as much to remove as with other members of the League, so the logical thing would be adding something back in to shake things up. I'm personally hoping for some combination of Weird and Noir.

I'm absolutely (heh) excited for it (because a new refreshing change even in an elseworld story is exactly what J'onn needs right now!) but also cautious and,,, concerned. DC's revealed the Absolute gimmicks for just about all the other solo supers but J'onn is essentially still a rumor? What's going on there? I was also concerned when Superman's Absolute gimmick was supposedly "he'll be more alien than human" "he doesn't have a fortress of solitude, no Kents, etc" which,,, sounds a lot like J'onn tbh but we'll have to wait and see. Sometimes writers do this thing where they try to do something new with Superman and it's just re-worked J'onn lore. And J'onn lore is fundamentally flawed so in turn that take on Superman doesn't work, but that's just me with early concerns.

Ooh! That's a good point actually! That feels like the most logical shakeup they could do, and YJa helped warm people up to the idea of a living Mars (which I also agree would spice things up and differentiate J'onn from Clark more). And I'd absolutely (heh) love more supernatural-weird-noir for J'onn! We finally had J'onn play into being a martian detective in the 2019 Identity run, but it was more cop drama than detective noir which I would love to see. My only addendum to the idea of a living Mars as an Absolute gimmick is, since YJa popularized this already, what else will this take do to innovate on that idea? My personal wish list is:

Revitalize J'onn's cast system (a mix of old and brand new characters. Don't just make him watch tv to care about humans. Give this martian relationships!!)

Figure out his themes outside of grief!! (I love sad Martian man but he needs to do more than that! It's been stagnating his character)

No Justice League stuff or other superhero cameos/team ups. (J'onn NEEDS to prove he can stand on his own as a solo character so he can stop being pigeonholed as the League's heart or therapist.)

Fresh new take on Martian world building (please get rid of Martian racism, it's dumb and never made sense. It's a shapeshifting society and the idea of characters like M'gann essentially "greenfacing" to "pass" is so weird)

Critical reimagining of J'onn's relationship to justice (we need to get rid of or critically examine his relationship to copaganda.)

Integrate Blackness more thoroughly into his character (CW Supergirl and that one Nubia Coronation special comic are still the only takes that have done this. Come on guys!!)

More thorough reflection of J'onn's multiple identities (undoubtedly what makes J'onn special. But the comics rarely dig into what it means for J'onn to be multiple people. I would love it if his identities [especially the racialized ones] weren't treated as so,,,disposable.)

Ma'alefa'ak please (I just want to see him again I don't even care if they do a bad job. However all I ask is he be a green martian and J'onn's twin again. And a slutty design.)

The last time we saw a big overhaul to J'onn's character was the New 52, and the major flaw of that run was that it had no clear thematic intention to how it interpreted his character. So we ended up with just a bunch of references and a convoluted edgy story that doesn't help J'onn become a self sustaining solo character. The Absolute line is the perfect platform to revitalize him as a character, but I hope the writers can think in the long term to combat his foundational issues.

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Nubia in the Nubia & the Justice League Special

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NUBIA & THE JUSTICE LEAGUE SPECIAL

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Nubia & The Justice League Special #1 - "I Am Nubia" (2022)

written by Stephanie Williams art by Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, & Alex Guimaraes

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did a DC comic blind bag and got ‘nubia and the justice league special’ and ‘Artemis: wanted’ and I think this is a sign to read more wonderfam

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They didn’t bother to send Batman?! Typical!

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[ID: three images of comic panels centered around Nubia and Io from DC. There is blue lighting in all the panels. 1: Nubia opens the door, she is in her armour and she says, "Whoever is there you would be wise to show yourself before there is bloodshed." 2: Io is smiling as she holds her hands up in surrender and saying "I surrender, my Queen." 3: Nubia hugs Io tightly as she smiles warmly. Nubia says, "It is good to see you, my love." Io responds, "I knew you would appreciate the surprise. Now tell me about your day." /end ID]

I love them <3

Nubia and The Justice League Special (2022)

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Trinity by Amancay Nahuelpan