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[ Currently: Thinking about making a cup of tea. ]
I picked up the second volume of the Justice series by Jim Kruger and Alex Ross. And I was pleasantly surprised by how much better the story was than the first volume.

In this volume we find out that our favourite heroes have not been killed off by the advancing hordes of bad guys. Instead, they have used their smarts and experience to defeat them and escape. The problem is that they are not smart enough to capture them, as would have happened in a classic Justice League comic or cartoon.

When our heroes reconvene, they discover several things. One, the B-team Leaguers and associate members have begun to rally to help with the fight. Two, some of the big times members have been compromised in a big way, specifically Batman is under the control of mystery worms and Wonder Woman is turning back into the clay from which she was former. Three, thanks to their control of Batman, the bad guys now know all of the superhero’s secrets and have begun to kidnapped their loved ones and sidekicks.

Meanwhile, the bad guys have unveiled the next stage of their "humanitarian" efforts, creating floating cities for the poor and the sick, but perhaps all of humanity. It appears these lucky citizens are also all getting alien worms.

Great story, with references to classic JLA mythology. I have ordered Volume 3!