Who wants pie? JLA #100

Everybody can appreciate a super-villain who brings pie. And JLA #100 has just that, and a lot of other pretty neat stuff.

I have to admit up front, I am not a big DC Universe reader. I don't know all of the characters and their backstories, which is how I know writer Joe Kelly did a great job in this story telling me everything I needed to know. The League (featuring all the big guns: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Flash) come up against a powerful group called the Elite, who are out to show the world's governments just how things should be done. Of course, before the Elite's plans can proceed, they have to put a hurtin' on Supes and friends. Lots of punching and stuff blowing up soon follows. And we find out that it REALLY isn't nice to fool Mother Nature.

The story unfolds with some very cleverly constructed Tarantino-style out-of-order narrative, which reveals many unexpected twists and turns as the story proceeds. The villains are a very interesting bunch. I mean, one of them brings pie, and there is a very scary dude called The Hat. Not everyone could pull that name off without getting laughed out of town, but this guy does.

In this day and age of 6-part series to fit a later trade paperback, JLA#100 offers a very nice complete in one issue story, with a bit of a twist at the end to make you want to come back for more. This is also apparently a launching point for a new spin-off series AND it is issue #100. Comics fans can't resist those anniversary issues!

JLA #100 is Four Color Fantasies guaranteed Book of the Week. You know you want it. Self-contained story, #100, and pie! Mmmm, I bet it was blueberry.