Justice League of America Another Nail TP Alan Davis Farmer Excalibur 1st print JLA

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Justice League: Another Nail Softcover

Written by Alan Davis
Art and cover by Davis and Mark Farmer.

A new trade paperback collecting the 3-issue miniseries JLA: ANOTHER NAIL, written by fan-favorite Alan Davis with art by Davis and Mark Farmer! This gorgeously rendered collection picks up where their critically acclaimed miniseries THE NAIL left off and this time, the action goes far beyond the confines of Earth!

In the outer reaches of space, a cosmic war between the New Gods has set events in motion that may change Earth and the entire universe forever. Can the JLA come to terms with their newest recruit Superman as a sprawling adventure unfolds? This time, the battle takes them to other worlds, other dimensions, other eras, and even the mystical realms that lead to Hell itself. Don’t miss this tale of cosmic powers, human redemption, gods, monsters, and of course, heroes and villains, by two of the top creators in comics!

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: DC Comics

The events of The Nail are a year in the past and the world has been adjusting to the changes. But what really led to the war between New Genesis and Apokolips? Why was a boom tube being opened to Earth in the first place? Well, this sequel offers us a chance to see what else was going on.

With a little more involvement from Darkseid and company, we learn about some of Darkseid’s long-term goals and how Earth is involved in them. But as with the Generations books, Another Nail takes the opportunity to bring in as much of the DC universe as possible. Just about everyone gets involved in this one. We even see Jonah Hex and OMAC. Unlike with many sequels, this one manages to be almost as good as the original.

True to the Elseworlds idea, characters may get used up or sent in radically different directions. Like with the OMAC mini-series, I am not sure that Jack Kirby would completely approve of what happens to some of his characters but if he understood Elseworlds I think he would approve of the grandness of this story’s scale.

While there is a decent rehash of the original The Nail at the start, I would not recommend reading this one without reading The Nail first.

Collects JLA Another Nail 1-3. Near mint, 1st print.