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Welcome to STARBURST Issue 442!
NOVEMBER 2017
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Well, here we are - Issue 442 and no one’s dead! Not only have we managed to avoid the grim genre reaper, but we also have an issue covering the release of the Justice League on the big screen for the very first time. I started reading the Justice League of America comics back in the day. That old line-up would change many times, and every time it would rejuvenate the book. Everyone has a different era that they strongly associate with. Mine would probably be the Justice League International era by Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire, the first ‘self-aware’ incarnation, when comics began to grow up in the mid to late ‘80s. This was the strength of the JLA - it could always be reinvented, and the roster changed to represent characters that currently enjoy the zeitgeist.
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JORDAN “MIKE” ROYCE
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Reviews Editor JACK BOTTOMLEY Literary Editor ED FORTUNE
Now, I must be candid and admit to being overly critical (with damn good reason!), of the DC Extended Universe. Is Justice League going to redress some of the damage so far? Will this heavily re-edited and ‘Whedonised’ flick be the movie we have waited decades to see? We all genuinely hope so, and to celebrate we take a look at what we can expect from this important movie. We also look at what has gone wrong so far with these DC movies and take a look back at the original comics that spawned this saga.
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As always, we have also managed to pack STARBURST with even more good stuff for your delectation. The League of Gentlemen are returning so why not have a look back at their work? We also preview The Punisher TV series and manage to have a chat with the magisterial George R. R. Martin. We even take a journey back in time to celebrate Predator’s thirtieth birthday. All this, your regular favourites, and much, much, more as we head towards Issue 443 next month -the Forty Year Anniversary Issue! Excited? We are. We just need you to join us.
THE GREATEST WRITING TEAM IN THE UNIVERSE Head Writer
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Lead Writers JACK BOTTOMLEY, MICHAEL COLDWELL, DOMINIC CUTHBERT, GARETH EVANS, KATE FATHERS, ED FORTUNE, JOEL HARLEY, CHRIS JACKSON, CHRISTIAN JONES, TONY JONES, JOHN KNOTT, ANDREW MARSHALL, IAIN MCNALLY, KIERON MOORE, ROBIN PIERCE, ANDREW POLLARD, RYAN POLLARD, LEE PRICE, IAIN ROBERTSON, CALLUM SHEPHARD, JR SOUTHALL, NICK SPACEK, JOHN TOWNSEND, PETE TURNER, MARTIN UNSWORTH
Until next time, keep watching the weird and wonderful,
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