The team does need to have a solid theme or purpose in each case. An Elite/Outsiders-style team is the obvious first choice, though I also like the idea of a title focusing on more ground-level international work. Possibly a split title with two teams/storylines running side by side, a little like Green Arrow/Black Canary.

But written better.

Jo

I want all of Blackest Night, but after that I won’t touch anything Robinson writes anymore so no Justice League for me though.

I never understood why DC didn’t capitalize on the JLU. Here is the perfect premise for a multitude of titles. A core group as you suggest and a couple of floating memberships that come and go as the story dictates. A title that is affiliated but independent. It could occasionally have one or two of the big guns appear, but is generally comprised of the “other” heroes. Linking the Outsiders, Teen Titaans and the Doom Patrol to the JLA/JLU would make for some interesting story combinations and character interaction.

The primary thing is that there would have to be a quarterly meeting of the minds by the creative teams. Everybody talks about what they are doing and going to do. Include cross references if necessary. If there are to be OCCASIONAL multi-title cross-overs have the details hammered out before the last minute and make them worth the reader buying the other titles. But, that said, don’t make the cross over a regular thing. Maybe once ever other or every three years.

Things should be created so that story arcs are completed and the finished product done before the publishing starts. Nothing will kill a series faster than delays.

Keep egos in check and remember that the bottom line is profitability and that everyone does well when the books sell.

2: With Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman out of the picture for now, DC has been exploring other characters to fill the ranks of the Justice League. This is a good way to introduce some of these characters to new readers. The upcoming story in Justice League of America #41-#43 will cover the “Team History” and the legacy that has been passed on.

3. I agree with the Justice League Unlimited concept, of having a large team and sending out various rotating members on missions. Kind of like what they did in the cartoon and in Justice League of America #147-#148 when 3 teams worked together. This would be a separate book from the main JLA title.

B: Over half of The Titans roster just got bumped up to the League, leaving Gar and “Lefty” (sorry Roy!) in that book. While some have deserved the step up, The Titans has been circling cancellation on several fronts, imo. From sub-par rehashed stories passing for writing to horrendous art, this title was an obvious fanwank to Titans purists whose characters needed a home before they were torn apart by other stories.

C: as far as line-ups go, I would like the main book to be the Big 7 again, maybe spots 8-9 filled by a rotating chair(s) like Atom, Plas, GA, Tornado, etc. The second book can be simply “Justice League” and feature favorites of Leagues past, like Canary, Steel, Booster, Beetle, Fire, Ice, Firestorm-JR, Vixen, Hawkman, GL Stewart, Blue Devil, etc.

If you absolutely need a third title, how about “Justice League: Unlimited”? A nod to the cartoon, but also a rotating showcase of anyone who was a member? Or have one Headlining member leading a rotating team of other heroes on each mission, like JLTF started out as? I’m thinking a more international flavor for this one?

Failing that, just make The Titans the tertiary JLA group with their core cast and a few past members of both teams like KYLE! and Grant, maybe Conner Hawke? and I’ve always wanted to see Ronnie’s Firestorm with his peers in this group. One page of a HyperTime Donna getting erased out of existence does NOT count! (altho I still wonder if someone remembered my letter asking for Nightwing to occasionally start using the departed Golden Eagle’s armor way back when….)

Not too sure about JL:Outsiders idea, except maybe as the “dirty work” team, like X-Force or T-bolts/Dark Avengers are at Marvel. Not quite Suicide Squad or Secret Six, but close enough. (sorry, I don’t read these titles, either.)

Then again, don’t we all have out own wishlists for our “Ultimate” teams?