Justice League of America: Another Nail

by Alan Davis

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. The battle takes them to other worlds, other... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401202659
• ISBN13: 9781401202651
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.6" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable sequel.

This expands on the events of 'The Nail', and anyone who enjoyed that excellent volume will need this too.

More than a sequel, a revelation

In the follow up to the brilliant "The Nail", Alan Davis further explores this world. He recounts a massive war between New Genesis and Apocalypse that took place during the same time as the Super Jimmy incident explored in The Nail. Now, a year after both those events, a new set of circumstances is enveloping this entire reality. A great many more characters are given a chance to show their talents in Another Nail, more than The Nail by far. Some of the retellings are very faithful to current continuity, and some are radical departures. One example of the departures from cannon (what is DC cannon anymore, anyway?) is Mister Miracle and Big Barda. I cannot reveal what is different about them without giving away a big chunk of the plot, and I'm not about spoilers. I think this story is greatly enriched by having first read "The Nail". If you have read this book, more of the plots and subplots of "Another Nail" are better enjoyed. However, if you haven't read "The Nail," don't despair. Many of the huge plot points are recounted and well enough that it is not absolutely necessary to read one before the other. I highly recommend both books to any lover of comic books, but especially fans of the DC heroes. Any DC fan will find delightful details in this strong Elseworlds offering. As a personal note I will say both "the Nail" and "Another Nail" are my favorite Elseworlds stories besides the infamous "Kingdom Come".

As Better As The Nail

This sequel to the DC Comics/Elseworlds tale involves the new JLI(Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, J'onn J'onzz, The Atom, Hawkwoman and new member Superman)and a collection of DC Superheroes Like The Outsiders, Metal Men, Phantom Stranger, etc., as they confront a danger that threatens not only their world and their present time, but the entire universe. It was great to see many other DC characters in their new incarnations, like Selina Kyle(Catwoman) as The Batwoman, Halo(from the Outsiders)as a Black person and Oliver Queen as the new Amazo. Alan Davis did a fine job of telling an alternate JLI story.

Why It Happened

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.