The Justice League as dinosaurs. In case that sentence alone is not enough of a sell for you, today DC Comics has announced The Jurassic League, a six-issue limited series from the creative team of writer Daniel Warren Johnson and Juan Gideon with Gideon providing the art. No additional creators for the issue were named in the announcement, but Johnson revealed the involvement of inker Mike Spicer via Twitter.
Batman the Allosaurus, Wonder Woman the Triceratops, Superman the Brachiosaurus come together to defend Truth, Justice, and the Prehistoric Way!
Here’s how DC Comics describes Jurassic League:
You know the story: an infant escapes the destruction of its home planet and is deposited on Earth to be raised by human parents. A goddess from a lost city defends truth. A Theropod dons the visage of a bat to strike fear into evildoers’ hearts. This heroic trinity, alongside a league of other super-powered dinosaurs, join forces to save a prehistoric Earth from the sinister machinations of Darkseid. Wait…what? Okay, maybe you don’t know the story. So join us and bear witness to a brand-new—yet older than time—adventure and experience the Justice League as you have never seen them before!
In the announcement for the issue, writer/artist Juan Gideon teased what to expect form the miniseries:
“Jurassic League is all I want to draw: dinos and epic fights. My own version of a 90s cartoon or videogame. Expect a story about survival, unity and hope where the strong protect the weak in a world where danger lurks in every corner.”
Johnson likewise also hinted at what’s to come:
“It’s been an absolute pleasure to join Juan Gideon in creating a new world for DC, complete with dinos, cavemen, and extinction level events,. Batsuar suplexes a Joker dilophosaurus, you’re welcome!”
DC senior editor Katie Kubert revealed the origin of the project and her excitement working on it:
“Words cannot express how excited I am for this book,. As a life-long dinosaur lover, and a dinosaur tour-guide and fossil preparer for two of the most prestigious natural history museums, this book speaks to my heart and science-soul. When Juan came to me with the idea, and Daniel Warren Johnson doubled down on it, I knew we had something truly special and I can’t wait for fans to fall in Mezosoic-love.”
Jurassic League #1will feature a main cover by Johnson with variant covers by Walt Simonson, and Gedeon. It’s set to arrive in stores and digitally on May 10.
