A new team forms for the Justice League of America in 2013!

DC revealed at FanExpo Canada that there will be a new Justice League of America comic with an all new team. The new comic will launch in 2013 and will be written by Geoff Johns and drawn by David Finch.

""This is a very different kind of team book,” says Geoff Johns. “On first glance, people might think the heroes of the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA stand in the shadows of Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the JUSTICE LEAGUE, but Green Arrow, Katana, Martian Manhunter, the new Green Lantern, Stargirl, Vibe, Hawkman and Catwoman thrive in the shadows. They're underdogs who have everything to prove and something to lose. They're a team of unlikely heroes who will help one another discover they're as A-List as anybody -- yes, even Vibe. Though getting there won't be easy. Why they're formed, why each member joins, what they're after and who the society of villains is they're trying to take apart will all be clear in the first issue when it hits early 2013. David and I are really focused on delving deep into what it's like to not be a member of the big seven and why, sometimes, the grass isn't always greener on the other side.”"

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I think most people will agree that seeing Catwoman of all characters is the big shocker here. Nobody saw her inclusion coming and it's probably safe to say that nobody would have even thought of putting her on this team. However, Geoff Johns seems to have some things in store for her with this team.

"Catwoman is a very different perspective, and is brought in for a very different reason. She stays because they have something that she wants... And it’s not at all what you’d expect. It’s not a big diamond, it’s not a get out of jail free card, it’s something she’s been searching for that’s going to lead to a whole exploration of a side of Selina Kyle we haven’t yet seen.

But she is going to have a lot of fun on the team, she is going to be the Veronica to Stargirl’s Betty, if you will, and she has a new dynamic because we haven’t really seen her interact much with all these characters. Some of them not at all, like Vibe, and Stargirl... There’s not a lot of interaction between her and Martian Manhunter, and I don’t think she’s ever interacted with Steve Trevor that I can remember. Catwoman has a very different reason for being on the team."

What do you guys think of the new Justice League of America team? What do you think of the involvement of some of the newer characters like the new Green Lantern, Catwoman, and Stargirl? Let me know in the comments.

Source: DC Comics
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