The JLAcast

This is it, folks. The issue we've all been waiting for. We remember it as being great, but in revisiting it (SPOILERS) it turned out to be a real… STAR. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 22 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Mark Waid's guest run concludes, as Adam Strange's… well, 'strange' plan to save Rann and his family comes to fruition. Takron-Galtos indeed. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 21 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Strange adventures on the edge of space! An ally turned enemy! A famous chin, once electric blue, now restored! It can only be another of Mark Waid's guest issues. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 20 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

With probability fundamentally out of whack, the JLA struggle to save a reality where those pesky limeys control America and the Atom is a valued member of the league. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 19 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Mark Waid steps up to the plate as the league contend with the strange case of Julian September. What are the odds? Today’s reading: JLA Issue 18 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Good? Evil? Whatever your alignment it's hard to hate someone who takes such joy in their work. Prometheus continues his assault on the JLA in style. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 17 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Despite the universe (and PJ's neighbour) DESPERATELY not wanting this episode to go out, Jon and PJ persist to talk Prometheus versus the JLA. Apologies for the hammering, drilling and screaming in the first half hour. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 16 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot...

The secret origin of Prometheus, a new, more dangerous form of villain for a new, more powerful league. Good times and great storytelling abound. Today’s reading: New Year's Evil - Prometheus Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

A return to the main series sees a new trade paperback, a new line-up… and a strange standalone story that really doesn't bring much to the table. Today’s reading: JLA Secret Files and Origins 2 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Jon and PJ complete their deepest of deep dives into Earth 2, a book so perfect that it effectively killed any potential sequels…? You decide. Today’s reading: Earth 2 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Welcome to a world where good equals evil and grim reigns supreme - but in a good way! It's Part 2 of Earth 2 by the one-two punch of Morrison and Quitely. Today’s reading: Earth 2 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Jon and PJ begin their deep dive into Earth 2 by the dream team of Morrison and Quitely (in the only place it made sense chronologically). Today’s reading: Earth 2 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

It's a bumper issue and a bumper episode, as Jon and PJ arrive just in the nick of time for the exciting conclusion to Rock of Ages. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 15 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

The penultimate chapter of Rock of Ages is upon us, leading Jon and PJ to wonder if Darkseid has ever looked or sounded better, before or since… Today’s reading: JLA Issue 14 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Jon and PJ enjoy a break from their regularly scheduled epic for a very special holiday episode and listener questions! Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Our time-lost heroes arrive in a dark future where humanity has been ground beneath a monstrous, alien will. Who is the rock and lightning? Darkseid is… Today’s reading: JLA Issue 13 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Rock of Ages hits its stride! Lost in their search for the Philosopher's Stone, Green Lantern, Flash and Aquaman arrive on the shores of Wonderworld… Today’s reading: JLA Issue 12 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

A bumper episode for an issue with more story beats than you can shake a stick at. Rock of Ages is underway and things are about to get cosmic. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 11 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

A cursed episode finally sees light! After numerous failed recording attempts, Jon and PJ finally begin Rock of Ages… even if PJ has to make a detour first. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 10 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Join us on a detour to Vanity city, as we spend some time with Uno (a.k.a. Aztek the Ultimate Man) ahead of his sudden appearance in the pages of JLA. Today’s reading: Aztek Issue 10 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

With the JLA trapped in dream worlds courtesy of a new and improved Key, can a young Green Arrow save the day and ace his entrance exam? Today’s reading: JLA Issue 9 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Ah yes... join us for the classic adventures of Kal-El, the Green Lantern; adventurer Diana Prince; and a retired Bruce Wayne! It's the JLA... but not as you know them. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 8 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Perfect Superman moments are like buses... you wait your entire career for one and then two turn up at once... Today’s reading: JLA Issue 7 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

A crisis in San Francisco turns biblical - and while Jon can't help but be impressed by a demon's hairstyle, PJ's loving angels instead. Today’s reading: JLA Issue 6 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

PJ and Jon finally return to the main series for a standalone issue that can stand among the greats (a couple of VERY dated jokes notwithstanding...) Today’s reading: JLA Issue 5 Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .