Justice League and its sequel/continuation Justice League Limitless are criminally underrated cartoons. And possibly one of the best episodes had been wrapped up within the Justice Lords, the present’s personal globe-dominating, totalitarian model of the Justice League.

The villainous staff was launched as a Justice League from an alternate dimension the place an Evil Superman had used his laser imaginative and prescient to lobotomize President Lex Luthor and the Justice League had seized management of the human race from there. However over the course of a season-long arc — yeah, Justice League Limitless had season-long arcs — the present revealed that the Justice Lords weren’t from one other actuality. They had been from a possible future that gave the impression to be creeping nearer day by day.

Now, because of DC Comics’ new Justice League Infinity collection, set within the continuity of the cartoon present, we’re getting one other story concerning the villains whose each look reminds the Justice League of the actual potential that they’re headed down a darkish path.

What else is going on within the pages of our favourite comics? We’ll inform you. Welcome to Monday Funnies, Polygon’s weekly listing of the books that our comics editor loved this previous week. It’s half society pages of superhero lives, half studying suggestions, half “have a look at this cool artwork.” There could also be some spoilers. There might not be sufficient context. However there shall be nice comics. (And when you missed the final version, learn this.)

Picture: J.M. DeMatteis, James Tucker, Ethen Beavers/DC Comics

Justice League Infinity #1 is a smorgasbord of Justice League Limitless favorites. Amazo? Examine. Elongated Man and Booster Gold? Examine. That subplot the place the Martian Manhunter stop the League to dwell secretly as varied human identities with a view to be taught to like humanity? Examine!

Picture: Gerry Duggan, Adam Gorham, Tom Muller/Marvel Comics

Yeah yeah yeah, the X-Males moved to a treehouse in New York and constructed a mech to battle a kaiju in some good outdated superhero hijinks however the actual spotlight of X-Males #1 is that Gerry Duggan is continuous his quest to place Murd Blurdock, alien area lawyer and parody of Daredevil, in all the pieces he probably can.

Picture: Sas Milledge/Growth Studios

I had by no means learn a Sas Milledge-drawn guide earlier than, however I can’t say no to “teen hedge witchery with a light-weight fantasy setting.” Mamo #1 rewarded me with lovely artwork and this absolute hook of a double character introduction.

Picture: Mariko Tamaki, Amancay Nahuelpan/DC Comics

Crush & Lobo is completely about Crush distracting herself from how her girlfriend broke up together with her by taking a galactic street journey to fulfill her deadbeat dad — but it surely’s additionally acquired that good outdated Lobo area absurdism, which I believe is a pleasant contact. To me, Lobo will all the time be the area pope of a fish faith.

Picture: Jason Aaron, Javier Garrón/Marvel Comics

With the shut of the Heroes Reborn arc, Avengers is kicking off “World Conflict She-Hulk” — you already know, like World Conflict Hulk however with Jennifer Walters. The World Conflict right here appears to imply one thing a bit totally different, with Russia kidnapping Jennifer Walters and tossing her into the Red Room for brainwashing, reworking her into — what else — Red She-Hulk.

Picture: Joëlle Jones/DC Comics

It’s exhausting to choose one panel from Wonder Girl #2. The guide begins Yara off with a superbly rendered origin level — and Jones is bringing in a lot from the broader (DC Comics) Amazon world whereas additionally inventing new items. Find out how to instantly earn my loyalty for a Wonder Woman guide: use the Amazons.