Batman leads a team of unlikely heroes in these satirical 1980s adventures, co-starring Black Canary, Green Lantern Guy Gardner, Martian Manhunter, Mister Miracle and more in Justice League International Book 1: Born Again! The world's greatest super-team, the Justice League, are Earth's greatest and last line of defense against all manner of world-threatening villains... assuming they don't wipe each other out first! Find out what happens when Batman, Superman and the rest of the gang face a galactic invasion fleet known as the Cluster, exchange harsh words with crazed bounty hunter Lobo and track Mister Miracle back to the hell planet that is Apokolips, and then battle yet another invasion fleet...because that's how they roll. Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis' classic run of Justice League stories--ably illustrated by Kevin Maguire - begins, mixing classic JLA action with a liberal dose of humor. Collects Justice League #1-6, Justice League Annual #1, Justice League International #7-17, Suicide Squad #13, Justice League International Annual #2

J.M. DeMatteis was a music critic but gave it up for becoming an award-winning writer best known for his personal works such as Moonshadow and Brooklyn Dreams. He began writing for DC in the late 1970s and rose to prominence with characters such as the Justice League revamp of the 1980s, a franchise that earned him an Eisner Award in 2004 for Best Humor Publication. He has written every major character at DC and Marvel, using that experience for a successful foray into animation writing including episodes of Justice League Unlimited and Batman: The Brave and the Bold.