For this week’s reading I took a look at the web comic JL8 by Yale Stewart. This web comic is based off of the heroes of DC comics. However, this is no ordinary, generic superhero comic. In this story the heroes are little kids attending elementary school.
What I like about this web comic is that I was drawn to it immediately because the fact of it being a superhero comic. I am very fond of the super hero genre and it’s my favorite subject matter to read about when reading comics. It’s funny to see the DC characters in their adolescents and how they would interact with one another if they were kids. The story plays around with origins and iconic tropes of the super heroes. One example is that in the beginning of the comic Bruce Wayne was out of his dark bat suits and instead had to wear a more 60’s blue Batman suit. With the 66’ Batman, it was a common trope that Batman would have a utility belt filled with various replants for things such as shark replant. In this web comic series they played with this trope when Batman thought Superman got cooties from Wonder Woman. Batman, not wanting to get infected with cooties used a “cootie replant” to protect himself. This was hilarious as it played with the cliche elementary school idea of cooties while tying it in with a classic Batman trope.
If you are a fan of DC characters, super heroes, and humor then this web comic is just for you! I highly recommend everyone to read this series as it does not disappoint; it is quite the page turner. You can read JL8 here: https://goo.gl/N53xMt
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