The post-Dark Nights: Death Metal run of the Justice League comic, written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by David Marquez. The rebranded run began in March of 2021 as part of the DC Infinite Frontier initiative, while still maintaining the numbering of Justice League (2018), with the run proper beginning with issue 59.
Superman assembles a new Justice League lineup consisting of himself, Batman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, Hippolyta, Naomi, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and... Black Adam?! Can the League keep it together when faced with otherworldly dictators, superpowered aliens, and the spies of Checkmate among other oddities?
Bendis' run will conclude with issue 74, with Joshua Williamson writing the last issue of the series, issue 75, which will apparently see the death of every single member of the Justice League, except for one, marking the 30th anniversary for the seminal storyline The Death of Superman. The issue serves as a lead in to Dark Crisis, which will see Jon Kent forming his own Justice League.
The book contains examples of:
- Apocalypse How: Naomi's home dimension seems to have suffered one on the planetary level.
- Arc Welding: The series sees a culmination of elements of previous Bendis written runs: Event Leviathan, Checkmate, Superman, Naomi and Young Justice (2019)
- Bribing Your Way to Victory: What the Synmar Utopica seeks to accomplish by offering Earth and its resources to his people in the Synmar Planetaria as penance for his laundry list of criminal activity. Naturally, Superman calls him out on such a plan.Superman: You can't buy your way out of what you've done here. If that is your people's way, then we have a lot to teach each other.
- The Bus Came Back:
- After being shunted off the immediate picture shortly after Naomi #6, Zumbado comes back in issues 62 and 63 to reestablish his dominance.
- The Synmar Utopica from Brian Michael Bendis' run of Superman comes back in issues 64-67 to raise hell on the Hall of Justice. And seeks to offer Earth to the Synmar Planetaria as payment for his crimes.
- Costume Copycat: Someone calling himself Deathstroke tries to kill Ollie, Dinah, and the Daemon Rose... but all three of them know the person isn't Slade Wilson.
- Disproportionate Retribution: In Issue 67, the Synmar Utopica is way too strong for both the League and their reserve members, so Batman opts to trap the alien in the Phantom Zone via the Phantom Zone Projector. How does Hawkslayer, the leader of the United Order, react? Trying to confiscate the projector and in Issue 68, United to lambast the Justice League for helping them without permission.
- Distaff Counterpart: Prince Zerep serves as one to Starfire as he shares a good chunk of her powers and her distinct form of speech...which is bizarre because Starfire wasn't born with her powers and they were forced into her.
- Godzilla Threshold: The Synmar Utopica absolutely raising hell on the Hall of Justice gives Batman more than enough reason to whip out Superman's Phantom Zone Projector to seal the alien in.
- Heel–Face Turn: What Black Adam wishes to accomplish. Superman is more than happy to provide him that opportunity, even if the rest of the League are less than willing.
- Kid Hero: Naomi. She's the youngest hero on the team, having previously been a sort of-member of Young Justice.
- Odd Name Out: Leonardo Lane, the newly introduced brother of Lois Lane. Of his family, there's Sam, Kurt, Elenor, Lois and Lucy, names which all fit with the general all-American vibe of the family, whereas Leonardo really doesn't.
- Remember the New Guy?: Leo Lane, who the Kents treat as if he's always existed, despite Lois never mentioning having a super spy brother until now.
- Starter Villain: Brutus, a warlord from Naomi's home dimension.
- Took a Level in Badass: In his first appearance, the Synmar Utopica allegedly being "beyond" any foe Superman has faced before came off as more of an Informed Ability because during their battle, Alkor didn't leave any lasting, serious damage on Superman (or his suit for that matter) and lost their one-on-one fight with Superman seemingly not looking any worse for wear, compared to his battles against Doomsday or other powerful foes. In this story, however, Alkor returns and puts up a much better showing, putting up a prolonged fight against Superman, the Justice League, and the United Order, coming off as a much bigger threat this time and necessitating the use of the Phantom Zone Projector to banish him.
- Trailers Always Lie: Literally all of the solicits and covers are notoriously misleading. For example: Issue 63's solicit calls it "The Trial of Naomi" ...except no such trial happens in the actual issue. They also lie about things outside of the stories, such as the solicitation for the final issue saying that Bendis' Justice League run won an Eisner, which it didn't.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Dinah's less than pleased when she finds out Ollie has ties with the super-spy organization Checkmate.
