Back in 2004, DC announced a JLA original graphic novel by Peter Milligan and Rob Haynes. It was supposed to come out in May, 2004. Except it didn’t.
It was briefly announced for a JLA: Classified arc late last year, but quickly replaced by something else. (Howard Chaykin, I guess?)
Now, finally – perhaps – it’s scheduled to start in April’s JLA: Classified #37. With a new artist, at that – Carlos D’Anda.
I hope some day DC will explain the road the project took – low orders or problems with Haynes? – but for now, I’m happy to see it make it into print. It’s been too long since I’ve read a new Milligan book, so hopefully this will fill the gap until a new Vertigo or Wildstorm project pops up. Granted, Milligan’s not the ideal writer to handle JLA, but hopefully some of his original wacky vision will survive the new format and artist.