Justice League - Rebirth #1

Title: Justice League - Rebirth

Series Identifier: Issue #1 (Also found in Justice League Rebirth vol 1: The Extinction Machines)

Format: Comic

Genre:

  • Superheroes

Conversation Topic:

  • Burnout
  • Fear
  • Resilience
  • Trust
  • Sacrifice for others
  • Working with others

Relatable Experience:

  • Death

Insights:

  • Clark comes from another Earth where he would have been destroyed, questions how the heroes on this Earth have survived.
  • Clark is afraid to risk himself and the family he has built by joining the Justice League and fighting again.
  • Lois tells Clark “The world thinks of you heroes as gods. And when this world’s Superman died, it showed you weren’t-- that you were just people. Amazing, people–gifted–but still human. Mostly.” Possible talking point about how the people we look up to still make mistakes and are fallible.
  • Justice League has to work together, and learn to trust a stranger they don’t know.
  • The world, and the Justice League are still dealing with the death of their friend.

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