A lot of young fans who started reading comics between 1969 and 1984 (and I include myself in that set) were only vaguely aware of who the Martian Manhunter was. You could count the number of appearances he made during those years on one hand.

Maybe it's J'Onn J'Onzz as portrayed by David Ogden Stiers.

LE Detective John Jones
Team: Police Department
Range: 6 /
Points: 144

7 9 16 2

10 10 17 3

8 10 16 3

8 9 16 3

8 9 15 3

7 8 15 3

7 8 15 2

7 7 14 2

6 7 14 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Is the real dial. The first post missed his fourth click.
Nine clicks for 144 makes a pretty big difference, I think.

I like all of the sculpts I've seen in Origin except for two types. I can't stand the Martian Manhunter and the the Alan Scott /Sentinel/Green Lantern sculpts. And I can't understand why the staff at WIZKIDs didn't realize that these sculpts were so flawed, especially considering the prominence of both of these characters.

Like I said, I don't get it.

Nice Review, Dut!

I'm really liking the LE. Playing PD in 600 point games will be fun with him! Tag him up with some Blackhawks and you can just have a ball! Plus, BT on a swarm team is always great.

O come on! Like we really need to do a compare to the Supergirls, the LE ducks!!! I like Det better. PD is AWESOME and they needed a brilliant tactician.

It was most - he was still around for the construction of the satellite, and it was his return that destroyed it.

While J'onn was absent for a long time in real-world time, he was a member during each "era" of the League, which were generally shorter in comic-book-time.

So both Oldguynewbie and CustomCreator are right. I was reading JLA in the timeframe cited by CC and the reason I knew J'onn was from a couple of those old oversized reprints, not from his regular presence in the title.

Weren´t they talking about Camouflage instead? That feat works with Shape Change, not Plasticity. Camouflage is a good card for him, as sometimes hindering terrain can be scarce, and objects are usually better used as weapons than hiding places.


I really dig John Jones. I never expected the PD getting such a big character, and I plan on using him a lot in the future. He isn´t your typical bruiser, but makes up for the little lack of strength with wits and cunning. Damage values never go very high, but he is capable of hurting anybody on his every click (Super Strength, PB etc), nevertheless. PD team ability seems to be one of the most undervalued in the game, but when used correctly, it can really give a huge advantage.

John Jones as a Brilliant Tactician is a very tempting option. PD figs are cheap and numerous, and with BT any overconfident brick-piece may soon regret coming too close. On the other hand, I tend to play BT pieces too cautiously, avoiding aggressive play to retain their Perplex. This can easily give the opponent an upper hand, especially if the figure costs 144 points and does nothing but lurk in the shadows! But again, practise is the key.

Great review. Keep ´em coming!

I came so close to getting fellowship.

I came in second place at the Marquee, and the Judge had us roll randomly for FELLOWSHIP. Highest Roll gets it. Every one rolled highest so far was 8.
SO I rolled a 10 the highest so far.
the last guy rolls.....

12.

Damn.

Oh well it was a great Marquee...

Well, At least he looks better when he's Invisible.

Well, you're half right. It was his return that destroyed the satellite but he certainly was not around for its construction. J'Onn left the JLA, and Earth, in Justice League of America #71. The JLA moved to the satellite in JLA #78, following the compromise of their original headquarters in #77, so it was presumably constructed between those issues.

Truthfully, neither of these figs will be what anyone's looking to get for a 140pt+ expenditure. It seems lately that WK can get an affordable cost rookie done right, and an expensive yet appropriately powerful veteran done right, but they keep shafting the experienced versions. Many of the LEs seem to be variants of the exp. figs, so they suffer from this 'middle child' syndrome as well. I'm not saying these exp. versions should be more powerful - many of them seem appropriate to their characters... I'm saying let's just bring down the outrageous price tags! If a 135pt veteran Hawkman can bring 9clix to the table with 3 starting clix of above 10att and above 16def, I'm sure they can reduce the cost of the above 9clix figs, only one of which can boast even a single click with above 16def.
A preview of the Supergirl LE review:
For 2 more pts than her Exp. version she gets 4 less range, 1 less click, no Imperv, no RunShot, only one Charge click, overall lower combat values, and a less useful TA. Even the rookie Supergirl has one more click of life than the LE, and is still a better bargain despite her Battle Fury. The LE is yet another demonstration that the Superman Enemy TA needs to be seriously recosted (c'mon, it needs another adjacent team member to even be used, folks, it's not that hard!). In short, LE Supergirl stinks (but fanboys will still want to collect her for her dirtygirl costume ).

I think it's worth noting that while the LE has some deficientcies for his cost, he's an excellent addition to the PD team (which also can really benefit from Brillian Tactician). For whatever reason, I like PD teams, and they've needed a flyer and brick for a long time.

Which his dial isn't stellar, he's pretty decent once pushed to click #2.

Also, another kudos for the Elvis Costello reference!

And if Jonn got fat from eating anything it was Oreos.... I picked this prize over the Supergirl, because it's Martian Manhunter.

Me too. I didn´t hesitate for a second.

Supergirls are cool, but Detectives are deep-frosted...