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TheJustice League ’s iconic Watchtower al-Qaida has made its highly anticipate return now that the team has reformed , and a newly unveil portion of it has major implications for DC traditional knowledge . With the Justice League expanding , their base has spread out as well to accommodate the hero ' needs , with one such fitting suffer out from the rest .
In the preview forBlack Lightning#2 by Brandon Thomas , Fico Ossio , Ulises Arreola , and Lucas Gattoni , Anissa Pierce - also known asThunder , the daughter of Black Lightning- opens up about her complex feelings surrounding her father . Anissa has weather plenitude of aroused turmoil after the groundbreakingAbsolute Powerevent , so the Justice League has referred her to the Watchtower ’s " Sanctuary Wing " for therapy .
The Sanctuary Wing of the Justice League ’s new base repurposes the superhero genial health facility of the same name , in an unexpected callback to the infamousHeroes in Crisisstory by Tom King and Clay Mann .
The Justice League Brings Back Sanctuary, Redefining DC’s Most Controversial Crisis
Heroes in CrisisGets a Callback in the Justice League’s New Base
Sanctuary was formally enclose in theHeroes in Crisiseventas a safe haven for DC ’s heroes , where they could be accept for therapy and turn to their psychic trauma without judgment . However , unlike in traditional therapy , Sanctuary patient were monitored by robot rather than trust in human beings . what is more , the resident physician of this installation were not allowed to interact with one another and instead remain in eternal isolation . While Sanctuary ’s scheme granted the superheroes anonymity as they had their therapy sessions recorded , it also led to a devastating upshot that shook the Justice League to its core group .
After yr of disbandment , DC has finally reunited the Justice League . But this is n’t just a return — it ’s a revolution unlike anything find before .
When Wally West ’s Flash was admitted to Sanctuary following theloss of his married woman and children , his closing off made him dire to feel less alone , so he uncovered the therapy recordings of his fellow heroes . Witnessing their suffering break the Flash , causing the Speed Force to explode out of him and kill the Sanctuary patients . After this horrific chance event , Sanctuary’sreinstatement in the Watchtowercomes as a surprise , but this return has n’t add up without update . The execution of more standard therapy practice session - including a real healer giving right one - on - one sessions - proves that the Justice League is dedicated to correct their wrongs .
The Flash ’s Sanctuary massacre has since been retconned , with him no longer being responsible for their deaths . For more on this , seeThe Flash 2021 Annual#1 by Jeremy Adams , Fernando Pasarin , and Brandon Peterson - available now from DC Comics !
DC’s Heroes Learn From Their Mistakes in the Justice League’s New Era
Sanctuary’s Redefined Purpose Proves the Justice League Has Changed
TheJustice League may be DC ’s premier super - team , but that status does n’t think of they are wholly infallible . The Sanctuary incident is one of many times when the League ’s oversight climax in a cataclysm that should have been preventable . InBlack Lightning#1 , Superman even accept that solve problem is"not something the League has always excelled at . “This counter is n’t just a return to form ; as evidenced by the young - and - improved Sanctuary Wing , this young era for theJustice Leagueserves as an chance for the heroes of the DC Universe to excogitate on their past mistakes and do well moving forward .
fateful Lightning#2is available December 11th , 2024 from DC Comics .
