10 Worst Things The Justice League Has Ever Done

The Justice League are the paragons of modern society. Whereas ancient civilisations looked to the likes of Ra, Zeus, and the Tuatha Dé Danann for guidance on how to live life as the best possible version of themselves, us modern folk look to Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

All things told, this is not always the best course of action. Despite their amazing abilities and strict moral codes, even the legendary heroes of the Justice League have let their veils slip from time to time, committing sins that range from understandably human to unforgivably atrocious.

Some of these acts may have involved massive character assassinations on some of our most beloved heroes, but still made for exhilarating reads. Others were, admittedly, not as downright evil, but made for such unreadably irritating comics that we still haven't forgiven them.

We present to you, the jury, a round-up of their most egregious incidents. Judge them as harshly as you please, but while reading, don't forget to ask yourself: would you have done any different in the same situation?

Honestly, we fully think that most sane, rational people would have done very different in the same situation. This is some bad stuff, Justice League. Do better.

Mark Waid and Alex Ross's epic saga Kingdom Come presents us with a disillusioned Justice League, who are having trouble accepting how outdated they are. Like the Baby Boomers of the DC Universe, they just can't wrap their heads around these newfangled superheroes and villains, who seem to take things so much further than they ever did. The world is progressing too fast for their liking, and Superman decides they need to regain control.

When the Parasite, one of the new breed of villains, splits open a hero by the name of Captain Atom, the effect is not dissimilar to splitting open an actual atom. The resulting explosion transforms the entire state of Kansas, as well as parts of Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri, into an uninhabitable, irradiated wasteland.

Never one to waste an opportunity, Superman and the gang use this newly available real estate to build a super-powered gulag using alien technology, that will act as a penitentiary for any villains - or heroes - who step out of line. And who decides when somebody has stepped out of line? Why, the Justice League, of course!

Naturally, this does not work out very well. Believe it or not, placing a huge amount of violent, super-powered criminals in one single place is never a great idea, and it isn't long before the gulag is turned into an all-out war zone.