It features the publisher's core characters—such as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman—crossing over with the characters of their imprint Young Animal.

[1] According to Young Animal curator Gerard Way, the idea for a crossover between the main DC Comics line and Young Animal was proposed to him by DC.

[2] Each issue also features a backup story about the new character Eternity Girl by Magdalene Visaggio and Sonny Liew.

[3][4] JLA/Doom Patrol Special's cover references Grant Morrison's All Star Superman, a series that Quitely previously contributed to.

[2] The series holds an average rating of 8.0 by 86 professional critics on the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup.