Archive for the ‘JSA’ Category
DC released a sneak peek at the cover to JSA All-Stars #2 by Freddie E. Williams.
Geoff Johns announced during the Smallville panel that he is writing an episode called Society that introduces the Justice Society of America to the Smallville universe.
Also announced during the panel is word that Allison Mack and Tom Welling will both direct episodes this season. And as we hinted at the other day, Clark Kent will don the Superman suit in the season’s debut episode. The producers do want the series to go to a 10th season, and are hoping the shows move to Friday night will help that.The appearance of Zod, played by Callum Blue, will help that as well.
The panel members also said they read all the blogs that talk about the shows – even when the talk is “mean”. Hello everyone from Smallville, take a look around, we have more Smallville stuff here too. Perhaps you might get Erica Durance to stop by and say hello…
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Or – “When Did Kobra Turn Into A Hot Chick???”
Waaaay back in the 1970’s, DC was experimenting with odd bits of comic production, including a series for The Joker, the Secret Society of Super-Villains series, and launching Kobra, the story of two brothers (Jeffrey and Jason Burr) who shared a psionic link, one of whom happened to be a master criminal with a thing for snakeskin. Though Jason was murdered by Jeffrey, and Jeffrey then murdered by Black Adam, Kobra The Organization soldiers on, with their latest activities putting them on a collision course with the original super-team. Five bucks on the bunch with Power Girl and Flash…
Geoff Johns made it official with his announcement that he is leaving Justice Society of America after issue #26.
The JSA to me represents everything good about life, work and superheroes. In life, generations past, present and future all provide different viewpoints. There can be something magical when its past from grandfather to father to son or from mother to daughter or son to grandfather. Theres nothing more important than family and family means a lot more than just blood relatives. Thats what my very first book, STARS & S.T.R.I.P.E., was about and thats what JSA, and life, is about.
So why am I leaving?
I have more stories to tell, and the characters are endless, but thats also true for the DC Universe. Im ready to move on to some other challenges like returning to THE FLASH and SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN. And I am also obsessed with making sure that GREEN LANTERN, BLACKEST NIGHT and everything around it is the absolute best it can possibly be. and thats only part of 2009. There are some new projects on the horizon.
Geoff is doing a heck of a lot of work in the DCU right now – it’s almost like you can’t pick up a DC title without seeing his name on the cover. With the hype building for Blackest Night, it’s probably a good idea that Johns pulls back and focuses on the core titles. The Thy Kingdom Come storyline has been okay, but it’s also dragged on for some time, so maybe it is time for a rest. Besides, he didn’t say he wouldn’t ever write JSA again, so there is always a chance for return.
What Gog Giveth, Gog Taketh Away
What happens if you don’t do what a god tells you to do? That’s what the members of the Justice Society of America are about to find out as Gog makes a demand that not everyone is comfortable with.
Bow down to Gog
After reading the final installment of this colon series, I’m really glad DC decided to spin these one-shots and specials out of JSA. The Gog/Magog/Kingdom story has gone on long enough, and compressing four months worth of story into three one-shots solves the problem of the story grinding in place. Fortunately, Gog makes a demand that may cause the breakdown to occur.
Sometimes a short review is a good thing
I wasn’t too keen on spinning the “Kingdom Come has come to Earth Prime” story line out of the JSA title and into one-shots and specials just to get more money out of readers. However, in the case of Kingdom Come Special: Magog, it was the best decision.
Can’t let it die, can you?
The readership seems to be divided on the return of the Earth-22 Superman. Some are in favor of the continuing adventures of the Kingdom Come storyline, even though the original follow up series tanked, while others are content with reliving the glory days in Absolute Editions. With the return of Magog, and E22 Superman, is DC trying to repeat the events from one universe to the other?
Next week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew take a look at DC’s JSA: The Golden Age by James Robinson – yes the same fellow behind Starman.
From Publisher’s Weekly
Clearly influenced by Alan Moore’s Watchmen, this reissue depicts DC’s superheroes from the 1940s hanging up their capes following the end of WWII. Whereas Moore’s superheroes were forced into retirement, here the heroes succumb to disillusionment, personality flaws and even madness. Robinson unpersuasively projects the dark pessimism of 1990s superhero comics onto the idealistic, committed heroes of half a century before. One of these “mystery men,” Tex Thompson, alias the Americommando, enters politics and initiates a government project that uses atomic power to create Dynaman, a “superman” who becomes a living weapon against the Soviets. Beneath their patriotic rhetoric, Thompson and Dynaman conspire to become dictators. But Robinson never explains why the “greatest generation” that just defeated fascism abroad would embrace a homegrown version. By revealing that Thompson’s and Dynaman’s identities have been usurped by impostors, Robinson shies away from demonstrating how an American superhero could morph into a neo-Nazi übermensch. Smith’s realistic artwork and mastery of gesture and facial expression bring out all the dramatic potential in Robinson’s scenario. But Darwyn Cooke’s recent The New Frontier paints a more convincing postwar portrait of DC’s superheroes. (June)
We want to know what you think of the four-issue mini-series from 1993. Post your comments below and they may be included in the show. My guess is there are many Major Spoilers readers who have never heard of this Elseworld’s title. For those of you who are in the dark, what topic areas do you want us to talk about in this detailed discussion?
If you are interested in the Magog/Kingdom Come story taking place in the pages of Justice Society of America, hold on to your hat as the story isn’t ending anytime soon. This November DC will release three spin-off specials that hopefully wrap up the events of Earth-22. In either case, I don’t think Matthew will be too pleased.
This time around: Who Watches the Watchmen? Who Remembers Earth 2? Who Knows What Evil Lurks on Earth-22? Who wrote the book of love? For that matter, who wrote the book of Leviticus? We check in on Ultimate Marvel, the Batman of the future, Danger Will Robinson! a faithful Spoilerite gets his just desserts, and there may be a Skrull among us! All this and much more as we hit number 34
This episode is sponsored in part by the Mid-Ohio-Con (www.midohiocon.com)
Show Notes After the Jump
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Apparently it is not a big deal for well-endowed lasses to show their goods on the cover of comics. Heck it seems it isn’t a big deal to have tentacle porn on the cover, but Zarquon save us should we see some guy’s package bulging out at us.
Many of you were probably wondering where your edition of Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #13, which was originally scheduled to arrive last week (June 6) disappeared to… um…you are reading the series, right?
DC Comics let us know the issue will ship next week (June 20), along with Justice League of America #10, and Countdown #45. JLA #10 concludes the lightning saga, and with Flash being the man that rides the lightning, along with the promo poster that shows a fallen “Flash” (presumably Bart Allen), could we be seeing the return of Barry Allen?
Don’t forget to take the poll! And let’s see what DC/JLA/Flash/LoSH has in store for us all. I’m still leaning toward Kal-L simply because of this page from JSA #1.
What do you think?
Playing the DC Odds:
Barry Allen – 10:1
Wally West – 25:1
Kal-L – 50:1
Earth-2 Lois Lane – 100:1
Ferro Lad – 10000:1
Blue Beetle – 1000000:1
Blok – 100000000:1
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Death of a New God
Last week readers got a few clues into the mystery of Jimmy Olsen, Mary Batson stumbled upon a repowered Black Adam, Stinky made the other Monitors angry, and Karate Kid continued to hang out in a JLA cell. So what becomes of our key characters this week?
DC Comics has made previews availabe for titles shipping January 31, 2007. Take the jump for all the goodness from Blue Beetle, JSA Classified #22, Teen Titans #43, and Trials of Shazam! #5. I’m especially interested in Teen Titans as we finally get to see what Deathstroke has been up to with Titans East!
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