Justice Society of America 2022 series

by MajorHoy Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:29 pm

Courtesy of CBR:

DC Launches a New Justice Society of America Series by Geoff Johns and Mikel Janin
The original superheroes of the DC Universe's Golden Age return in a triumphant new series that celebrates the past while forging a new future.
by JEREMY BLUM - PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO

The Justice Society of America headlines its first monthly ongoing series in years this November, courtesy of writer Geoff Johns and artist Mikel Janín.

Justice Society of America #1 features a bevy of longstanding JSA heroes -- including the original Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman -- as they team up to defeat an unusual enemy who has disrupted temporal history. The Time Masters, DC's defenders of the time stream led by Rip Hunter, are also teased to make an appearance. A preview of the cover of Justice Society of America #1 also shows Huntress -- presumably the Helena Wayne version originally from Earth-Two -- standing in front of her forebears.

"There will be familiar faces re-joining the team, like Jay Garrick and Alan Scott, as well as long-lost members returning, like Beth Chapel and Yolanda Montez, and a new Golden Age legacy hero first hinted at in the end of Flashpoint Beyond," Johns said. "Mikel Janín is doing the work of his career on this."

You can read the rest here: https://www.cbr.com/justice-society-of-america-series-geoff-johns-mikel-janin-dc/

At the end of the article we get:

Justice Society of America #1 is written by Johns, illustrated by Janín, who also provides cover art, and features variant covers by Yanick Paquette, Joe Quinones, Jerry Ordway and Steve Lieber. The issue goes on sale Nov. 22 from DC Comics.

And for some of the covers,

Justice Society of America 2022 series Jsa_hu10

Justice Society of America 2022 series Jsa_cl11

JSA "Classic" variant by Jerry Ordway

Justice Society of America 2022 series Jsa_9010

NOTE: DC is doing a series of " '90s Rewind Variant " covers; this is the JSA version

by MajorHoy Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:55 am

And at the beginning of November,

DC rings in Geoffvember with Johns-written JUSTICE SOCIETY relaunch, STARGIRL miniseries
(They didn't officially call it Geoffvember, but with three books coming out it seems appropriate.)
By Joe Grunenwald- 08/18/2022 3:00 pm

Move over, Scottober: DC’s bringing out Geoffvember this fall. The publisher has announced three new Geoff Johns-written titles set to debut in November, including a relaunch of the Justice Society of America and a Stargirl miniseries.

It all kicks off with The New Golden Age, a one-shot set to arrive on November 8th. Written by Johns, the issue features art by Steve Lieber, Jerry Ordway, and Diego Olortegui, with covers by Mikel Janín, Gary Frank, Todd Nauck, Mike Allred, David Talaski, and Dan Hipp. Here’s how DC describes the one-shot, which spins out of the conclusion of the currently-running Flashpoint Beyond series:

DC’s future…and its past…will never be the same again. But how are Mime and Marionette connected to this? Why are Rip Hunter and the Time Masters the most unlikable heroes in the DC Universe? And who or what is…Nostalgia? Don’t miss the start of the strangest mystery to have ever plagued the DC Universe...

You can read the rest here: https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-rings-in-geoffvember-with-johns-written-jsa-relaunch-stargirl-miniseries/?amp

But also from that article, a little about Stargirl:

. . . Also spinning out of The New Golden Age will be Stargirl: The Lost Children, which also serves as a follow-up to the Stargirl Spring Break Special that came out over a year ago and you’re forgiven if you’ve forgotten about. Written by Johns and illustrated by Todd Nauck, the six-issue miniseries finds Stargirl and a few other young heroes up against a new villain with an interesting name:

When Stargirl of the Justice Society and Green Arrow’s ally Red Arrow discover a tragic teenage hero from the past has gone missing, they set out to find him…only to discover he’s not the first teenage hero of the Golden Age to have vanished without a trace. But where have they gone? Who are they? And what does the Childminder want with them?

by Philip K Ditko Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:21 pm

The Childminder isn't an interesting name for a villain.

by MajorHoy Sun Aug 21, 2022 12:41 am

Philip K Ditko wrote:The Childminder isn't an interesting name for a villain.

But I guess it does seem somewhat appropriate for somebody who kidnaps kid sidekicks.

by **tony ingram** Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:48 pm

Philip K Ditko wrote:The Childminder isn't an interesting name for a villain.

Well, Marvel have already laid claim to Nanny and the Orphan Maker...

by Philip K Ditko Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:11 pm

And the Child Catcher was claimed by the 1968 movie of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Wikipedia says he worked for Baron and Baroness Bomburst - very Kirbyesque names.

by **tony ingram** Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:58 pm

Philip K Ditko wrote:And the Child Catcher was claimed by the 1968 movie of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Wikipedia says he worked for Baron and Baroness Bomburst - very Kirbyesque names.

Baron Blastaar Bombburst, I expect.

by MajorHoy Sat Aug 12, 2023 4:50 pm

For anybody who's been (trying to) follow this series, issue #5 came out at the start of this month.

What we've had so far is:
November 2022
* THE NEW GOLDEN AGE #1 (one-shot) = 11/8/2022
* JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #1 = 11/29/2022 (originally solicited for 11/22/2022)

January 2023
* Justice Society of America #2 = 01/24/2023 (orig. 12/27/2022)

March 2023
* Justice Society of America #3 = ship date 03/14/2023 (orig. 01/24/2023)

May 2023
* Justice Society of America #4 = 05/23/2023 (orig. 02/28/2023)

August 2023
* Justice Society of America #5 = 08/01/2023 (orig. 03/28/2023) <NOTE: later resolicited for 04/25/2023>

Issue #6 (originally solicited for 05/23/2023) is, at the moment, scheduled to ship September 5th (of 2023), but while Mikel Janin had been listed for the interior art per the original solicitation, it looks like that won't be happening now according to the cover image recently released?

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NOTE: Dates I've listed are in the month/day/year format, but that's how we do it here in the U.S.

by **tony ingram** Mon Sep 18, 2023 2:06 pm

Just read issue #6 (a bit late). Some interesting developments, particularly with Huntress. Also, this month sees Michael, the Red Bee's pet bee, appear in two separate issuyes, JSA #6 and Peacemaker Tries Hard #5. I think that may be a record for the little guy (though sadly, the Peacemaker appearance kills him off).

by MajorHoy Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:48 pm

tony ingram wrote:Just read issue #6 (a bit late). Some interesting developments, particularly with Huntress.

The "interesting development" is that Geoff Johns appears to continue his quest to have that character take over the Justice Society of America, even though she's only been a member for about ten minutes?

Like father, like daughter . . .

by **tony ingram** Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:40 pm

Well, the Harlequin's son appears in this issue, but there's still no explanation for where Molly Mayne herself is...

by MajorHoy Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:05 pm

tony ingram wrote:Well, the Harlequin's son appears in this issue, but there's still no explanation for where Molly Mayne herself is...

There's a whole lotta mess that's unaddressed regarding Alan, Molly, and "Harlequin's Son". When was Harlequin's Son born and how old is he? (He was also a part of that future JSA Huntress is trying to re-assemble in the present day.) Plus, since Alan has known he was gay (and evidently actively gay) since back before the JSA first formed, what's the story with his two past marriages (Golden Age Rose/Thorn and later to Molly)? Is Molly still alive these days? And have we previously already met whoever the father of Harlequin's Son will turn out to be?

by MajorHoy Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:57 am

Read issue #7, which is "Young Justice Society Chapter Two" for some reason. The only "Lost Children" addition we saw this issue was that annoying, whiney Salem. It seems other members are buying in to Huntress' plan to recruit the criminals in the present who in her future would become members of the JSA. Dr. Midnight and Wildcat get a few pages to continue explaining their Eclipso-related problems (separate from the rest of the JSA, of course), and we end with a guest-appearance of three members of the Legion of Substitute heroes from the future (but in our present).

Why they bother to pretend this is really a JSA comic book is still beyond me.

by MajorHoy Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:45 pm

Just to stay up-to-dated on what has already been released and what is still to come,
* Justice Society of America #1 = November 29, 2022
* Justice Society of America #2 = January 24, 2023
* Justice Society of America #3 = March 14, 2023
* Justice Society of America #4 = May 23, 2023
* Justice Society of America #5 = August 01, 2023
* Justice Society of America #6 = September 05, 2023
* Justice Society of America #7 = November 21, 2023
* Justice Society of America #8 = December 26, 2023

And, per the League of Comic Geeks website,
* Justice Society of America #9 = currently scheduled for March 05, 2024
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for April 09, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
I would expect those April dates will be pushed out further at some point . . .

by MajorHoy Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:58 am

MajorHoy wrote: . . . And, per the League of Comic Geeks website,
* Justice Society of America #9 = currently scheduled for March 05, 2024
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for April 09, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
I would expect those April dates will be pushed out further at some point . . .

Make that:
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
(Though they still have issue #11 for that same date . . . )

by MajorHoy Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:17 pm

MajorHoy wrote: . . . And, per the League of Comic Geeks website,
* Justice Society of America #9 = currently scheduled for March 05, 2024
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for April 09, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
I would expect those April dates will be pushed out further at some point . . .

Don't know if this was up yesterday, but issue #9 got bumped out from March 5th to March 12th as well as issue #10 being bumped to April 16th.

It looks like the original dates for issues #9 through #11 were
* Issue #9 = January 30th, 2024
* Issue #10 = March 12th, 2024
* Issue #11 = April 6th, 2024

by MajorHoy Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:40 am

MajorHoy wrote:
MajorHoy wrote: . . . And, per the League of Comic Geeks website,
* Justice Society of America #9 = currently scheduled for March 05, 2024
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for April 09, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
I would expect those April dates will be pushed out further at some point . . .
Don't know if this was up yesterday, but issue #9 got bumped out from March 5th to March 12th as well as issue #10 being bumped to April 16th.

It looks like the original dates for issues #9 through #11 were
* Issue #9 = January 30th, 2024
* Issue #10 = March 12th, 2024
* Issue #11 = April 6th, 2024

Now it looks like:
* Justice Society of America #9 = currently scheduled for March 19, 2024
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
according to the League of Comic Geeks website.

by MajorHoy Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:22 pm

MajorHoy wrote:Now it looks like:
* Justice Society of America #9 = currently scheduled for March 19, 2024
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
according to the League of Comic Geeks website.

Both League of Comic Geeks and Things from Another World still show those dates, so I guess we may get issue #9 on the Tuesday after this coming one?

Justice Society of America 2022 series Justi201

NOTE: Previewsworld has it coming out on March 12th, but they've been less reliable on keeping up-to-date with ship dates since DC stopped releasing titles through their service here in the U.S.

by MajorHoy Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:08 am

MajorHoy wrote:Now it looks like:
* Justice Society of America #9 = currently scheduled for March 19, 2024
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024
according to the League of Comic Geeks website.

Well, this is confusing.
It looks like issue #9 is still due out this coming Tuesday (March 19th), but issue #10 has been moved to April 30th (from April 16th) while issue #11 is still down for April 16th at present?
(NOTE: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/160715/justice-society-of-america actually has two different entries for issue #11 at the moment. One with the April 16th date and another with a June 25th date?
https://www.tfaw.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Justice+Society+of+America) tfaw didn't have any June 25th date for issue #11 when I just looked, but they did have issue #10 as April 30th.)

by MajorHoy Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:59 pm

MajorHoy wrote:Well, this is confusing.
It looks like issue #9 is still due out this coming Tuesday (March 19th), but issue #10 has been moved to April 30th (from April 16th) while issue #11 is still down for April 16th at present?
(NOTE: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/160715/justice-society-of-america actually has two different entries for issue #11 at the moment. One with the April 16th date and another with a June 25th date?
https://www.tfaw.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Justice+Society+of+America) tfaw didn't have any June 25th date for issue #11 when I just looked, but they did have issue #10 as April 30th.)

League of Comic Geeks has eliminated the April 16th listing for issue #11, so they currently have:
* issue #10 = April 30th
* issue #11 = June 25th

by MajorHoy Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:54 am

MajorHoy wrote:
MajorHoy wrote:Well, this is confusing.
It looks like issue #9 is still due out this coming Tuesday (March 19th), but issue #10 has been moved to April 30th (from April 16th) while issue #11 is still down for April 16th at present?
(NOTE: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/160715/justice-society-of-america actually has two different entries for issue #11 at the moment. One with the April 16th date and another with a June 25th date?
https://www.tfaw.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Justice+Society+of+America) tfaw didn't have any June 25th date for issue #11 when I just looked, but they did have issue #10 as April 30th.)
League of Comic Geeks has eliminated the April 16th listing for issue #11, so they currently have:
* issue #10 = April 30th
* issue #11 = June 25th

Well, tfaw still lists issue #10 as due out April 30th, but both League of Comic Geeks and Previewsworld are showing the date for #10 as May 28th. Shocked

by MajorHoy Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:33 pm

And while the Wesley Dodds: The Sandman series was able to complete its six-issue run in a relatively timely manner, that's not the case for the other two six-issue JSA-related books that were first released back in October.

For Jay Garrick: The Flash, we've had:
Issue #1 = October 17, 2023
Issue #2 = November 21, 2023
Issue #3 = December 19, 2023
Issue #4 = January 16, 2024
Issue #5 = February 27, 2024
Issue #6 = currently scheduled for April 16, 2024

And for Alan Scott: The Green Lantern (which I'm not reading), we've had:
Issue #1 = October 24, 2023
Issue #2 = November 28, 2023
Issue #3 = December 26, 2023
Issue #4 = January 30, 2024
Issue #5 = March 26, 2024
Issue #6 = currently scheduled for May 14, 2024

by MajorHoy Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:36 pm

MajorHoy wrote:Well, tfaw still lists issue #10 as due out April 30th, but both League of Comic Geeks and Previewsworld are showing the date for #10 as May 28th.

tfaw now has issue #10 due out May 28th, but they still list issue #11 for April 16th?

by MajorHoy Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:56 pm

MajorHoy wrote:
MajorHoy wrote:Well, tfaw still lists issue #10 as due out April 30th, but both League of Comic Geeks and Previewsworld are showing the date for #10 as May 28th.
tfaw now has issue #10 due out May 28th, but they still list issue #11 for April 16th?

tfaw did eventually update issue #11's release date to June 25th.

by Mbast1 Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:48 pm

MajorHoy wrote:tfaw did eventually update issue #11's release date to June 25th.

One of my friends still won't shop at a comics store because of stuff like this, he got tired of waiting long enough that he couldn't remember the last issue.

by MajorHoy Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:26 pm

Mbast1 wrote:
MajorHoy wrote:tfaw did eventually update issue #11's release date to June 25th.

One of my friends still won't shop at a comics store because of stuff like this, he got tired of waiting long enough that he couldn't remember the last issue.

When you're paying $4.00 or more for a single issue, it can be frustrating as hell when you're done reading after 10-15 minutes and then later can't remember what happened in that issue.

by MajorHoy Wed May 08, 2024 4:34 pm

AAAARGH!

Just noticed that they've bumped out the dates for issues #10 and #11 AGAIN!
* Justice Society of America #10 = now currently scheduled for June 25, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for July 23, 2024

Mad

by MajorHoy Fri May 17, 2024 2:13 am

MajorHoy wrote:AAAARGH!

Just noticed that they've bumped out the dates for issues #10 and #11 AGAIN!
* Justice Society of America #10 = now currently scheduled for June 25, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for July 23, 2024

And now it looks like League of Comic Geeks, Things From Another World, as well as Previewsworld all have issue #10 currently listed for July 2nd.

Issue #11 is still listed for July 23rd, but why bother to change that date yet?

by MajorHoy Mon May 20, 2024 4:37 pm

League of Comic Geeks now shows a date for issue #12, so at present the dates are:
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for July 2nd, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for July 23rd, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = scheduled for August 28th, 2024

No listing for issue #12 on either Things From Another World nor on Previews World at last check.

Also, main cover for issue #11 =

Justice Society of America 2022 series Justi202

Main cover for issue #12 =

Justice Society of America 2022 series Justi203

by MajorHoy Sun May 26, 2024 2:46 am

MajorHoy wrote:League of Comic Geeks now shows a date for issue #12, so at present the dates are:
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for July 2nd, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for July 23rd, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = scheduled for August 28th, 2024

No listing for issue #12 on either Things From Another World nor on Previews World at last check.

TFAW now lists issue #12 (for August 28th).
Previews World hasn't gotten around to it yet.

by MajorHoy Sat Jun 08, 2024 4:48 pm

Now League of Comic Geeks, Things from Another World, and Previewsworld list the dates for the final three issues in Johns' run as:
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for July 2nd/3rd, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for August 6th/7th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = currently scheduled for September 3rd/4th, 2024

NOTE: DC Comics were being released here in the U.S. on Tuesdays for the past few years, but it was announced earlier this year that the release dates would changing to Wednesdays (same as most other companies); I'm assuming that's why Previewsworld still lists Tuesday dates vs. the Wednesday dates on League of Comic Geeks and Things from Another World.

by MajorHoy Wed Jun 26, 2024 4:59 pm

As of the morning of Wednesday, June 26th, League of Comic Geeks, Things from Another World, and Previewsworld still list the dates for the final three issues in Johns' run as:
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for July 2nd/3rd, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for August 6th/7th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = currently scheduled for September 3rd/4th, 2024

So, it would seem likely we will get issue #10 next Wednesday, but whether issues #11 and/or #12 will come out on those dates is . . . questionable (based on past scheduling).

by MajorHoy Sun Jun 30, 2024 2:53 am

MajorHoy wrote:As of the morning of Wednesday, June 26th, League of Comic Geeks, Things from Another World, and Previewsworld still list the dates for the final three issues in Johns' run as:
* Justice Society of America #10 = currently scheduled for July 2nd/3rd, 2024
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for August 6th/7th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = currently scheduled for September 3rd/4th, 2024

So, it would seem likely we will get issue #10 next Wednesday, but whether issues #11 and/or #12 will come out on those dates is . . . questionable (based on past scheduling).

Dagnabbit!!!!

Just did a quick check again on the dates, and things are already screwy for issues #11 and #12!

League of Comic Geeks now has:
* Justice Society of America #11 = now scheduled for August 28th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = still scheduled for September 4th, 2024

and Things From Another World currently has:
* Justice Society of America #11 = now scheduled for August 28th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = now scheduled for September 25th, 2024

Previewsworld was still going with
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for August 6th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = currently scheduled for September 3rd, 2024

by MajorHoy Sun Jun 30, 2024 9:11 pm

MajorHoy wrote: . . . League of Comic Geeks now has:
* Justice Society of America #11 = now scheduled for August 28th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = still scheduled for September 4th, 2024

and Things From Another World currently has:
* Justice Society of America #11 = now scheduled for August 28th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = now scheduled for September 25th, 2024

Previewsworld was still going with
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for August 6th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = currently scheduled for September 3rd, 2024

League of Comic Geeks has also gone to September 25th for issue #12 now.

by MajorHoy Tue Jul 16, 2024 6:46 pm

Mbast1 wrote:
MajorHoy wrote:tfaw did eventually update issue #11's release date to June 25th.
One of my friends still won't shop at a comics store because of stuff like this, he got tired of waiting long enough that he couldn't remember the last issue.

Y'know, I had that feeling when I read issue #10 over the weekend.

Then again, who knows if Geoff Johns is paying all that much attention to what he's writing as he tries to wrap up these last few issues. He definitely is ignoring a bunch of things that were previously hinted at / solicited prior to the announcement he was pulling out of DC. Rolling Eyes

by MajorHoy Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:06 pm

MajorHoy wrote:
MajorHoy wrote: . . . League of Comic Geeks now has:
* Justice Society of America #11 = now scheduled for August 28th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = still scheduled for September 4th, 2024

and Things From Another World currently has:
* Justice Society of America #11 = now scheduled for August 28th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = now scheduled for September 25th, 2024

Previewsworld was still going with
* Justice Society of America #11 = currently scheduled for August 6th, 2024
* Justice Society of America #12 = currently scheduled for September 3rd, 2024
League of Comic Geeks has also gone to September 25th for issue #12 now.

League of Comic Geeks, Things from Another World, as well as Previewsworld are all listing issue #11 for September 4th.
But Previewsworld also lists issue #12 for September 4th as well? Rolling Eyes

(Issue #12 is still listed for September 25th on League of Comic Geeks and Things from Another World, but I would expect that to eventually be extended further out as well at some point.)

by MajorHoy Fri Aug 16, 2024 8:44 pm

MajorHoy wrote:League of Comic Geeks, Things from Another World, as well as Previewsworld are all listing issue #11 for September 4th.
But Previewsworld also lists issue #12 for September 4th as well?
(Issue #12 is still listed for September 25th on League of Comic Geeks and Things from Another World, but I would expect that to eventually be extended further out as well at some point.)

So far, those dates are still showing up (including September 4th for issue #12 on Previewsworld), so maybe we'll get issue #11 on September 4th?
Though it could still get moved out further over the next few weeks . . .

by MajorHoy Thu Sep 05, 2024 4:10 pm

Well, issue #11 is suppose to be out now, so that just leaves issue #12 to go.

League of Comic Geeks still lists the date for issue #12 as September 25th, but Things from Another World and PreviewsWorld both have the date as October 2nd.

Also, who is doing the art (or how many?) is up in the air at present?
See: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/justice-society-of-america-12-tribute-to-mike-wieringo-lee-moder/

by MajorHoy Fri Sep 06, 2024 4:11 pm

MajorHoy wrote: . . . League of Comic Geeks still lists the date for issue #12 as September 25th, but Things from Another World and PreviewsWorld both have the date as October 2nd . . .

League of Comic Geeks did update the issue #12 date to October 2nd as well later yesterday.

By the way, here are two of the variant covers for issue #12:

Justice Society of America 2022 series Justi205

variant by Todd Nauck

Justice Society of America 2022 series Justi206

variant by the late Mike Wieringo

by Mbast1 Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:22 pm

Just so I know, is it worth reading? I may get the issues or trades once it's done, if you think it's worth it.

by MajorHoy Sat Sep 07, 2024 9:12 pm

Mbast1 wrote:Just so I know, is it worth reading? I may get the issues or trades once it's done, if you think it's worth it.

That's hard to say.

I don't like the fact that this suppose to be the "Justice Society of America" but it feels more like it focuses on the new Huntress and other characters that Johns created / wanted to add. And, of course, Johns promises / introduces / teases a lot of things that he barely gets to (and I don't know if he can by the end of issue #12). And then there were the endless delays . . .

But there is some stuff that's not bad, and it might read better / cleaner in a collected trade edition (or two).

by MajorHoy Mon Sep 23, 2024 4:02 pm

MajorHoy wrote:
Mbast1 wrote:Just so I know, is it worth reading? I may get the issues or trades once it's done, if you think it's worth it.
. . . But there is some stuff that's not bad, and it might read better / cleaner in a collected trade edition (or two).

Just read issue #11.

My first impression: it's garbage.
Johns had taken his usual long, meandering approach to writing in the issues prior to this, then had to give us a rushed, half-assed story that throws everything and anything into pretending to wrap things up. He had introduced way too many ideas / possibilities that he couldn't do justice to. We didn't need a useless appearance by a Legion of Super-Heroes when there were plenty of other characters Johns hadn't been using but could have / should have. And we had to settle for art by Marco Santucci instead of Mikel Janin. Feh.

There should be one more issue (#12) due out a week from Tuesday (October 2nd) which supposedly has a focus on Courtney. After that, a new JSA series written by Jeff Lemire is scheduled to start in November.

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