Category Archives: Justice Society of America

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RETRO REVIEW: All-Star Squadron #31 (March 1984)

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Or – “The Genesis Of My Love Of Huge Teams Of Obscure Heroes..”

I’m sure it’s no surprise that I love super-team stories, the bigger the better.  I am, after all, a long-time devotee of the Legion of Super-Heroes, after all.  But my affection for big teams didn’t originate with the LSH.  Indeed, I really didn’t get into that team until the roughly 1990 or so.  Half a decade earlier, Golden Age virtuoso Roy Thomas made the Legion’s usual 18 to 24 members look like nothing, and in so doing really helped to start me down a path that would eventually lead me to Major Spoilers…

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FAN EXPO CANADA: JSA to return

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When Dan DiDio said that the Justice Society of America was going to sit out for a while, many probably thought that meant a year or two.  We’ve learned that at Fan Expo Canada, it was confirmed by DC that the JSA would indeed return and they will bring with them one of the biggest bits of comic book history – the Multiverse.

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RETRO REVIEW: All-Star Comics #58 (Jan/Feb 1976)

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Or – “Her… Um… Character Wasn’t Quite As Large Then.”

There’s an urban legend in comics that inker Wally Wood (known for his rendition of very buxom and attractive women) made a point of inserting the type of figures that he loved into his inking jobs for DC, to the point where a new character in All-Star Comics became so buxom that it has become an intrinsic part of her character even 40 years later.  Are you ready for the first appearance of Power Girl?

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REVIEW: Justice Society Of America #50

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Or – “Lots Of Anniversaries Goin’ On…”

The JSA, since its relaunch, has featured a lot of characters, a lot of conflicts, and far, FAR too much Magog.  The last few months have been quite traumatic for the group as a whole, leaving Flash feeling helpless, Mr. Terrific feeling mindless, and the Green Lantern paralyzed.  But, hey, at least we won’t have people denouncing this anniversary issue on basic cable…

Well, probably not, anyway.

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REVIEW: Justice Society of America #45

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Or – “We Got Us A New Writer, So Don’t Get Too Attached To Anybody…”

We’re celebrating Thanksgiving here in the States, leading me to eat an inordinate amount of pie and some sort of green bean slorg as a way of recognizing that which is most precious for me.  Before my tryptophan coma overcomes me, though, we’ve got a few minutes to talk about what’s going on with Jay Garrick and the rest of the premier comic book superteam.  Last issue’s hours-long slugfest has left the JSA with many questions, but the really honest one that comes to mind is, why is it such an unavoidable rule of comic books that we have to have a big dumb slugfest to make things all serious-like?  There should be scholarly works trying to figure out what it is that makes stories which have what I call the ”Doomsday Effect”, the moment where you have to believe that the superheroes who are so very clever and resourceful always fall back on swift-and-blinding-violence when things get heavy, so compelling for writers…

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REVIEW: Justice Society Of America Special #1

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Or – “Finally, An Ending To All This Magogery!”

The Justice Society and Magog have been at odds for a couple of years now, but it is finally time for the really and truly final battle.  Who will stand?  Who will fall?  Who will annoy me beyond belief?

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REVIEW: Justice Society Of America #42

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Or – “The Problem With A JLA/JSA Crossover…”

Back in the day, the JLA had their own book, and travelled to Earth-2 (or to somewhere else WITH natives of Earth-2) once a year, usually a two or three part affair.  The JSA seldom had their own title during this period, mind you, and usually we saw a sampling of each team rather than THREE DOZEN heroes.  With the JSA, the JSA All-Stars, and the Justice League in play, as well as guest-stars galore, there’ a lot going on in this crossover, but not a lot of focus… 

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Review: Justice Society Of America #40

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Or – “Time, Time, Time Is On My Side… Yes, It Is!”

Continuing our Major Spoilers Star-Spangled Weekend™!  Y’know, in the 21st century, it’s hard to think of Nazis as a realistic villain.  They’re so far away from their context that someone in a their paraphernalia seems as anachronistic and silly as a pirate or a cowboy or a knight.  Still, for many of the members of the JSA, World War II doesn’t seem all that long ago, and the threads of the National Socialist Party run deep.  Is the future of the Fourth Reich set in stone, or can Mister Terrific’s hail mary pass really save the members of the JSA from their worst loss ever and decades of torture?  I kinda hope so…

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Rapid-Fire Reviews: March Madness!!

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Or – “Named For The Roman God Martius, God Of War…”

 

Not to be confused with famed Martian general Marvin, whose computers are so complex and naughty… Traditionally, this month has signaled the beginning of the season of military campaigns, and also the time when college basketball generals lead their troops unto the field of battle. For me, working in small-market TV for as long as I did, it’s a month which signals mighty pains in the butt, which explains why this is technically the FEBRUARY edition of RFR. We apologize for the inconvenience… Better to just press on.

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