INFINITE GEOFF JOHNS III: Justice Society of America

[andy khouri]

Geoff Johns reintroduces readers to Earth-2 while welcoming Earth-22's Gog to the DCU proper. All that, plus Power Girl, Huntress, and a seat at the table for a Johns’ family-style Thanksgiving.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=15849

[CMBMOOL]

To me, Earth-2 is a classic case of showing the "Happy endings for the Big three" in that world. And I'm glad to see it return. :D

[hondobrode]

Final Crisis !

* squee ! *

I think I have a fanboy crush on Geoff Johns ! I can't take it anymore.

[Babylon23]

As a long-tim JSA and All-Star Squadron fan, I love Earth 2 and I'm glad to see it back. I can't wait to see the annual. Having Jerry Ordway as artist adds a little somethign special to the project.

[inventio]

According to what Geoff Jones, creators can own an Earth. So, I vote for Keith Giffen's Earth, comprised of LSH v4, L.E.G.I.O.N, JLI (sans Greg Rucka and bloodbath), The Heckler, Vext, Ambush Bug...

[Hawkman]

Geoff always gives such great interviews, doling out just enough information to pique my interest without leaving me feeling as if something's been spoiled.

Can't wait for next week's issue, as always, and the annual sounds like it's going to be quite ambitious.

[AirDave]

I'm a huge fan of the JSA, All-Star Squadron and the Original Infinity, Inc.
:)

I'm just gonna go ahead and throw this out there: I don't think the multiverse needed to come back. I don't think Earth-Two (2) needed to come back either. Yeah, there've been some really ugly kinks like Power Girl and The Huntress. I didn't really care for Power Girl being linked with Arion and Atlantis. But overall I like the single timeline. That's just my preference. I read Zero Hour, Infinite Crisis and 52 and it just kept getting worse and worse.
:confused:
I like what Geoff Johns is doing over in Green Lantern.
I'm not really sure I want my Kingdom Come mixing with my JSA - that's like peanut butter mixing with chocolate! I'm not sure I'm ready for that!
:eek:

[Stressfactor]

I love the scene Geoff describes about needing the extra chairs and Starman lugging in a La-Z-Boy and saying "This is mine."

I love this version of Starman. I love the fact that he's got problems but EVERYONE in the JSA has decided that it doesn't matter. Its really kind of touching and emphasizes how open the JSA is.

[hondobrode]

According to what Geoff Jones, creators can own an Earth. So, I vote for Keith Giffen's Earth, comprised of LSH v4, L.E.G.I.O.N, JLI (sans Greg Rucka and bloodbath), The Heckler, Vext, Ambush Bug...

I too love v4 and L.E.G.I.O.N. I hope you're wish comes true.

[PastePotPete]

I love the scene Geoff describes about needing the extra chairs and Starman lugging in a La-Z-Boy and saying "This is mine."

I love this version of Starman. I love the fact that he's got problems but EVERYONE in the JSA has decided that it doesn't matter. Its really kind of touching and emphasizes how open the JSA is.

Yeah, the JSA is a different kind of super-team and I love that.
First of all, there's apparently no limit to the number of members. Nice! Just like the JLU in the cartoon!

You can be an angry loner with a scarred face, a blabber-mouth teenage drama geek, even a certified lunatic. Whatever. You can still join the JSofA!

Makes me feel like if I had powers they'd even take me in. And I'm a mess!

[Blackhawkk]

Yeah, the JSA is a different kind of super-team and I love that.
First of all, there's apparently no limit to the number of members. Nice! Just like the JLU in the cartoon!

You can be an angry loner with a scarred face, a blabber-mouth teenage drama geek, even a certified lunatic. Whatever. You can still join the JSofA!

Makes me feel like if I had powers they'd even take me in. And I'm a mess!

Do you really even need powers? Or a costume? Heck! I'm declaring myself a member of the JSA! Just call me Blackhawk! I drive a mean Firebird, pretty good with a bow and a brown belt in Karate. My organizational skills are superb and I shoot a good game of pool!

[Babylon23]

I too love v4 and L.E.G.I.O.N. I hope you're wish comes true.

Me too. I love that period of Legion. Plus Vext, Heckler and Ambush Bug should have one giant crossover. Hell, throw in the grossly under-rated Reign of the Zodiac while you're at it.

[die_yng]

i love the JSA, i liked Kingdom Come, but I don't see a reason for all this mingling and the same goes for Earth-2.
I definitely agree with Airdave on this.
What I don't get with Johns is, he loves all this old DCU characters and has finally succeded in bringing all of 'em back, but why did he have to kiil everything that was cool about DC in the late eigthies and the '90's?

I just don't get this guy at all, he's a great writer but sometimes he does stuff I absolutely can't stand.

[McKnight11]

I LOVE all those Earth-2 characters, (how about some All-Star Squadron trades?) but the return of the multiverse is a terrible idea. It's lazy and allows lesser writers to get their dirty paws on characters they neither created nor have any affinity for.

I think Geoff Johns is a great writer (and in fact, his run on JSA brought me back to comics after an almost 10 years hiatus) but his Earth-22 Superman has none of the nuances and layers of meaning that Mark Waid was able to do so (seemingly) effortlessly.

There is something lovely about the multi-generational feel of the DCU these days. It takes the mythology we all love into a new direction and I think it works. ELSEWORLDS was the way to handle a creator's imagination and give them a forum to tell really cool stories without the constraints of continuity or consistency.

The Multiverse was, is and will be a mess. It's re-creation stinks of "gimmick" and seems to NOT be borne out of a need to tell better stories. This makes me sad.

[David Atkins]

I'm not really sure I want my Kingdom Come mixing with my JSA - that's like peanut butter mixing with chocolate! I'm not sure I'm ready for that!
:eek:

Reeses peanut butter cups are just about the best thing ever.

[titanfan]

Do you really even need powers? Or a costume? Heck! I'm declaring myself a member of the JSA! Just call me Blackhawk! I drive a mean Firebird, pretty good with a bow and a brown belt in Karate. My organizational skills are superb and I shoot a good game of pool!

They let in Mr. America (he has a whip!) and an old lady who is known for fighting crime with pots and pans. How hard can entrance reqs be?

[Agent_Torpor]

Can't stand Eaglesham's art.

Good christ, he gives Power Girl some of the meatiest, cut man-legs i've ever seen. It ruins my whole masterbatory fantasy.

Can Amanda Conner do the art? She knows how to draw a hot chick. Please? Get that dude offa da book.

[hondobrode]

over the re-introduction of the multiverse, or at least something similar to it.

20 some years ago Wolfman and Perez tried to even things up by streamlining the DCU into one coherent existence. Coulda woulda shoulda worked, but unfortunately, TPTB didn't deem it necessary to have a Continuity Cop overseeing editor and the trainwreck of Power Girl, Hawkman, the Legion, Superboy, the Justice League, was born.

I love the idea of a layered richly diverse megaverse. I didn't have any problem with the Elseworlds imprint. In fact, some of my favorite stories include Superman : Red Son, The Secret Society of Super-Heroes (criminally underrated), JLA :The Nail, and Superman : Last Son of Earth right off the top of my head.

I think the reason Didio moved back towards a multiverse is that way everything is official, therefore, fans would be more inclined to follow some of these characters, esp if they crossover with the New Earth or Earth-1 characters, or whatever they're called.

It could be viewed as lazy writing or, as I see it, a wonderful opportunity for variations on characters and the opportunity to explore different takes on characters without defiling or blemishing the bread and butter marquee originals.