Geoff Johns last issue of JSA is #26

[Joe Franklin]

http://www.comicbloc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66657

[mata-leao]

crap, Justice Society is my favorite DC book right now. i love all the characters in the team, i HOPE the new creative team does the book justice.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! NOOOO!!!!!!!


Oh man is JSA messed up. Didio will likely hand it to Winick and ruin these characters .


One man I'd nominate to take the book is Peter Tomasi. He wrote the JSA characters good in Nightwing. And he seems to understand building stories and delivering.

[Captain Jim]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! NOOOO!!!!!!!


Oh man is JSA messed up. Didio will likely hand it to Winick and ruin these characters .


One man I'd nominate to take the book is Peter Tomasi. He wrote the JSA characters good in Nightwing. And he seems to understand building stories and delivering.

Not only that but, according to Johns' statement, Tomasi has quite a history with the book.

Really, though, this isn't any big surprise, is it? This is the second time he's left the book. Johns wants to write everything at DC, but he can't write everything all at the same time.

[Joe Franklin]

I'm ready for a new JSA creative team myself. It's positive news for me.

[$5 Milkshake]

Not only that but, according to Johns' statement, Tomasi has quite a history with the book.

Really, though, this isn't any big surprise, is it? This is the second time he's left the book. Johns wants to write everything at DC, but he can't write everything all at the same time.

I dunno if its a surprise, exactly, but its a HUGE disappointment :frown:

I wish I had some faith in DC editorial, that they'll place a quality team on one of their best books. But this is the same company that allowed Batman/Superman to spiral down the drain....

[Shellhead]

I have mixed feelings about this news. On the one hand, I've been getting frustrated in recent months by the extreme decompression in JSA. I also feel that it would be better to cut this roster by half and give more attention to those characters that remain.

On the other hand, JLA has been a trainwreck for years now, pretty much since Waid left the previous title. So I shudder at the possibility of equally bad issues of JSA.

One thing that surprised me in that article from the link was the comment about Roy Thomas never reading this JSA series or the previous one. Thomas is well-known for his fondness for golden age heroes. Maybe he didn't like so many younger legacy heroes around?

[Joe Acro]

That hardly seems like enough time to end the story and properly explain the stuff he never explained (like Sand developing Sandman abilities).

:frown:

[Captain Jim]

One thing that surprised me in that article from the link was the comment about Roy Thomas never reading this JSA series or the previous one. Thomas is well-known for his fondness for golden age heroes.

I was a bit surprised by that myself. However, Thomas is the one who wrote those characters for years and years (All-Star Squadron), and I know many (possibly most) writers stop reading books they've worked on once they leave. Nevertheless, I would have guessed that Thomas' extreme fondness for those characters might have made the difference in this case. I guess not.

Maybe he didn't like so many younger legacy heroes around?

I doubt that this would be the case. Thomas created the original Infinity, Inc., which was composed entirely of JSA legacy heroes.

[John Lynch]

What Geoff Johns was writing:
* Action Comics - leaving
* Justice Society of America - leaving
* co-writing Booster Gold - left
* Green Lantern - staying

So from this we can surmise that Geoff Johns is able to write 3-4 comics at once. I think his new line-up will consist of:
* Green Lantern - confirmed
* Superman: Secret Origins - confirmed
* Flash: Rebirth - confirmed
* Adventure Comics - speculative.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Not only that but, according to Johns' statement, Tomasi has quite a history with the book.

Really, though, this isn't any big surprise, is it? This is the second time he's left the book. Johns wants to write everything at DC, but he can't write everything all at the same time.

Ohh yeah ...I think though his Flash is basically a chance to show fans he's returning to the title that really made him though. I wish he could have stayed on Booster Gold , Action , JSA and did Flash. But the man is stretched as it is .

I have a wish list of guys.... like Busiek , Tomasi and Giffen to write JSA. But I fear who Didio gets....

I have mixed feelings about this news. On the one hand, I've been getting frustrated in recent months by the extreme decompression in JSA. I also feel that it would be better to cut this roster by half and give more attention to those characters that remain.

On the other hand, JLA has been a trainwreck for years now, pretty much since Waid left the previous title. So I shudder at the possibility of equally bad issues of JSA.

One thing that surprised me in that article from the link was the comment about Roy Thomas never reading this JSA series or the previous one. Thomas is well-known for his fondness for golden age heroes. Maybe he didn't like so many younger legacy heroes around?

Possibly....but remember in the mid 90's DC made it a practice to beat and stripmine these old heroes for a new age ? I'm sure by this point Roy Thomas basically said F DC.

[CBikle]

This is bad, bad news.

Hopefully the replacement will be someone like James Robinson (my choice, but very unlikely), Palmiotti or Tomasi.

[kingdom2000]

Consider the quick slide that the DC team books take after the initial writer leaves, I am dropping JSA from my pool with #26. I don't have the money to "hope for the best" like I have in the past (see JLA on how to make a boring team book). Easier to assume it will be bad and then let word of mouth confirm if I need to buy the trade or not after the fact.

[Shellhead]

This is bad, bad news.

Hopefully the replacement will be someone like James Robinson (my choice, but very unlikely), Palmiotti or Tomasi.

I've been hearing bad things about Robinson's work with Superman recently. Also, I've been re-reading my Sandman trades (I have the first five) and am not as impressed as I was the first time around.

[$5 Milkshake]

The dream for me would be David Goyer, but I dont see that happening :wink:

JMS would be sweet, Waid would also be good, so would Busiek. I could live with Tomasi. Other than that, I can't think of anyone else I'd like. Maybe Palmiotti.

[CBikle]

Consider the quick slide that the DC team books take after the initial writer leaves, I am dropping JSA from my pool with #26. I don't have the money to "hope for the best" like I have in the past (see JLA on how to make a boring team book). Easier to assume it will be bad and then let word of mouth confirm if I need to buy the trade or not after the fact.

That's the smart and safe move. I'll probably do the same unless a writer I like is assigned to the book.

[CMBMOOL]

Dang that sucks, I mean even though I haven't read the series I have heard his work is good for the DCU and the JSA in general. :frown:

So who knows what will happen next with Geoff off the JSA. :frown:

[FanboyStranger]

Well, I think it needs to be pointed out that Johns has written over 100 issues of JSA in its two most recent incarnations. That's an achievement in this day and age, particularly when you factor in how good that run was overall, especially those issues co-written with David Goyer.

That said, Robinson is the man for JSA. With Starman and the early issues of JSA, he set the stage for the JSA's return to prominence. Pairing JSA with the new Justice League book just seems a natural to me.

The dark horse pick would be Matt Wagner, who has always had an interest in the characters. I think he's probably too invested in doing his own thing to write JSA regularly, but I wouldn't be surprised if he had a small run on the book at some point, considering he is already working for DC and his Madame Xanadu series has featured a few nice allusions to JSA characters. Probably just a pipe dream on my part, though.

I could live with Palmiotti and Gray or Tomasi. P&G, to me, seem to be the most consistant 'writer' in the mainstream DCU currently, and Tomasi is definitely an up and comer.

John Ostrander would be a great choice as well.

[TotalWorldDomination]

NO! NOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
*breath*
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Terrible news. Just like checkmate, I'll have high hopes someone will continue it on with some similar style and it'll be good, but I doubt it. It's a dark day indeed...:frown:

[Bored at 3:00AM]

It is a shame that Geoff Johns never got to do a team-up with Roy Thomas.

This wasn't exactly a surprise. With Johns writing Superman, Flash & LSH, something had to give. He's been writing the JSA forever now. He's earned a long vacation.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Yeah if your gonna elevate a new writer it should be Tomasi. If your gonna hand it to a star ...hand it to Busiek or Robinson. Either way...DC can't let the damage they did by making boneheaded blunders they did with the Titans franchise post Johns. That was just epic failure they have done.

[Babylon23]

JSA is my single favourite book. It's a shame to see Geoff leave, as he's turned this into my one must-read monthly title.

As for the series post-Johns, I'll be sticking around. I bought this series first and foremost because I love DC's golden age characters. When it first came out, I had no idea who David Goyer or Geoff johns were, but I knew Alan Scott and Jay Garrick. Hopefully the new writer will continue the greatness that Johns and co. have established.

My vote for replacement would be James Robinson. As johns said, it was Robinson's Starman that really paved the way for JSA, and few writers handle the golden age characters as well as Robinson does. Tomasi would be another good choice.

While we're talking about it, it's also a shame to see Eaglesham leaving. His pencils have been amazing on this series.

[UniqueFrequency]

sad news for sure. I've been follow Johns on JSA since the beginning (has it really been almost 10 years?!). I was about to switch to trades after the Gog arc anyway, but I may change my mind if the new creators are people I'm excited about!

[40footwolf]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh dear.

[HopeLantern]

This is a tragedy! JSA is the best team book on the market right now. Better than L3W, X-Men, Avengers, JLA, etc. It was actually the beginning of this current run that got me back into collecting books after a 10 yr hiatus. This last year has been fun getting back into the hobby and I owe the reason for that to Johns and his amazing story telling. Thanks a lot John for the memories! This is going to go down as one of the best runs on a book in a long time. He is definitely going to be missed by this longtime DC fan!

Please Mr. Next person to get the reigns on this book... don't screw it up!

[HaroldAllnut]

I, for one, am actually glad to see Geoff Johns leave the pages of Justice Society of America. I'm not a Johns-hater at any rate, but I quickly grew tired of this whole sequel to Kingdom Come idea. It just struck me as entirely unnecessary.

Then again, I may be pining for the days of Geoff Johns if Dan Didio drops the ball in regards to who's writing the title next.

I could live with Palmiotti and Gray or Tomasi. P&G, to me, seem to be the most consistant 'writer' in the mainstream DCU currently, and Tomasi is definitely an up and comer.

I definitely second the vote for Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray. I'd like to see them on a superhero ongoing, and I just think they don't get enough credit as writers.

[Bombshell]

Noooooooooooooo!

[Bat-Reader]

Too bad... i think i will drop the title with Geoff Johns and Dave Eaglesham.

It was a good run, i haven't read JSA before this new run, i'm glad that i finally give it try.

[jerrymcl89]

Everybody leaves eventually. But I find it disappointing in that I thought Geoff had an over-arching plan behind his thinking for making the cast of the book so ridiculously large, and it doesn't seem like there will be any payoff on that.

[Trey]

This JSA run was very average in my opinion. I may drop it, depending on who the new team is. I'd be happy with Keith Giffen.

[Doc Goblin]

This news is a shame. I'm anxious to hear who the new creative team will be. My hopes aren't high since DC's track record at following up when writers leave sucks. I wonder who they could even get who could follow Johns. JMS maybe?

[Hawkman]

To be perfectly blunt, this sucks. I pray whoever takes over for him is competent, because JSA features too many characters I adore to outright drop it. Having to stomach some sub-par writer's work on the title for two to three issues, though, would almost be worse.

And losing Dale is definitely a double-whammy for me.:frown:

[Babylon23]

My main concern for the new writer is the possibility of them cutting memebers from the team. I love the current lineup of JSA and would hate to see any character disappear.

[Joe Franklin]

My main concern for the new writer is the possibility of them cutting memebers from the team. I love the current lineup of JSA and would hate to see any character disappear.

Same here. I love large team rosters. More superhero bang for the buck.

[Infra-Man]

Darn... just... darn.

Wonder when they'll formally announce the new new creative team.

(dream team = James Robinson & David Goyer w/ Cliff Chiang on art)

[C-Cool]

Damn this news to hell.

Seriously.

:mad:

For all those who wanted him gone, I'll tell you this:

BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU WISH FOR!

My god, I know it. Didio's is going to drop the ball epically on this one.

I have a bad feeling. It may start feeling like when the JSA were taken out into Limbo.

Or worse... I don't even want to know what's worse.

You had an awesome run, Johns.

[neilrizo]

I'm ready for a new JSA creative team myself. It's positive news for me.

I wish I could share your enthusiasm. It's just that, based on experience, DC has always had a problem continuing and sustaining a great series during creative team changes. And I can't help but use the JLA as an example - a book which I'm thinking of dropping very very soon. Sigh.

[neilrizo]

I'm ready for a new JSA creative team myself. It's positive news for me.

I wish I could share your enthusiasm. It's just that, based on experience, DC has always had a problem continuing and sustaining a great series during creative team changes. And I can't help but use the JLA as an example - a book which I'm thinking of dropping very very soon. Sigh.

[neilrizo]

I'm ready for a new JSA creative team myself. It's positive news for me.

I wish I could share your enthusiasm. It's just that, based on experience, DC has always had a problem continuing and sustaining a great series during creative team changes. And I can't help but use the JLA as an example - a book which I'm thinking of dropping very very soon. Sigh.

[neilrizo]

I'm ready for a new JSA creative team myself. It's positive news for me.

I wish I could share your enthusiasm. It's just that, based on experience, DC has always had a problem continuing and sustaining a great series during creative team changes. And I can't help but use the JLA as an example - a book which I'm thinking of dropping very very soon. Sigh.

[neilrizo]

I'm ready for a new JSA creative team myself. It's positive news for me.

I wish I could share your enthusiasm. It's just that, based on experience, DC has always had a problem continuing and sustaining a great series during creative team changes. And I can't help but use the JLA as an example - a book which I'm thinking of dropping very very soon. Sigh.

[neilrizo]

I'm ready for a new JSA creative team myself. It's positive news for me.

I wish I could share your enthusiasm. It's just that, based on experience, DC has always had a problem continuing and sustaining a great series during creative team changes. And I can't help but use the JLA as an example - a book which I'm thinking of dropping very very soon. Sigh.

[neilrizo]

I wish I could share your enthusiasm. It's just that, based on experience, DC has always had a problem continuing and sustaining a great series during creative team changes. And I can't help but use the JLA as an example - a book which I'm thinking of dropping very very soon. Sigh.

Oh no, I obviously posted more than once. An honest mistake, my browser's acting up. I'm so sorry about this.

And I can't figure out how to delete them. Help!

[robbieglenn]

NO! NOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
*breath*
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

:


....What they said.

[FemGeek]

Aw, I'm quite dissapointed by this news. Johns' JSA has been my favourite book these past few years. I just hope DC dosen't screw up with who they've handed it over to.

[px2418]

i am sad to see him go (as sad as was to see him go off teen titans) when I got back into comics about 5 years ago i started on green lantern (Kyle incarnation) JSA and Teen Titans. through out the years i have developed a sort of man crush on johns (him and christian bale but were not talking about that and if i do my wife will give me the evil eye), so as sad as i am to see him leave another of my reboot titles, i am enjoying all his current work and am excited for the new flash.
and if the new creator ruins a comic title i have been reading for 5 years i will eat his nose.

p.s. i know i am crazy just move on

[JDanknich]

I guess this was inevitable considering that Geoff seems to have his hands in so many different books at the moment. I'll be very curious as to who the new writer and artist will be. People have mentioned P&G, James Robinson, JMS (my choice), Keith Giffen, and Kurt Busiek (among others). I can only hope it's someone among them and not someone cringe worthy (see Winnick, Judd). As for the artist... how about Mark Bagley after he's done with Trinity? Love to see him on a team book. Just a thought.

[Shellhead]

I'm not a Johns-hater at any rate, but I quickly grew tired of this whole sequel to Kingdom Come idea. It just struck me as entirely unnecessary.


I disagree. If you re-read the issues, you may notice that in this current series, the JSA has a specific reason for operating, beyond the usual "Let's team up and fight badguys." This current JSA is a society of superheroes, there to set an example for other heroes to follow, a standard of heroic conduct. This sounds rather high-minded and vague until you contemplate the dark future represented by Kingdom Come, where there isn't much difference between the heroes, the anti-heroes and the villains.

To drive that point home, Geoff brought in KC Superman, and also introduced some heroes and villains that were only previously seen in Kingdom Come. This emphasizes that the Kingdom Come scenario is not that far off, and only the JSA's example is holding it back.

Having said that, I do believe that the pace of the storytelling in this run has been dreadfully slow. It's possible that Johns needs the extra issues to really delve into the characters, but with a group this large, it's still a hopeless task to provide more than the occasional glimpse of each hero as a person.

More likely, Johns is using decompression to help him carry a heavy writing load. He is writing a comic a week, which may sound easy to us, but I'm sure it's a challenge, especially after years of already writing his ideas. Without decompression, Johns would need to come up with fresh ideas constantly. With decompression, he can come up with one or two big story ideas a year, and then milk them for a dozen issues or more.

[4thHorseman]

Although the JSA series has been slow, I've been slightly enjoying it. Johns is reliable and consistent with whatever he does, so I will always support him as much as I can (until I just get bored with the series), but I'll stick through the rest of the JSA run (though I've thought of dropping it) and possibly give the new writer a chance.

How many issues before members are dropped out of the book? I'm going 3-4.

[grphxkindaguy]

crap, Justice Society is my favorite DC book right now. i love all the characters in the team, i HOPE the new creative team does the book justice.

QFT

Johns really knocked this title out of the park IMO (like he did w/Flash "back in the day"). I hope he returns one day, even if its a mini/one-shot...

[Chemical King]

As I just yesterday thoroughly enjoyed JSA ##20-21 and the Kingdom special, I am really sad to see Johns go on the book that for me, after the all to soon departure of Jim Shooter on the Legion, was to be one of the few mainstays in my personal monthly comic book heap...

I really do like the GOG storyline, I like the Kingdom Come allusions and the story coming to a thrilling conclusion now after the detailed built-up. There is such a large cast amassed in this book that I really doubt that a new writer will be able to get into it without losing some important elements on the way.

The only positive thing about this is that Johns thus might be free to do a monthly Legion book!

[Kid Kamikaze10]

I just had a "The Office" Season 5 moment (think Toby's return)...

This sucks, but I hope JMS or Robinson take over.

[Karl O'Neill]

Thanks Geoff for a Great run.

you will be missed.

hopefully tomasi, JMS or Robinson will take over.

[Street Worm]

Bummer !

JSA's been a top of the stack comic for a long time!

Hope the new creative team does it Justice :wink:
& yeah, Thanks Geoff for a Great run.

[Shellhead]

JSA inker Keith Champagne wrote a decent JSA arc on the previous title, when Johns got too busy with Infinite Crisis. I wouldn't mind seeing Keith take another shot at writing JSA.

[Sean Walsh]

Sucks to see Johns (and Eaglesham!) go. :-/





..........I wonder if this is the big new project Gail Simone was geeking about over on her forum.

[Sanlear]

Sucks to see Johns (and Eaglesham!) go. :-/





..........I wonder if this is the big new project Gail Simone was geeking about over on her forum. That would make my day. Like you, I'm sorry to see Johns go, but if someone's gotta replace him, we could definitely do alot worse. :)

[SeritoNiN]

I was hoping he'd stay on the book forever, seems he will never leave green lantern, so why leave JSA? Man this really hurts, I just discovered JSA over the summer, bought all the back issues, all caught up on the current run and have loved it all, this really sucks.

It seems everything Johns leaves, ends up going downhill and/or getting canceled. I won't say it's because he's so great, I do think he's a very talented writer, but DC doesn't seem to give creative teams after him the same freedom and longevity to tell stories. Look at what happened after he left Flash. Then look at what happened when he left Teen Titans. Look what's happening to Booster Gold.

Give a damn team a chance to open up and tell some stories, don't switch creative teams every 6 months and foul it up.

I really can't see anyone doing this book right, I was hoping if anyone took it over it would be Tomasi, but he's done the characters so that wouldn't match with what Johns said. If the Gail Simone rumors holds true, that might be interesting. I enjoy Secret Six a lot.

Well, Strazynski could always grab it, that would be nice.

Other than that, who they gonna get? Busiek hasn't told a good story in almost a decade, I don't "get" Morrison, Robinson is gone, God forbid DC raided some Marvel talent and didn't just always have it be the other way around.

[killerbass]

Thank you Geoff and Dale!

Justice Society has been my favorite DC book for quite some time, and I hope the next creative team can keep the bar raised as high as you have...

Interestingly enough, I was re-reading the entire Gog/Magog last night. When I finished, I went over to the computer and read the news that Geoff and Dale were leaving.

They will be missed,
Tom

[Leocomix]

Sad news but ten years of fantastic stories made that title the best long-standing title and the best DC team.

[Jay!]

I'm not disappointed. Not a Johns hater either. This version just hasn't done anything for me. It was too crowded, too polluted with stories about everyone else but the JSA, and Johns' writing wasn't that sharp this time out. So, I'm looking forward for a new creative team. It can only be one of two things: better or worse. One thing's for sure, it's not here yet, so I, nor anyone else, can decide yet. As far as a successor, I think it's safe to count out Roy Thomas. (Although I wouldn't mind seeing him write a JSI book.)

[die_yng]

I really liked how the new book started, but then.... too many heroes, too much kingdom come.
KC was a great read, but I don't get why we need so much of it in the regular DCU and KC Superman really got on my nerves. He is so annoyingly unneccesary on Earth One.
Hopefully a good new writer is chosen. Goyer, Robinson or Giffen being my favorite choices, he cuts down membership by half (Get rid of all these lame-os like Citizen Steel and the other new recruits) and leaves KC on its on Multiverse Earth.

[CBikle]

Whichever writer eventually gets this title will have to be someone who was/is a fan of DC, Fawcett, Quality and Charlton (and MLJ ?) golden age characters and their history and that same writer has to be able to realistically convey a sense of heroism and optimism in their stories.

That really does narrow the field.

[the4thpip]

I wonder what Dale Eaglesham's next book is gonna be. He just won the Shuster award for outstanding Canadian comic book artist (over the likes of Immonen and Finch), so DC should be interested in putting him on a high profile book.

[JCAll]

Doesn't Robinson already have a team book in the works? You want to give the poor guy a stroke by making him do two?

[CBikle]

Doesn't Robinson already have a team book in the works? You want to give the poor guy a stroke by making him do two?

Maybe he could co-write it with somebody like Tomasi, Simone, etc ?

[Shellhead]

I wonder what Dale Eaglesham's next book is gonna be. He just won the Shuster award for outstanding Canadian comic book artist (over the likes of Immonen and Finch), so DC should be interested in putting him on a high profile book.

I bet that he's going to keep working with Johns. Not sure which title.

[Denny Colt]

John's work on the old JSA series is what got me back into reading comics after a 20 year absence, so yes... I'll miss him. However, as a previous poster noted, he has written over a 100 issues of JSA... let's give the poor fellow a break. Anyone would be spent after that. I've enjoyed the work he's done on other titles and look forward to what he's going to do (especially if it involves the Legion).

All of this being said, and maybe I'm just an old guy now so I have a different perspective, can't we just look at a particular run of books and say that was great, wish there was more of it, but there wasn't, and simply treasure the memory? In my childhood (in the 70's) the pinacle of comics was the Englehart/Rogers run on Tec. I don't even think it was 10 issues. Yet, it will be fondly remembered as the best in my books. I enjoyed John's work on JSA. I enjoyed his work on Booster Gold. I'm thankful for what he did. I'm also happy and hopeful for what will come for JSA. I'm a realist so I know that there is always a lot of chaff amongst the wheat, but let's get a grip, there are also a lot of good writers out there.... and there are others coming up through the wings that are yet to make their mark. As I say, I'm an "old" guy, so maybe this gives me that perspective. I would have never guessed I'd still be getting joy out of comics at this stage in my life. Happy reading folks!

[ClareQuilty]

* bangs tin cup on bars *

"Dead book walking!!!"

[Suzanne]

I can't imagine this book without Geoff. I'm also sorry Dale is leaving. He became one of my favorite artists because of JSA. I hope the next creative team has as much enthusiasm for these characters as they do.

[Suzanne]

double post

[Sean Walsh]

* bangs tin cup on bars *

"Dead book walking!!!"

I'm thinking not, unless they hire Bruce Jones to replace him.

[ClareQuilty]

I'm thinking not, unless they hire Bruce Jones to replace him.

What i meant was -- dead to me. :biggrin:

[Sean Walsh]

What i meant was -- dead to me. :biggrin:

Ah, so it's a Black Lantern to you. Gotcha. :tongue:

[ClareQuilty]

Ah, so it's a Black Lantern to you. Gotcha. :tongue:

Damn...now I have to find a Black Lantern avatar...

[Chiroptera]

DAMN YOU! Damn you all to Hell DC!
WHY?! Why do you keep taking things from me!

I only have four DC books left I actually enjoyed reading and this was one of them! God I hope whoever takes the reins can keep the since of classic heroics that I liked so much in Johns' run.

[Michael Mikulovsky]

Hi Joe & everyone I,m friends with Jerry Ordway & Roy Thomas. For anyone who cares. This is what I know so far, Jerry is doing co-plotting art for JSA #23-#25, #26 is Johns last issue written by him, but I believe drawn by Jer. Issues#27 & #28 will be written & drawn by Jer as well. After that I don't know. As for Roy Thomas, Dan Didio briefly recently talked with Roy Thomas about doing JSA. On the monthly I,m not sure, but I know Roy & Jer had a mini-series or graphic novel idea like 2 years ago. But for some reason it was never approved by DC. But this might mean it MIGHT finally get the green light. Personally, I wish DC would just bring back the POS with issue #48 & stop pumping out garbage. It will be 10 years since POS was in Jan 09, next month. To me beside's Justice & Jeff Smith's MSOE. They've done nothing but ruin the Marvels. If they were to have Jer back as the cover painter & artists co-ploter/writer. Atleast we have a 50th issue finally after only 3 issues, even if we had to wait 10 plus years to get one. I,m usually known as cmtheman on the DC Shazam/JSA boards mainly. But until Jan 1, 09 I won't be there. Let's hope Dc has realized this big mistake & fix it! Give us back the POS with issue#48 & Jerry Ordway for a start. Bring back the classic Marvels & erase TOS forever! :evilangry: