Geoff Johns JLA book..anyone excited?

[Winghead]

I think its inevitable that Geoff Johns will be involved with the JLA in some form or another whether Jim Lee is involved or not in 2010. Is anyone really dissappointed by Robinson's JLA output so far and looking forward to this Johns project?

[DetectiveDupin]

At this point, JLA needs a writer like Morrison or Johns to compete with Avengers books. It needs A-listers as well.

[schrutefarms]

I'm not ready to give up on Robinson just yet. Cry for Justice has been awful, but he's only had one issue of the ongoing so far. I'm sure Johns would be great on it,but not before Robinson proves he doesn't deserve to be there.

DC needs to treat JLA the same way that Marvel treats Astonishing. It needs to be out of continuity, with only the big name players and a-list writers.

[40footwolf]

I've been pretty critical of Johns' work in the past, but if there's any title that he would be well suited to it would be a JLA book. I'd give it a read, for sure, which is more than I can say for Robinson's current output.

[SeritoNiN]

JLA is just finished. Cancel it and let it lay low for a few years. No creator can save it right now, it just doesn't mesh with the times.

[Bob Violence]

If they can give him a good, long run with characters we recognize as JLAers fine. if they give him 9 months with Leaguers chosen at random from the DCU phone book, forget it.

[Desaad]

I'm sure he'd do an adequate job, and it really is a book that would play to his strengths.

That said, part of me is just burned out by his voice at DC. He's taken control of a lot of my favorite franchises and characters, or even my secondary favorites, and meanwhile my favorite writers are doing books and characters I'm just not terribly interested in. They are doing such a great job that I am buying and loving them, but is it so wrong to see a Hal Jordan written by Eric Trautmann? A JLA written by James Robinson?

So yeah, I'm more excited about the idea of Robinson writing the title than Johns. I'd love to see Bedard or Simone get a shot. For that matter, I think John Hickman might be able to do a brilliant job of it.

[The Man Without Fear]

I hope this doesn't come off as nasty, but I've grown tired of every time a DC book or character gets stale, fans call for Johns to come in and fix everything. I know he's DC's golden boy right now, but if the only way to get a boost in readership for a specific group or character is to assign Johns to the writing chores, there's something wrong, either with the approach to that character/team, the publisher in question's talent pool, or at the very least the perception of their talent pool.

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Rucka getting the job. Maybe even Giffen. Or how about a completely off-the-wall choice like Andreyko? Why relegate him solely to the character he created (or is that just the way he likes it?)? Trautmann might be a viable option as well, coming hot off of his exceptional JSA vs. Kobra mini.

Robinson, though, after three issues of Cry For Justice, I dropped JLA on the spot. The book's already a train wreck; there's no way I'm staying on board to see how Robinson does after what he's shown me with CFJ. If I hear good things I'll give it a try, but I'm not spending money in the meantime on something that all signs tell me I probably won't enjoy.

And so I'm not off-topic, I would of course give Johns' JLA a try, but I'm not the fan of his work that so many others seem to be, so my expectations wouldn't exactly be through the roof.

- Manning

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Originally Posted by SeritoNiN

No creator can save it right now, it just doesn't mesh with the times.

How do you figure?

I mean you could of said the same about the Avengers up until Bendis took over, but even if you hate it, you've got to admit that what he's done with it is insanely popular.
Heck, you could of said the same with JLA until Morrison took over...

Maybe the current direction is wrong, but to say the concept doesn't mesh with the times is quite odd - if anything, high concept stories full of action with big players seems exactly the sort of book to have in current times.
(Not to mention that even amidst the constant rewrites, artist changes and character shuffles the McDuffie run had to endure, the book never left the top ten... so it must be meshing on some level).

[HaroldAllnut]

I'd like to see Keith Giffen working alongside a rising star, like Eric Trautmann, who has been doing a fine job writing The Shield.

Another great possibility would be to see Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, who knock it out of the park every month on Jonah Hex, run the title for a while.

[marvelboy74]

Originally Posted by FunkyGreenJerusalem

How do you figure?

I mean you could of said the same about the Avengers up until Bendis took over, but even if you hate it, you've got to admit that what he's done with it is insanely popular.
Heck, you could of said the same with JLA until Morrison took over...

Maybe the current direction is wrong, but to say the concept doesn't mesh with the times is quite odd - if anything, high concept stories full of action with big players seems exactly the sort of book to have in current times.
(Not to mention that even amidst the constant rewrites, artist changes and character shuffles the McDuffie run had to endure, the book never left the top ten... so it must be meshing on some level).

Right. Sales for the book have not been hurting that much. It's really premature for people to write off James Robinson as a writer. I didn't mind the first issue nor have I been minding CFJ that much either. Geoff Johns is really good at inventing and reimagining characters, but his last run on JSA was not quite as good as his first run. I just hope Robinson's League is not tied down too much by what is going on in Superman, speaking of Mon-El and the Guardian here.

[NickFury90]

Originally Posted by The Man Without Fear

I hope this doesn't come off as nasty, but I've grown tired of every time a DC book or character gets stale, fans call for Johns to come in and fix everything. I know he's DC's golden boy right now, but if the only way to get a boost in readership for a specific group or character is to assign Johns to the writing chores, there's something wrong, either with the approach to that character/team, the publisher in question's talent pool, or at the very least the perception of their talent pool.
- Manning

I agree with this quite a lot. From the Flash, Action Comics, Booster Gold, Green Lantern, and even Adventure Comics, it seems Geoff Johns has to stick his hands into everything at the DCU.

But they do have other talented writers. And I'm just talking about Grant Morrison. Ok, so James Robinson apparently can't write good dialog and story to save his life on the JLA, whatever. That doesn't mean we should all wish for Johns to "work his magic" on the series immediately. What about someone like Peter Tomasi? He's great with team books, like the GLC have shown. I love to see what he could do with it.

[RyleKayner]

I'd LOVE to see what Rucka would do with the JLA. Johns had his go and it wasn't stellar.

Unfortunately it seems all but inevitable. I think once Secret Origins and F/Rebirth is done, Johns will write GL, Flash and JLA for as long as he likes. My guess is a couple of years with a couple of side projects.

I don't dislike his work, I'm just sick of Vanilla. I like my JLA to be be Cherry Garcia, Tutti Fruti and Rocky Road all rolled into one.

[HaroldAllnut]

Originally Posted by NickFury90

What about someone like Peter Tomasi? He's great with team books, like the GLC have shown. I love to see what he could do with it.

I think Peter Tomasi would be a fantastic choice to write Justice League of America. It'd be fun to hear his take on the big guns of the DCU, though it's unfortunate that Martian Manhunter is (un)dead. I think Tomasi did a great job of writing the character in the Final Crisis: Requiem one-shot that came out a while back.

[meek?]

Oh wow! I thought I'd be alone w/ my opinions.

Completely agree w/ Manning, Nick, and Ryle especially. I'm right there w/ 'em.

Having said that, only having Jim Lee involved would make it a must-buy for me. Otherwise, I'm still just disillusioned.

Peace.