Justice Society of America
Who’s a total dork? I am.
After making monthly pilgrimages to the comic book store under the guise of expanding Camille’s library, I’ve begun picking up a few titles for myself. Big surprise, I know.
By far, Justice Society of America has become my favorite read. The JSA is the original super-hero team – a unification of the greatest costumes of the World War II era like Green Lantern, The Flash and Hawkman. In current DC Comics continuity, the JSA is the B-list, behind the Justice League roster of Superman, Batman and the modern age GL and Flash. The ongoing JSA series takes its aging original-universe characters and teams them up with new heroes, expanding the roster and creating quite a bit of culture clash.
The always-amazing Alex Ross is on the creative team behind the book and has been weaving the JSA’s storyline with Ross’ previous epic mini-series Kingdom Come – a tale of a future super-hero arms race between the old guard and young heroes looking to control humanity as much as save it.
Ross’ painted covers are always welcome and they set the tone for the stories within. Always reverential of the characters, their back stories and their limitations, JSA’s conflicts range from close personal tensions to full-scale battles with a ten story tall god. Highly recommended if you’re into dudes in tights, or just good story-telling. It’s a nice reprieve from the superhero darkness of the Dark Knight and its ilk.
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