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Justice Society of America, Vol. 5: Black Adam and Isis (Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #5; issues 23-28)
The new Justice Society regroups just in time to face one of their greatest and most personal enemies: Black Adam!
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Geoff Johns leaves the title after what is, for now, his final Black Adam story. No one can questions Adam is arguably DC's finest anti-hero when written correctly. A man who loves his country and his wife, with a very black and white view of right and wrong. Isis, his wife is resurrected but her death has altered her world view and where she previously tempered his violence she now wants to cleanse the Earth to start everything anew. The ending of their story is somewhat tragic, Johns does a de...more
I read this because I love the character of Black Adam, being one of the most power beings in the DCU, and also the malevolent antidote to that doofus Captain Marvel, he has always been one of the more interesting characters in comics. I’m admittedly not a constant reader of JSA mostly due to its revolving door of loser superheroes like Judomaster and Cyclone; a 19 year-old who dresses up like a witch. She also has an awesome origin. From Wikipedia:
“As a 6-year old, Maxine was once kidnapped by...more
“As a 6-year old, Maxine was once kidnapped by...more
Weak sauce, as Geoff Johns winds up his various Justice Society runs. Terribly weak, ill-thought out story, which utilizes few of the gargantuan cast in a story that feels old because we've been through it so many times before. Five years later, poor Atom Smasher and Black Adam do the same song and dance seen four or five years earlier. The ending is predictable and mechanical, and I'm wondering why we should care. Johns went out with a whimper, and this arc is just as forgettable.
I didn't like Jerry Ordway's pencils on issues #23-25 and the story was ok.
Issue #26 was Geoff Johns farewell story to writing the JSA and it was really enjoyable, with fun character moments throughout.
Issues #27-28 seemed like filler or some bonus story one-shots. They were ok as well, but nothing special.
Issue #26 was Geoff Johns farewell story to writing the JSA and it was really enjoyable, with fun character moments throughout.
Issues #27-28 seemed like filler or some bonus story one-shots. They were ok as well, but nothing special.
The first couple of issues in this book are okay, but a definite step down from Johns' "Thy Kingdom Come" series that precedes. 3 stars. The last several issues are awful. For example - Stargirl's birthday party? Really?
I think the JSA is a great team and has a lot of fun stories that can be explored, but this was a letdown.
I think the JSA is a great team and has a lot of fun stories that can be explored, but this was a letdown.
Johns' final look at the Marvels is a good conclusion to the story [7/10], while his final issue is terrific [10/10]. Odway's story starts off strong, but peters out in the fight-heavy second issue [5/10].
DC tries to dig Captain Marvel out of the hole they put him in, but only succeed in digging the hole deeper. Great Alex Ross cover though, and always nice to see Jerry Ordway pencils.
This is 3 pretty bad stories with pretty bad pencils... The second story (not the title story) is the best and is written by Geoff Johns...
this volume has some good stories, but also has the scenes of mary marvel acting as a character from image comics.
Library copy. Among the various Geoff Johns works I've been exposed to: The Flash and Green Lantern, I like his JSA work best of all.
Such a great story of love and loss on a super-human level!
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Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990’s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career...more
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