tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post8063535702575085284..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Justice Society: The Bad Seed trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-35561914750878597932011-02-03T15:43:25.604-06:002011-02-03T15:43:25.604-06:00I thought there was an important continuity item i...I thought there was an important continuity item in that JSA: Our Worlds at War special, but now I can't remember what it was. Maybe it was just the first time Damage fought alongside the JSA, well prior to One Year Later.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-50428274482574841172011-02-02T19:10:28.203-06:002011-02-02T19:10:28.203-06:00A Johns/JSA omnibus would be our only hope for the...A Johns/JSA omnibus would be our only hope for the JSA Our Worlds at War special ever getting reprinted anywhere, after the hyperdeluxe OWAW collection inexplicably left it out...Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-42269644627838591172011-01-31T20:00:46.933-06:002011-01-31T20:00:46.933-06:00Wow -- I had not heard that Justice Society: Axis ...Wow -- I had not heard that Justice Society: Axis of Evil had the favor that it does. Will be interested to check this one out.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-69207979585108703502011-01-31T19:42:44.880-06:002011-01-31T19:42:44.880-06:00I gotta agree with everyone here. I enjoyed this b...I gotta agree with everyone here. I enjoyed this book more than I expected to, which was enhanced by the Axis of Evil book which follows. And I too was sorry to see this run ended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-41163176212008022942011-01-31T13:51:50.702-06:002011-01-31T13:51:50.702-06:00This arc wasn't bad, but it was a letdown for ...This arc wasn't bad, but it was a letdown for me, considering how much I enjoyed Willingham's work on Shadowpact. Most of it is just a setup for Sturges' first JSA All Stars arc.<br /><br />I agree with Hix about the Axis of Evil TPB, which Willingham wrote solo. By the time I finished reading it, I was upset that his run had come to such a premature end. I'm glad CE will review it before tackling the Dark Things hardcover.shagamuhttp://mbbforum.com/mbbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-80439544467611552812011-01-31T13:47:45.947-06:002011-01-31T13:47:45.947-06:00I liked Johns's "Norman Rockwell" mo...I liked Johns's "Norman Rockwell" moments (the firehouse and the dentist) at the time, and Dale Eaglesham's art gave each sequence a mild air of danger that I thought worked well. However, in retrospect, I think Johns emphasized the "human" in these characters better in <i>JSA</i> -- in the Thanksgiving issue, for instance, or Dr. Mid-Nite and Mr. Terrific praying together. The <i>Justice Society</i> sequences were more on the nose -- and maybe there's an extent to which that's better, I'll grant -- but I remember wondering when I was reading <i>Justice Society</i>, "How can Johns sustain this tone in a modern superhero comic?" For better or worse, I think the split of the JSA into two comics is the answer.<br /><br />So I see your point and I kind of agree and I'm kind of not sure.<br /><br />I liked Freddie Williams's art a lot when he was with Adam Beechen on Robin, but I've soured on it since then. I find his art has become much more distorted -- on Final Crisis: Run!, for instance -- and now I can't seem to ignore that when I look at it.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-78265935522492928102011-01-31T10:28:42.147-06:002011-01-31T10:28:42.147-06:00I think I may have to disagree on a few points her...I think I may have to disagree on a few points here. First, I haven't read the book since Johns left; usually creator departures are a good reason for me to lighten the burden on my pocketbook. But I really liked Johns's "Norman Rockwell" chapters, because that's what the JSA is to me. Let's not forget, time travel or not, more than a few of these guys are pushing 60 or 70. They can't be out fighting the Sinestro Corps or Doomsday or big villains of the week; they have their own villains, but more importantly they're based on traditional American values - which include saving kittens from trees, palling around at the firehouse, and helping Courtney get her braces off (maybe). I think I really appreciate the Rockwell chapters because it's kind of Johns's signature - he does big blockbuster events but every once in a while he does one of those chapters (usually around Courtney Whitmore... hmm...) which makes you pause and realize they're not just superheroes - they're super humans, too.Zach Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905320964723323391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-5409342543619339862011-01-31T09:53:16.703-06:002011-01-31T09:53:16.703-06:00I wasn't expecting to enjoy this for many of t...I wasn't expecting to enjoy this for many of the reasons you cited for your own trepidation, but it is a soft triumph by the end. The second Willingham volume "Axis of Evil" is much better, and together the two books make for an epic tale where a clever team faces some very clever villains and fights them with all they have. I'm still looking sideways at JSA All Stars though.Hixnoreply@blogger.com