tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post9191297934360394349..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Justice Society of America: Monument Point trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-76854153395456765172012-07-11T15:37:16.514-05:002012-07-11T15:37:16.514-05:00Borrow from the library is exactly what I did for ...Borrow from the library is exactly what I did for this one and other than that first story, it was a sad, sad end to what was a great run (counting both volumes).MrMGUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-59234828196118029282012-07-10T16:41:59.130-05:002012-07-10T16:41:59.130-05:00I'm a little sorry I picked it up -- I'm g...I'm a little sorry I picked it up -- I'm glad you enjoyed it, Moby, though I don't think Don's that far off. The trade is useful because it helps me line up other references to Alan Scott or Jesse Quick in James Robinson's Justice League, but it really wasn't that good and I don't feel I got much out of it, and I don't expect to read it again. Kind of like the second volume of Superman: Grounded, that feels a little bit like wasted money to me, though I bought it and I have it and if I hadn't bought it, I'd always have wondered what happened in it. So maybe this one is a "recommend to borrow from the library."collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-68651532659143305332012-07-10T05:08:41.940-05:002012-07-10T05:08:41.940-05:00@Don K - your musings on the post-Johns, pre-DCnU ...@Don K - your musings on the post-Johns, pre-DCnU JSA are perhaps a little harsh. As CE hints, any fan of the Flash family will get a real kick out of seeing how Jay tackles the task of mayor, for example. It's a real shame Guggenheim didn't get a chance to fully explore the seeds he had planted for this book, but that doesn't mean what is available is not worthy of attention. It won't be for everyone, but I am not sorry I picked it up.MobyOnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-30512527300829863662012-07-09T22:01:23.749-05:002012-07-09T22:01:23.749-05:00I don't hold this arc's poor quality again...I don't hold this arc's poor quality against Guggenheim because he clearly had long term plans for the team that didn't come to fruition, but that tacked-on death at the end felt like a desperate attempt to give the story some meaning and impact.shagamuhttp://mbbforum.com/mbbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-54474719947086665792012-07-09T11:56:47.637-05:002012-07-09T11:56:47.637-05:00I don't hold this arc's poor quality again...I don't hold this arc's poor quality against Guggenheim because it seems he had a lot of long-term plans for the book that didn't come to fruition, but that tacked-on death at the end felt like a desperate attempt to give the story some meaning and impact.shagamuhttp://mbbforum.com/mbbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-77288865557192913312012-07-09T10:57:13.815-05:002012-07-09T10:57:13.815-05:00I had been wondering if the later (i.e. post-Johns...I had been wondering if the later (i.e. post-Johns) issues of Justice Society were worth reading, but sadly it doesn't seem like they are. worse yet, I'm not yet convinced that Robinson's Earth-2 is the path for a return to greatness. So far, it feels more like the early issues of Marvel's Heroes Reborn debacle.Don Knoreply@blogger.com