Tag: Geoff Johns

Thank You, Geoff Johns

On By Mark PerigardIn ComicsLeave a comment

There seems to be some confusion surrounding the final issue of DC’s “Justice Society of America.”

Readers online have groused that the issue no. 12, cover dated December 2024, has no villain, no plot, no story.

With artist Todd Nauck delivering a blast of glorious double-spread pages featuring hundreds of characters, the issue is a sort of heroic spin on “This is Your Life.” Courtney Whitmore, better known as Stargirl, looks back on her life and her adventures with the first and greatest team of super-heroes.

The climax of the tale finds Courtney delivering her high school valedictorian speech and looking forward to her future.

Hardly the time-trippy cosmic battle royale fans are used to.

But if that’s all you’re seeing, you’re missing the point.

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The new Justice Society, on CW's "Stargirl" (Photo: CW)

We Have a Justice Society TV Show. This Is Not a Drill.

On By Mark PerigardIn Comics, TVLeave a comment

Any casual visitor to this site might guess that I have a deep affection for DC’s Justice Society of America, the first and greatest superteam.

Maybe it is because I talked about how the 1970 Justice League/Justice Society team-up pretty much got me addicted to comic books.

Or how I finally tracked down the elusive issue long missing from my collection.

Or how the Justice Society just lent themselves to the best holiday stories.

But I never in my wildest dreams thought I’d live to see the Justice Society star in a  TV show.

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