The Jay Garrick/Judy Garrick series was great. I hope the new JSA series is better than the current boring and late book. And will Alan Scott be old school and dig the chicks again?
@@PrivateCitizen84 I'd try All Star Comics #58 from January- February 1976 and the issues after it. Gerry Conway, and later on, Paul Levitz wrote the team in more of a Marvel Comics style. Team members having personal problems and bicker with each other. It was a mixture of the older characters and younger on the original Earth 2. Those stories may be in trade paperback. Also ,The Last Days Of The JSA Special from Post Crisis 1986 is a great double sized issue. And if you want the WW 2 JSA I'd try to find some issues of All Star Squadron from the early to mid 80's. Issue #36-37 have The All Stars taking on the Marvel Family. Issue #36 kick started my love of the DC Golden age heroes. And it has a battle between Shazam and the Earth 2 Superman.
Hopefully DC won’t drop plot points and will also give the new Justice League heroes a chance to really shine. The JSA also has to show they are just more than old fogies. As for Alan Scott being gay, I also want to see him struggling with his own bigoted views. After just haven attraction to the same gender does not make one a non racist or sexist.
funny that dc with'better writers' consistenty sell less look at charrts for the last few years all they can sell is batman while marvel is able to c tier titles like dr strange daredevil and moonknight movie units @All-W5yi
@PrivateCitizen84 Honestly, there are not a lot of great new gods runs because they don't sell very well. For the most part, their cast has become guest stars in other titles.
@PrivateCitizen84 but you could try Darkseid war by Geoff John's, Man of steel vol 1 by John Byrne or Tom King's Mister Miracle. The last one is more of a stand-alone outside continuity story. And the Legion of superheroes: the great darkness saga.
Well. John Stewart finally got his God tier upgrade as the Emerald Knight, kind of like Kyle Rayner becoming the white Lantern. Also seems like the sorrow lantern is basically one of the other under spectrum lights like Ultraviolet was.
when I saw that justice league unlimited was at the back (I'm excited for it because I like the team line up black lightning and captain atom have not been featured in a lot of stuff lately and I'm glad they're getting some top billing for once plus star sapphire is a neat addition) I was confused but then I saw that Mark Waid was writing and I was like "oh yup that's why".
Problem is we know Waller is going to screw up badly as she always does, but I think people don’t believe she will face real responsibility for turning into a black Nazi.
@bradfrederick1135 I can't speak for all the comic book shops but for mine it had the worst sales of a DC event in years. I have heard the same from others.
I actually prefer Kyle. Hal Jordan in the 70's and a good chunk of the 80's was a bore. And certainly not deserving of the label "The greatest Green Lantern". I still find him to be lackluster in many aspects. And I respect Liberal Arts. Far superior to cave drawings or rudimentary doodles.
@@mikewilson3581 I didn't stick with the Geoff Johns Green Lantern as I thought his Hal was too perfect. And Kyle being the first Green Lantern I read I was also sulking that he'd been pushed sideways for this. Added to which, the first ten issues felt like I was reading Flash. But with a power ring. The writing was too similar. However, I am really enjoying the Jeremy Adams. I think there's a lot of potential in Hal, if you do him as 'hot mess' Hal as Sasha Wood says.
@@paultapner2769 I think I just can't get into Hal Jordan because in the old Bronze Age Justice League he seemed to be a punching bag. And in his original series I found his team ups with Green Arrow more enjoyable because of Green Arrow. And even in more modern times I can't connect with his character. Plus I'm old enough to remember Kyle taking over and it was like a fresh start. It's also why I prefer Wally West over Barry Allen. And since Kyle was an artist he could be far more creative with his power ring. He could do a lot more than use his ring for large fist and bubbles. I do like how Guy Gardner has developed as a character since the mid 2000's though.
Jeff Lemire writing the JSA is great news. It is the only piece of good news from DC this year. I must admit Jeff was the last person I expected to take over JS but I am not complaining
The JSA news was unexpected but probably the most exciting bit of news for me. Maybe the book will actually be about the JSA and not be a secret Huntress book for no reason.
Since it’s been established that Darkseid is the same Darkseid for every multiverse, I wonder what Darkseid feelings are on playing by Superfriends rules?
I don't have any interest in this Absolute Universe. It's just the N52 for me all over again,but I'll give a chance to Mark Waid Justice League.I feel that Waid its only one writer able to do something decent with the team in nowadays.
JSA has had very little love or respect since flushpoint. I really like the art samples and the characters, JSA and their kids.. about time. I'll try the first issue and hope its a quality comic free from the BS.
I remember a time when snyder, king, lemire and a few others got together to throw the 1st stone at another DC writer who was accused of sexual harassment..
I have loved everything I’ve read from Lemire but in general I don’t bother with Flash but I’ll read this digitally. I lasted 5 issues of Spurrier on Flash but I’m sure Lemire will smash it Green Lantern I love the Universe and will give this a chance but outwith Batman and Superman everything else I’ll read on Infinite while I’ll go physical on Bats and Supes
that the JSA i grew up to Love. this one geoff was working on is not that... at all and the art looks interesting , wes you right about that book tho... damn those weird villians and sidekicks & Orion Looks SICK , GL is cool & man thats a tough talk on the JL
Could’ve sworn almost all the new gods were killed off. Darkseid and metron definitely “died” during Justice League’s “Darkseid war”. Smh like Zack says, “who cares”.
They always return, that’s not really new to be honest. That’s why all the „we kill xyz“ drama is so overused as we all know they will not stay dead … sometimes not even a month in publication.
I guess I plan to support Mark waid's Justice League unlimited. because I hope it is as good as Mark Waide's and Geoge Perez Avenger run in the early 2000. I can not let someon'e political opion keep me from enjoying a book.
The only thing that I remember from Ram V's Detective Comics is that Talia and her assassins couldn't land a punch against Bruce and that he gave Riddler a new design. Darkseid is so overused. Can't they do better?
I'll bite the bullet for you Wes and get Justice League Unlimited. Now, unto the good stuff: Jeff Lemire writing JSA and Absolute Flash. Very excited for both of these books. Diego's art on Jay Garrick: Flash was stellar. And Absolute Flash sounds pretty interesting (Teenage Wally West becom3The Flash without the guidance of Barry Allen).
Thanks for the video Wes. Absolute Power is my jumping off point for most of the DC books. I’ll keep watching your videos for you to tell me if I am missing out✌️
*Maybe* some potential bright spots from DC coming up. We shall see, we shall see. I agree with your rejection of Mark Waid. He's on my "Never Again" list, right up there with Tom King and Jason Aaron. If you on-purpose ruin a character out of spite or wish the industry burned to the ground for the sake of ideology, we're donezo.
I never thought I could like the JSA. Then I read Goyer/Johns run on JSA and I was proved wrong. JSA when done well is a exciting pleasure to read with the rich history of these Golden Age characters. Jeff Lemire is another writer that could/can do this. So thumbs up to that. New Gods...eh...look New Gods just doesn't sell. Darkseid sells. So the reality is you are fighting up hill on this book and most likely it has a limited shelf life. How long? Depends on how good it might be, but something like this should been a mini or maxi-series. Why the fuck do we have to re-imagine Green Lantern? Answer...WE DON"T. Geoff Johns has already re-imagined GL enough and all anyone else has to do is just run with what he did. Seems simple. So no...my interest here is at near zero as a re-imagine is not necessary. Next! While I understand Wes infuriation at Mark Waid and not wanting to support anything he does...JLU by Waid will probably be very good as Waid is that good a writer. You can't deny that. And it will sell extremely well since its the Justice League. So that one is a slam dunk for DC and I can't give anything but thumbs up to it knowing the level of quality that is coming. WTF20.
Geoff retcons the histories and backstories of certain character to fit his stories. Geoff writes for modern fans aka fans who never read any of the previous runs of a character like GA or the flash. The man is a silver age fanboy who f over past continuity to justify his tales and ruins certain characters.
@@tayojones9460 The Retconning is a moot point since Crisis basically Retconned the entire DCU. Making characters that for the most part irrelevant to most fans interesting, fun, and desirable to read is a major plus in my book. Geoff Johns is not a problem for the industry. He did a feat that most couldn't. Taking characters most cared little for and making people care to read them.
@natemachado9113 He also pissed off people who were already fans of these "irrelevant " characters! People like Kyle as the prime GL before Geoff went full silver age fan boy and brought back Hal! He ruined the character development of Trickster from the Flash comics and killed off the son of Captain Boomerang, all because he preferred the original. He turned an interesting Rogue like Golden Glider into a prop, just to develop Captain cold! The man is a double edge sword and most of his decisions are stupid or annoying!
@@tayojones9460 That's your opinion. Which I completely disagree with. He took a bunch of characters that had no sales potential any longer, and worked them to where they were relevant enough and well written enough to garnish a audience. I know of nobody who ever bought the series, and that includes older fans, that were upset by what was done. And the Golden Glider was never interesting. The fact the series lasted a long as it did is a testament to his talent and vision. Now I am done with this subject.
I'm sure you have and I've just missed it, but I don't recall you ever gushing about Ram V's Dawn Runner on your picks of the week videos. If I had heard you give it stellar reviews from month to month I would have given it a look by now
I picked up several iconic female characters trying out DC as I heard of the names already. For Marvel beyond X-men I had not heard about any iconic female characters in the normie sphere.
Would I need to know anything for the Lemire/Orletuigi comic? Would I need to get involved in anything Absolute Power to enjoy it? I’ve never read anything New Gods before, so I’m not sure what to expect. Simultaneously, “Hell in space” sounds horrifying. Seeing V/Cagle going over to it is neat. I assume, though, that New Gods being directly tied to Darkseid means I’d *have* to read this whole Absolute universe stuff?
My opinion is you could probably just read it and be fine. Yes I'm sure if you were reading other books that you'd get a little more out of it but you should be able enjoy it on it's own
@andrewgonzalez2356 you're welcome. I'm actually glad to see that someone is interested in the jsa. When I got into comics I loved the jsa unfortunately I haven't had much to look forward to in over 10 years hopefully this time is different
I would expect that both titles work on their own as that’s how these serials sell best and the two writers are actual pros. But both titles also have history and some of that history will pop up. The writers will definitely make sure that you don’t have to know all the old books to follow the story, but I would expect some fan service for the long time fans. So you basically will start reading a team book, where the team knows each other for a longer time, don’t expect to start at the beginning of everything. But to stress it again, these books are written with the idea that new readers give it a try, it will not be so difficult to follow and understand the past stuff that pops up.
Hell in space is a reference that the two worlds of the New Gods are split by absolute good and absolute evil, so one is paradise and the other one is a none Christian hell. What I mean with none Christian is that it’s not devils tormenting sinners, it’s just an absolutely evil tyranny ruled by immortal gods that enjoy it.
Last year I read through a good chunk of the New Gods collected material. I am hoping the Ram V version will be good.and add to the mythos. I hope we get a good JSA book. I'm confused with the Johns version, myself. I'm not going to bother with the Absolute Universe. I personally don't care. This is probably should have been done with PU52 because that really was the beginning of the end for a lot of long time fan readers.
a story that takes place 40 years ago is brand spanking new in comparison to a Conan story.... Stories of different eras add depth to a universe, and depth is good. You never know what they could attach to it, and while it could be attached to a new/newer story he or someone else makes, maybe it could be connected to an even older event. And if it doesn't attach to anything but is still cool then who cares, because many modern stories don't attach to anything....
Nothing jumps out at me except the New Gods. I’ll give that 5 issue trial. Absolute Batman is trying too hard. There’s NO way a guy that huge can keep a low profile. It would be as if Arnold Schwarzenegger could fight criminals and do films without anyone noticing in an age where cameras are watching everyone.
I really want to be excited. I've loved DC, for three and a half decades, now. Back issues keep it alive, and I remember the good times, actually looking forward to another book dropping. 2005 was the last time I was actually watching the calendar, waiting for a book to drop, before just recently, with Batman: Off World #5. Everything in between has ranged from dull to infuriating. Unfortunately, I'm guessing this will be more of the same. "Absolute" looks absolute garbage, and many of the people known for flatlining books are still employed. I will probably look in, like I do periodically, but nothing looks /Good/. Just different. A different shade of meh. I just hope none of them are complete garbage and/or DEI clown shows.
@jessr1698 i have a question: When does writers lose royalties of characters ? when they got rebooted ? does change the characters sexuality and skin effect the writers royalties?
@@missmeme3946 Any dc property (comic, game, movie, tv show, etc) that uses the name Jessica Cruz would have to pay royalties to EVS. The Green Lantern name falls under Gardner Fox? or whoever created the first Green Lantern under copyright law.
What's the issue with Mark Waid? You should do a video on it. I miss the New Gods, so will check that out. Though Immortal Thor's a good book by Ewan, I ain't touching any thing with Mullen's on it, she's worse than Kamala Khan. Why the hell not have Guy or Kyle or both!
He's done videos on his problems with waid before but to give you the short answer mark waid is a horrible person. If you look on RU-vid you'll find many videos talking about the things waid has done and said including running people carrier's. He literally said he see the comic book industry burn to the ground then work with anyone that had different political views than him.
I know this is heresy, but I find the New Gods boring. The trouble is, Kirby designed them as a story with a beginning middle and end. So to have had writer after writer come onboard and do their own thing with them has just muddied the pot too much. A restart like this might be what they need. So long as it doesn't run beyond it's natural life.
I read 15 volumes of JLA two thirds back to back. It wasn't the most memorable experience. Lots of characters not enough time to focus on any real depth of character. I think knowing the all characters well (which I don't) helps with books like that.
Really Wes ?!? How in the hell do you hate a man (waid) so much for his beliefs?!? Talk about cancel culture…the dude has and is writing some of the best comics in this sad SJW era…and he offended you…HOW?!? He said some stupid shit? As if you ain’t heard worse in your life. Give it a break brother, before you lose us independents…we just want comics, NOT FRIGGIN POLITICS !!! still love ya…can’t tell you how many hours I’ve watched of you, but it’s MANY!!!
It's very well established that Mark Waid is a garbage human and a miserable prick. Just the black wreath incident should have ended his career in comics.
I don't think the JSA should have any Golden-age characters on the team anymore. DC is just milking Alan, Carter and Jay's popularity at this point. How old is Ted now? C'mon. Infinity, Inc. with a few modern roster additions is what I really want; but alas, that carries no name cache like the "JSA". It can still be the Justice Society of America without the founding fathers there, is all I'm saying.
Gotta disagree. Ram V has some quality out there. These Savage Shores, Grafity's Wall, Dawnrunner, The Vigil, Black Mumba. These, at least for my two cents, range from good to great.
@@kommandantvhs4994 I'd say people have become so addled by 'cool internet points' that they rag on what the consensus urges them to. Ram V is one of the writers I'll try most anything from. Along with Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Daniel Warren Johnson, Jeremy Adams. Maybe he's just not your flavour. Fair enough, if that's all. I can't stand Tom King, and find it hard to hold my tongue at any praise. So I gotta cut you some slack with Ram V.
Jeff Lemire hasn't written anything worth a damn in a very long time. His recent indie output is garbage. He's average at best, but then again, average is about all modern comics can aspire to.
