The Tales of the Justice Society of America Thread

[RHagen]

Superman can (and has) worked in a modern concept. I don't really see what's outdated about to doing the right thing because it's the right thing. The problem has been that DC has chosen to push Superman out of the top tier, and focus instead on character like Green Lantern because that's what their star writer likes.

[kane starkiller]

Pretty sad that this is where our value system is going. Supermans a dope cause he does the right thing because its the right thing to do. Its hard to market the man of steel to everyone he means differnt things to all of us. Hell look at the idiots that are having anuerisms over him not having red undies! He should never be 2nd or 3rd tier. I like to think Flashpoint shits all over IC. COIC is the original everything else is derivative see Geoff Johns. A superman series set in the depression early ww2 era would kick some serious ass. I'll give Morrisons Action Comics a try.

[Joe Anthrax]

[RHagen]

I find myself agreeing with the man named after a band named after a disease.

[NewFun#6]

[Fanboyimus Prime]

[kane starkiller]

[Dan North]

Holy crap Scott that's one of my favorite novels ever! For some reason I thought you would hate that book, but apparently you enjoyed it as much I did. It was fabulous!

[NewFun#6]

[Dan North]

It's Superman.

[Dan North]

Okay, I'd like to apologize to everyone you see. When I made my comments about Superman I had only read guest appearances, the Death, and early Action Comics issues. Since then I have started listening to FCTC and reading the Byrne era, and well... it's really fucking good. Anyway sorry, I especially apologize to you Scott. Although I don't take back my comments about a Superman period piece because that would kick serious ass.

[NewFun#6]

[Dave Z]

I recently got the hardcover of It's Superman. Just started reading it a couple of days ago.

And speaking of things I've started going through, I just started listening to Tales of the JSA. Awesome stuff.

[Dan North]

[kane starkiller]

[ljacone]

I don't have a problem with Geoff Johns pushing Green Lantern, or Flash for that matter. To use a wrestling analogy, sometimes you need some fresh faces at the top of the card.

To continue the wrestling analogy: The problem as I see it is that instead of giving both of their legends (Superman and Batman) a good program to work, DC has pushed the hell out of one legend and sort of left the other to his own devices. New Krypton was an epic, stupendous, grandiose adventure in the spirit of the Superman epics of the 90s, but DC did not do nearly as much to hype it as they did, say, Batman RIP. And then bringing in JMS reeks of desperation.

Continuing the wrestling analogy, what were the main events at Wrestlemania this year? John Cena (top guy) vs The Miz (new face at top) and Edge (top guy) vs Alberto Del Rio (new face at the top). But what match got the most hype? Undertaker (legend) vs Triple H (legend). Pushing new faces is always good. But you cannot leave the legends behind, either, because they can always draw money.

Comics, like wrestling, is not a zero-sum game. There's no reason we cannot push Superman AND Batman AND Green Lantern at the top of the card. Except that someone in either DC or Warners thinks that Superman is passe and is not interested in pushing him anymore. Someone thinks that he is Bob Backlund when they need to realize that he is Hulk Hogan.

[kane starkiller]

[ljacone]

[Dave Z]

I'm the opposite. When I was younger, I loved Batman, but now, I'm 15 and tired of dark, brooding characters.

[ljacone]

Superman and the Justice League via Penny Arcade:

http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/09/05