The Fury of Firestorm review #1

I was with Firestorm from the beginning. Debuting in his own comic in the Seventies, this striking character was a breath of fresh air in the DC Universe, a hero with two secret identities who was all about fun. Sure, constituent parts Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein had their day-to-day problems, but the soap was […]

JSA #18 review

The final chapter of the new origin story that’s occupied this series for the last half a year is, for the most part, a bit of a damp squib. The final few pages are great, but this should be a lot better. At the close of last issue an explosion blew up the top of […]

JSA #17 review

Now this is a great JSA issue, from Dave Johnson’s Hexaptych cover segment right through to a back-of-book bonus. We’re nearly at the end of the six-part reimagining of the Justice Society of America’s origin and, foundations laid, it’s fun all the way. Not that Alan Scott is having a great time as we rejoin […]

JSA #16 review

The new secret origin of the Justice Society of America continues and guess what? It gets really rather good. So far I’ve been a little underwhelmed by the constant short scenes of paired characters all getting little bits of the storyline. This time, things come together and we get some super team magic. Before that, […]

JSA #15 review

Should a secret origin be this underwhelming? We’re three issues into a reimagining of the Justice Society of America’s beginnings and it’s not very exciting. At all. It’s 1940 and various solo heroes have become aware of Nazi sympathisers operating on the home front. There’s a connection to a company named Starco, and a handful […]

JSA #14 review

It’s summer 1940, and on the streets of Keystone City, super-speedster The Flash, Jay Garrick, stops speeders and finds a surprise consignment. Realising the guns were heading for Gotham City, Jay sets out for the address he sees. Meanwhile, under Gotham, a murder investigation finds Green Lantern Alan Scott and Spectre Jim Corrigan uneasy partners. […]

JSA #13 review

After a year-long introduction to the new Justice Society of America series that’s set today, writer Jeff Lemire, artist Gavin Guidry and friends take us back to 1940 for a look at the team’s beginnings. And that means dropping in on the various heroes who will form the group. There’s Green Lantern Alan Scott meeting […]

JSA #12 review

Now here’s a cover, from Leonardo Romero, that promises classic adventure with the Justice Society of America, and that’s what we get inside. This issue is the culmination of the story that’s been weaving through this series for the past year, and it gave me the grins. If you’re just joining us, the Injustice Society […]

JSA #11 review

That’s a pretty great cover illo from Leonardo Romero, it’s a shame we don’t actually have any members of the Justice Society of America on it. Ah, connected covers, what can you do? Does anyone actually sit down with all the issues and stare joyously at the big picture? I tend to like them only […]

JSA #10 review

Even without the red spectacles, this is an eye-catching cover from Leonardo Romero. A couple of issues back the new Kid Eternity, who can’t remember who she was while alive, was confronted by the ghosts of Justice Society members. It made for a cracking cliffhanger- what did they want with her? But last month neither […]