Author: Thom LaPorte
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Justice Society of America #2 by Geoff Johns
Huntress has fallen through time! Having been the leader of a murdered Justice Society in her own time, Helena Wayne now finds herself among the original founding members of the JSA—Jay Garrick, Alan Scott, Kent Nelson, etc. And in this confusion, the JSA attempts to verify Helena’s story.
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Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #3 by Josh Trujillo
Jaime Reyes returns in issue #3 of Blue Beetle: Graduation Day with some major momentum! This issue is an exhilarating expansion of the Blue Beetle and Reach mythos, making it essential for Blue Beetle fans.
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Give Grant Morrison The Credit They Deserve, DC Comics.
Over a decade after Grant Morrison penned the Final Crisis sequel, Multiversity, and DC still relies heavily on Grant’s concepts—in fact, the current wave of DC’s comics are derived from specific works from Grant. From Batman Vs. Robin to Multiversity to Batman Incorporated to Justice League Incarnate, all of these are buds grown from the…
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Stargirl: The Lost Children #3 by Geoff Johns
Stargirl: The Lost children has been a quest—not a task or labor, but a venture into an unknown called The Golden Age. Being as such, it is hard to tell what Geoff Johns created specifically for this story apart from authentic golden characters. That is part of the attraction, only few people get all the…
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Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #2 by Josh Trujillo
They say the man wears the suit—but what if that suit were an alien scarab named Khaji Da? Last issue in Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #1, Blue Beetle was benched by the superhero community—specifically by Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. The basis was the fear of a group called “The Reach” returning to Earth—fans of…
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Stargirl: The Lost Children #2 by Geoff Johns
Continuing Courtney Whitmore and Emiko Queen’s quest to find the lost children, the pair of girls descend into the “Arrow Cave”—clearly Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) has secretly been playing Batman, though he lacks a whitty butler and giant penny. As they enter the Arrow Cave, the girls are greeted by Ollie’s memorabilia from the Seven…
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Justice Society of America #1 by Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns has finally started his much anticipated 12-issue Justice Society of America title! Although the reader should have started with “The New Golden Age”, Geoff allows for a bit of exposition for the unread reader. This information includes the existence of Helena Wayne and her brief origin story.
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Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #1 by Josh Trujillo
Dan Garret, Ted Kord, and Jaime Reyes. All three men have taken the title of Blue Beetle during different ages of comics—Dan Garret and Ted Kord being golden age and silver age heroes at Charlton comics before being acquired by DC Comics. Jaime Reyes became the most recent Blue Beetle following Infinite Crisis at DC,…
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Stargirl: The Lost Children #1 by Geoff Johns
Following The New Golden Age one-shot, Geoff Johns returns to his fan-favorite character, Stargirl, as part of his grand revival of the Justice Society of America. This long awaited story has fans rustling, wondering where the story will lead and how it will impact the DC Universe as a whole—and what role will the lost…
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The New Golden Age by Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns is once again helming a Justice Society of America series over a decade after concluding his 2006 Justice Society of America run. Prior to the 2006 run, Geoff also wrote a Justice Society run in the 1990s, simply titled “JSA”. This run dealt with legacy and the passing-of-the-torch as Green Lantern (Alan Scott),…
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