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Doop (xdoop) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-07-29 21:17:00

Entry tags:

char: mister terrific/michael holt, char: obsidian/todd rice, creator: bill willingham, creator: jesus merino, creator: matthew sturges, title: justice society of america

Justice Society of America #29

Continuing from when the preview left off...

The All-American Kid gets possessed by something.

Disappointing; I was mainly interested in how Willingham would write Obsidian, and he spends the first issue as a black egg. :/

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	parsimonia 2009-07-30 01:36 am UTC (link)
	=( I hope he's not dead. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	drsevarius 2009-07-30 01:39 am UTC (link)
	http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=13219 (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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parsimonia, 2009-07-30 01:41 am UTC

	darkknightjrk 2009-07-30 06:32 am UTC (link)
	Me neither--from what I've seen, he's one of the most badass of the JSAers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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comicoz, 2009-07-30 06:27 pm UTC

	fungo_squiggly 2009-07-30 01:37 am UTC (link)
	Seems to me that if you're a superhero in your hideout, and one of the new kids starts coming up behind you while intoning "obey, obey" in creepy red font, you really ought to turn around and take a direct look at him. Because otherwise you only have yourself to blame for getting stabbed. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kagome654 2009-07-30 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Indeed. Here I thought Mr. Terrific was supposed to be really smart or something... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	bluejaybirdie 2009-07-30 01:38 am UTC (link)
	...Mr. Terrific? Why am I not surprised the atheist is the one who dies first under Willingham's pen? Is it bad I think that one guy looks a lot like Michael Jackson? (Reply to this) (Thread)

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parsimonia, 2009-07-30 01:44 am UTC

Oh man, this is so going to start a flame war -

bluejaybirdie, 2009-07-30 01:48 am UTC

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ian_karkull, 2009-07-30 02:08 am UTC

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xdoop, 2009-07-30 02:23 am UTC

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sigma7, 2009-07-30 02:54 am UTC

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mechanicaljewel, 2009-07-30 06:06 am UTC

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kamino_neko, 2009-07-30 06:35 am UTC

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darkknightjrk, 2009-07-30 06:34 am UTC

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ex_stig213, 2009-07-30 07:23 am UTC

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colonel_green, 2009-07-30 03:16 am UTC

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icon_uk, 2009-07-30 07:32 am UTC

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bluefall, 2009-07-31 01:24 am UTC

	espanolbot 2009-07-30 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Oh great, now Sasha has no reason to wake up. :( (Reply to this)

	freeman333 2009-07-30 01:48 am UTC (link)
	This remind anyone else of that old JLI arc where Blue Beetle is possessed and goes after Max Lord with a kitchen knife? (Reply to this) (Thread)

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freeman333, 2009-07-30 09:21 pm UTC

	ian_karkull 2009-07-30 01:52 am UTC (link)
	Oh goody! Just what the JSA needs! More boring, superflous characters! But how to make that work? Oh, I know! Kill off some of the ones who are actually interesting! Off to a craptastic start I see. I'm really trying to keep an open mind here, but man, that makes for one sucky debut, if it sticks. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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bluefall, 2009-07-30 04:42 am UTC

kali921
2009-07-30 02:00 am UTC (link)

Retread of Geoff Johns' stories where Courtney and Jakeem are being told to stay at home in the sandbox? Check!

Terrible writing of Michael? Check! (At least Eric Trautmann is writing a soulful, introspective, and NON-DICKISH Michael over in JSA vs. KOBRA.)

Eww on the art? Check!

Worse exposition than Geoff Johns? Check!

Yet another America!!!!! themed character? Check!

I'll pass.

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filbypott, 2009-07-31 12:56 am UTC

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kali921, 2009-07-30 02:40 am UTC

	filbypott 2009-07-30 02:25 am UTC (link)
	All I can say is that this SURE AS FUCK better not end with Michael having a near-death experience and finding religion. (Not least because Geoff Johns ALREADY DID THAT and kept him an atheist.) (Reply to this) (Thread)

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sigma7, 2009-07-30 03:05 am UTC

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filbypott, 2009-07-31 01:00 am UTC

	neotoma 2009-07-30 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Uhm, did I miss an issue where Al got kicked off the team again? Because he's Todd's oldest friend still alive, so why isn't he there to say anything? Otoh, Maxine's babble in the preview was kind of funny, in the "please, shoot me now" way she has of blurting out every stray thought. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	perletwo 2009-07-30 03:26 am UTC (link)
	1) Needs moar Starman. 2) I kinda liked Snape Junior there. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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sailorlibra, 2009-07-30 08:59 pm UTC

	mullon 2009-07-30 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Nope, too easy. Not buying it. (Reply to this)

	superfan1 2009-07-30 04:13 am UTC (link)
	Poor Mr. Terrific. :( (Reply to this)

	zordboy 2009-07-30 05:13 am UTC (link)
	The "Obey" makes me think of some supervillain, but I can't think who... oh like it matters. I gave up on JSA a long time ago. (Reply to this)

	mechanicaljewel 2009-07-30 06:10 am UTC (link)
	Side note-- I definitely ship All-American Kid/King Chimera, you gaiz. Two roommates! One emo, one cheery! They don't get along! Until the cheery one gets turned evil and the emo one has to save him ~~with sweet, healing cock~~! It's such a perfect yaoi set up. (Reply to this)

	jarodrussell 2009-07-30 06:33 am UTC (link)
	I wonder who the third smartest person in the world is now. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	leikomgwtfbbq 2009-07-30 07:29 am UTC (link)
	Completely unrelated to Mr Terrific, the way that Power Girl's legs are drawn on that first page--where she's flying--really disturbs me. Not sure why. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	yotsuba123 2009-07-30 11:01 am UTC (link)
	...thank you soooo much for killing off one of my favorite characters. Husband, on hearing this: "This BETTER not stick." WORD, hubby, word. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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busterella, 2009-07-30 07:12 pm UTC

	superboyprime 2009-07-30 12:17 pm UTC (link)
	And this is the guy who won the Eisner for Best Writer this year? Jeezus. Just goes to prove what a pathetic joke the Eisner Awards are. (Reply to this)

wizardru
2009-07-30 12:19 pm UTC (link)

Between this and the animal thing, I have to wonder: is this a failure of DC's editors? 'Cuz this sure seems like it. Characters like WildCat don't NEED to be taken in a new direction. They just need to be written intelligently. The JSA is full of interesting characters who are sorely underused. It seems like precious few writers can actually handle them.

There's two possibilities here: one, Mr. Terrific is dead. Two, Mr. Terrific is sorta-dead, but will be back to life in an issue or two, when the titles split (although the split will, as always, ring false...since it's manufactured justification to facilitate a marketing move: see also X-factor, Batman and the Outsiders, etc.)

Either way, a first issue where the new writer has the team defeated and/or kills off a core character to show a 'new direction' isn't shocking...it's cliche'.

C'mon Bill Willingham...I know you're capable of better than this.

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	oldmanrain 2009-07-30 01:19 pm UTC (link)
	:( Seems like such a crappy death too. Stabbed in the back be some kid? Bah (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2009-07-30 03:08 pm UTC (link)
	please please please please please don't tell me they made Obsidian evil again? (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	jlroberson 2009-07-31 01:55 am UTC (link)
	I'm wagering now: Willingham has killed a prominent atheist character. Said atheist will return telling everyone how wrong he was. Doubt it? (Reply to this)