Justice Society Of America #21
The penultimate chapter of the epic "One World, Under Gog" explodes here as the Justice Society of America goes to war with one another. Torn between Gog's desire to help the world and the moral cost it comes with, it's old guard vs. the new as the line that was drawn is crossed. But Gog does not like war...
Written by Geoff Johns and Alex Ross
Art by Dale Eaglesham and Nathan Massengill
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant Cover by Dale Eaglesham and Nathan Massengill
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 15.6%
Reviews
| User | Added | Spoilers | |
| kwisdumb | 12/06/08 | Yes | Read Review |
| TheNextChampion | 12/05/08 | Yes | Read Review |
| thescimitar | 12/05/08 | Yes | Read Review |
| daccampo | 12/05/08 | Yes | Read Review |
| PaulMontgomery | 12/04/08 | No | Read Review |
| jstump | 12/04/08 | Yes | Read Review |
| Templar | 12/04/08 | Yes | Read Review |
| coltrane68 | 12/04/08 | Yes | Read Review |
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Comments
I just want more of Gog's creepy smile.
Posted by Kory on 12/02/08 at 01:58 AM
"Penultimate" means second last, right? So, one more issue of this story, after this?? Wow, it just felt like it would go on & on & on ...
Feels weird to have an end in sight. I'm not being sarcastic, it really felt like it would just keep going for years. I don't even remember when it started.
Posted by WadeWilson on 12/02/08 at 02:49 AM
Countdown to Black Adam!
Posted by Templar on 12/02/08 at 08:19 AM
If this issue maintains the tension from the end of "The Kingdom" I will be very happy. I could almost hear everyone present shit their pants when Gog told them to "Worship Me."
@Kory - That smile should be on the cover of every issue moving forward. Just replace the DC logo.
@WadeWilson - This arc begin in 1983. I remember it fondly.
Posted by stuclach on 12/02/08 at 08:35 AM
@stuclach: Yes I remember the beginning of it too....I remember the first mention of Gog while Starman is eating his sloppy joes. I also remember a young lad name Alan Moore and his bizarre story called 'Watchmen'...Some of you may have heard of it :)
Posted by TheNextChampion on 12/02/08 at 09:50 AM
It was a good year.
Posted by stuclach on 12/02/08 at 10:32 AM
I hope this is an explosion of colored spandex that I hope it will be.
Posted by jstump on 12/02/08 at 01:52 PM
@Stu & Champ -- Really? I thought it was before then ...
Posted by WadeWilson on 12/03/08 at 03:44 AM
I really started enjoying this story in the recent one-shots. They seemed more intense. Before that, it was all "Happy Giant Goes for a Very Long Walk."
Posted by doolittle on 12/03/08 at 08:27 PM
@doolittle -- Dude, that would be an awesome name for a band.
Posted by WadeWilson on 12/03/08 at 10:16 PM
@ Templar---YES I'm there, Black Adam is the ish
Posted by Jesse1125 on 12/03/08 at 10:23 PM
I love the Earth 2 stuff....I would love to see a Justice Society Infinity title, as unlikely as that is...at least a mini would be awesome!!! Did anyone else notice that in the Superman one shot there was a statue of the grown up Earth 2 Robin in a costume he wore in the sixties...what was this doing in the JSA hq or was this just more DC porn for folks such as I ???
Posted by boostergold4 on 12/04/08 at 08:27 PM
Monday night drinking game. Read all the solicits, every time you see the word penultimate, take a shot.
Posted by JumpingJupiter on 12/05/08 at 12:01 AM
Well.....this was a bit rushed dont you think? The fight got going after the 4th page and it seems like it was rushed to get to the next issue. Which is weird considering this has been dragging for the last 4 issues.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 12/05/08 at 04:10 PM
Can not wait for the next issue, did we need the specials no but i sure as hell enjoyed them
Posted by GUILTRIDDEN on 12/05/08 at 06:20 PM
Does anyone else love that version of The Flash we see in this issue? It's the Kingdom Come Flash where he's moving so fast, all you see is blurs of him. Great idea Ross had for Flash when he did KC years ago. Eaglesham does a nice job of it too.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 12/06/08 at 09:04 PM
"SEE THE MAGGOTS FEAST"
This was awesome! It's good to see it finally coming to an end! Can't wait for next issue.
PS -- This is the only (mainstream) comic I think I have ever bought with no credits page! Misprint? Mistake? Or Ross, Johns are just like: "These mother fuckers know who we are" ?
Posted by WadeWilson on 12/07/08 at 10:03 AM
@WadeWilson - I couldn't agree more. It's hard to tell whether the lack of a credit page is self-assured or arrogant.
I think that Alex Ross works well as a story contributor, with Johns doing the tactical execution of dialogue and specifics.
Posted by coltrane68 on 12/07/08 at 02:52 PM
Gog seemed like a nice guy, I'd bow down as long as he pays for my knee replacements.
Posted by Ruo21 on 12/08/08 at 02:08 AM
All this time, all these one-shots, all of these wasted moments with the Earth-2 crap....This fight better be worth it.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 12/02/08 at 01:21 AM