17
JUNE
2009
Another
major
player
in the
modern
DC Universe.
This
new
update
reconciles
the
revelations
of his
new
origin
story
from
Black
Lightning:
Year
One.
"When
he was nine, Jefferson
Michael Pierce's
father, Alvin,
was killed while trying to intervene
during a hold-up involving Tobias
Whale.
Later, Whale became Councilman
in their neighborhood, Metropolis'
Suicide Slum."... > READ
ON …
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8
JUNE 2009
This supporting
character
is a star
on the rise.
A major
new update...
"In
ancient
Africa,
the
warrior Tantu made
a pact
with Anansi
the
Spider to
imbue
a totem
with
the
ability
to confer
animal
attributes
upon
those
who
would
use
those
powers
to protect
the
innocent."... > READ
ON …
Vixen's
never-published
issue #1 (released
as part
of Canceled
Comics Cavalcade).
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7
JUNE 2009
I
finally get
around to
honoring one
of my all-time
favorite DC
heroes: J'onn
J'onzz.
This sizable
update includes
his final
exploits,
and details
about the
enigmatic
Miss Martian.
"The
Martian
Manhunter
was a quiet,
competent
hero who
was highly
respected
as an individual
and a leader.
Over the
years,
his personality
shifted
and developed
with his
acclimation
to Earth.
"... > READ
ON …
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In ancient
Africa, the
warrior Tantu made
a pact with Anansi
the Spider to
imbue a totem
with the ability
to confer
animal attributes
upon those
who would
use those
powers to
protect the
innocent.
It has been
suggested
that Anansi
was in fact
a representative
of a benevolent
alien race.
These aliens
periodically
visit Earth
to bestow
a human with
animal powers,
to put them
in touch with
nature. (Animal
Man #??) Tantu
used that
totem to great
effect and
became Africa's
first legendary
hero. The
totem was
passed down
from generation
to generation,
and became
a thing of
legend.
4
JUNE 2009
» Recently...
New Chronology Additions
Here's what was
chronology-worthy
within the last
month. Got something
to add?
VISIT
A CHRONOLOGY: JLA • JSA • Legion • Outsiders
New
Entries…
| 21ST
CENTURY |
| At
Hunter's base,
Rip begins materializing
along with Magog.
Booster filters
Magog out. Rip
holds Superman-22's
shirt. Booster
goes to the
path of the
future after
Magog, Rip pulls
him back. He
goes to find
the modern-day
Magog in Kahndaq,
where he's aiding
the army military
against separatists
led by Dvorcek.
Booster manages
to save two
children whom
Magog overlooked
before destroying
the building. Rip
arrives to stop
the heroes from
arguing, saying
Magog is destined
to save many
lives in the
near future.
Rip Hunter's
Chalkboard reads: "Brainiac
5, 7 or 12?
JSA-Magog =
JSA, His Kingdom
Still Comes!
Only Ivo can
save us. In
Gog He'll trust.
Proty1 or Proty
II. Which is
Guilty?" |
Brave & the
Bold (7.09) |
| Blackest
Night Prelude: Sodam
Yat and Arisia
approach Daxam
to find a giant
Sinestro serpent
coiled around
the planet.
Senator Yat
(wife Cara).
Sodam hates
the accolades
he garners but
appears to inspire
the children.
Sinestro comes
to Korugar to
talk with his
daughter...
Sonarik. |
Green
Lantern Corps
#35 (6.09) |
| Blackest
Night Prelude: Sodam
goes to take
on Mongul,
inspires young
ones. When he
attempts to
access Ion power,
it's denied
because of Scar's
activities on
Oa, interfering
with his ring.
He must remove
it to access
the power, but
leave himself
open to lead
poisoning. A
power surge
might interrupt
the Guardian;
he purposely
takes an unsheilded
hit from Mongul
and receives
Ion power. He
removes his
ring then heads
into the sun. |
Green
Lantern Corps
#36 (7.09) |
| When
the Shadow Thief
expands his
powers, it steals
power from the "Shadowslide"—the
teleportation
system used
by the Shadow
Cabinet. The
Thief's new
access brings
him into contact
with Starbreaker,
whom he frees
from his other-dimensional
prison. |
(JLofA
v.2 #29, 33;
2009) |
| Part
6: The
JLA tracks
down Hardware
in the City
Of Dakota,
at Gilliam
Airfield;
they want
help tracking
the Shadow
Cabinet's
teleportation
signature.
Firestorm
splits so
that Gehenna
can teleport
them to the
Himalayas.
When the JLA
arrive, Anansi
brings forth
an avatar
to help: Paladin.
There, Dr.
Light also
emerges to
find the Shadow
Cabinet defeated
by Starbreaker,
Dharma near
death, and
Icon battling
Starbreaker. |
JLofA
v.2 #32 (6.09) |
| Mr.
Bones warns
Atom-Smasher
that the D.E.O.
is watching
him. Stargirl
recalls Al to
deal with Obsidian,
who has sensed
a hostile presence
and shut some
out the JSA
HQ, others in.
Hourman sees
a grim fate
for those trapped
inside. Thinking
Obsidian has
gone crazy,
Alan takes him
out, which allows
the ghost of
Kung to enter.
Kung transports
five JSAers
to the moment
of Hiroshima's
destruction,
1945. The Spectre
intervenes. |
JSofA
v.3 #27 (7.09) |
| The
team uses Metamorpho's
body to track
the meteorite.
The trail leads
to Opal City,
where both Deathstroke
and Alfred have
zeroed in on
the same person: "Richard
Benioff" (who
is actually
Nigel, an old
MI5 colleague
of Alfred's,
and who now
benefits from
the Insiders'
longevity).
Afterwards,
Michael approaches
Benioff and
they're both
killed by Deathstroke.
The Outsiders
arrive. |
OUT4
#17 (6.09) |
| Hakk
and the others
are collected
by the Khund Vanamon
Kreel, under
the Durlan Captain, Ciji.
Ciji kills Sqwaul.
Dox convinces
Strata and Bounder
to join him.
In the Dominion,
the Fleet
Admiral of the
Xylon Expanse notifies
his Emperor of
a spatial intrustion
from Maltus.
The Omega Men
send a distress
signal from
Maltus; they're
beamed up by
the Psions.
Ciji commands
takeover of
Dox's vessel. NOTE: Bounder's
home world is
Cairn. |
REBELS
v2 #4 (7.09) |
| Grundy
attacks Molly,
after the lantern,
which he destroys
along with the
Scotts' home.
GL's powers
flee him as
the battery
bids farewell.
The Phantom
Stranger again
urges Cyrus
to find his
killer. In orbit,
someone monitors
Slaughter Swamp
(with Project
Eternal Revenge)
and launches
Amazo 3764 to
deal with Grundy.
1885: Cyrus
is haunted by
shadowed figures
with knives. NOTE: This
contradicts
earlier accounts
which assert
Alan's power
now resides
within him,
not the lantern. |
Solomon
Grundy #4 (8.09) |
| After
the Guardian
rescues Mon-El
from drowning,
Squad K attempts
to arrest Mon-El
(mistaking him
for Kryptonian).
Dr. Light reveals
that his anti-lead
serum merely
isolates the
lead molecules.
Mon-El's super-healing
is fighting
against the
serum and eventually
it will fail.
It's causing
his powers to
cut out.
Unlike Superman,
Mon-El can easily
cut his hair.
He meets Mitch,
shop owner who
inspires Mon
to visit France.
There, he decides
he wants to
live at all
costs. The Science
Police invade
a government
facility and
free Tellus.
Drew, the Assassin
watches them
but is held
at bay by Tellus.
Drew reports
to Gen. Lane,
who directs
him to target
Guardian's daughter. |
Superman
#688 (7.09) |
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2
JUNE 2009
Detective
Comics (1937),
was DC/National's
third title (and
the first to keep
its original name).
By 1937, a sort
of "era of
experimentation" had
subsided. Comics
publishers were
learning which kinds
of characters, formats
and genres would
be successful. Although
comic books were
no longer brand
new, they had
yet to hit the true "Golden
Age"
of costumed heroes.
So while the character
"turnover rate" was
decreasing, there
were still a healthy
number of genres.
One of the most popular
was that of the
detective... > READ
ON …
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don't forget! You
can now follow
my updates on Twitter @CosmicTeams!
27
MAY 2009
Continuing
a collaboration with
Jason Greenfield, detailing
the characters
that debuted in National
Allied Publications'
second title, New
Comics (1935).
It became New
Adventure with
issue #12 and just Adventure
Comics with
#32.
The article also contains
links to the best of
the rest on the web.
I'm surprised that no
one has really put this
all together. Some sites
have nice Microheroes
for Golden Agers, others
have some nice original
scans, and others have
some character info.
But never all in one. > READ
ON …
And
don't forget! You
can now follow my updates
on Twitter @CosmicTeams!
20
MAY 2009
I
don't really cover action
figures as much in the
Legion and JLA sections,
because others do it
better than me. But
I spotted a hole in
the market, so assembled
this first draft of
most of the JSA figures
made to date. > READ
ON …
Action
figures for Legion and JLA
And
don't forget! You
can now follow my
updates on Twitter @CosmicTeams!
11
MAY 2009
» (Not
All) About Me
This is me. Something about
putting myself on Twitter
has spurred me post a photo
of myself. Certain personal
information is no mystery,
as Cosmic Teams is
hosted right on top of my professional
portflio (that may change).
I'm sure clever webophiles
have discovered that.
I was cut to half time
in January at my job (as
an Art Director for an alt-weekly).
Since then, I've treated
it as a blessing. I'm really
enjoying pursuing contract
work, which also leaves
me open to rediscover painting
and explore new things like
typeface design (I designed
the one used in the top
header).
This picture is not brand
new, but is almost exactly
how I'm looking today anyways
:) Also non-secrets: I've
lived in Minneapolis, Minn.
for 20 years and have a
lovely old house with my
(male) partner. Probably
secret: for twelve years,
I've been teaching fitness
classes, too. Dichotomy?
I guess I am a Gemini.
And hey! It wouldn't suck
if any of you could refer
contract graphic design
or web design work to me!
And
don't forget! You
can now follow my updates
on Twitter @ CosmicTeams!
10
MAY 2009
I latched onto a DC message
board post by Jason Greenfield,
who had done some research about
DC's earlies characters. I asked
him to compile his info and here
it is ! Actually, this list
will soon also include early Adventure
Comics characters.
The article also contains links
to the best of the rest on the
web. I'm surprised that no one
has really put this all together.
Some sites have nice Microheroes
for Golden Agers, others have
some nice original scans, and
others have some character info.
But never all in one.
Opportunity... anyone?
10
MAY 2009
I
am dipping my toe into this technology.
If you would like to receive tweets
when I update, follow me! (Or...
er, you could just check this site?)
Twitter ID = CosmicTeams
Sorry, no Facebook yet. Bah!
5 MAY 2009
» Recently...
Even when I'm not doing larger
projects, I keep small bits of information
updated. Once a month, I'll
post all the additions/updates I
make to my chronologies, which cover
the JLA, JSA, Legion and Outsiders.
New
Entries…
| 21ST
CENTURY |
| Prelude: Sodam refuses
to help Daxam, but is convinced
by Arisia and his own mother. |
Green Lantern Corps #34 (5.09) |
| The remaining
five members discuss options
for the League but do not appoint
a leader. Dr. Light and Firestorm
question Shadow Thief at Van
Kull Prison near Metropolis.
The villain escapes and Starbreaker
comes through him to Earth.
He siphons the power of Vega
from Dr. Light; in the Vegan
system, the sun flickers. Kimiyo
follows them as they escape. |
JLofA v.2 #32
(6.09) |
| The JSA throws a suprise birthday
party for Stargirl. She also
learns that she must wear her
braces for another year. |
JSofA v.3 #26 (6.09) |
| In Holmavik, Iceland, two
Insiders named Michael and Sofia argue
about their fate. The Outsiders
fail to stop their "Thrasher" from
sending a meteorite back to
them. Metamorpho identifies
it's residue and they link it
to the origins of Vandal Savage.
Sofia hires Deathstroke. |
OUT4 #17 (6.09) |
| The Guardian assembles a team
of Science Police to help him
find and free Tellus. Elsewhere,
Tellus remains captive and says
he's learned what he needed,
and must now act. Mon-El draws
the attention of the Parasite. |
Superman #687 (6.09) |
| Without her consent,
Dox transforms Wildstar into
a being of pure energy, and
places her in a containment
suit. They go to Cairn, where
L.E.G.I.O.N. has driven off
Garv and Garryn Bek, but Strata
and Bounder still fight.
(Strata mentions a baby.) The
Omega Men attack Maltus. In
attacking Silica, they uncover
the influence of Starro. His
other agent, the Queen Bee steps
in. |
REBELS v2 #3
(6.09) |
| In a Metropolis cemetery,
Starman exhumes the body of
Superboy (Conner Kent). He then
places it in a Kryptonian regeneration
chrysalis, inside Superman's
Fortress. There, Brainiac 5
will retrieve it in a thousand
years. |
Legion of Three Worlds #4
(6.09) |
| 31ST
CENTURY |
| With the malleability
of time following the first
Crisis, the Time Trapper tries
(but fails) to completely remove
Superman from the Legion's history.
A small "conspiracy" of
Legionnaires allies with Rond
Vidar to stop him. NOTES: In original
post-Crisis continuity,
Superboy/man was indeed removed
from Legion lore. In current
continuity, the timestream has "corrected"
itself and includes him again.
It is uncertain how the original
events from Legion v.3
#36-50 play out in current
continuity. |
(Legion of Three Worlds #4,
6.09) |
| After Superboy
Prime kills Kinetix and Mordru "absorbs" her
essence. Afterwards, he has
a vision of the Legion's victory
over the LSV. Element Lad of
Earth-??? creates kryptonite
that harms Superboy Prime; Prime
retaliates and kills Jan. In
the remains of the Fortress
of Solitude, Brainiac 5 completes
his plan—to restore Conner Kent
(Superboy) to life. He unearths
the Kryptonian regeneration
chrysalis and uses Lex Luthor's
DNA to complete the resurrection.
The Time Trapper steals Superman
and the founders away to the
end of time and reveals himself—as
Superboy Prime! |
Final Crisis: Legion of Three
Worlds #4 (6.09) |
2 MAY 2009
» R.I.P.
Kinetix
I was sad to see Zoe go, but when I went
to investigate her past, found that her
death had been foretold in Legion v.4
#91 (1997).
I have updated her profile (based on
Chaim Keller's), in memoriam...
"There
is no shortage of power-hungry people
in the universe. But few desire power
for unselfish purposes. Fortunately,
Zoe Saugin is one such seeker..." > READ
ON…
17 APRIL 2009
» 
Wackiness:
Inferior Five and Kin
In compiling information on JSA
Parodies, I reawakened some pretty good
information that I already had on the Freedom
Brigade, the parents of the Inferior
Five. I also began to clean up my
Inferior Five info, which includes a very
well written index by John Censullo.
I bought
Showcase #62 and 65 so I could provide actual
images of these groups, and also posted
on of the ultra-obscure Egg's Men, an X-Men
parody from Showcase #65.
14 APRIL 2009
» An
Introduction to the Legion
I came up with a way
to (hopefully) illustrate some basic differences
between the Legions by creating an At-a-Glance
Cross-Legion Comparison chart!
This led me to rewrite my Legion
Introduction page
so that it's actually an introduction.
30
MARCH 2009
» JLA
Parodies: Allied Supermen of America
The most elaborate JLA parody
was created by none other than Alan Moore's in
his run on Supreme (#41-52). The Supreme
universe was created by Rob Liefeld.
Like
the title character, the Allied Supermen of
America were
a study in archetypes. The group bears definite
similarities to both the JSA and JLA... » READ
ON…
Allies "Cover" Gallery
I also recently added to the JSA
Parodies.
26
MARCH 2009
They never end, do they? As if the Legion weren't hard
enought to follow, there's been a zillion offshoots.
» The
Evil Legion: from Superboy #117 (1964,
see image at right).
» The
Mordruverse: from Legion v.4 #5—the
dawn of the Glorith-based contintuity.
» The
SW6 Legion: not really an alternate Legion,
but worth covering.
Legion
Fanfare: Legion Parodies
» Also in the
Legion Gallery! Did you see the cool
proposed sketches for the Legion cartoon? This
were by animator Ovi
Nedelcu.
» Also new! While
scanning stuff for the Mordruverse entry, I came across
those great "Omnicom"
articles that ran in Legion v.4
all the time. These two "excerpts" deal
with the revision in history to Mon-El, and his new history
as Valor. Scanned from the originals—Legion
of Super-Heroes v.4
#4 and 6 (1990).
25 MARCH 2009
» The Justice Society of
Earth 40
New summaries for these JSA
Elseworlds books The Liberty
File and The Unholy Three. If you haven't read
them, pick them up. They are gorgeously illustrated by Tony
Harris and the story by Dan Jolley is a great mesh of old and
new WWII storytelling. You can read both series collected in
one
trade paperback.
» The
Liberty File: 1942: In the days of World War
II, an albino psychopath, Jack
the Grin (the Joker), intercepts knowledge of a Nazi secret
weapon. When Jack is apprehended, he escapes, bringing the
plane and its American Agents down in Egypt.
» The
Unholy Three: 1948: In Berlin, a rogue KGB agent called
the Parasite tortures and kills Sandy Hawkins and Johnny
Thunder for information. The Martian is living on the moon
helping NASA construct a base. In Gotham, the Bat pursues Harvey
Dent, who has been transformed into a half monster by Arcane's
magic. When Bruce returns home, he finds Gen. Maitland waiting
to ask him to return to service. They have prepared Clark Kent, Super-Man,
for service, too. Bruce recalls his old ally, Rick Tyler who
has been working on a way to duplicate Kent's powers.
JSA
Parodies
17 MARCH 2009
» Whoot! New Cosmic Teams!
UPDATE
I've done a lot of clean up, thanks to your feedback! There
is still more to do, and a couple bugs to fix.
I'v been studying more XHTML, CSS and some scripting. I'm still
learning, but it made sense to me to apply this knowledge to my
own site first (where it could do less harm). You'll find the same
information, but hopefully a much more streamlined browsing experience.
I'd like to add Google searching or something more user friendly
in that area, too.
I'd Like Your Help... There's still some
work to do, I'm painfully aware. This site has thousands of files
and I'm doing this all manually (in Dreamweaver, that is). You
can help by telling me
if pages are wonky. NOTE: Outsiders and Omega
Men information has not been reformatted yet.
In doing this conversion, I've discovered scores of things that
I would like to update. But there's only one me.
16 FEBRUARY 2008
» R.E.B.E.L.S.
#1—Did'ya Notice?
The advance artwork depicted a sort of "Emerald
Kid," but the final cover uses Amon Hakk. Saving that character
for a bad guy? I like Hakk.
Tony
Bedard never did mention an Eye beholder in his CBR interview.
> SEE
THE FULL SIZE IMAGE…
Need to catch up on the L.E.G.I.O.N.? I've got all you need to
know...
16 FEBRUARY 2009
» Legion
in Dark Knight
I scanned the anomalous Legionnaire appearances in Batman:
The Dark Knight Strikes Again. > READ
ON…
16 FEBRUARY 2009
» Art I Own
Along with trading cards, I've gotten swept up into buying some
original comic art. I try to balance quality and value. I've paid
as low as $20 for some.
It makes sense to me to make small investments in things like
these, in things I love—and which I do honestly believe will
appreciate in value.
I look for attractive pieces from my big faves: JLA, JSA, Legion
and Wonder Woman.
Take a stroll through my gallery.
12 FEBRUARY 2009
These two interrelated teams
formed the bulk of the opposition to the Threeboot Legion during
its time in print.
"Terror Firma began as a huge assembly
of teen agents working for the terrorist Lemnos. Lemnos' modus
operandi necessitated
total anonymity for himself, so he used Terror Firma as his public
face, his strike force." > READ
ON…
7 FEBRUARY 2009
» Legion
Chronology Updates
The revelations in Legion of Three Worlds #3 prompted a
whole lot of updates to the Legion Chronologies. Most of it had
to do with figuring out the mechanics of the Flash family. There's
a lot going on there. Did you know that Bart Allen's mother is
part of the evil lineage of Professor Zoom? And further, that she
is also the mother of Owen Mercer, the new Captain Boomerang? And
they're all descended from Barry Allen's long lost twin brother?
Yeah.
I also needed to revise a lot of terminologies used throughout
them, to make it more accurate in the understanding
of the current multiverse.
Legion Section: Legion
1 Chronology • Legion
2 Chronology • Legion
3 Chronology
7 FEBRUARY 2009
OMG why do I keep updating this file, too? Anyway, it's mostly
updated with Final Crisis info, which took about 50 readings
to get straight. All in all, I think it was a pretty clever, if
terrifically dense story. I still need to add my notes for some
misc., though. > READ
ON or SKIP DIRECTLY TO FINAL
CRISIS...
Also read:
17 DECEMBER 2008
» DC Team Cards
Do
you collect DC trading cards? Unfortunately, I do. I began only a few
years ago by collecting sets that were JLA related. I found
that collecting cards became more an obsession than comics. Since
then I've amassed quite the collection and spent way more $$ than a normal
person. But I bargain shop. Bid long enough and you can snag anything
on ebay for cheap.
Maybe you can trade with or sell to me? Here's
my want list. And if you're just curious, read
my "checklist."
14 DECEMBER 2008
I fleshed out my page on Dave Cockrum's proposed Legion characters,
the Outsiders. This was prompted by several recent ebay auctions which
sold Cockrum's original sketches for these characters. I've snagged the
images 4 U... > READ
ON...
9 DECEMBER 2008
» Man, This Site is Too Big
Matter #1: I forget I have stuff. Once in a while, you should
troll throught the Obscure Characters. OK, I'll make it easy for you.
Here are some entries for recently revived characters:
Matter #2: Can I just ask, what the hell happened to the JSA
links on Dave Stepp's JSA site? Everything on his site is active
except his killer JSA biographies. Why do I care? Dave's biographies
are the single most well-researched Golden Age info on the web.
And I never saved copies. There's still other
stuff there, though
8 DECEMBER 2008
These are some pretty confusing characters to follow. I've done it for
you!
"David Reid is the great-grandson of legendary World War II President,
Franklin D. Roosevelt. His lineage is decorated with U.S. military service,
and as a young boy growing up in Iowa, David also dreamt of serving his
country. His resolve was hardened on September 11, 2001." ... > READ
ON...
Also included in this profile are the histories of his predecessor, the
human Gog, William Matthews, and their counterparts on Earth-22.
6 DECEMBER 2008
Confused by the appearance of three nondescript girls in last week's Terror
Titans #3? The are members of the new Infinity, Inc., captured by the
evil New Gods in the last issue of their series. Read all about 'em...
"Former
Infinitors across the country experienced major physical and psychological
problems following their ordeal. Among the former Infinitors, Natasha
began to have horrible dreams and sought therapy; Erik Strom developed
a stutter; and Jerome McKenna became a pathological narcissist"... > READ
ON...
The original Infinity, Inc. is summaried in the JSA
Members page,
and their adventures in the JSA Chronology.
Recently, they have been revived on Earth-2 as the Justice
Society Infinity. (Also, sorry if you went to these pages recently;
I just discovered the navigation was messed up.)
8 NOVEMBER 2008
I just added these links in various places on my site. Some are recent
discoveries, others are guilty pleasures. All are worthy of a few minutes'
time.
I have also added a TON of stored reader comments that I'd amassed over
time. Some good stuff. Keep it coming!
» Comic
Insight
This blog consistently posts well-worded reviews of DC Comics. Dude reads everything!
» Legion "Photo Manipulations"—some enterprising
people take it upon themselves to recreate super-heroes in a more 3D
form:
3DHeroes.com:
Legion, featuring original 3D drafts
The
Art of Mark Hearn, true photomanipulations
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real-life Legion sculptures
A
Legion "movie poster"
DC
Message Boards: Legion Images, in this thread, people have posted
dozens of great Legion art and ephemera
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The World's Finest:
James
Tucker
Discusses "Legion of Super Heroes" History & Finale,
by James Harvey (4 April 2008)
J.
Torres
Discusses His Run on Legion of Super Heroes In The 31st Century,
by James Harvey (17 September 2008)
30 OCTOBER 2008
OK this doesn't reflect well on me, but hear me
out...
I was recently trolling other JSA sites and found—surprise!—they're
mostly dead. One in particular had some great JSA history, which is a
thing I have not done, focusing my efforts on chronologies instead. Many
times I have reached out to abandoned sites and offered to merge. Alas,
and as is the case this time, most times the webmaster is unreachable.
To get to the point, I have reprinted a JSA history found
at this site by Scott Moore. I am sort of editing it as I go, though, and adding to
it. Oftentimes when I do this, the
end result doesn't even bear the words or syntax of the original. If
you are Scott, please contact me!
Plaigiarism is not my intent. I want to keep good work from dying, to
keep it accessible. I make no money from my site, and give full credit
where due. Though it may seem like I did everything you see here, that's
simply not true. A fair amount is the result of many contributors.
OK so enough of that, here's what's new:
- The JSA Chronology has been split into two versions: New
Earth and Earth-2.
I have gone out on a pretty big limb here and put all pre-Crisis-only
info into the Earth-2 timeline. From their appearance in the recent
JSA Annual, it's clear to me that essentially,
on Earth-2, original JSA continuity is intact up until the Crisis on
Infinite Earths. This makes for cleaner reading, I think.
- JSA History (which I will be expanding)
- Expanded Fanfare section which is mostly
JSA in print, including details on the JLA
team-ups.
I plan very soon to beef up the JSA Elseworlds and "on
TV" subsections as
well.
27 OCTOBER 2008
Oddly, my Metal Men write-up led to this one, because the League member called Tezumak is referenced in the Metal Mens' new history. I miss the Joe Kelly/Doug Mahnke family of characters. I loved the Justice League Elite.
"In 1043 BCE, when Atlantis had been long under the sea, a the blond-haired girl named Gamemnae was expelled from the city because of superstition......" > READ ON...
27 OCTOBER 2008
I have to recommend that you read the recent Metal
Men series by Duncan Rouleau, which
is currently in hardcover. The art and story are above top notch, a real
breakout piece of art.
One thing to note: It's unclear after their reboot if any of their Silver/Bronze
Age tales still remain in continuity—save one. In 52, Grant
Morrison alluded to Will Magnus' mental instability, which happened around
Metal Men v.1 #45. I'd love to flesh out the pre-Crisis history
(as always with little or no help from Wikipedia; I read other profiles
AFTER I write mine to sort of fact check and enhance my own work). I'm
probably going to be suckered in to buy the Metal Men Showcase volumes.
"The seeds of the technology that inspired the creation
of the Metal Men were sown millennia ago, in the time of ancient Atlantis.
In the century 1000 BCE, the great and notorious sorceress Gamemnae..." > READ
ON...
23 OCTOBER 2008
I have gone through the bulk of things related to Countdown and added it to my Crisis Chronology. I won't be adding Final Crisis until that series wraps up. I find it's much easier to wait to write about something after the story is complete. There's so many questions unanswered until then. And that brings me back to the beast that was Countdown. Ugh, this series left so many unanswered questions, or I should say: it left you asking questions.
This is part three of the chronology.
> ALSO READ: PART 1 • PART 2
In addition to the Metal Men information (in progress!) I mentioned earlier, I'm looking to add the dozens of emails of information you've all been sending me. Thanks and fear not! I always get around to it eventually.
2 AUGUST 2008
Wow, I did not expect to write an article like this one. The ball started
rolling, and the more I dug into this short-lived team, the more intrigued
I became. It's a title that stands in most readers' minds as a period
piece—not a good one. Extreme Justice was released at a time when the
industry was coming down from it's "Image high," and it preceded the
hullabaloo of Grant Morrison's relaunch.
I managed to score an interview with the the series' creator, Dan Vado,
who shared some great insights into working on JLA in the mid '90s.
Watch for more updates. My scanner is down so I still have some images
to add. In addition, I'm getting a reference book to research JLA sales
figures, so I'll be talking about that, too. This write-up led to updates
in its members' profiles, most notably, Zan
and Jayna. I plan to update
the others' as well.
What factors motivated the creation of Extreme
Justice,
and its creators? Were there any redeemable qualities? > READ
ON ...
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