Justice League International Annual #1 Announced

Morgenstern · **Joined:** January 10th, 2011, 12:45 am **Posts:** 564

This is one of the times where I really wish I had been wrong. To make matters worse, I bet that any attemps of asking DC what comes next for Booster Gold, all we'll get is a "stay tuned!"

Grimmy · **Posted:** May 17th, 2012, 10:18 am

Boosterrific wrote:

@Grimmy, I relate 100%. Maybe we need to form a support group for readers who feel betrayed by comics publishers.

Sounds like a great forum topic, especially considering recent cancellations...

Grimmy · **Posted:** May 17th, 2012, 10:24 am

Morgenstern wrote:

To make matters worse, I bet that any attemps of asking DC what comes next for Booster Gold, all we'll get is a "stay tuned!"

Translation- "KEEP BUYING!" (while we keep stringing you along)

Grimmy · **Posted:** May 17th, 2012, 10:46 am

Boosterrific wrote:

Oh, no doubt that Johns has the golden touch these days. If he is attached as writer, it sells. Fans can't get enough of Johns work right now. I'm sure that DC is only disappointed that he only has 24 hours in a day. They'd have him writing every book that Morrison isn't on, if they could. (And they might even be willing to replace Morrison if Johns was available instead.)

That's the biggest up-side of this one-shot. With Johns attached, it will sell very, very well. As Booster fans, we have to be happy about that.

Absolutely, you can set your "what's important in the DC Universe at the moment" watch by what projects Johns is working on. And (thankfully) Johns likes Booster so I like Johns, it's as simple as that.

@Morgenstern, The one silver lining I see in DC's current direction is James Robinson's Earth 2, he tends to cater to old timers and nostalgia buffs, like me :ugeek:

. I haven't read it yet but I actually want to, wow imagine that, something from DC that I WANT to read this month... will wonders never cease?

Boosterrific · **Posted:** May 17th, 2012, 2:25 pm

I read EARTH-2 #1 and wasn't impressed. However, I'm not a big James Robinson fan, and this book has "Made by James Robinson" stamped all over it. I suspect that fans of his JSA will find something to love in this new series.

Morgenstern · **Joined:** January 10th, 2011, 12:45 am **Posts:** 564

Many seem to look foreward to the whole Robinson stuff on Earth-2 which had me quite surprised. I seem to remember how not a year ago his name was cursed and his work on JL was considered to be even beneath the Detriot years, as it was not just lackluster but destroyed well loved characters. The only positive comments were about Starman.

Boosterrific · **Posted:** May 18th, 2012, 2:28 pm

I am not a Robinson expert, but I just think he was a bad fit for JLA. He likes Golden Age style characters and slow-developing character pieces. Also, he has a bad habit of damaging established heroes as shorthand to prove that his antagonists are "evil." I don't think that any of those traits are what the JLA audience wants.

Morgenstern · **Joined:** January 10th, 2011, 12:45 am **Posts:** 564

What does surprise me is that now the JSA seems to be formed as a successor to the JLA instead of the "historiacly" other way around. When I first heard that there would be a seperate world for the JSA, I assumed that they would put them into a World War 2 setting.

Grimmy · **Posted:** May 19th, 2012, 11:44 am

@Boosterrific- I haven't read any of Robinson's JLA, so I really can't judge, but I think you're right. JLA is an army/gathering of heroes (fast, standalone stories) and JSA is more of a family dynamic (slower paced, character driven stories), I guess that's one of the reasons I prefer JSA. That's not to say I like slow for SLOW's sake, see latest JLI for examples. Also, I expect fans of Morrison's JLA are probably not fans of Robinson's, two VERY different writing styles.

@Morgenstern- While I haven't read Earth-2 yet, I understand from Robinson that the modern setting is just to give readers a familiar world setting. I don't know if there even is a JLA on Earth-2, the early stories with SM, BM, and WW (the Trinity) seems to be just to establish their existence in this world. Historically SM and BM do predate the JSA, with WW first appearing a short time later. This series seems be a kind of WHAT IF the members of the first super-team (JSA) were young and just starting out in the modern world. For "midlife crisis" me, it's nice to see DC's old guard heroes in their prime again, and taking on new challenges for the first time. Younger readers might have a harder time relating, but I hope the book succeeds, on it's own AND for it's (alternate universe) nostalgia value.

Honesty guys, if FLASHPOINT hadn't been such a hack, I probably could have accepted this kind of "clean slate" reboot for the New 52 Earth-1(?) "core universe" books. Meanwhile, if you're (at all) interested in Robinson's "early" JSA work, I recommend "THE GOLDEN AGE", a JSA Elseworlds story that takes place in the post WWII "McCarthy" era, and could just as easily be an "in continuity" UNTOLD TALE of the original team. And the villain is... **SPOILER**, nope not gonna spoil it. It's like a mini-Watchmen, and confidentially, the direction/flavor I'm hoping he gives the new EARTH-2 series

Short James Robinson Interview on Earth-2
http://kotaku.com/5906695/earth-2-lets-james-robinson-re+invent-dc-comics-biggest-superheroes

Boosterrific · **Posted:** May 21st, 2012, 3:06 am

I will second the GOLDEN AGE recommendation. It's best made for people with an appreciation for the history of American costumed super-heroes, but straightforward and far entertaining enough for those who just like a good super-powered yarn.

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