Justice Society of America #5 - DC

With Geoff Johns, on JSA, and Brad Meltzer, on JLA, in charge of the All-Star franchise, I have a feeling both these books are going to around for a long time. Not to mention how good they gotta be doing on the shelves. This issue picks up exactly where JLA #8 left off. They've figured out that there are 7 Legion members in our time-line for some reason. The first 2 were Karate Kid and Starman. Now they've separated in to teams and gone after the other heroes. Batman, Geo-Force, Sandman and Starman go to Arkham to rescue Dreamgirl. When they get there they find out that she's being held by Dr. Destiny. Apparently he's tapping in to her dream powers. Of course they rescue her, but they're really no closer to figuring out what's going on and why they're here. The only thing Dreamgirl says is that one of them is going to die. Superman, Stargirl, Red Tornado and Cyclone go to Superman's fortress of solitude. They're tracking the energy given off by the rings. It's because of their unique metal, Valorium. Superman has a spare ring in his fortress, but he finds out that one of his Legion statues, WildFire, is actually alive. There's a secret word, spoken in Interlac I guess, the Legion language, that brings them out of their suspended animation. When WildFire comes to, he doesn't have any info to give them, but Batman's utility belt shows up in the blast. Like I said, with Geoff and Brad at the creative helm of these 2 books, the stories are just fantastic. The depth and character that both these writers put in to all of these characters is just incredible. The interactions are perfect. And we're learning knew things about these characters every issue. I think that because of the quality of story, the artists are bumping up their output as well. Fernando Pasarin is the artist on this issue. I never heard of him before. But, I liked his stuff. Very crisp and clean lines. And very good flow with the frames. If the creative forces behind both these books can keep up this kind of output, they're both going to be major players on the stands. And don't forget about the awesome alternate covers that have come out with every issue so far. They're usually $10, because they're 1 to 25, but they've all been worth it. If you're not on board, do it quickly. Because this book is hot!