From: vanyel@camelot.bradley.edu (Alan Williams)
Subject: Re: Justice Society #7
Organization: Bradley University
Distribution: usa
Date: 11 Jan 93 01:14:52 GMT

jap@acsu.buffalo.edu (James A. Perreault) writes:
>vanyel@camelot.bradley.edu (Alan Williams) writes:
>>a reference to a "Dian" who's somehow connected with Sandman (if it's Dian
>>Belmont, then Strazewski forgot she died in 1941!).
>I missed this reference, where was this?

It was around ish 4 or 5.  In a flashback sequence that led back to ish 1,
right after Wes's heart attack, Jay runs off, saying that he and Joan will
"see to Dian."

>Another problem is the Atom's hair.  He had a full head of red hair throughout
>Infinity , Inc.

And he's a physicist.  Would someone at DC please remember that?

>I'm enjoying the book immensely, but I do wish they would have more ties 
>to the past.  I wish Dr. Fate and the Spectre would show up.  And I would
>really like Hawkgirl to wear the right costume.

Agreed on all points.  Her version of Carter's cloth mask was cool (though
I wouldn't care if she used that Silver Age top).

>I'm also wondering if anyone will remember that Jade is dating Brian Wave Jr.   
>None of her recent appearances have the two together.  And I'm prety sure he 
>won't show up in Showcase.

Methinks Henry King, Jr. will probably never show up again. . . .

>But as for continuity, Roger Stern is doing a much better job in Green Lantern
>Corps Quarterly.  Having HIM write the JSA would be awesome.  I still wish
>they would do a reunion story.

I'd just like to see someone mention the All-Star Squadron again.  It seems
like everyone's completely ignoring it.  Strazewski acts like Liberty Belle
and Johnny Quick were JSA members the whole time (ditto Hawkgirl).

>>I'd love to see the _JSA_ continue, but I'd rather see it continue with a
>>writer who can research his material more thoroughly, and with an art team
>>who can do less cartoonish work.

>As for the art, I beleive their trying for a cartoonish feel.  Sometimes it
>works, but it doesn't compare to the classic Ordway stuff.

I just dug out _Infinity, Inc_ #1-10 last night and re-read them.  I nearly
cried when I saw the beautiful work Ordway did.

Ordway also remembered that some JSAers, like Green Lantern, had costumes
that changed subtly over the years.  Mike Parobeck couldn't even remember
to give the Sandman the right costume in a flashback to WW2, and Strazewski
completely messed up the JSA's then-active roster.

>I don't think the JSA will disappear.  They've been popping up all over
>the place.  They're in the latest JLE, which I enjoyed immensely.  Would anyone
>care to summerize the first 2 parts of the story?  I picked up this issue
>because the JSA were in it.

Same here.

>And the way I've interpreted the lettercol is this:  This book doesn't appeal 
>to the under-18 crowd, so we're canceling it.  This is a real shame.

Especially since I'll wager many of us who like it aren't that much *over*
18.  (I'm 24.)


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