Justice Society of America #14 Review

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14
Written by Geoff Johns and Alex Ross
Art by Dale Eaglesham and Ruy Jose

It took its sweet time getting here, but goddamn if this wasn't one epic issue. Johns just might have redeemed this arc after the plodding pace and basically four or five issues of filler combined with delays.

The opening pages had me scared we were just getting another issue of talking heads that don't really say anything noteworthy. However, after the hilarious seating arrangements for their meeting (ex. Mr America had to sit on a lawnchair), things get serious with the who goes and who stays discussion on who should help take down Gog.

Before they can finish their discussion, Gog teleports into the room with Sandman, who had been tasked with tracking Gog down, pierced on his staff and an all out melee breaks out between Gog and the JSA. This was what I signed on for when I heard about the Thy Kingdom Come storyline and damn did it feel good to finally get to see this story finally pay off.

However, I didn't get to the best part yet. After taking down most of the JSA, Gog is standing triumphant with KC Superman and Amazing Man held by the throat in each hand. Before he can bask in his victory, we get a splashpage with our Alan Scott in full Kingdom Come armour with his son Obsidian and a preview box at the bottom that states, "Next: Someone gets beat up. Bad.". It has hit the fan people.

Verdict - Must Read. It should be a crime to be this good. I want to be mad about Sandman's death (not sure if he's actually dead or not) or nitpick over the fact Alan somehow managed to create identical armour to his Kingdom Come counterpart, but it's hard to hold any of this against the book or even really make a decent case for either in light of everything else that happened.

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