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    Default JSA 1999 Appreciation Thread

    Not sure if there was a huge following on here of this book that debuted in 1999, but it was a favorite of mine. My favorite issues are those early ones (Secret Origins #1; #1-15) where the group consisted of Sentinel, Flash, Hippolyta, Wildcat, Black Canary, Starman (Jack), Hourman (the android), Sand, Atom Smasher, Dr. Fate (Hector), Hawkgirl (Kendra), and Star Spangled Kid (Courtney).

    I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I really liked the direction of James Robinson and David Goyer early on. Geoff Johns came aboard as a co-writer some time around issue #6 or 7 and I liked some of the early work of Goyer and Johns. As the series went on, it seemed that Johns took more control of the book and I didn't care for the new direction. But those early issues were some of the best stories I've read in awhile.

    I also loved the art of Stephen Sadowski and Michael Bair.


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    Loved this run! Definitely in my top three DC comic runs of all time.
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    Picked up the first 2 big books. Its pretty neat. That Wildcat issue was fun.
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    It's how I really got introduced to the JSA... and I absolutely loved it!
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    This was my first Justice Society book. Previously, I really only had a passing awareness of them via the short-lived Mike Parobeck series, and then... "Zero Hour".

    I'd say my favorite material from the 1999 series was the first two years, through "The Return of Hawkman". There was a lot of good material after, but I didn't really *love* it again until the the title change to Justice Society of America, and Johns & Eaglesham were on it.

    Once those two left, the less said the better...
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    Loved it. Definitely my favorite version of the JSA.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AJpyro View Post
    Picked up the first 2 big books. Its pretty neat. That Wildcat issue was fun.
    Yes, the Wildcat issue is definitely a favorite of mine.


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    Easily one of DC's finest runs. I hold it in the highest regard. Bought all three omnibuses, too. I do hope we see a lot of them back after Doomsday Clock.

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    One of the rare pics of all 12 of my favorite members (includes Hippolyta and Dr. Fate).


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