Written by: Geoff Johns
Art by: Mikel Janín, Marco Santucci
Colors by: Jordie Bellaire, Ivan Plasencia, John Kalisz
Letters by: Rob Leigh
Cover art by: Mikel Janín
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: July 2, 2024
Justice Society Of America #10 finds young Mordru has a lot to learn about teamwork as the newest member of the JSA. When he makes a reckless decision, his future falls into the hands of more than one supergroup.
Is Justice Society Of America #10 Good?
After a four-month delay, Geoff Johns decided to take a break from his duties on Ghost Machine to make progress on his frequently delayed maxi-series, so here we are. Was it worth the wait? Yes, because something happens in this issue that’s a big deal.
When last we left the JSA in issue #9, Huntress’s oddly aggressive efforts to remake the JSA from her future timeline (that no longer exists) ran into a snag when they encountered The Golden Age Legionnaire, who revealed himself to be a very young Mordru who needs help preventing himself from becoming a villain in the future.
In Justice Society Of America #10, we catch up with the League of Substitute Heroes in the 31st Century. They lament their status as a team nobody takes seriously, and they wonder what happened to two of their members who went back in time to retrieve Dr. Fate and stop an unnamed mistake they believe the Legion of Superheroes is making.
In the present, we catch up with the expanding JSA as they battle an undead horde under the control of Gentleman Ghost. The new additions to the team lack the discipline and teamwork Huntress had hoped for. When Icicle recklessly attacks Gentleman Ghost’s magic orb to end his army, the globe shatters, releasing Surtur and Ragnarök (the end of all things) on Earth.
Young Mordru swoops in to save the day with a plan of his own. He kills Hawkman and transfers his life essence into Gentleman Ghost, making the villain mortal and destroying Surtur’s connection to the mortal plane. Mordru took a calculated risk under the assumption that Hawkman would immediately resurrect (which he does), but the rest of the team isn’t happy about Mordru’s extreme tactics.
Later, Mordru sits with Huntress in the waiting area outside the JSA meeting room while the team deliberates Mordru’s fate. Although the vote is unanimous, the JSA votes to keep Mordru on the team to help him reform before he needs reforming.
Suddenly, the meeting is interrupted by the Legion of Superheroes arriving from the future with a demand to turn over Mordru.
What’s the big deal? The Legion is back, Baby. More importantly, it’s the pre-Bendis version of the Legion, so you can kiss that needlessly reworked pile of nonsense goodbye (at least in this story).
What’s great about Justice Society Of America #10? Love him or hate him, Geoff Johns knows how to pull readers in, even after a ridiculously large gap between issues, to give readers that’s interesting, surprising, and chock full of wow moments
Source link
