Comic Book Spotlight: Justice Society of America

I’ve been a Marvel Comics fan since about 1974. However, I’ve never cared much for DC. That’s why I feel a bit like a traitor making my first Comic Book Spotlight blog about a DC comic. But I am soo diggin’ The Justice Society of America right now! I know writer Geoff Johns has been with DC for years but I’m only familiar with his work at Marvel, namely (and I believe exclusively) The Avengers and The Vision limited series. I felt his work on The Avengers was uneven – I didn’t like his multi-part stories but I think his stand-alone issues were very good (especially #62). But his current assignment on JSA is just blowing me away!
I never read the original Kingdom Come limited series, so Gog and Magog and all that is very new to me. I was able to read most of the issues back to back, instead of waiting each month. Some of the issues might have been a bit of a let down having waited 30 days for it to come out, but when you read it as one big story (like in a trade paperback) it is extremely enjoyable. I liked how the religious overtones of Gog divided the team. Pretty powerful stuff.
I’m disappointed Johns is leaving the book soon. I hope his successor will be able to match Johns’ creativity. JSA made a DC fan out of me!