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New York Times bestselling, Geoff Johns epic JSA run continues, as Hawkman re-evaluates his position on the team, new members and threats bigger than anything the JSA has faced before are introduced! The Justice Society of America were the first of their kind—a brotherhood of superheroes bound together by a common cause. Still, more than a half-century after their debut, the JSA continue their unwavering commitment to justice. The Injustice Society has been active all these years as well. And now they've returned with a new leader named Legacy. Under his mad control, the villains have targeted the four original members of the JSA—Sentinel, Hawkman, Wildcat and Flash. But why only them? For answers, the JSA turns to the Spectre, an enigmatic spirit of redemption. More than anyone, the Spectre understands the impetus behind the recent strike. Legacy is a parasite who has the power to exploit the emotional susceptibilities of his victims. By removing the four charter members of the JSA, he's able to divide, conquer and destroy! Continuing his epic tenure on JSA, writer Geoff Johns (Doomsday Clock) is joined by David Goyer (The Dark Knight trilogy) and Peter Snejbjerg (Starman) along with notable contributions from Michael Chabon, Darwyn Cooke, Brian Azzarello, Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale and Howard Chaykin. Collects JSA: All Stars #1-8, JSA Annual #1, JSA Secret Files and Origins #2 and JSA #26-31
Author
Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time. His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
