Ray at Super Underwear Perverts had glowing words of praise for Justice Society of America #1, and only one complaint. Naturally, the complaint is what caught my attention:
Considering this issue was all about the old guard finding and recruiting relatives of the JSA founders for training and support Obsidian really should have gotten much more respect and play in this story. He’s the only surviving child of Green Lantern after all. But I’m afraid Johns is going to go for the same old tired characterization of the shadow-powered hero being all innefective, dark and angsty.Dull-dull-deadly-dull. Obisdian has already been through that all before. Marc Andreyko showed us something novel in superhero comics: a gay man who had grown comfortable in his own skin and had come into-his-own as a hero. Geoff Johns had better acknowledge that character development in this series. And I hope Todd gets to be more than just the night-watchman of the JSA’s headquarters; that’s just embarassing.
LISTEN UP DC: Gay men don’t have to hide in the shadows any more!
Related: Dear Obsidian…
December 8th, 2006 at 11:15 am
Considering Alex Ross’s comments about Obsidian being messed up by another writer, I think chances are slim that Ray will be made happy.
December 8th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
I’m surprised the Ross comments didn’t get more play here, actually. Even at best, they could be taken as Anti-Manhunter, and that’s an internet sin if I ever saw one. At worst, they’d be a lot worse.
December 8th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
I didn’t have any idea about Ross’ bitchy anti-gay Wizard interview when I first read and reviewed JSA #1, but it certainly puts Obsidian’s minor appearance there into context – and yeah, now I’m far from happy.
Did Geoff Johns add Obsidian to the cast of Justice Societey of America just to shove him back in the closet and to prevent Marc Andreyko from “molesting” him by making him all happy and gay? Was this official DC policy?
December 9th, 2006 at 4:02 am
Matt — I figure between this blog and my personal one, I’ll get a chance pick on every person in the industry by the end of next year. In this case, why rush when someone else said it better?
Besides, I may need to save it for the next time something like this happens.
December 11th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
So how does Johns’ relegating Andreyko’s plot points have anything do with Ross?
December 11th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
MF — Both posts were on the same character, that is how they’re related.