Book of Doom:
JSA Kingdom Come Special: Superman

I had a hard time deciding which comic to choose for this week’s Book of Doom. Mostly, I wanted to choose something I was planning on buying anyway, so as to tighten the belt and save a few extra bucks; yet, I’ve been following the storyline that’s been going through the JSA fairly closely, and I knew that I wouldn’t buy this special issue unless I forced myself to.

So, I’m forcing myself to.

Everything that’s been going on in the pages of Justice Society of America has been far more interesting than it was, say, a year ago, and I’m really looking forward to seeing how this whole Gog business eventually culminates. This coming from a guy who thinks that Alex Ross is an overrated hack and Kingdom Come is as boring as a dental appointment.

Do come back on Saturday, though, and see how we all like this issue. And, hey, if you’re really enterprising, pick up a copy for yourself and send your reviews in to doomkopf@doomkopf.com, and we’ll let your voice be heard with the rest of us in the roundtable. We don’t actually have a table.

Here’s what DC has to say about this issue:

Written by Alex Ross; Art and Cover by Alex Ross; Variant Cover by Dale Eaglesham and Nathan Massengill
Spinning out of the “One World, Under Gog” storyline, the Kingdom Come Superman’s struggle with his place in the world brings a final conflict between the Supermen of Earths 1 and 22! Feeling the weight of his own world’s loss on his shoulders, the transplanted Superman searches for answers to the mystery of his life’s seemingly cursed existence and encounters “old acquaintances” on the way. This is the first fully written and illustrated adventure by KINGDOM COME co-creator Alex Ross, building to the storyline’s conclusion in JUSTICE OF SOCIETY OF AMERICA #22!