From The Pile: JLA Crisis of Conscience

   Identity Crisis has ended( I highly recommend that you read Identity Crisis (DC Comics) before this, a must read trust me). Green Arrow, Hawkman and the others involved with the mind wiping of Criminals and Batman now must suffer. Will the JLA make it though this crisis like the have so many many many many many many times before? Crisis of Conscience is a great story, a fitting aftermath to Identity Crisis, filled with emotion, pissed off villains, pissed off and sad Batman( he punches Hawkman, the only man other than possibly superman or wildcat that could get away with it), and a few shocking surprises thrown in. It made me want to find the next JLA book after this. Yes, it is a countdown book, NO DON'T GO AWAY! it's actually pretty good. The best out of the 2 that I've read so far. The book suffers from "You gotta read these books before you read this one" syndrome.Green Lantern: Rebirth ,Superman/Batman, Vol. 2: Supergirl, and a batman book I can't remember are some that you may have to rad to understand some of the stuff happening in the book. I recommend this book as a great follow up to Identity crisis, and a good read overall.

  

From the pile Christmas special: JSA #55 (from JSA princes of darkness)

It's Christmas day, and somewhere wildcat, hawkman, and golden age flash and green lantern are heading to New Hampshire to visit golden age red tornado, who is dressed up as Santa Claus at a department store, and is an old lady. What happens? the store gets robbed by Santa mask wearing punks.... Big mistake. After the JSA takes care of most of the punks, Ma kicks the one straggler punk's ass.I like it when the JSA brings in the former members of the golden age, and showing what they use to look like. Red Tornado a pot wearing fighting mama is great and ends up joining the team as the cook. This story is the JSA book princes of darkness(also great, give it a read). seeing how ma taking care of the team at the HQ is nice to see. I have fallen in love with the JSA, and plan on reading the All star comics archives at the library, with some libraries in have.

Have a merry and geeky Christmas!