Justice Society Of America, circa 1942 - from an unused back cover design for DC 2000
Artist: Val Semieks (All)
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Original (c.1999/2000) layout, from Val's sketchbook
Thumbnail, with added characters
Rough (!) pencils
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DescriptionA new commission - from artist Val Semeiks - and there's a bit of a back-story to this one.In February this year I spotted that Val had posted some material from his sketchbook on his website, including some character sketches from the DC 2000 series - as well as a proposed layout for the back cover design, which unfortunately went unused. This gave me an idea, so I dropped Val a line to see if he'd be happy to revisit it - and luckily he was. The orginal layout had a couple of placeholder figures, so I asked Val to add in the Golden Age Wonder Woman and Johnny Thunder, neither of whom appear in DC 2000, but who are the logical "missing" JSA members for a story set in 1942. Val was also kind enough to take my "if there's a way to fit Johnny's Thunderbolt in as well, that'd be great" request on board - and I think that Johnny and his T-Bolt are probably my favourite part of this! (Just to forestall any nitpicking - yes, I *know* Hawkgirl wasn't strictly a part of the JSA in 1942, but she played a role in the DC 2000 series, so I wanted to keep her in, and she gave a nice balance to the Wonder Woman figure at top right. And no, I didn't "forget" Wildcat, Mr Terrific or Black Canary - or honorary members Batman and Superman - I made a conscious decision to use these specific characters.) It's rare I get commissions which aren't full covers, including logos etc, and/or aren't adapted from existing published covers - but I think this one has come out superbly. Hope you agree! PS: I think I owe Brian Philbin a hat-tip, as I'm fairly sure that the central logo is his work - the eagle-and-shield are from All-Star Comics #4, and the JSA wording is from the Strazewski/Parobeck series, but I think it was Brian who digitally combined them - and when I found it online it seemed to be the perfect centrepiece for this commission. Social/Sharing |
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Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/18/2022
A fantastic image that commemorates the JSA and the greatness of all their members for all time.
Arthur Chertowsky
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/14/2022
Great story behind the creation of the art. The art itself is a wonder to behold! Johnny Thunder and Thunderbolt are indeed a highlight of the piece.
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