So how does that fit in with the Multiversity of 52 alternate Earths? No idea.
But I did pick up a few of the sidebar issues that were published, hoping for at least one last look at some beloved characters.
One of my all-time favorites is the original super-team, the Justice Society of America - but man, they're a tough group to love.
That's because DC has, with rare exceptions, treated the team like crap.
They've aged them, de-aged them, trapped them in a hellish dimension, returned them to the Earth, killed a few members off - you get the idea.
They enjoyed a strong run under James Robinson and Geoff Johns - but since then, they've been rebooted in the new Earth-2 title - and they aren't even called the JSA.
So I had high hopes for this mini-series - but once again, the team is put through the mill. They start the story as old men, they're rejuvenated for one last adventure, defending the city - and they spend the whole fight talking about how great it is to not have sore joints.
And there's not much hope extended that we'll see their like again - it's depressing.
C'mon, DC - this is the first-ever team of heroes, the company's only "family" of heroes. Give 'em a break!
Grade: B-
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