����������The catch-phrase above the header captures it nicely: "The Legendary Super-Team Reborn!" A mix of original JSA members who've been kept artificially young by one or more means, a new generation, some with links for original members, and even an android from the future with a brain based on that of Rex Tyler, the original Hourman, and even a reborn Dr. Fate.

�����������Nice character development throughout, the series keeps moving. One of the worst things I can say about the series is that there's not enough space to give attention to all of the characters, though there seems to be an attempt to take care of that a little at a time.

����������In the first five issues Goyer was teamed with and provided a tempering infuence on James Robinson, which helped to keep it from taking on too much the flavor of Starman - which it definitely would have had Robinson done it solo. It would have been filled with ooh's and ahh's over every bit of 40's and 50's deco, and everyone would have been spouting elaborate pieces of behind-the-scenes movie trivia. While that's almost cute in its Tarantinoesque way, and works well on that titile, here it would have been stifling or at the very least unnecessary. There's enough character to mine here without overlaying that formula on it.

����������The Sadowski/Bair art team, which has handled most of the issues so far, is well suited to the task. My strongest complaint there is a lack of differentiation in facial details; it would be very difficult to tell the difference between Sand (formerly Sandy, the late detective Sandman's sidekick), Wildcat, the original Flash and original Green Lantern facially without cues of hair, costume and degree of brow-furrowing. That aside, the textures are rich and the layouts are moody and cinematic without going over the top. Some aspects, especially when Sand is being shown, remind me of Paul Gulacy's material.

����������Sure, there are still plotting and characterization problems here and there - there'd have to be in a team that includes a man who can travel at nearly light speed, a Green Lantern, and a futuristic android who can warp time - not to mention the size of the team - but I've been enjoying the series. I'm hoping the writers can rise to the challenge and not have to have the team's heavy hitters sleepwalk through scenes in order to give the others a chance to perform.

����������This issue starts a three-part story involving dark legacies, in more than one sense of the term, as the team is drawn into what's happening with Obsidian, Alan (Green Lantern) Scott's son. But there's much more to it than that, as this issue reveals another connection to the original team.

����������Hey, someone with an insider's track help me out: The child on page 13 is way too ugly to have been a casual drawing. Someone see if the art team will cop to turning some good-natured buddy or annoying person into a lad from Milwaukee.

����������If you're trying to keep your comics-buying budget under control, and it comes down to a choice between this and JLA... pick the JSA. Heh. Of course, since there's a JLA/JSA crossover planned between the titles around issue 14 or so of this series, DC will be trying to get you to spring for both.

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