Anybody hear about this. I heard it awhile back, but now that it'll be here in a couple months and hasn't been mentioned here, thought we could chat about it.

I guess the first question should be: Do you care?

"At its Source blog, DC Comics has announced that in September, it will launch a new, ongoing Magog series, starring the DCU's version of the Kingdom Come villain.

The series will be written by Keith Giffen, with art by Howard Porter and John Dell.

The Magog of the DC Universe is Lance Corporal David Reid, a new member of the Justice Society who was granted the powers of Magog when he was resurrected by the the alien god Gog, who also replaced his missing arm with a golden facsimile which incorporates his plasma-based weapon. Reid turned against Gog in the storyline, but kept the "gifts" the alien gave to him." By Matt Brady

Here's a little extra below.

Why Magog? - Interview with Kieth Giffen: http://newsarama.com/comics/050929-Giffen-Magog.html

I'll be picking up although I never got to into the character. I could see this biting the dust, but I'll go with it when it is available.

First issues cover.

I'd check it out if it was anyone other than Giffen.

alucardbarnivous wrote:I'd check it out if it was anyone other than Giffen.

QFT!!!

I like Giffen. *shrugs*

"Introducing the latest member of the Justice Society of America to break out into his own monthly series! Tired of chafing at the restraints that being a member of the JSA put upon him, Magog decides to take justice into his own hands and track down who's behind the dealing of high-tech arms to lowlife scum around the DC Universe! Be here as the hunt starts Magog on the path to discovering his own unavoidable destiny thanks to writer Keith Giffen (JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL, DOOM PATROL) and artists Howard Porter and John Dell, the acclaimed team behind JLA!"

Issue #2 & 3

I'm just not interested in the character and I don't understand why this character deserves his own title.

Curiosity got the better of me and I picked up the first issue. I really enjoyed it and I look forward to getting more issues. My only complaint is that Porter doesn't do the covers.

jaydee74 wrote:I'm just not interested in the character and I don't understand why this character deserves his own title.

Same here.

I'm just not interested. I've been reading him in JSA and I have no interest in the character and from what I understand, he'll not only be in the second JSA series which I believe is being called JSA All-Stars, but he'll be a leader of sorts of this new splinter team. So, how did this character become so needing of his own series as well as being featured in a team book? I just don't get it.

I'm only interested because of his his existence in the Kingdom Come universe and the issues he posed there.

I think they might be pushing him to fast in order to push the Kingdom Come future. It seems to hurried.

jaydee74 wrote:I'm just not interested in the character and I don't understand why this character deserves his own title.

This.

Giffen only works for me in a JLI setting and Magog is one of the worst designed characters ever. I know it was on purpose, but seriously... They couldn't give him something better since he's a normal DCU character now and let that awful outfit remain in the future?

I'm interested in seeing how he took control of this new JSA group away from Power Girl. I thought she was getting a solid push towards being one of DC's heavy hitters? Now they've got her playing second-in-command to this unproven (in DCU and real world) new guy? Does anyone even like this character?

Metal Misfit wrote:

jaydee74 wrote:I'm just not interested in the character and I don't understand why this character deserves his own title.

This.

Giffen only works for me in a JLI setting and Magog is one of the worst designed characters ever. I know it was on purpose, but seriously... They couldn't give him something better since he's a normal DCU character now and let that awful outfit remain in the future?

I'm interested in seeing how he took control of this new JSA group away from Power Girl. I thought she was getting a solid push towards being one of DC's heavy hitters? Now they've got her playing second-in-command to this unproven (in DCU and real world) new guy? Does anyone even like this character?

I don't which is why I won't support this book. I hope it crashes and burns big time.

I understand not caring about a book, but I don't understand why anyone would be filled with so much spite that you'd wish the book complete failure. Some of us may actually enjoy reading it. I don't see how it existing is so offensive that you'd prefer it to be canceled rather than just ignoring it.

jaydee74 wrote:I'm just not interested. I've been reading him in JSA and I have no interest in the character and from what I understand, he'll not only be in the second JSA series which I believe is being called JSA All-Stars, but he'll be a leader of sorts of this new splinter team. So, how did this character become so needing of his own series as well as being featured in a team book? I just don't get it.

Rath99 wrote:I think they might be pushing him to fast in order to push the Kingdom Come future. It seems to hurried.

Exactly. It is showing the divergence from the that future, yet showing that it is still somewhat possible. They've been doing that all over, though. It is just that Magog is a focal point for that future.

Joshua wrote:I understand not caring about a book, but I don't understand why anyone would be filled with so much spite that you'd wish the book complete failure. Some of us may actually enjoy reading it. I don't see how it existing is so offensive that you'd prefer it to be canceled rather than just ignoring it.

Ah, just ignore 'em, Josh. They haven't read it, and they won't even give it a chance.

Just finished it a couple minutes ago and it was a pretty amazing read. You understand the character, you get his mentality, and it pulls truths from that universe that haven't really been talked about too much. Like heroes helping out other worlds, but not other nations. His "buddy" Axel is pretty likeable. His background could open up to interesting things. (Also, when Magog first went into his gas-station/HQ, the car/car accessories posters inside read all the names to Marvel writers. Keith Giffen's humor seeps through the background, even in this serious-toned title.)

Joshua wrote:I understand not caring about a book, but I don't understand why anyone would be filled with so much spite that you'd wish the book complete failure. Some of us may actually enjoy reading it. I don't see how it existing is so offensive that you'd prefer it to be canceled rather than just ignoring it.

Because it pisses me off that characters like Magog who really isn't deserving of his own title gets his own series while much more deserving ones play second fiddle in backup stories instead of their own title.

^ Well, it shouldn't. Writers and comic-teams show their ideas and, which ever gets the most nods, gets the go-ahead. They're given paper and ink for a reason. It isn't a random thing. If other characters are seemingly given bad ideas, then they're less likely to be given a chance. But something like Kingdom Come and the success of JSA, Magog is better likely to be given a chance than Aquaman, who failed with readers a good few times.

Fun read. Again. Pretty solid. Love Hector Hammond in this. Maybe it is the source of the "zombies." The way he looks at the JSA is pretty funny. Such a cynical pov he has.

Doing some research, due to Hammond's statements, led me to find out different variations in mythologies about Gog and Magog. They're both in many religions, and in some Celtic beliefs, he is the original Irishman, his children are the Irish of then and now. Thought that was cool.

I just don't get how this piece of crap character get's a push. Did Magog really need his own book? Do we even really need Magog? And how the hell does he become the leader of the new JSA team and not Power Girl, who WAS the leader?