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Written by: Jeff Lemire
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Art by: Rafael De Latorre
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Colors by: Luis Guerrero
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Letters by: Steve Wands
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Cover art by: Jorge Fornes (cover A)
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Cover price: $3.99
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Release date: May 7, 2025
JSA #7, by DC Comics on 5/7/25, mourns the loss of Ted Grant as the JSA struggles to make sense of how to move forward, where to find their lost members, and who may be a traitor in their midst.
Is JSA #7 Good?
Recap
Plot Synopsis
In JSA #7, members of the JSA assemble for the funeral of Ted Court, aka Wildcat. Tears are shed, feelings remain raw, and regrets bubble to the surface. The situation becomes tense when the Holy Trinity (Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman) arrive for a private meeting to offer aid, subtly suggesting the JSA hasn’t been handling their business.
The issue ends with an epilogue in the demon dimension as Hawkman, Hawkwoman, and the ghost claiming to be Kid Eternity walk along the brimstone path to find a way out. Suddenly, “Kid Eternity” receives a summons through a nearby portal. When she enters the tunnel, she’s greeted by the original and deceased members of the JSA who ask for her help.
First Impressions
Jeff Lemire’s pacing is killing this series. After the previous issue, which showed promise due to the increase in urgency and the decrease in multiple threads, there was hope that Lemire’s return to DC was bearing fruit. JSA #7 isn’t a cooldown issue. It’s practically glacial.
How’s the Art?
Rafael De Latorre steps in as the guest artist from main visionary Diego Olortegui, and the results are solid enough to be an improvement. Granted, De Latorre doesn’t have much to do as the entire issue is focused on interpersonal conversations, but the art is presented in such a way as to give you as much drama and impact as possible.
What’s great about JSA #7?
What’s not great about JSA #7?
Why are we taking a timeout when the adventure was just picking up steam? I criticized Lemire’s approach in the earlier chapters of trying to juggle too many subplots at once, but now, the pendulum has swung too far in the opposite direction. Nothing is moved forward, and nothing is resolved. We don’t know where Dr. Mid-Nite and the real Obsidian are. We don’t know what the ISA is up to, and whatever the Hawks are doing in Hell is moving as fast as a snail in Winter.
If Lemire has a story to tell, he needs to get to it because this title didn’t even rank in the ICv2 Top 50 for April.
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Final Thoughts
JSA #7 takes all the progress and urgency of the last issue and pushes the Pause button. Jeff Lemire’s script hits a few emotional beats during Ted Grant’s funeral, and the guest art is solid, but what little momentum the last few issues built up is now gone.
5/10
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