Justice League or Justice Society?

Gosh darn it, I must admit that the Justice League looks so very very impressive. That's a lot of heavy hitters, not to mention the inclusion of the Big Three. Pretty hard to compete with a team that fabulous-looking. They have a cool new headquarters too.

On the other hand, you have the Justice Society, which consists of a lot of old farts and teenagers, which is a rather odd combination when you think about it.

And yet...and yet...

I'm a sucker for the Society. It's chockful of legacies and family, which I find rather endearing. You have Alan Scott working with his son, Obsidian. Wildcat has his boy, Wildcat Jr. Liberty Belle and Hourman are newlyweds. Hourman is the son of the previous Hourman. Alan and Jay Garrick are happily married. The closest thing to family in the League, is the relationship between Dinah, Hal and Roy. It's nice, but the others don't seem to have that personal connection.

Both teams have smart and powerful members of course. Mr. Terrific is certainly the intellectual equal of Batman any day, while Power Girl is as strong as Superman. Now that Wall is back, you have a speedster who can compare with Jay. They each seem to have a Hawk Person. They each have a Green Lantern.

They both have headquarters that were designed by John Stewart. I must admit that I personally prefer the Society's headquarters to that of the League, it is a bit more on the elegant side. And presumably doesn't have tours of bored Sixth-Graders wandering through it.

Each team has its share of oddballs. However, I must say that I find Thom's earnest schizophrenia to be far more endearing that GeoForce's pomposity.

And seriously, which would you rather have...Ma Hunkel baking cookies and making lemonade for the group after a battle...or Snapper Carr. Doing whatever it is that Snapper Carr does.

I think that the Justice Society just has a bit more panache. After all, they have THIS!



Alan Scott has panache. In spades.