The final two issues of DC's Justice Society of America have been delayed again

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In 2022, DC revamped and revived its original superhero team the Justice Society of America with the return of its most identifable modern-day writer Geoff Johns along with superstar artist Mikel Janin. Launched as the flagship title of a larger line called 'The New Golden Age', the Justice Society of America series was planned as a prestige ongoing series running monthly.

But here now less than two years later, the 'New Golden Age' has shrunk to be solely the JSA title - and that title has been plagued by delays, and word has come down that DC is cancelling it at issue 12.

This comes as each issue of the series - even the first - has been delayed, beginning with a one-week delay to issue one, and now currently a 27-week delay on the next issue, JSA #10. Here's how it maps out:

In the past six years, all of the DC books where Geoff has been the solo writer have had significant delays, from Doomsday Clock (with artist Gary Frank), Shazam! (with various artists), to Batman: Three Jokers (with Jason Fabok). JSA artist Mikel Janin does not seem to be the issue, as he has frequently been commissioned by DC for covers for various books across its publishing line.

While not speaking directly about the Justice Society of America delays, Johns recently related a story to Popverse about an unspecified book with Gary Frank that was delayed, and he attributed it to editorial misscheduling.

"Quite honestly, there were times when Gary and I were working on a book and it had to come out in this month and someone would say “Hey, we need it to come out three months earlier” because the company needed to make money and then we’re behind on books; it’s frustrating during that situation."

Johns and Frank have worked together on the Avengers for Marvel, Image Comics with Geiger, and much much more at DC including Action Comics, Batman: Earth One, and Doomsday Clock.

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