Written by Peter J. Tomasi
Art by Fernando Pasarin
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant cover by Dale Eaglesham & Nathan Massengill
He was Lance Corporal David Reid of the Justice Society of America until he was killed in action and resurrected by Gog as his herald - MAGOG. But who is David Reid? Does he truly believe in Gog? And to what lengths will he go in order to find justice in this world?
Date Available: 11/19/2008
REVIEW by Brian Fisher
Firstly, let’s start off by saying that Peter Tomasi is no Geoff Johns. He’s nowhere near the talent that Johns is, but that goes for ninety percent of the writers in the industry today. But he is a good, if not great writer. Here he delves into the motivations behind Lance Corporal David Reid, the newly resurrected Magog, as he attempts to rescue his fellow Marines from an operation gone bad. The problem with that is we start to see hints of the Magog we know from “Kingdom Come.” And because of that Reid starts to become an unsympathetic character. The good news about that, though is we finally start to see more forward progression in his character, and frankly he’s been stagnating since his transformation. What we get here is a story to shock the reader, a violent story about duty and retribution and the difference between the two. How far is too far? When does killing become justified for anyone, let alone super heroes? Deep questions, and ones that JS of A isn’t afraid of asking.
