Sneak preview pics of Smallvilles Justice Society

[icon_uk]

Courtesy of AusielloFiles


First up, Doctor Fate and Stargirl


And of course, Michael Shanks as Hawkman!



And for legality, one of my favourite covers from the old All-Star Squadron, the OTHER WWII hero set. They may not all be A-listers, but if I was Ultra (an early name of the Ultra-Humanite) then I'D be worried! They're so... determined... and I'm not sure what Flash and Robin are planning to do with those very determined fists of theirs, but I imagine it might make one's eyes water somewhat :)



(I think they might be referencing a WWII poster, but I don't know enough about that to be sure.

Comments

[queenanthai]

This.

This is the ONLY reason I've been watching Smallville this season. So I can be caught up enough to enjoy this. Seriously, this airs and then I'm done.

That said, that's a pretty awesome Hawkman right there.

[espanolbot]

He appears to either have a goatee or is drooling there.

[kamino_neko]

Stargirl's mask is awful...not that her mask is one that'd be easy to pull off, but there's so many better ways to do it.

[neuhallidae]

Motto. And the eyes on Fate's helm are just WTF. Shanks is lookin' good, though.

[kashmirkong]

I agree. It looks like they just went and bought the mask from a costume store.

[lynxara]

JSA costumes on a TV budget are not going to come off well.

[bluejaybirdie]

I agree, but at least it hides her identity pretty well? Yeah, I got nothing.

[bees_beads]

It looks like Stargirl and Dr. Fate just went trick-or-treating.

Also, Michael Shanks was so hot on SG-1, but I don't know if I can properly fawn over him without the glasses. Maybe the scruff will make up for it.

[jarodrussell]

Why hello, Stargirl!

[unicornicopia]

I can't help but love this.

[theanswer]

They couldn't find someone with y'know... muscles to play Hawkman?

[intertobamf]

That's my issue, too. And Stargirl looking like a Neanderthal.

[mullon]

Hawkman is the least silly looking one. That's pretty hard to pull off.

[bluejaybirdie]

Wait, I thought that the point of Smallville was to avoid brightly colored spandexy costumes? Hence the stupid Matrix-esque Superman suit? It's kind of weird to see that compared to this (mind, I would actually rather have a superhero show with costumes like this than costumes like that).

[icon_uk]

My thought too, though as these are supposed to be the inheritors of a heroic legacy, they're not new heroes the way Green Arrow and his troupe are.

[autolychus2]

Costumes aside, it's nice to see that Hawkman and Ollie seem to have the same relationship in the Smallville-verse as they do in the comics.

[intertobamf]

Violence and eventual sex?

Well, in my dreams, at least.

[jcbaggee]

All the JSA members so far (we've yet to get a good look at Sandman and Green Lantern) look like they've walked off the set of a bad Power Rangers reunion. But really, it's going to be hard to do better than this without blowing the budget for the next 2 seasons.

Fate and Hawkman look passable, though I think the helmets are too big and Hawkman's wings are a bit small. Kinda the same deal with Stargirl.

Regardless, these suits are still better than the hip-hop tracksuits they gave the faux-JLA in the past few seasons, and better than PunisherSuperman's outfit.

[jaybee3]

You know if they ever did a JSA movie (it could happen - the whole plot would be old super-heroes teaching young ones (really young like Stars). Make it a generational thing. Anyway with a movie budget I think it would work well. Here it look like CosPlay - especially Stargirl's face mask (ick!) and Dr. Fate's plastic looking helmet (DC Direct released a gorgeous metal Fate helmet a few years back that probably 0 with some alterations in the eyes - could have fit in with Smallville's budget).

[thanekos]

perhaps Daniel Jackson's life would be easier if he had a mace of Nth Metal.

[darkblade]

There are very few people whose lives would not be improved by owning Nth Metal weaponry.

I have one question...

[robogeek]

Why does a sorceror need rubber armor?

Re: I have one question...

[sir_mikael]

I agree with this. They really could have used blue cloth, and I just don't see why they didn't. It must have been cheaper and better looking. Superheroes doesn't have to equal rubber. And that amulet is so cheap looking. The suits, I mean. Not your icon. That is positively gorgous. Eye of Agamotto right?

[dorothy1901]

I wish that Stargirl would either pull her shirt down, or else pull her pants up.

[darkknightjrk]

I seem to recall her always having a bit of an exposed navel.

[sethgray]

Wow, these costumes are ridiculously bad looking. O_o

[mcity]

I am torn exactly in half between "lol whut" and "do not want".

Also, Fate has an arrow pointing to his crotch.

one of these days I hope to see Tom Welling in tights

[mad]

I get the feeling Warner Bros is testing to see if people can get on board with costume heroes on television again. They've been slowly easing us into it, and Hawkman, Stargirl and Dr. Fate so far appear to be the most like their comic book depictions.

We are now that much closer to a JLI sit-com, people.

Re: one of these days I hope to see Tom Welling in tights

[lynxara]

Oogh. I remember seeing the pilot for the first one. Terrifying stuff....

[team_mummy]

WOWWW!!! FATE!!!

[ian_karkull]

Honestly, I think the costumes look pretty good, considering what they've had to work with.
Besides, those are Golden Age characters. They should look a bit silly and cheesy.

ick

[ravenous_raven]

the plastic and rubber...they burn...couldn't they at least spray paint the pieces to give them a rougher, more metal-like texture? :(

[halloweenjack]

Great Caesar's ghostwriter, these are awful. Stargirl has the ugliest mask in creation, Fate has the sort of fake muscles that make the infamous Joel Schumacher Batnipples look good, and Hawkman's wings look like they're molting. Hideous.