With the announcement that “2013” will bring a new Justice League of America ongoing title, most people will assume that DC seems to have confirmed long-simmering suspicions that there will be a new spate of cancellations and new titles coming imminently. A number of news and rumor sites have locked into January or February as the last month certain titles are likely to see the light of day, particularly with revelations like certain high-profile creators slated to leave titles with their sixteenth issues.What kind of ramifications does the Justice League of America announcement have for DC?First of all, it appears as though the Justice League International team is still unaccounted for; while there had been a great deal of speculation that Johns might take on a new version of the JLI or something like it in the near future, his decision to take on a second book with a “Justice League” banner, but to leave the JLI (and notably some Johns favorites like Booster Gold) homeless is an interesting one, and one that suggests we may see yet another Justice League title coming down the pike soon. Keep your eyes on this week’s Justice League International Annual #1 for more on that, as it wouldn’t be outside of the realm of possibility for DC to announce something on a last page “to be continued” page (that’s how they announced the JLI series to begin with–as well as related stories; it’s a practice that was used more than once in Booster Gold, for example).Geoff Johns is probably also in play sometime soon. It’s unlikely he’ll stay on all of the titles he’s currently writing–Green Lantern, Justice League and Aquaman–as well as adding a fourth book in addition to his management duties at DC. Expect a change on one of his titles. Aquaman may seem like the obvious one for him to leave, since it shares characteristics with titles like Hawkman and Booster Gold, which he’s revived from the dead and then left after a year. I wouldn’t bet money on it, though; while he’s told everyone who’s ever asked that he wants to write Green Lantern until the day he dies, don’t be surprised if Johns decides he only needs one Justice League book a month, especially if the persistent rumors that Jim Lee will leave the book turn out to be true.It’s also likely worth noting that a few old Justice League Task Force books have hit ComiXology recently. Whether the new Johns series will be taking cues or characters (it featured guys like Nightwing and Triumph in addition to Justice League fixtures like Martian Manhunter) from that old series remains to be seen but it seems an unlikely coincidence.The addition of a number of embattled characters to this team may have ramifications for some of their titles, too. Catwoman will likely hang on for a while without Judd Winick, but it’s hard to imagine that there’s nothing telling in both she and Green Arrow coming onto this title. Even if their books are kept alive (because of their high profile in other media) it seems impossible to put both of them on a book together and not cede some control of it to Ann Nocenti, who writes both of their monthlies. Maybe that’s the long-term plan–killing those titles and giving this one to Nocenti in six months so Johns can do something with the JLI guys.
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