[...] them from small press print projects, though. (And I’m thrilled to have the chance to see Steve Ellis’s art again.) These are the ones readers will be voting on next month, and they were also approached [...]

It is just interesting to me to see a focus on a segment of the populace that rarely gets any attention, especially in comics.

I mean yes the JSA is supposed to be part of that age group, but more than half the current roster are newer versions, and the ones who aren’t have some “magical” reason to not be so.

I find at times that comics, superhero comics especiall,y have such a stigma at times of being either for youths or those trying to relive/hang on to their childhood.

That this book which seems like it will take a different approach could be interesting, since, as you say, it could reflect the new concerns a large part of the audience now faces.

Interesting speculation. I don’t think the age of the new characters reflects the market as much as the market’s concerns. Many baby boomers have reached the point already where they’re having to deal with aging parents and how best to care for them.

I’m sure with Gail writing it, that there will be some neat twists and turns.

Yet it does seem interesting to see a series with senior citizens as its stars. Does that reflect the ever growing age of the current direct market comic buyers I wonder?

Because it wasn’t that long ago when the companies seemed to be moving towards younger heroes or rmodernized classic ones, who they hoped would be more in tune with a younger audience.