Michael Shanks and the Justice Society to Visit Smallville

You know, I really should start to watch “Smallville” more. This show, along with “Supernatural” are pretty much the only decent shows on the entire CW network, and I should start supporting it more than I have been. In any case, it looks like the superhero biz is going to get even busier on the show, as it’s reported that the Justice Society of America will be showing up very soon.

According to IGN, a version of the Justice Society (my guess is they’ll dump the “America” part — don’t wanna piss of those sensitive non-Americans) consisting of Hawkman, Dr. Fate, and Stargirl will be making their appearances on the show very soon, courtesy of comic book writer Geoff Johns, who will be penning the episode.

And get this, “Stargate” fans: Michael Shanks, Dr. Daniel Jackson himself, will be playing Hawkman, wings and giant mace and all. This probably makes Smallville the, oh, 50th or so sci-fi-ish series that Shanks has guest-starred in since “SG1″ got canceled.

Also in the cast, Brent Stait will be playing the mystical Dr. Fate, while “Aliens in America” star Britt Irvin will be playing Stargirl.

Hawkman is ready for his close-up.