That 4 (!) page spread...Arthur/Mera and the Hawks reunited and it feels so good scenes...Firestorm and J'onn back from the dead...excuse me, I have some sentiment in my eye...
For me, the biggest surprises were: The return of Shiera instead of Kendra (or rather, that she remembers all her lives again); The return of Max Lord and Captain Boomerang; and -- in what I hope launches an excellent story -- the resurrection of Boston Brand. (Strangely enough, this has the effect of a "death" for most characters, which I think will be fun for writers to play with.)
Resurrections I'm not sold on: Ronnie Raymond -- though if he and Jason are teamed for the new Firestorm, that has potential -- Professor Zoom (I don't see the point; we've got Zoom already) and Jade, who really seems to exist solely because Green Girls Are Awesome. (I guess she'll offer some love-triangle drama for GLC).
I do wish they'd have resurrected Ralph and Sue, or at least *do something* with them as ghosts. Maybe that'll be addressed in Generation Lost. I also hate that they threw the new Captain Boomerang on the scrap-heap. (By the way, what's the status on the original Trickster and Pied Piper? Still dead? I dropped Countdown way too early to know, but I do love the Rogues.)
That 4 (!) page spread...Arthur/Mera and the Hawks reunited and it feels so good scenes...Firestorm and J'onn back from the dead...excuse me, I have some sentiment in my eye...
I really liked J'onn's understatement about the whole thing. The man has style.
For me, the biggest surprises were: The return of Shiera instead of Kendra (or rather, that she remembers all her lives again); The return of Max Lord and Captain Boomerang; and -- in what I hope launches an excellent story -- the resurrection of Boston Brand. (Strangely enough, this has the effect of a "death" for most characters, which I think will be fun for writers to play with.)
Resurrections I'm not sold on: Ronnie Raymond -- though if he and Jason are teamed for the new Firestorm, that has potential -- Professor Zoom (I don't see the point; we've got Zoom already) and Jade, who really seems to exist solely because Green Girls Are Awesome. (I guess she'll offer some love-triangle drama for GLC).
I do wish they'd have resurrected Ralph and Sue, or at least *do something* with them as ghosts. Maybe that'll be addressed in Generation Lost. I also hate that they threw the new Captain Boomerang on the scrap-heap. (By the way, what's the status on the original Trickster and Pied Piper? Still dead? I dropped Countdown way too early to know, but I do love the Rogues.)
Ha! Point taken, Rich. And yeah, his speech impediment was one of the most annoying aspects of the character.
What interests me about him is that, in a way, he's the anti-Superboy Prime. Where Superboy Prime is Johns's way of channeling Fanboy Rage, Zoom is Johns's way of externalizing the motivations of a comic-book writer. His whole motivation -- test the heroes through adversity and loss, so that they can overcome it, and in doing so, become better heroes -- is essentially the job description of a superhero writer.
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Resurrections I'm not sold on: Ronnie Raymond -- though if he and Jason are teamed for the new Firestorm, that has potential -- Professor Zoom (I don't see the point; we've got Zoom already) and Jade, who really seems to exist solely because Green Girls Are Awesome. (I guess she'll offer some love-triangle drama for GLC).
I do wish they'd have resurrected Ralph and Sue, or at least *do something* with them as ghosts. Maybe that'll be addressed in Generation Lost. I also hate that they threw the new Captain Boomerang on the scrap-heap. (By the way, what's the status on the original Trickster and Pied Piper? Still dead? I dropped Countdown way too early to know, but I do love the Rogues.)
I really liked J'onn's understatement about the whole thing. The man has style.
Rob Staeger said:
What interests me about him is that, in a way, he's the anti-Superboy Prime. Where Superboy Prime is Johns's way of channeling Fanboy Rage, Zoom is Johns's way of externalizing the motivations of a comic-book writer. His whole motivation -- test the heroes through adversity and loss, so that they can overcome it, and in doing so, become better heroes -- is essentially the job description of a superhero writer.
Ralph and Sue not coming back made me cry. I sure hope Geoff has plans for the Dead Detectives. Perhaps working with a live Boston Brand...
Zoom is no more as of Flash: Rebirth.
Someday, Baby Bean is going to be pissed at Johns for getting rid of Kendra. After Flash, she is her favorite JLU'er.
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Dagwan said:
That's an interesting possibility. I'd like to see those stories mix up a bit!
Y'know, that series took so long to come out, I completely forgot what happened from issue to issue. I really need to reread it.
Was Kendra in the JLU? I thought that was Shayera.
Or the Lifeguard?
Rob Staeger said:
There already is a Lifeguard. Oh, Chris Claremont...what're we going to do with you?
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