And yet, one of the things picked up on most in the current issue? The characterisation Johns is doing. I disagree that you can get away with skimping on characterisation when it comes to team books - more often than not, it's MORE necessary because you need to differentiate your characters. Otherwise you get Bendis' occasional problem of everyone's voices blurring into one.

Getting the group together in a single issue is just one option. Given Waid took what, twelve issues to.do Superman's origin and nearly the same for his JLA, I think you are being a little unfair.