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I wouldn't say you can get away with skimping on characterization, but you can go for simpler, basically pick one or two traits that will be associated with the character. Morrison didn't go into the details or the backstory, but it was a good team book that went for the epic rather than the interpersonal relationship. Morrison's run was good, but his characters were more icons than fully-developed personalities imo.

It looks like Johns is trying for something more along the lines of the more recent Leagues, with more emphasis on characterization and relationships. If so, then the criticisms about that aspect are entirely fair.