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Huntress #6: The Happy Conclusion (unlike the rest of Earth-2 right now...)
Forget what actually happens with Ibn Hassan, I'm just going to get straight to the scene that matters most in this series conclusion!



PEEEEEEEEEEEEEGE! Just like old times. ♥
She looks so majestic here, I don't think there's enough squee in the world to describe how happy this makes me. This especially made me smile:
"We've both been busy, haven't we...partner."
Tries not to read too far into that line. :3



PEEEEEEEEEEEEEGE! Just like old times. ♥
She looks so majestic here, I don't think there's enough squee in the world to describe how happy this makes me. This especially made me smile:
"We've both been busy, haven't we...partner."
Tries not to read too far into that line. :3
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The Michael Holt (Mr.T) line would have worked sooo much better if "Karen Starr" hadn't been written so poorly and not even as a real love interest (basically as a cipher even and even without drawn a bit differently - skinnier and not as muscular as To's). In retrospect, I think they really dropped the ball with the Mr. Terrific title. The character deserved better. Maybe they can move him to Earth-2 too?
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But hey--maybe Levitz might pick up Terrific and start writing him over in Worlds' Finest. :)
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And his revamped origin wasn't great.
Old DCU: I'm suicidal because I lost my wife, but thanks to meeting a superhero I realized I could still do a great deal and found the strength to carry on.
DCnU: I'm suicidal because I lost my wife, then I meet my son from the future so not only do I decide to live I decide to risk my life and this my unborn son on a daily basis.
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Just like with so many of the unnecessary costume changes (Mandarin collars for everyone, give Power Girl a "P" logo, have Superman wear armor, give "Shazam" a hood), the reboot of Mr. Terrific was just not as good as what DC discarded. You really get the sense that with the exception of the 4 Robins (which seem clearly a case of Editorial favoritism to me), the new DC despises even the idea of Legacy characters.
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What if in the New 52, after the accident Michael was sent to the hospital to tend to his wounds, gets put in a room, and his roommate is a strangely verile old man named Terry Sloane, this 80 year-old man with the body of a man in his 40s, and the two get to talking--Michael about what happened, and Terry about being in the same place and using his skills to help people as an adventurer (not super-hero) nick-named Mr. Terrific, which inspires Michael to follow in his footsteps.
Not only do you get just about the same origin with little problem, but you also do it in a way that nicely subverts the old "magical negro" troupe.
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Same, I love the way he draws women. If I had to change one of the artists on Worlds' Finest, I'd replace Kevin Maguire with Marcus To. Nothing against Maguire, but the way he draws women's faces always look so strange to me. :/
Much motto on how poorly Peege was handled on Mr. T's book, though iirc, I believe they're moving Mr. T over to Justice League when his solo series concludes. And truthfully, considering the kind of Earth-2 James Robinson is writing, Michael is FAR better off staying where he is now. :(
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Really? Do you remember where you heard that? I don't remember hearing that at all. I know they've said they're going to try to get a lot of the cancelled characters into other books--OMAC in JLI, Static in Teen Titans, etc., but hadn't heard that one.
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Though, to be fair, I'm not sure if I see many of those characters becoming part of the team fairly soon (Ryan, GA, Element Woman and Mera, probably--Firestorm, not so much).
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