Scans_Daily

Oh, no, Dinah actually says 'she can handle herself' during the mindwipe discussion, which.. Is really, really non-committal and just seems like a slap in the face to *how* Sue was abused, almost like it's her fault she got raped because she wasn't prepared for a supervillain suddenly appearing in what was meant to be a safe place and then blinding her.

But yeah. I love Zatanna. I really do. Words cannot describe how much I hate this story and what it largely did to her and her alone for a good few years, and this story's treatment of it's female characters is freaking appalling. Again, I think it says a lot that I actually *bought* Meltzer's intent with the opening scene. I had *never* read anything with Ralph or Sue prior to this, and those opening pages made me love them, Sue especially. But after a while, it's like.. How could you render that relationship so lovingly, and then piss on it so hard? I mean, I understand inserting drama into a relationship as a necessity, but I really don't get Meltzer or DC's mentality here.