Danny hit something here: one of the signs that one of the highest paid comic writers was not infallible. Kind of like how not everything Harrison Ford made wouldn't suck.
When DC decided against the monthly Kingdom as per Alex Ross's ideas, he divorced himself from the idea. When Waid took on the concept and tried to sell his more commercial concept, sans Ross, DC bit. Ross could not be convinced to come aboard, which is a strong reason for the high suckage.
Ross, even though some of you don't like him for various reasons, is a fanboy, but those fanboy instincts battle the idiot crass ideas Waid spewed out. Worked to forge a decent collaboration. No one held Waid in check in the Kingdom. Most unfortunate.
Always like Olivetti's art, for reason's Disco had mentioned. He is one of my favorites who never seemed to get a regula
