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A new Capt "Zoomerang", a new and lethal Dr Light, a new Calculator




New and/or revamped villains show up in the DCU every couple months and none of these guys, with the possible exception of Calculator, seem to be likely to be "heavy hitters." It's not like we're talking wholesale changes to, for example, Joker and Luthor.


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a devasted ELongated Man




Since Ralph doesn't have his own book, or even a regular role on a team (unless you count "FKatJL", and Giffin says he doesn't intend to honor the IDC continuity), I don't see this as particular earth shattering.

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and most important of all, extreme tension between Batman and his former friends in the JLA.




That tensions been there for years. All Meltzer did was proffer a possible explanation for it.


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The murder mystery ended up being the backdrop to events that will affect the interaction of DC characters for years to come....That's not bad coming out of one series




You know, I remember being promised that "Legends, Armageddon 1000, Invasion" and the other "ridiculous cross over events that have taken place over the past 20 years" would be "the backdrop to events that will affect the interaction of DC characters for years to come." In the end, it never panned out...or was retconned out of existence anyway.

Given that, all I ask for a good story with an ending that makes sense.

This was, overall, a good story, but this ending doesn't make sense.