Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Dr. Gym'll's Cultural Rarities The All-JSA (2024) Thread!

He really enjoyed writing Beth, which he didn't expect, but, honestly, she just seemed kind of bland to me in this issue. I do have fond memories of her and Rick's first appearance back in the day, though, so she's a character I want to like.

...Imra Ardeen in one of my Legion fics. Since then, I'm a fan of hers.
Beth and Rick are characters I associate with the decline of Infinity Inc, but I certainly respect your opinion.

the Crisis crossover issues of II, much like those of A-SS, were definitely signaling a decline, before the massive drop-off in quality post-Crisis, but as a kid, my reaction was excitement that my two favorite JSAers were finally getting legacies (even if their costumes were iffy), so I kind of have to root for them

That double splash page of Surtur advancing towards the tower of fate is awesome!

Beyond the most obvious downer, the death of Wildcat (which, these days, it's hard not to be cynical about,) there's something wonky about the issue as a whole, which makes me wonder if Lemire's original script was put through the editorial shredder. At the very least, the storyline is taking way too long to be resolved (six issues should have been plenty, at least for the A-Plot.)

The massive fight that was setup at the end of last issue was really underwhelming. I'm not that bothered by the death per se, but the way it was executed was really weak. It would be one thing if Ted sacrificed himself in protecting Khalid, but to get stabbed in the back during a moment of relative calm really did the character a disservice. Yolanda killing some random Kobra mook just feels like it's there to replicate some of her arc from the Stargirl tv series. The fact that we haven't had any interaction between her and her godfather/mentor Ted in this series kind of deflates whatever impact his death should have on her as well.

I think the storyline is supposed to be 10-12 issues. It's been moving a bit slow all along for my tastes, but there's been enough moving bits each advancing a little bit each issue that I've generally been forgiving of that. I think Lemire's trying to go for something of the scope of the Generations Saga that opened up II, but it's nowhere near the consistent awesomeness of that storyline.

I agree 100 percent that the battle against Surtur was an outright dud. As for Yolanda, the only positive thing I can say is that at least she doesn't talk in that stupid accent anymore; also, I never watched Stargirl or any other live-action superhero shows, so I can't make any comparison.