Between pushing Hal in other media and the Flashboot, DC has actually become Marvel's twin now more than ever, since both DC and Marvel's directions are being determined by nostalgic middle-aged men who are so out-of-touch that they refuse to even acknowledge how old and out-of-touch they actually are.
I can actually imagine Geoff Johns reacting with aghast disbelief at the idea that the kids could still like John or Kyle better than Hal, after all that he's done to sell Hal as the greatest ever, and what's worse is that, unlike Quesada's crew (and DiDio), by all accounts Johns genuinely does want to be liked, except that he can't come to terms with the fact that his era is done.
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Date: 2011-06-21 11:21 pm (UTC)Between pushing Hal in other media and the Flashboot, DC has actually become Marvel's twin now more than ever, since both DC and Marvel's directions are being determined by nostalgic middle-aged men who are so out-of-touch that they refuse to even acknowledge how old and out-of-touch they actually are.
I can actually imagine Geoff Johns reacting with aghast disbelief at the idea that the kids could still like John or Kyle better than Hal, after all that he's done to sell Hal as the greatest ever, and what's worse is that, unlike Quesada's crew (and DiDio), by all accounts Johns genuinely does want to be liked, except that he can't come to terms with the fact that his era is done.