After reading Stormwatch, I’m only interested in two things.
First, why does Paul Cornell write Martian Manhunter so badly? I don’t think he’s supposed to be a tool, but he seems like one.
Second, are Apollo and Midnighter still gay? Or did Geoff, Jim and Dan retcon them straight?
Because nothing else in Stormwatch really matters to anyone who isn’t a big Stormwatch fan. Cornell seems to know he’s possibly introducing a bunch of characters to new readers—he fills the issue with expository dialogue—but there’s nothing to encourage any new readers to come back. His soft cliffhanger is Apollo and Midnighter meeting, which means nothing to a new reader.
A big plot reveal is an evil alien living in the moon. If Stormwatch is so cool, how come they didn’t notice over thousands of years?
It’s not bad, it’s just utterly pointless. And strangely “Marvel” in many ways.
CREDITS
The Dark Side, Part One; writer, Paul Cornell; artist, Miguel Sepulveda; colorist, Allen Passalaqua; letterer, Rob Leigh; editors, Sean Mackiewicz and Pat McCallum; publisher, DC Comics.
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