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Tweak says, "Say it."

superfan1 (superfan1) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-05-31 02:54:00

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char: doctor light/kimiyo hoshi, char: firestorm/jason rusch, char: green lantern/john stewart, char: hardware/curt metcalf, char: icon/arnus/augustus freeman, char: paladin/bruce wayne, char: starbreaker, char: vixen/mari jiwe mccabe, char: zatanna zatara, creator: dwayne mcduffie, creator: rags morales, publisher: dc comics, title: justice league of america

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #33
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	wonderwomanhero 2009-05-31 07:31 am UTC (link)
	Yay! Dr. Light returns! But, having not really caught up on JLA, why is she there? Will she join the team? (Reply to this) (Thread)

skjam
2009-05-31 07:51 am UTC (link)

Metatextually, Dr. Light is there because someone in editorial told McDuffie to put her on the team.

In-story, Dr. Light is there because Starbreaker disabled the Shadow Cabinet's teleport system, and Dharma hatched a roundabout plan to fix it. In exchange for getting her powers fully restored, (they've been off and on, thus "explaining" her contradictory appearances in different books), Dr. Light fixed the Shadow Cabinet's teleporter. At the end of that, Dr. Light wound up in JLA HQ, and since they were having a bit of a personnel shortage, the Justice League invited her to stay.

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	wonderwomanhero 2009-05-31 08:09 am UTC (link)
	Oh wow! I hope she becomes a full fledged member! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_stig213 2009-05-31 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	Urgh, why? Apart from her connection to Dr. Rapester, her character basically consists of 'angry Japanese woman'. There's no depth to her at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	scottyquick 2009-05-31 04:31 pm UTC (link)
	She takes her job seriously, and can provide some actual conflict without turning into the Bombshell of the JLA. (Reply to this) (Parent)

bluefall
2009-05-31 04:47 pm UTC (link)

That's not at all true. She's a mother, who's fiercely protective of and surprisingly compassionate with her children, an interesting contrast to her hardass indifference with her colleagues. She's a very serious and competent professional, who constantly weighs her responsibilities as an incredibly intelligent scientist and an incredibly powerful superhero to determine which has a higher claim to her time and whether or not she owes the world the services of either. She's a selfish and impatient woman who carefully guards her reluctant but real affection and respect for her teammates, and is brusque and insecure about any acknowlegement of her genuine heroism. She's proud and self-reliant and nearly cripplingly afraid of the dark.

That's more depth than, say, Billy Batson's ever had. (Not that the Marvels need much depth; the simplicity of "a good kid who can become a good man" is a virtue in itself. Just saying, if he can carry a story, she's got more than enough to do the same.)

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	thandrak 2009-05-31 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	She's also got an allergic reaction to diet soda, if you ask me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bluefall 2009-05-31 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	Augh. That whole arc is very firmly discontinuity in my house, thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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