Wallbangers
Things I consider bad writing (or bad stuff in general). Feel free to add suggestions.
Things I consider bad writing (or bad stuff in general). Feel free to add suggestions.
Everything this character has been involved with since 'Infinite Crisis'.
Wait, so...
The Retroboot Legion Universe is now THE future of the DC Universe? Even though it's almost identical to the Silver Age Legion Universe, despite New Earth and Pre-Crisis Earth-One is most definitely not?
And the Threeboot Legion Universe (henceforth referred to as TLU) is now the future of Earth-Prime? This makes no sense whatsoever, since the TLU features Mon-El (who's been in the Phantom Zone for 1000 years, and was put there by someone who wore the S-shield, claimed to know not only Superman, but Supergirl as well), Kryptonite that affects Kara Zor-El and was used in Mon-El's anti-lead serum, and an enlarged Kandor on the planet Rokyn. Additionally, this means that two extreme super geniuses, Brainiac 5 and Sev Tcheru, accidentally created a time window to Kara Zor-El's exact universe, as opposed to Earth-Prime's present. And on and on. Sure, some of this can be corrected if a story has Superman, Supergirl or Superboy travel to present time Earth-Prime, put Mon-El in the Phantom Zone, put a piece of New Earth Kryptonite somewhere, but somehow I doubt this will ever happen.
Also, Superboy-Prime as the Time Trapper. WHAT. Okay, at least we were given the handwave that Time Trapper's 'true' identity depends on the occasion.
The destruction of New Krypton was handled badly. I can't be bothered to elaborate.
To quote the TvTropes page on Wallbanger: Comics...
"In Civil War: Frontline #11, reporter Sally Floyd accuses Captain America of being out of touch with the 'real America' because he's focused on moral values such as truth, justice, and freedom, as opposed to the pop-cultural shallowness that she and all the 'average Americans' she knows focus on, such as American Idol, Myspace, and Youtube. That concentrated essence of outspoken stupidity instantly cemented Sally Floyd's status as the Stupidest Person In Comics."
Additionally...
"It's not just that Sally Floyd is an incredible jackass. It's clear from the writing, particularly from the way that a man famous for speeches about doing the right thing no matter what bows his head and accepts this, that we're supposed to be on her side. According to the writers, My Space, YouTube and American Idol are more important to Americans than truth, justice, freedom, and democracy. Even if they're right, it feels wrong."
I may have missed an issue or two, but somehow I cannot fathom how Tony Stark and Reed Richards could create a badly programmed Thor clone without expecting that the real Thor might take offense (even if he might have been dead at the time). At least this lead to a pretty awesome moment in Thor #3 (2007) when the title character took Iron Man down a few notches.
Not sure if I understood this correctly...but it looked like in Runaways #11, a plane crashed into the Runaways' current residence (killing Old Lace), which may or may not have been because Victor Mancha had committed the oh-so-horrible crime of illegally downloading music through a neighbor's WiFi.
Anytime anyone trusts this guy with absolutely anything whatsoever.
Ryan Choi, one of not too many non-stereotypical Asian characters in DC Comics, was killed off so his white predecessor Ray Palmer could become the Atom again. Supposedly, this happened during Asian Heritage Month, no less. Very smooth, DC.
When Mary Marvel lost her traditional powers, she was given Black Adam's power sometime later. This, apparently, turns her evil. Then in a moment of clarity, she abandons these powers, depowering Eclipso in the process. Later, when she frees the Olympian Gods from Apokolips, they restore her classic (uncorrupted) powers. All well and good. But then Darkseid appears and offers her Black Adam's corrupted powers back, which she accepts for some unfathomable reason.
Bees. My God.
Wow, where to begin. A small "Catholic" sect (the Church of Humanity) was trying to have Nightcrawler installed as Pope, then have his hologram projector fail, which would, for some reason, make people think that he's a mutant antichrist. This, they imagine, will cause mutantkind to be hunted down and killed, and people will lose their faith in the Catholic Church, and western civilization will collapse (why exactly those things would happen is anyone's guess). Then they imagine further that all the former Catholics (those who weren't disintegrated by bioweapons hidden in communion wafers in order to simulate the Rapture, and yes, this is also part of their plan) will look to the Church of Humanity for salvation. By the way, did I mention that the Rapture is a doctrine found in various forms of Protestantism, and not the Catholic Church?