As for the questions:
“How do you feel about Hermes coming forward in the mortal world and what that means for Diana’s ultimate goal of peace between Man’s World and Themyscira?”
I think it does show an interesting crack in Diana’s character and personality as well as Amazonian society – it’s a good place, but the problem is that they’re pretty much Stockholm’ed into being reverent to these awful, gaslighting omnipotent beings who only seem to make their lives miserable. It’s stunning to me that Diana could still have faith in these complete dumpster fires.
“Issue #24 is George Pérez’s final issue as regular artist. Discuss your favorite aspects of his art or specific moments that stood out to you. Did you enjoy the art in the following issues?”
The art going forward was solid enough, but definitely a bit of a step down from what Perez was doing. Perez could draw it all, from great, expressive figures to beautiful and intricate backgrounds, and his sense of panel layout and storytelling was uniquely his own.
“What was your favorite part about Diana teaming with the Justice League International?”
I think the team-up with Captain Atom was pretty interesting. In keeping with the first question, they seem to have a lot in common in that they both kind of have to deal with weird, sometimes contradictory issues with their patrons, the Gods in Diana’s case, and the US Government in Atom’s.
️"Now that we’ve gotten more of the Upside-Down Man, what are your thoughts on the character?"
He doesn’t really feel like a character so much as a force of nature or, more accurately, an exposition dump. He definitely works to introduce this overall enemy we’re going to get for this series (something I think all three JL titles did at the time, which is pretty interesting), but he himself didn’t feel all that interesting.
“Do you want Constantine to join the team permanently? Do you believe he needs to?”
It’s funny, being someone who read through a nice chunk of the original JLD, when this book was first announced, I was a little miffed that Constantine wasn’t on the team. Much like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in the JL, I felt like him, Zatanna and Deadman sort of became the “Trinity” of the JLD. But after seeing them all in action, I’m fine with the decision. I don’t think John would be on any team unless he was in charge, and with Wonder Woman there…that just ain’t happening.
“With the reveal of Wonder Woman’s new power, have you changed your opinion of whether or not she belongs on the team?”
It definitely gives her a more magical feel than she had in the past. I’m curious to see how Tynion and, perhaps more importantly, how future writers handle this tweak to her power-set. Will it be a permanent mainstay, like Wolverine’s bone claws? Or will it sort of disappear, like Superman’s solar flare? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see…
