GA/BC spoilers. Mmm-hmm...

Okay, so...Green Arrow/Black Canary did pretty much confirm the obvious w/r/t that particular death.

I've got one question though, considering that some time has passed, during which the body's been kept in that weird stasis thingy, leading everyone else to think she's losing it. (Though WHY she had to kill him is still pretty unexplained. I mean, sure, a normal woman might have had to do that, but a world class martial artist with a sonic cry pretty much ought to have a non-lethal means of incapacitation.)

So...why did it take so long for them to look into it at all? I mean it's great that Batman believed her and all, but why did it take so long?

For that matter, given the general technology of the JLA: auto-docs, Green Lantern rings and the like...are we really supposed to believe Everyman's power is so absolute as to fool Oan technology?

Of course, to be fair, it's very possible Hal was too damn dumb to scan him even with Dinah's protests. I wish I could say that's out of character, considering how both have returned from the dead and all, but Hal can be pretty stupid sometimes. I could actually believe he never thought to scan.

But Batman really doesn't have any faster ways to determine if the body is real? Or Everyman is actually powerful enough to fool those incredible technological resources.

Oh well, either way, I'm glad he's dead. It's a shame because I thought Everyman was a really interesting idea at first, and particularly enjoyed his appearances as Ted Kord in Manhunter (sadistic!), but ever since he's seemed to be overused, and worse, ineffectively used. He seems to now be villainous deus ex machina.

I hope he's dead for good, yeesh. As to whether I consider the series...well, thus far I'm indifferent, so it'll probably depend on my whim and size of pocketbook at the time the next one comes out. I'm not holding my breath though.

(I was looking at the solicited cover again, I still think it's got to be a male figure. Going by limb width/proportion, that said, they could have specifically designed the outline like that to throw us off. AND there's pretty often a catch involved when we see bodies being cradled on the cover anyway. I'll be interested in that one...depending on the victim...)