That's pretty much my take on Tynion too as far as editorial influence goes. I think his indie stuff is fantastic (Cognetic, Mimetic and Eugenic in particular) and I get a lot more energy, creativity and passion coming through there. I've pretty much come to the conclusion that writers for DC aren't there to tell their own stories much at all but to deliver editorial mandates and directions. I realize that every writer ever working in a shared corporate universe also had those conditions but it seems that in the last 15 years or so DC has been even more restrictive and controlling. It doesn't feel like writers are delivering their own visions usually but instead are translating the demands and directions of corporate as best they can.