Whatever the case, I think Venditti deserves some credit for trying to at least somewhat streamline the franchise and make it a bit less complicated. From that standpoint, Carter and Shayera doesn't seem weird me. Though when Madame Xanadu showed up in the early issues, I don't know why I got the idea that her and Carter could have something going in the future. I should've known they wouldn't leave Shayera out of it for too long.