I don't know, I think it depends entirely on what story King wants to tell. Darkseid War one-shot was cool, that page from HiC is rubbish. Adam is getting destroyed in Strange Adventures, but at the same time King is building up Mister Terrific.
Might be me but I kind of took that panel in HiC as a joke.
true but I would have said the same about Morrison, who has both written some of the best comics I have ever read, and also some of the worst. I could have a long box full of Morrison that is the best stuff I have ever read on a property, like his JLA and All Star Superman, but I also have more than a long box full of Morrison issues that I could set a match to if it wouldn't put holes in my collection. However Morrison while doing Morrison type things was very respectful of Hal in The Green Lantern, I was more than a little worried. Not of sales because Morrison moves units but he would do something to really hurt the franchise ala the New Gods after Final Crisis or his X-men run which wasn't referenced for years besides Xorn and Nova.