Mister Miracle: the source of freedom #2 preview and discussion

[sifighter]

Alright so this is weird, after the ending of last issue N’vir Free, supposed Daughter of Scott Free and Barda is attacking Shilo Norman. But besides that confusing piece of lore because last I checked those two didn’t have a daughter (and whether they had a kid or not is a confusing part of the King miniseries). But there appears to be one pretty big problem...Shilo doesn’t know who Scott Free and Barda are.

Which I know I’m not big on New Gods or Mister Miracle history, but last I checked wasn’t Shilo supposed to be Scott’s sidekick or at the very least they know each other from their adventures. So not really sure what’s happening here.

https://aiptcomics.com/2021/06/18/dc...ce-of-freedom/

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

Yeah I'm guessing Shilo doesn't know either Scott or Barda. Which is a missed opportunity in my book. I thought the idea of having Shilo be the adopted son of Scott and Barda to be a cool hook.

[Frontier]

Why would Scott's protege, who they're positing as a legacy successor, suddenly not know who he is? I don't get it, unless it's a deliberate plot point and he has amnesia.

[lemonpeace]

this is....concerning to me ngl. I'm not sure how I feel about shiloh not knowing Scott and Barda because it does that thing I hate that writers do (especially when I comes to underused character): writing them like they are the first person to write them and forgoing their entire history. I have been enjoying Easton's work so far, I'm curious how he plans on playing this.

[Frontier]

this is....concerning to me ngl. I'm not sure how I feel about shiloh not knowing Scott and Barda because it does that thing I hate that writers do (especially when I comes to underused character): writing them like they are the first person to write them and forgoing their entire history. I have been enjoying Easton's work so far, I'm curious how he plans on playing this.

It's even weirder because I feel like Easton brought up Scott and Shiloh's connection in an interview, so how does he suddenly not know who Scott is?

[sifighter]

It's even weirder because I feel like Easton brought up Scott and Shiloh's connection in an interview, so how does he suddenly not know who Scott is?

Not even supposing that, how would he not even know the guy who took up his old mentors costume, Thaddeus, before he did?