Waid has proven he likes Hal, and even Superman himself was subjected to "Red Kryptonite Lunacy" in issue 1.
So I'm not gonna treat this one as a big deal yet, and just enjoy the pretty art.
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The GL/Supergirl story was also drawn by Perez. It's interesting Waid decided to do a story like in the late 2000s when Hal was at his peak and anything that could even remotely remind people of the Arisia nonsense should've been a big no-no by editorial. If nothing else, and I suppose this is my way of trying to rationalize it away as you said, Hal at least made it clear not only to the readers but to Kara too that she was way too young and even if she was older it wouldn't work too. If you were also a new fan at the time and didn't know about Arisia you may not even catch the obvious callbacks to that.
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That same comic also has the excellent Hal and Bruce scene at the casino though. Waid usually writes a very good Hal but there are some odd moments here and there (his JLA: Year One Hal was a bit too much of a cocky frat boy but his Hal in Brave and the Bold was fantastic).
Last edited by Mutatis_Mutandis; 05-18-2022 at 04:42 AM.