Originally Posted by
Tzigone
If Leviathan turns out be a villain or less than heroic (which, of course), I definitely cannot get behind it. I'm an Oliver fan (and a Steph fan, too), and I have no desire to see him torn down or diminished in hero-dom this way. Don't think the stated motivation fits his mentality, either (though, as I said, that doesn't matter with DC). I'm sure if it's him, he'll end up worse than Batman in his event, his actions less justified, and less swept under the rug/forgiven after, because he's not the powerhouse of Batman. He's more likely to fail more spectacularly immediately, too. I was really, really hoping that Rebirth would give us a chance to leave behind the often crappy Post-COIE Ollie who was frequently a terrible person to his loved ones and get a good-guy (if flawed) Ollie again. This does not help with that. And Steph has already been dealt a crap hand for an event before, too.
Of course, I don't like any hero being made bad (or less good - whatever) for an event, completely ignoring their years of characterization, motivation, methods, etc.. I wish I could have enough faith to believe the heroes would all come out fantastic and true to their natures (not just this story, but with Batman Who Laughs, etc.), but I'm not expecting that, given comic-book-event-history.
I was so hoping this thread would have some ideas that wouldn't depress me. But, given DC's marketing and history, I guess that was a long shot.