Heroes in Crisis #9 (of 9)

   Well, that ended about like I expected.

   With Heroes in Crisis we see an attempt to tell a deep, meaningful story about psychology and post-traumatic stress, but instead we end up with the usual snarky superhero tropes.

   So we have a terrible event that may (or may not) be alleviated by an 11th-hour bit of storytelling chicanery.

   We have some character assassination, as a character beloved by many of us gets the "Hal Jordan / character dragged through the mud and made to behave in ways completely outside any reasonable parameters and oh yeah that character is now a murderer" treatment.

   I stuck with this series even though the first issue made it clear that this story was not aimed at me - or anyone who values the history of the DC Universe. I was hoping they'd prove me wrong and create a story of redemption.

   Nope. Just more tearing down of beloved characters (and outright killing off of others). 

   Can't recommend this one at all.

Grade: D

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