The time for DC to make decisions on which series stay and which get the axe has come and gone and I'm not terribly happy about it. There were 6 series cancelled, Hawk and Dove, Men of War, OMAC, Mister Terrific, Static Shock and Blackhawks. I was not terribly surprised by OMAC, Men of War and Blackhawks. The story behind Hawk and Dove seemed like it could go places. Static Shock felt like it should have been given more time to get rolling but it wasn't as good as it could have been, yet. Most disappointingly, Mister Terrific was axed. I don't believe it is intentional, but it is worth noting that 3 of the 6 cancelled were minority super heroes (OMAC, Static Shock, Mister Terrific) with Men of War and Blackhawks not really having a specific hero. Hawk and Dove was the only axed series that focused on white heroes. As I stated, I don't think this was intentional, it is just unfortunate the dice fell that way.
Now back to Mister Terrific. I wont beat around the bush, the story and dialogue in general was not that great but Mister Terrific was an odd man out in the super hero world in that he was openly atheist, devoted entirely to scientific discovery and was proud of it. He was a hero in the truest sense of the word, putting himself on the line to save others, sometimes on a gigantic scale, and he did it all without having to be told what is right and what is wrong. Now, none of the characters themselves are nixed and will still make appearances around the DC universe, but the comic world is not better off today. Not at all.
Addendum: The new replacement titles: The Ravagers (Teen Titans spinoff), Batman Incorporated (was on hiatus), Dial H, Earth #2, G.I. Combat and World's Finest.
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