Of the original roster of the world's first superteam, only Justice Society of America member Wesley Dodds has held a contemporary ongoing of real length. The Tarantula, collects the first four issues of that series

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Yeah, I think about Batman a lot while reading this book. One of my main differences, and most important to me, I think, is that Dodds seems to be himself in the Dodds personality as well. Quiet, reserved, maybe a little less prone to direct action without his mask – but no playboy.

How do you mean about contemporizing Dian? I've enjoyed her character a lot so far.

I haven't read the Starman moment yet (I'm only toe into that series, though what I read was exciting enough for me to grab all the omnibi as they came out.)

But I do know the spoiler you're talking about. Let's not discuss it here, in case others don't, but I could understand the case you're making there. Of course, I'll have to make my final decision once I actually read that part.

I do like her aggressive nature and how she really is the main character – at least for the first two books I've read. I'm not as worried about changes if they make for enjoyable story – superman has certainly had his story changed often enough, why not the sandman?

I'm pretty familiar with Lois, but I feel that the dichotomy here is quite different – as Dave Marsh mentioned in the introduction to this volume, Dodds isn't invulnerable. While he's better off, him and Dian are pretty much on equal footing. And that makes their foreshadowed collaboration more interesting.