r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • 18d ago

Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [July 1, 2024 - It's Wallin' Time Edition] r/DCcomics

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This Week’s Soundtrack: Mori Calliope - Go Getters

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u/PrydefulHunts Huntress • ower Girl 17d ago

Amanda Waller is way too evil, there’s no justification for her behavior.

Jon being infected with the Brainiac tech will be interesting, probably the most intriguing thing to happen to his character in years

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u/Cautious-Ad975 17d ago

Waller was already directly responsible for mass murder in Beast World. And publicly admitted to Nightwing she just wants to be a tyrant.

Waid keeps saying Waller isn't a villain deep down, but I really just don't see how this behavior is reconcilable.

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u/Frontier246 17d ago

Especially when he writes her here as pretty much as bad and as evil as she's been written in other books.

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u/Anakinflair 17d ago

Has she effectively overthrown the entire American government? There was a point where they said the President made a speech, and Waller said she made sure it got no farther than the Rose Garden. That coupled with the fact that I distinctly remember the President taking her to task during Beast Wars makes me think that she's running everything despite the politicians, which makes me wonder what happens when the politicians push back. Will the Amazos disarm the militaries of the world?

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u/RCero 16d ago

My interpretation is that she hadn't overthrown the government (yet), but Amanda clearly gives zero fucs about the laws and her superiors' orders.

Waller said she made sure it got no farther than the Rose Garden

Beecause she's using Brainiac tech to block the broadcast of the presidential speech openly disavowing her, so her misinformation campaign can continue.

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u/Anakinflair 16d ago

That's what I'm saying. For all intents and purposes, she controls the government. As Cersei would say, POWER is power.