I do recall it being mentioned several times that he was seen killing civilians.

You might be right on this. I read the books about a week ago and I don’t remember any concrete eye-witnesses to that happening. It looked more like a case of people putting two and two together to reach that assumption – with the comic seemingly going out of its way to avoid actually showing it.

I do recall it being mentioned several times that he was seen killing civilians.

And my other point about the powers being removed still stands. Changing the magic word and it being Captain Marvel who did it doesn’t change the reasons behind it- the Biaylian genocide.

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It was viewed from afar, via satellite, super-vision, etc…

Was it? I don’t remember that being stated

His murder of the generals certainly evidences a propensity for mass murder and genocide. What you’re suggesting is that, between those gruesome killings and the Biaylian genocide, he changed his mind on the subject.

Erm…no. I’m saying that he’s perfectly happy to murder those he considers responsible such as the generals, but he might draw the line at the civilians who had nothing to do with it (and yes I am aware that some or most of those generals might have had nothing to do with it too)

Even if you don’t believe that a criminal who’s been murdering people for years and has the power of a Superman should be put down, it certainly doesn’t mean that he should be welcomed back into the superhero community.

I never said it did.

His powers weren’t removed. The gods laughed at Captain Marvel when he asked them to remove Black Adam’s powers. Cap changed Adam’s magic word so he wouldn’t know how to activate his powers.

His murder of the generals certainly evidences a propensity for mass murder and genocide. What you’re suggesting is that, between those gruesome killings and the Biaylian genocide, he changed his mind on the subject.

Even if you don’t believe that a criminal who’s been murdering people for years and has the power of a Superman should be put down, it certainly doesn’t mean that he should be welcomed back into the superhero community.

Also, if Black Adam hadn’t killed all of those people why, then, were his divine powers removed from him?

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How do you know those leaders weren’t innocent? By your own logic, since we never saw them actually do anything, they must be innocent.

They might be, but they’re not the genocide we’re talking about.

Black Adam still deserves to die for his crimes.

Personally I don’t agree with capital punishment so no he doesn’t.

There were witnesses, everybody says he did it, and he’s never denied it.

There were? I thought everyone who could have witnessed it was dead?

There were witnesses, everybody says he did it, and he’s never denied it. I know you’re holding out for a Paralax solution, and it may happen someday and, for your sake, hope it does. But, as far as the DC universe currently stands, Black Adam is a genocidal maniac. I want Ted Kord to be alive again, but I waited until the time stream was screwed with by Rip and Booster before insisting that he probably wasn’t dead anymore.

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I never believed Spoiler was dead either.

I’m a way better writer than that. At least I’d better hope so, seeing as how I make a living off of it these days.

And DanCJ? That’s some pretty specious reasoning right there. They said they he killed them all right in the book! In several books! We saw all the bodies! People have mentioned since then the devastation and deaths in Bialya! How much more proof do you need? Don’t deny the Bialya Holocaust just because you’re fond of Talky Tawny The Tiger.

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Until something says definitively otherwise I’m going with the theory that Black Adam didn’t kill everyone in Bialya

“…Where are my insectrons???”

Boy, can I relate! Not a day goes by that I don’t misplace my insectrons.

And yeah, the Final Crisis foreshadowing in 52 is really quite fun. The sequences with the Crime Bible and manheim we’re great. I remember one moment where the narration describes Darkseid and it’s just so much spookier than the ordinary way you would think about him. I forget how it went, something about a dark angel and a face of living granite?

I was wondering when 52 would get some time devoted to it. I also love the sequence where Buddy is talking about his big existential encounters from his former series, and how that scene plus the one where he learns to use the sun eaters and travel back to Earth, are almost word for word Morrison’s experiences in Kathmandu. But even better than that commentary is how Starfire rebuttals the entire thing and tries to frame Buddy’s perspective.