re: your last, Plei, I very much hope so.

Ita's correct. Even Ralph was surprised, and it seems as if he may not have approved if he HAD known. I think the "woman in the refrigerator " complaints are extremely valid, but I'm enjoying the story immensely anyway.

Also, Matt, IIRC they don't consult Ralph, either. Ralph and Sue are both gone when they make their decision. I totally want to see the fallout of all this in the Flash title, given Wally's recent actions and decisions WRT his own identity.

I thought the only people that knew were the ones that were right there, right then.

Yes. The thing setting off my chauvinism-dar in that respect is Diana being specifically mentioned as one of the one's who can't be allowed to find out. Admittedly, without IC#1 in hand I may be remembering this wrong, or it might be an indication of the narrator's chauvinism rather than the writer's. But my emotional response to the story is pretty much the same as amych's, and I get the feeling that Black canary is being presented as the exception that proves the rule rather than actually de-fusing the sense of sexism .

I agree with Plei when she says:

the particulars of what they did are pretty not-okay.

If I were one of the participants, I wouldn't assume anyone would understand who wasn't right there, and even then ... there's the "take no life, mess with no mind" crowd and there's the "well, kill the fuck" crowd. The dicey place is the one where they all stand.

d'oh! I knew there was a reason I was going to start picking up the Flash.

re: your last, Plei, I very much hope so.

It makes sense, at least in my head.

Matt: Diana is specifically mentioned, but she's specifically mentioned with Clark, and I don't think that's unimportant.

I'd just like to add that Hawkman singled out Black Canary in order to counter Green Arrow's arguments, to get at him directly. Plus, GA was always overprotective in those old stories, and Hawkmanwas always kind of a dick. Oddly, I can't see Hawkwoman going through with this. Which brings an interesting point: about half the League at THAT point is out of the loop: Hawkwoman, Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Red Tornado and Firestorm, IIRC. Wonder Woman, in current continuity, came along later, and they seem to be holding to that. Also, is this before or after anmy of the times Green Arrow quit, and does it underscore the usual tensions between GA and Hawkman. Questions, questions.

Ah, 'tis a coin with two sides. My unfamiliarity with the DCverse means I'm not getting as much out of IC as I could be, but it also means my head hurts less.