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You’re the second person to call it an ambiguous ending, and I’ll admit, I didn’t think it was ambiguous. Underplayed, perhaps, but it’s the kind of story that wouldn’t work as well if we made a big statement about Michael’s choices. But I think they’re clear, if you read the story carefully. -- Kurt Busiek
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Date: 2018-08-28 08:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-08-28 09:28 pm (UTC)Kurt has always rooted this book in traditional superhero tropes. This is good old "power and responsibility" of a very familiar kind, this time expressed in a non-violent career path.
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Date: 2018-08-28 10:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-08-28 10:47 pm (UTC)And the cameo from the Broken Man sort of addressing the subplot we've been building to for many, many issues seems weird.
I'm also not sure about Michael meeting the Hanged Man again. The original meeting was so powerful because it was so fleeting and yet profound, very human and very INhuman at the same time. Another meeting where the Hanged Man practically infodumps seems a little less impressive.
Still, I'm going to miss this series a whole lot and look forward to the graphic novels as and when we get them.
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Date: 2018-08-28 11:56 pm (UTC)Hanged Man is no longer this powerful, distant figure because Michael is no longer an Average Joe who lives a normal life. They are equals here.
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Date: 2018-08-28 10:53 pm (UTC)It's the sort of thing I never considered before, but it makes sense.