Starfire’s own troubles take her to a wretched hive of scum and villainy, and I was super confused at first when a bunch of humans knew she was a Tamaranean.
I thought I was reading superhero comics, not watching Trainspotting.īringing us to the content of issue No. So…every single member of the comic book’s cast has some kind of drug problem. Jason, meanwhile, is getting his head handed to him by the Venom junkies when he decides to take some for himself, which is where we end up now. Kori jetted out with Roy hot on her heels but was effectively roasted by Kori’s out of control flames. The team then head to Louisiana, where the terrorist group was hiding out, only to find a building of Venom-infused lackeys ready to beat them up. The Outlaws were on their way to stopping them when Kori (Starfire) was drugged up in that whole alien-slavery thing which has led to her subsequent drug use. Way back in Issue No.32, terrorists tried to nuke Washington DC. I backtracked to attempt to find some kind of coherent characterization for this.
Im not star fire code#
Good thing that there’s not a Comics Code anymore, right? In the current issue of Red Hood and the Outlaws, despite having a close relationship with Roy Harper, and thus some kind of knowledge of the dangers of drug use…we see Starfire injecting intravenous drugs. This is a complete 180 degree turnaround from the gregarious, friendly space princess with a positive attitude and a loving demeanor that Wolfman and Perez created in the early 80’s. Since the reboot, she has been amnesiac, promiscuous, and generally bloodthirsty and unlikeable.
I’ve commented before on DC Comics’ less than favorable treatment of the Starfire character in the New 52. This is a far cry from the Green Lantern/Green Arrow cautionary tale, or the non code approved Harry Osborn story. The fact is…I DON’T like what DC is doing, and panel one is cribbed DIRECTLY from their artwork. I actually struggled with whether I should run the panels above. Used effectively, they can be a a solid storytelling element that shows real character struggle, ethical dilemma, and growth. Furthermore…I’m not too happy seeing it in comics, which are often a medium that is assumed to have a younger skewed target audience. Much like Pony and the protagonist, Tales of Adequacy does NOT approve of drug use. This was a legit event in Red Hood and The Outlaws No.
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