I find this shallow characterization of Michael Holt to be a disservice to the character. He's one of the accomplished people in the world. Being "Smart" doesn't automatically make you "Emotionally Stupid" any more than being strong means you're stupid.
No one would ever had portrayed Terry Sloane, the original Mister Terrific, this way. Why is it okay to portray Michael Holt as if he were some messed up Marvel character...?
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Hmmm. I increasingly believe that "smart" and "stupid" are not diametrically opposed conditions, as if "stupid" is an absence of "smart". If you're not using your smarts for whatever reason, you are, for the purposes of the moment, stupid. And I know plenty of smart people who are stupid about this or that.
Which is not an argument for or against this particular portrayal of Michael Holt, only that I don't see that being insanely smart means an absence of blinders, preconceptions, biases, or emotional baggage that get in the way of smart sometimes.
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Overall, I haven't found this particular storyline to be up to Waid's normal standards. As you've noted, Scipio, there are a lot of shaky characterizations, and usually Waid is better than that. Maybe it's because he's juggling at lot of characters but I still expect better. I don't even like Air Wave's betrayal and subsequent about-face. I'm not super well-versed with his character but I really don't see anybody (not even Hal) falling for a con job from a giant gorilla. I'd think you would have your suspicion dial turned all the way up when discussing how the world's greatest heroes are actually not heroes at all with an ape. The plot here was just overly convoluted.
Sorry, the above comment was me. Forgot to add my name before I published.
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