Ugh.
To be honest, this issue was in some ways better than the last few issues, since something -- namely, Stargirl's confrontation with Despero -- at least happens. But, Kindt laid it on way too thick here when it came to Courtney's inspiring journey to overcoming her fear. Her parents seem hardly to mind the death of her brother, since it helps them realize how amazing Courtney is, and she is apparently the only Justice League member capable of overcoming her fear, freeing herself from Despero's prison. It's just too much.
From a plot perspective, it's even worse, since I'm still not sure how Despero exactly ties into the Crime Syndicate. He's not from Earth-3, so did he strike some sort of deal with them to capture the Justice League and feed off their fear? If so, why now? If the Crime Syndicate didn't give him any sort of special power, it implies that he always could've done what he does here. Why did he wait until now?
In the end, I can't believe that the best DC could do with this title during "Forever Evil" was to give us a six-issue Stargirl story. Given how awesome the rest of the "Forever Evil" issues have been, it just seems like a huge waste.
* (one of five stars)
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