...Have you completely missed the point? That is the key issue here. Dox is SUPPOSED to be in charge practically, not just on paper, Paul TOLD him he was going to be in charge, because he's better at handling an organization than Paul is. But Paul HASN'T been letting Dox do the job he hand-picked him for, for fucks sake.
*siiiigh*
No, I haven't miss the point. Yes, Paul picked Dox. He wanted Dox to run HIS corps. That's what he wanted at the time, and thus has proceeded with that. Here is the problem, what Paul wanted, and what he apparently needs, are two different things it seems.
Another big point, the organization that Brainiac 2 here has, and the one he thinks he should have are two very different things. Which apparently is bothering him, at least as much as he gets bothered. That's not a good thing, the fact it actually does bother him. I mean even if the Orange Lantern Corps thinks that Brainiac is a secretary, so what? Why does that bother him?
Not that it matters, because it does bother him.
But here's the thing, Paul is the one that's been doing all the recruiting, he's done all the training, he's handed out all the Rings, he's been the personal hero to nearly each and every single recruit. He's either save their worlds from tyranny, like Starfire and her sister, or he saved them from a personally terrible fate, like the woman who had her eyes ripped out or the huggie squid.
So it's safe to say that for all practical purposes the Orange Lantern Corps is loyal to Paul. What do they know about Brainiac? Coupled with the fact that he's not a very likeable person, and yes that is important when you're trying to run things. People don't like you? They're not going to listen, no matter how logical and correct your reasoning is. Because most people, aren't run on logic
Dox thinks he's running a military organization, but in reality he's basically got a bunch of independent contractors who are empowered to do what they see proper in their sectors, while adhering to a somewhat loose form of togethership. After all the orange light basically makes it impossible for them to do anything that they don't want to do. Good old Brainiac here thinks they'll be disobedient, but that's not really the case.
It reminds me of pro wrestling, it really does. That was a business where a guy hired basically a bunch of independent contractors, gave him a general outline of what to do because he trusted them to be able to handle it, and then said go out and sell me some tickets. Running that creatively, was the Booker. The booker was the guy that talked to the talent, recruited the talent, got their feedback on things, set up how much they might want to get paid along with the promoter, because he needed to control that.
He was the big picture guy, and he would always have an assistant the little fine detail guy. The one with legible handwriting, who had or who had a better mind for remembering little details and could finesse things out. So basically what you had was the guy, and the guy who helped the guy.
Paul is the Guy, it might not be what he set out to do, but it's what he's doing. As we already know Paul will submit to Authority on paper, after all he listen to everything the Justice League told him, followed Batman and Wonder Woman's orders, and then the second he didn't like something went and did exactly what he wanted to do. The Precedent is already there.
Now, is Dox the guy who helps the guy? Well he could be, but it seems that he doesn't want to be. So he might be the right guy for the job offered, he's the wrong guy for the job that its become.
I'll ask again, can Dox make decisions that Paul vehemently disagrees with? If the answer is no, then he's not in charge. I can see how this can be annoying to him. I've worked in a situation like this before, where we all had a boss, yet we knew who was really in charge. Didn't go well, as a showdown was inevitable.
What you've got here is a Founder of a company, and it's new CEO....who is really in charge? Who are people going to listen to? Go to with their problems and concerns? If they go to Dox, will he take them seriously? Or just go "I'm far more intelligent, and I'm right (and maybe he is) so just do as I say." Will they accept that?
Personally...I think its just a case of what Paul wanted, and what he needed, colliding. He hand picked a guy to do something, and yet we already know that Paul has a very hard time stepping back and letting other people handle things. Particularly if they handle things in a manner that he doesn't like. Remember the partnership with Ted Kord? Paul came to him, introduced all this stuff.....and already has a plan in place to swipe ownership out from under Ted if things don't go the way that HE WANTS.
Is anyone surprised that he's hasn't, and probably won't, just let Dox do whatever? Paul is treating him like a secretary...because that's what Paul actually needs. He need someone to handle the little details and do paperwork.
But Zoat is a different kind of writer then comics, so who knows what's gonna happen.
