DC RELAUNCHING entire Universe in September

[Seaward]

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I have been trying to follow some of the news about this, but most of the articles that I have seen are about possible reactions rather than facts. Has DC announced creative teams for books yet, and does anybody know a place to find some of that information? I have been following writers and artists from title to title for a while now, so this might be less upsetting for me, but some of my favorite continuity stuff sounds like it is going in the toilet.

 

[The Mike]

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Has DC announced creative teams for books yet, and does anybody know a place to find some of that information?

BATMAN - Greg Capullo w/Jonathan Glapion on art; Writer unannounced

BATGIRL - Rumored Title

Vigilante - Rumored Title w/ Darwyn Cooke

GREEN LANTERN - Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Doug Mahnke w/Christian Alamy

GREEN LANTERN CORPS - Writer: Peter Tomasi Artist: Fernando Pasarin

GREEN LANTERN: New Guardians - Writer: Tony Bedard Artist: Tyler Kirkham

SUPERGIRL - Rumored Title

NIGHTWING - Rumored Title

The Savage Hawkman - Writer: Tony Daniel Artist: Philip Tan

JUSTICE LEAGUE - Writer:Geoff Johns Artist: Jim Lee w/Scott Williams

JUSTICE LEAGUE International - writer Dan Jurgens and artist Aaron Lopresti

GREEN ARROW - Writer: JT Krul Artist: Dan Jurgens

SUPERMAN - Rumored Title featuring Writer Grant Morrison and/or George Perez

CAPTAIN ATOM - Writer: JT Krul Artist: Freddie Williams II

DC Universe Presents - Anthology Book

MISTER TERRIFIC - writer Eric Wallace and artist Roger Robinson

THE FURY OF FIRESTORM - Writers: Gail Simone & Ethan Van Sciver Artist: Yildiray Cinar

RED LANTERNS - Writer: Peter Miligan Artist: Ed Benes

WONDER WOMAN - Writer: Brian Azzarello Artist: Cliff Chiang

TEEN TITANS - Confirmed Title Writer Unannounced; Artist: Brett Booth

BIRDS OF PREY - Rumored Title

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA - Rumored Title

BATWOMAN - Writers: JH Williams 3 w/ Hayden Blackman Artist: JH Williams 3

GRIFTER - Rumored Title

MY GREATEST ADVENTURE - Rumored Title

AQUAMAN - Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Ivan Reis/Joe Prado

DETECTIVE COMICS - Rumored title

OMAC - Rumored Title

LEGION LOST - Rumored Title

ACTION COMICS - Rumored Title with Rags Morales

EDGE - Rumored Title

BATMAN BEYOND - Confirmed Writer: Adam Beechen

 

[thenammagazine]

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Please let this be the f--- up that finally gets Dan DiDio fired.

 

[Seaward]

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Thanks Mike. I'll shift my preorders to some of the artists/writers I like, but this is still a weird idea. I'm going to miss some of the ways that the DCU has evolved. A big part of why I like comics as storytelling is the continuity and seeing how creative writers can work with years of baggage attached to a character.

I didn't think this would work for the ultimate line at Marvel, but I was pleasantly surprised wtih how Bendis has handled things. (Screw the Ultimatum stuff though....grrr.) I don't want to presume that I won't like this, but I will miss all of that history.

 

[sithlord13]

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if dc want to relaunch younger versions why not copy the marvel ultimates idea?
i loved that, right up to the pooch screwer that was ultimatum
i stopped reading dc comics exactly because they kept screwing with the contunity - having followed batman since 1986
spiderman got ditched because of one more day - which was a terrible idea by the way

i now only read a few titiles - strangely inc gi joe- hey its a new continunity not a messed up old one
I just got fed up with old stories being contradicted or ignored for no real reason- u listening lucas film!!- that And the incessant need for a pointless summer crossover
Dcs first mistake was crisis and the idea of one universe -
After so long of having the multiverse

That and bringing back Jason todd.......

I tend to just dip batman now and then as I love the character and ive been enjoying both the movies and the animated movies

 

[Jill Sandwitch]

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I never caught the original or the rebooted Vigilante. Apparently this new one will have Cassandra Cain, unsure if she was included in the last one.

If she's the main character. DC you are forgiven*even if this and Batgirl are the only titles I'll get*

 

[Silent December]

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if dc want to relaunch younger versions why not copy the marvel ultimates idea?

Because there is no creative merit. And because we would ______ and complain that all DC is doing is copying Marvel.

 

[thenammagazine]

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Because there is no creative merit. And because we would ______ and complain that all DC is doing is copying Marvel.

It's not like they don't already copy each other anyway. I would've complemented them on the attempt.

 

[Silent December]

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It's not like they don't already copy each other anyway. I would've complemented them on the attempt.

True, but then a deliberate copying of the Ultimate universe would be too blatant Then again I hear Marvel is dropping hammers all over the MU the same way DC dropped multicolored rings not too long ago

 

[thenammagazine]

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I'm expecting this thing to run for at most, two years before getting stamped with an "Elseworlds" label while DC returns to normal continuity.

 

[The Batman Professor]

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Please let this be the f--- up that finally gets Dan DiDio fired.

At least he took SWAMP THING back from the clutches of the odious Karen Berger.

 

[Jair]

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At least he took SWAMP THING back from the clutches of the odious Karen Berger.

Not sure this is a good thing, Vertigo under Karen Berger is the best run, best story telling part of DC/Warner.

Some of the best swamp thing stories were done under Berger's watch, not sure why Swamp Thing needs to be in the DC universe or Constatine for that matter.

I wish the regular editors of DC had half the management skills of Berger.


Evan

 

[Jair]

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BATMAN - Greg Capullo w/Jonathan Glapion on art; Writer unannounced

BATGIRL - Rumored Title

Vigilante - Rumored Title w/ Darwyn Cooke

GREEN LANTERN - Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Doug Mahnke w/Christian Alamy

GREEN LANTERN CORPS - Writer: Peter Tomasi Artist: Fernando Pasarin

GREEN LANTERN: New Guardians - Writer: Tony Bedard Artist: Tyler Kirkham

SUPERGIRL - Rumored Title

NIGHTWING - Rumored Title

The Savage Hawkman - Writer: Tony Daniel Artist: Philip Tan

JUSTICE LEAGUE - Writer:Geoff Johns Artist: Jim Lee w/Scott Williams

JUSTICE LEAGUE International - writer Dan Jurgens and artist Aaron Lopresti

GREEN ARROW - Writer: JT Krul Artist: Dan Jurgens

SUPERMAN - Rumored Title featuring Writer Grant Morrison and/or George Perez

CAPTAIN ATOM - Writer: JT Krul Artist: Freddie Williams II

DC Universe Presents - Anthology Book

MISTER TERRIFIC - writer Eric Wallace and artist Roger Robinson

THE FURY OF FIRESTORM - Writers: Gail Simone & Ethan Van Sciver Artist: Yildiray Cinar

RED LANTERNS - Writer: Peter Miligan Artist: Ed Benes

WONDER WOMAN - Writer: Brian Azzarello Artist: Cliff Chiang

TEEN TITANS - Confirmed Title Writer Unannounced; Artist: Brett Booth

BIRDS OF PREY - Rumored Title

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA - Rumored Title

BATWOMAN - Writers: JH Williams 3 w/ Hayden Blackman Artist: JH Williams 3

GRIFTER - Rumored Title

MY GREATEST ADVENTURE - Rumored Title

AQUAMAN - Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Ivan Reis/Joe Prado

DETECTIVE COMICS - Rumored title

OMAC - Rumored Title

LEGION LOST - Rumored Title

ACTION COMICS - Rumored Title with Rags Morales

EDGE - Rumored Title

BATMAN BEYOND - Confirmed Writer: Adam Beechen

Showed this post to my local LCS owner, Chuck, all he had to do was laugh. He's been saying for years, its took him forever to find the 14 or so DC titles that actually sell, now they want to cancel them all and start with a brand new 52.

Now actually DC puts out about 50 or so titles a month, which includes Vertigo and thier young kids line, I wonder how that's going to effect the other two lines, it looks like they are actually upping monthly titles.

None of the comic shops here locally have any clue where they are going to actually display all 52 titles and thats not even taking into account of what to actually order. I mention all the new DC stuff and I get blank stares from most DC readers I know. I don't think this is going to go well


Evan

 

[Agent0028]

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Off topic, I think it is interesting alot of people cite Ultimatum as being when the Ultimate Universe started sucking, but I felt like that aside from Spider-Man most of the lines were getting blah.

Back on topic, I can see how people would criticize DC for copying the Ultimate Universe, but it still seems like it would be a better idea than this. The biggest issue though is that resetting the timeline won't change the problems. It's like trying to cure an illness, by going back in time to before there were symptoms.

 

[The Mike]

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The Ultimates line was sucking long before Ultimatum. I would say that The Ultimates never regained glory after the first arc, USM became stale around Ultimate Carnage and X-Men was bad for a loooong time. Ultimate FF was bad after the first real arc and the rest were meh. Ultimatum was the attempt to bring everything back and it didn't work.

 

[Agent0028]

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I still enjoyed USM up until the end. Ultimates definitely sucked after the first story arc. I never really liked UXM, I just sorta read it since I read all the other titles. I enjoyed about half of the UFF. I think its funny that instead of trying to fix their original Ultimate titles they just decided to add a dozen more. And the whole Ultimate Avengers thing confuses me so I pretty much dropped it all.

I just don't get why these comic companies don't sit back and say what do people like and give us that instead of all these events and major changes to get attention.

 

[KneelBeforrSmallville]

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The letter from Didio makes me feel a little better

 

[karamazov80]

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Interesting Tweet from Adam Beechen (courtesy of the GLCMB):

What the ____ is going on here?

 

[thenammagazine]

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What the ____ is going on here?

 

[sithlord13]

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The Ultimates line was sucking long before Ultimatum. I would say that The Ultimates never regained glory after the first arc, USM became stale around Ultimate Carnage and X-Men was bad for a loooong time. Ultimate FF was bad after the first real arc and the rest were meh. Ultimatum was the attempt to bring everything back and it didn't work.

really enjoyed ultimates 1 and 2
never read spidey or ff except when they appeared in other titles
x men started well had the odd off issue and recovered well with cable etc until the whole banshee and ultimate origin miniseries
so really i guess i mis-spoke and it was this that heralded the downfall with ultimatum just delivering the killing blow