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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
Lol everything is getting rebooted. They should just Reboot the entire world.
Lol everything is getting rebooted. They should just Reboot the entire world.
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Jill Sandwitch
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
Yeah well I'll wait and see what he says if sales start dropping.*I'm not bitter...much.*
Yeah well I'll wait and see what he says if sales start dropping.*I'm not bitter...much.*
haytil
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
That was what the whole point of the what the "Earth One" books were supposed to be. They announced it a few years ago - a new DC universe, released in graphic novel form (so one book after another, not monthly titles where stories are stretched out over the period of a six month period), and not beholden to previous continuity.
They released a Superman: Earth One book in hardcover, which sold out pretty instantly. It was supposed to be followed up, but I never heard anything about the next Superman: Earth One books in the series.
They also released initial concept art for Batman: Earth One, and hinted that there were already multiple Batman: Earth One books in the pipeline.
But we never saw anything from those ever again - not even the first supposed "Batman: Earth One."
It's a real pity, because it could've been real awesome. I thought they should've done something like that back in 2005, when Batman Begins came out, but I figured better late than never. If you ask me, the whole monthly issue paradigm is a dinosaur and they really should be releasing full-size graphic novels on a regular basis instead (like a new full-size Batman graphic novel every six weeks, for instance, instead of a new 20-page Batman issue every week).
It'd do wonders for the genre - make it accessible, give it credibility, draw in new readers, elevate the storytelling and quality.
But I guess they dropped that idea, and now we get this crap.
I'm really disappointed by this news - it's a real step back for the Barbara character. I LIKED her as Oracle, and thought she was much more realized in that role as a character than ever before. She had come to terms with her disability and worked to elevate herself beyond it.
Equally importantly - what the hell is the point of a disability if your characters can just "regenerate"? How is that at all relatable and dramatically interesting to real-life audiences?
She's not a superhero, she doesn't have powers, and to give her a cop-out ending to her story like that is cheap, lousy, lazy writing - not to mention dishonest to the character and her world.
Wait, was that really written by Dan Didio?
...isn't he supposed to be an editor, or something?
That was what the whole point of the what the "Earth One" books were supposed to be. They announced it a few years ago - a new DC universe, released in graphic novel form (so one book after another, not monthly titles where stories are stretched out over the period of a six month period), and not beholden to previous continuity.
They released a Superman: Earth One book in hardcover, which sold out pretty instantly. It was supposed to be followed up, but I never heard anything about the next Superman: Earth One books in the series.
They also released initial concept art for Batman: Earth One, and hinted that there were already multiple Batman: Earth One books in the pipeline.
But we never saw anything from those ever again - not even the first supposed "Batman: Earth One."
It's a real pity, because it could've been real awesome. I thought they should've done something like that back in 2005, when Batman Begins came out, but I figured better late than never. If you ask me, the whole monthly issue paradigm is a dinosaur and they really should be releasing full-size graphic novels on a regular basis instead (like a new full-size Batman graphic novel every six weeks, for instance, instead of a new 20-page Batman issue every week).
It'd do wonders for the genre - make it accessible, give it credibility, draw in new readers, elevate the storytelling and quality.
But I guess they dropped that idea, and now we get this crap.
I'm really disappointed by this news - it's a real step back for the Barbara character. I LIKED her as Oracle, and thought she was much more realized in that role as a character than ever before. She had come to terms with her disability and worked to elevate herself beyond it.
Equally importantly - what the hell is the point of a disability if your characters can just "regenerate"? How is that at all relatable and dramatically interesting to real-life audiences?
She's not a superhero, she doesn't have powers, and to give her a cop-out ending to her story like that is cheap, lousy, lazy writing - not to mention dishonest to the character and her world.
Wait, was that really written by Dan Didio?
...isn't he supposed to be an editor, or something?
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
^^That's why it pisses me off that in the tv shows Babs is always Batgirl she hasn't been Batgirl in 20 yrs yet DC ignores the other Batgirls and the Huntress to push Babs into the limelight and when you read the comics she ain't Batgirl no someone ELSE is.
^^That's why it pisses me off that in the tv shows Babs is always Batgirl she hasn't been Batgirl in 20 yrs yet DC ignores the other Batgirls and the Huntress to push Babs into the limelight and when you read the comics she ain't Batgirl no someone ELSE is.
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
Rebooting some lines and not others seems like it may be even more confusing. I'm interested to see what becomes of Green Arrow. He seems to be a very minor character, but he's one of the few DC characters I like.
I think we also have to give DC props because like this idea or not, it seems we're all paying MUCH closer attention to what DC is doing than we probably have in the past. I feel like coming into this thread is like turning on CNN during a presidential election.
Rebooting some lines and not others seems like it may be even more confusing. I'm interested to see what becomes of Green Arrow. He seems to be a very minor character, but he's one of the few DC characters I like.
I think we also have to give DC props because like this idea or not, it seems we're all paying MUCH closer attention to what DC is doing than we probably have in the past. I feel like coming into this thread is like turning on CNN during a presidential election.
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confirmed Babs is Batgirl again
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/06/01/dc-relaunch-batgirl-1-and-nightwing-1/
and a new Nightwing.
confirmed Babs is Batgirl again
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/06/01/dc-relaunch-batgirl-1-and-nightwing-1/
and a new Nightwing.
Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
That seems to be the only place confirming both Batgirl and Nightwing comming back as well as Babs being Batgirl. I won't call it offical until DC says something. I mean the odds are its like 99 percent Barbara is going to be back as Batgirl but yeah nothing 100 percent offical yet.
That seems to be the only place confirming both Batgirl and Nightwing comming back as well as Babs being Batgirl. I won't call it offical until DC says something. I mean the odds are its like 99 percent Barbara is going to be back as Batgirl but yeah nothing 100 percent offical yet.
mkw
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
Best thing about the reboot: Jim Lee back on pencils!
Worst thing about the reboot: everything except the above as this trick is a desperate attempt to catch up on Marvel.
Best thing about the reboot: Jim Lee back on pencils!
Worst thing about the reboot: everything except the above as this trick is a desperate attempt to catch up on Marvel.
Beren
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
Open Letter from Dan Didio off Facebook:
“Folks, as you wonder and wait for the new series announcements to unfold, I just wanted to let you know that we are spending an extraordinary amount of time and energy to reinvigorate our line of characters and bring the best books possible for the widest audience possible. Sorry if anyone is feeling disenfranchised, especially since that’s not the intent. Quite the opposite, we are trying to create a place and story where older fans can point for new fans to start, whether in periodical, graphic novel or digital. A place where everyone can share in the excitement of the DC Universe.
As the saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and there are a lot of great things that don’t need fixing. But we also saying that will not stand ideally by and let series run on inertia and let the industry fade around us. All of us here at DC love the form and the characters way too much for that.
Tomorrow we begin filling you in on all the excitement we have planned, plenty of real new to talk about and its time for everyone to join in the fun.
best, DD”
This guy is an editor? He's more of a joke to me now than ever before! Gaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!
And this is not even an exhaustive list of mistakes...
Beren
Open Letter from Dan Didio off Facebook:
“Folks, as you wonder and wait for the new series announcements to unfold, I just wanted to let you know that we are spending an extraordinary amount of time and energy to reinvigorate our line of characters and bring the best books possible for the widest audience possible. Sorry if anyone is feeling disenfranchised, especially since that’s not the intent. Quite the opposite, we are trying to create a place and story where older fans can point for new fans to start, whether in periodical, graphic novel or digital. A place where everyone can share in the excitement of the DC Universe.
As the saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and there are a lot of great things that don’t need fixing. But we also saying that will not stand ideally by and let series run on inertia and let the industry fade around us. All of us here at DC love the form and the characters way too much for that.
Tomorrow we begin filling you in on all the excitement we have planned, plenty of real new to talk about and its time for everyone to join in the fun.
best, DD”
This guy is an editor? He's more of a joke to me now than ever before! Gaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!
And this is not even an exhaustive list of mistakes...
Beren
thenammagazine
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
This was already posted a couple pages back.
This was already posted a couple pages back.
Beren
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
Yeah, one person might have rhetorically asked if Didio was an editor but it wasn't necessarily pointed out how many mistakes were in there. And how ridiculous that is for an "editor".
Beren
This was already posted a couple pages back.
Yeah, one person might have rhetorically asked if Didio was an editor but it wasn't necessarily pointed out how many mistakes were in there. And how ridiculous that is for an "editor".
Beren
thenammagazine
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
I don't think anybody cares.
Yeah, one person might have rhetorically asked if Didio was an editor but it wasn't necessarily pointed out how many mistakes were in there. And how ridiculous that is for an "editor".
Beren
I don't think anybody cares.
SolidLiquidFox
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Re: DC Rebooting entire Universe in September
It's half exciting and half WTF.
It's half exciting and half WTF.
Jill Sandwitch
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I say again THIS WILL TANK...and I will laugh at them when they're scrambling on they're asses to "fix" it.
I say again THIS WILL TANK...and I will laugh at them when they're scrambling on they're asses to "fix" it.
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