Because it's been done before!

Posted by: Gevdarg on 10/29/2011 12:37:45 AM

How can you people judge DC's new line without reading a single title from it? You people make me sick.

Posted by: zachattack24 on 10/27/2011 8:30:29 AM

Do All of you really think the comic industry is really doing so bad?? both Marvel and DC had at their shoulders Majors with loads of money to support them...Disney and Warner... and more I don't know how things are perceived there in the USA but here in Europe in the last 5 yaers there has been an increase in Superheroes comics interest, yes maybe the young guys are not so found about comics as my generation was I am an 82ers but with all those movie releases and the fact that NECA Wizkids are releasing loads of things about Heroclix to me means it is not going so bad,abot the ReBoot,I have to say that I was and I am a big DC fan Universe and I don't see this operation as a Kick in the face to old time fans I just see as a way to look at heroes and what they could do with their powers/ideologies in the world of today...C'mon let's face it the world of the old DC Chronology was a far better world then the one we live in it...The people major problem was to wake up where a "Purple" and nasty alien was destroing one downtown and all they had to do was to wait Superman to kick his butt...The world we live in it is very much less cheesy and corny I think.That's said I will support DC all the way!

Posted by: Dr.ZooM on 9/11/2011 4:40:29 AM

I have discussed this length with others, I have worked in the industry, and I was a fan for years (I am a lapsed reader), and this will not work! It's been done before by DC and it still misses the point, which is there is no low-priced, accessible material and the industry still shuns promotion (anything other than in-house and POP advertising) as a whole! The comics industry is not even a mature industry; it's a dying industry! They had the momentum to become a truly signficant force in the larger pop culture industry back in the 90s, and they blew it! The New 52 is a tired, unsuccessful marketing tactic that should have been tried 20 years ago. It will not work and in 18 months, DC will be considering getting out of the comic publishing business!

Posted by: Gevdarg on 9/9/2011 8:15:05 AM

I have to say Hair10 called it right on this one. The only New 52 title I've picked up so far is Justice League International - it looks okay, except for Booster Gold's terrible new costume. Dan Jurgens is a good writer but not a great one. The rest I have no interest in. And don't get me started on Grant Morrison. I know lots of people love him, but I think his style is better suited to Vertigo books than superheroes.

Posted by: Wombatboy on 9/9/2011 6:32:36 AM

I very much understand the idea of increasing sales in a slumping market and since comics initially came out for young readers, I understand the business reasons for the reboot. However reinventing the wheel each time gets to be just plain silly.
I agree with the previous post, I'm staying away from this reboot. I barely got caught up on the DC universe with the Brightest Day, Flashpoint and other fine stories. But now the history I loved a remembered of my heroes was wiped clean and told it never happened and I need to buy new products.
Just start merging new ideas with the old. That way you entice new readers yet keep your biggest demographic, us middleaged men who have been faithful throughout the decades. I kinda feel like my age category just got tossed out the window. Have fun with this new universe, I'm still trapped in the old one.

Posted by: utoynk on 9/9/2011 6:26:54 AM

After collecting (mostly DC) comic books for over 25 years, I'm staying away from the "new 52" for the most part. I used to get 10-12 books a week with 80% of them being DC. This past Wednesday I picked up Wolverine and Punisher. That's it. DC seems to have forgotten about their fans who grew up with these characters and are only interested in pulling in new, younger readers with new origin tales, new costumes, and new supporting casts. Thanks, but no thanks. Those are not the characters I know and love. Call me in 6-12 months when the "new 52" is down to the "lagging-in-sales-and-less-than-25-titles-left" and DC decides that they better re-reboot.

Posted by: hair10 on 9/8/2011 1:54:41 PM

I just finnaly got to catch up on mainline "Flashpoint", and indulged in the Abin Sur: GL mini-series. That does 'settle' the issue of continuity between what's been out recently and this reboot. I'm waiting for the Lantern-iterations to hit the shelves.

Posted by: MEsch on 9/8/2011 1:22:26 PM

There's trepidation, there's excitement, there are interviews and panels and hype and debate. And then there's actually getting your hands on the product, sitting down, and reading.



That's what I did at DC's media event prior to their midnight launch last night in New York City. I couldn't read all the books they had on hand, or I wouldn't have gotten to talk to any of the creators and staff that were on hand, but I did get good reads of seven (and paged through several others) of the New 52 titles. We'll have our Best Shots crew taking in-depth and quick looks at these books as they come out, with multiple looks at this week's launch title Justice League #1 coming over the next few days, but I'm giving my thoughts today to kick things off.

Before I get into thoughts on the individual titles, the relaunch as a whole sets a broad tone to the DC Universe. I read a truly chilling horror book that had a laugh-out loud moment, a joyful moment, a heart-wrenching moment, and a spine-tingling scare. I read a superhero book about a hero at his start, young and impetuous, and I read a superhero book about a hero at the top of his game, calm and calculated. I read a book about a team that had laughs, true high-concept science fiction, and blended worlds that previously were completely separate. I read a couple books that took a long-time run and made it into something both respectful of the past and brand new. This is clearly the DC Universe, and it's clearly something new. The infusion of humor that Geoff Johns promised for his books was present across the board, and the books as a whole just seemed more "balanced," rather than trying too hard to keep only one tone.



So, which is which? Let's start with the book that surprised me the most and quickly became my frontrunner as the sleeper hit of the entire relaunch: Animal Man #1
Admittedly, I haven't read a ton of Jeff Lemire's work, and I wasn't too familiar with Travel Foreman. This book however has a

Posted by: calvin on 9/8/2011 11:48:20 AM

I just read Justice League#1 and Detective Comics#1, I must say they are wonderfully illustrated and amazing the encounter Batman-Joker in Detective Comics, with immediately at the end introducing a New Character***SPOILER***that is going to change the Joker forever i think... very good DC!!

Posted by: Dr.ZooM on 9/8/2011 11:42:47 AM

I got a couple of the 52 already and I intend to get a few more.
So far I've got Static Shock & O.M.A.C. And later today I'll be getting Swamp Thing and Possibly the Green Arrow.
I must say though, that I'm enjoing reading both of the two comics I've picked up so far... Makes me wonder if they'll make a Static Shock and O.M.A.C. Heroclix pieces.
I'd be sure to get those.

Posted by: Ramón on 9/8/2011 9:28:23 AM

While I may dislike the reboot, I am happy that it appears to be generating both interest and income in the comics world. Most of the changes are happening in comics I wasn't reading anyway, but the FlashBoot has done nothing to make me want to start reading anything new. Except for Static Shock. I've been getting into him a bit and want to see what they do with him.
But, good for DC.

Posted by: dairoka on 9/8/2011 9:22:06 AM