tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post8974242552468380776..comments2024-01-02T07:48:42.623-05:00Comments on Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales: DC Comics Preview Review for February 2013 – It’s You Not MeJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352163584546054887noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-67010817972666289602012-12-27T13:34:50.239-05:002012-12-27T13:34:50.239-05:00As a postscript, I believe the DCU would crumble o...As a postscript, I believe the DCU would crumble on the weight of the problems that are now built into this new Universe. Didio has been about big ideas with no real planning and then editorial interference of the highest order. Harras is just more of the same, the man was running Marvel when it was bankrupt and producing crap. DC could have used a bold choice like Waid or hiring Wacker away from Marvel. Even the new talent is being killed - see Team 7 - Jordan is fulfilling dictated needs, not telling a story he had in mind.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352163584546054887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-29317220251597420742012-12-27T13:21:50.086-05:002012-12-27T13:21:50.086-05:00It is hard for me to be angry at DC because I stil...It is hard for me to be angry at DC because I still love almost all of the Bat-books, Wonder Woman, and my favorite I, Vampire. I have also enjoyed Animal Man and Swamp Thing, but the Rot storyline has gone on far too long and I need something new. That being said I remember thinking at the time of the relaunch that the Bat-books were already good and they needed to concentrate on Superman. Over a year later he is still a mess.<br /><br />The moves at Vertigo, the fact Bob Harras is still EIC no matter what title they give him, and the editorial power throwing weight around bothers me. Yeah they are bringing in some awesome indie writing talent, but will they be drowned out by editorial mandates? My guess is yes.<br /><br />I can't read Flash and still think the best thing about Barry Allen was his death. He was the ideal to live up to. Wally West was what spoke to DC's fanboys. He was the first sidekick to take on the mantle of his predecessor, and fans grew up with him. He's been erased from continuity. Bart Allen is there, but Wally is not. There is no great history in the DCU anymore. No Golden Age heroes during WWII. <br /><br />I think creatively DC has lost more than it has gained. It only gained sales, and any massive relaunch with media appeal could have provided that.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03026335818721649588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-89650668593273267932012-12-26T16:02:26.590-05:002012-12-26T16:02:26.590-05:00Agreed. I've been much more entertained with s...Agreed. I've been much more entertained with some of these Marvel relaunches than the new 52. I'm down from somewhere between 6-10 titles to maybe one or two. (Batman and Detective? I think?) I even dropped Justice League and I've been a JLA geek for decades. Oh well.Baroquen131 - Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-86388534045946455792012-12-26T13:32:42.097-05:002012-12-26T13:32:42.097-05:00Spot on. The New52, DCnU, whatever we're call...Spot on. The New52, DCnU, whatever we're calling it, was a perfect jumping-off point for me. This is not my father's Superman (or Green Lantern or Flash) and it's not mine, either. These are new characters with old names but no history. It's a new Tangent Universe or Earth-3.15149 , but it's not the DC Universe I grew up with.art.the.nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217116501544593071noreply@blogger.com