[Comics] DC's new 52 (Comics; Nick, help!)
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Yeah, her and Lex kinda did get the shaft. The only appearance of him was the Golden Age cover with him punched through a brick wall. I wouldn't have minded maybe a reference to him elected President.
Watching that made me realize that I've read way more Superman than I thought I had.
figmentPez
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No kidding. I get that DC hates marriage right now, so they didn't include the wedding of Clark Kent and Lois Lane (which was a pretty damn big moment in Superman history), but have they completely forgotten what an amazing character Lois Lane is? She's the one who gave Superman his name, for goodness sake!
A history of Superman shouldn't give more screen time to the Super Pets than it does to Lois Lane. She is not just a figure in an adoring crowd, she is a central part to the life of Clark Kent and Superman.
Zack Snyder was involved, can you really be surprised they left out one of the greatest female characters in comics?
I saw it as a showcase of the respective eras rather than the characters, and to that end, I thought it jumped waaaay too quickly from N64 to Doomsday.
--Patrick
Great caustic review of a Dan Didio outing into writing that also provides some great analysis of the kind of stories ushered in by the new 52.
http://toobusythinkingboutcomics.blogspot.com/2013/11/on-dan-didio-j-g-jones-man-bat-out-of.html
http://toobusythinkingboutcomics.blogspot.com/2013/11/on-dan-didio-j-g-jones-man-bat-out-of.html
So are the new Earth 2 books as depressing as I've read from the summary? Sure this Batman wasn't dying of Cancer but still.
figmentPez
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figmentPez
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I just saw a few panels from the comic DC gave out yesterday for free comic book day.
No. No, no, NO. Not enough "no" to know how much "no" I want to no.
No. No, no, NO. Not enough "no" to know how much "no" I want to no.
And since free comic book day is the best time to put out something to draw in new readers, especially younger ones, DC put out something with this in it.
BRAVO DC. GOOD JOB.
BRAVO DC. GOOD JOB.
Wow. When you thought they couldn't do anything more offensive than "fridging", they come up with "rib-caging". I think DC's standards have sunk so low, you can find them somewhere around The Challenger Deep.
Jesus christ, that's horrible. Way to venerate one of the classic DC heroes.[DOUBLEPOST=1399293447,1399293303][/DOUBLEPOST]Why does DC seem to think that no one cares about any character outside of the Big Three? Say what you will about Marvel, but they do at least care about their second string characters a little bit.
figmentPez
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They're literally treating their superheroines as nothing but body parts.
The other panels I've seen from the comic aren't any better. Here's a few others on Linkara's Tumblr. Including hands and arms getting chopped off; as well as Wonder Woman as some grotesque spider-bot getting torn to pieces by the Flash. Keep in mind that bleak, hopeless future, combined with body horror and brutal death is all wrapped up with Batman Beyond on the cover. Oh, and some places even bundled both of DC's offerings together. The other comic? A reprint of the same Teen Titans Go! comic they put out last year. What a wonderful goodie bag for the kids.
It seems to be in service of a pretty standard post-apocalyptic time-travel plot, too. DBZ Abridged is working on the Android/Cell sagas right now, did that trigger someone at DC? Or have they just been rewatching the Terminator series?
...I'm guessing that the folks at DC seemed to have forgotten the early '90s, considering they seem to think that grimdark sells well.
I'd be disappointed, if I thought DC had standards.
There's only one LCS in my area, and the line to get inside was an hour long, if not more. I decided to skip out on Free Comic Day as I didn't want to stand out in 100+ degree weather.
Oh fuck... they had a Mouse Guard free comic? I am disappoint.
figmentPez
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So, Superman got infected by Doomsday, and is now turning into Doomsday because Doomsday is like an insect, and all we've seen so far is his larval form?
WUT?
In the New 52 continuity, when did Superman face Doomsday? Did he die? I don't understand.
WUT?
In the New 52 continuity, when did Superman face Doomsday? Did he die? I don't understand.
Sounds kinda like in All Star, when Superman went all evil and Jimmy Olsen infected himself with Doomsday. Only that was a single issue, and this story will go on longer than it satan-damned should.
Also, who/what the hell is Baka? He looks like a gray Nightcrawler.
Also, who/what the hell is Baka? He looks like a gray Nightcrawler.
It's okay... no one really understands the Nu52.... don't feel bad...you are not alone.
I keep hoping the real DC heroes show up and are all like, "What the hell, guys?!"
Which is ironic, because that's pretty much Infinite Crisis.
Which is ironic, because that's pretty much Infinite Crisis.
Yeah, but it's only because it reprints one of his stories. Bob Kane effectively blocked Finger from ever getting credit for his part in the creation of Batman (you know...everything about the character except the name).There's an interesting credit on the Special 75th anniversary edition of Detective Comics:
io9 (and others) have reported that this is the first time Bill Finger has received a cover credit for a Batman Story.
DC knows things are bad, they're even giving comics away.
Huh.
DC is going in a new direction with Batgirl. They've given her a new costume that has already received a lot of positive reactions from the fans. Comics Alliance is quite impressed with the new creative team as well.
DC is going in a new direction with Batgirl. They've given her a new costume that has already received a lot of positive reactions from the fans. Comics Alliance is quite impressed with the new creative team as well.