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madcougar 02-05-12 11:24 PM
Re: DC UNIVERSE Reboots in September, Same Day Digital Linewide
 
Aquaman has been pretty damn good! Laugh all you want!

stingermck 02-06-12 02:39 AM
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Hell, Aquaman is the best of the 52

madcougar 02-06-12 09:58 AM
Re: DC UNIVERSE Reboots in September, Same Day Digital Linewide
 
Originally Posted by stingermck (Post 11104454)
Hell, Aquaman is the best of the 52
I don't know if I would agree with you, but I certainly wouldn't try to convince you otherwise. It's been really excelent.

davidh777 02-06-12 06:05 PM
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Sorry, Aqua-fans! :lol: I'm not judging this particular series but am amused since he's such a Super Friends-y character. Heck, I myself bought his recent trade for the Aparo art.

fujishig 02-06-12 06:40 PM
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Hey, so are the GL titles any good? Nobody talks about it on here, and I still have no idea how it connects to the old universe GL series, but as one of only two characters that were allowed to transition over pretty intact, I was wondering how the titles were.

madcougar 02-07-12 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 11105338)
Hey, so are the GL titles any good? Nobody talks about it on here, and I still have no idea how it connects to the old universe GL series, but as one of only two characters that were allowed to transition over pretty intact, I was wondering how the titles were.
I've enjoyed the Sinestro storyline in Green Lantern. I'm a big Kyle Rayner fan, and I think the concept behind GL: New Gaurdians is pretty cool. I guess Green Lantern Corps. has been pretty forgettable, since I can't tell you what's happened there.

reubs82 02-10-12 10:35 AM
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The Source is reporting that Action Comics #9 will introduce a multiverse Superman (or something like that). That might be my queue to drop AC at that point, too. I hope too many of these titles don't start spanning multiple Earths; that seems to do nothing but invite confusion and frustration.

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2012/02...tion-comics-9/

kgrogers1979 02-10-12 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by reubs82 (Post 11110357)



Maybe its just me, but that Superman looks like he might be a black guy.

reubs82 02-10-12 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by kgrogers1979 (Post 11110371)


Maybe its just me, but that Superman looks like he might be a black guy.
I hope that's not the Superdoom they refer to there; that would not be good for DC and their image relating to portrayal of superheroes.

I'm so far gone on the Superman book, and I haven't even bothered with the latest Action Comics, even though I've had it for a few days. I don't know what it takes to make his story interesting, but I can't figure it out. Maybe America just isn't in a place for a hero like Superman right now.

fujishig 02-10-12 12:21 PM
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I know, I know, these are just comic books, and the Kryptonians are white in the regular DC Universe, but were Jor-El and Lara of that alternate universe peeking at Earth to emulate their hairstyles or something?

madcougar 02-10-12 02:18 PM
Re: DC UNIVERSE Reboots in September, Same Day Digital Linewide
 
Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 11110515)
I know, I know, these are just comic books, and the Kryptonians are white in the regular DC Universe, but were Jor-El and Lara of that alternate universe peeking at Earth to emulate their hairstyles or something?
My personal opinion is that they had a subscription to People magazine.

PhantomStranger 02-10-12 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by kgrogers1979 (Post 11110371)
Maybe its just me, but that Superman looks like he might be a black guy.
This version of Superman is definitely black in that panel, with black parents. It makes some marketing sense, as Superman is one of the most popular white comic book characters among African-Americans.

It won't be long before he becomes a permanent fixture in the main DC universe as a side character.

stingermck 02-12-12 09:48 PM
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Worlds Finest #1

Adam Tyner 02-12-12 10:06 PM
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If I were George Perez, I'd have been too embarrassed to put my signature anywhere close to that amateurish drawing of Power Girl. I'm a huge fan of his too...

Every message board post I've read has revolved around the lack of the boob window and the costume design in general, but I seem to be the only one cringing that it's just poorly rendered, period.

Dragon Tattoo 02-12-12 11:10 PM
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God, that's fucking horrid.

I was looking forward to this, too. Fucking pass.

resinrats 02-13-12 02:01 AM
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Going back to multiple worlds? Glad I got out of DC years ago. And I was only into Batman comics during the time they only had 1 Earth. Go read some of the wikipeida entrys into some of the DC characters. Confusing as hell when it comes to mutiple Earths, multiplied by a Billion when characters start crossing between them. WTF.

What really didn't make sense is when a character moved to another Earth & the orginal one ceased to exist. Woundn't that person just go insane with grief. There ENTIRE world is destroyed. Doesn't matter if the duplicates are well and fine on new Earth, the 6 billion people on your planet are dead.

davidh777 02-13-12 03:27 AM
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Yeah, that's nothing like the Perez I know

Travis McClain 02-13-12 04:42 AM
Re: DC UNIVERSE Reboots in September, Same Day Digital Linewide
 
Originally Posted by resinrats (Post 11113246)
What really didn't make sense is when a character moved to another Earth & the orginal one ceased to exist. Woundn't that person just go insane with grief. There ENTIRE world is destroyed. Doesn't matter if the duplicates are well and fine on new Earth, the 6 billion people on your planet are dead.
I think we can look to survivors of catastrophes here on our own planet for an idea about that. Some would be incapable of going on and succumb to grief. Others would adapt and try to rebuild their lives somewhere else. "Life goes on," as trite as it might sound. Throw in the fact you're dealing with characters who are accustomed to the fantastic and extraordinary and I think it's perfectly reasonable that they would be capable of adopting a different Earth as their new home.

kgrogers1979 02-13-12 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by resinrats (Post 11113246)
What really didn't make sense is when a character moved to another Earth & the orginal one ceased to exist. Woundn't that person just go insane with grief. There ENTIRE world is destroyed. Doesn't matter if the duplicates are well and fine on new Earth, the 6 billion people on your planet are dead.
You just described Superman's origin...

Superman's planet, Krypton, exploded. Superman was the last Kryptonian (until Supergirl, Krypto, Zod, etc were introduced). So heck Superman has more reason to be dark and brooding than Batman does yet he's not.

Also, Superboy Prime is a good example of Superman going insane after the loss of his planet. Earth Prime being erased by Crisis on Infinite Earths is what drove him insane. So it has happened...

fujishig 02-13-12 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by resinrats (Post 11113246)
Going back to multiple worlds? Glad I got out of DC years ago. And I was only into Batman comics during the time they only had 1 Earth. Go read some of the wikipeida entrys into some of the DC characters. Confusing as hell when it comes to mutiple Earths, multiplied by a Billion when characters start crossing between them. WTF.

What really didn't make sense is when a character moved to another Earth & the orginal one ceased to exist. Woundn't that person just go insane with grief. There ENTIRE world is destroyed. Doesn't matter if the duplicates are well and fine on new Earth, the 6 billion people on your planet are dead.
I don't think this happened quite as often as you think. There are several "survivors" of deceased universes in the "old" DC universe, but most of them had no memory of the universe that had gone away. Heck, I think they mentioned that Kyle Rayner wasn't supposed to be on our Earth, and he for sure had no idea about that.


Originally Posted by kgrogers1979 (Post 11113469)
You just described Superman's origin...

Superman's planet, Krypton, exploded. Superman was the last Kryptonian (until Supergirl, Krypto, Zod, etc were introduced). So heck Superman has more reason to be dark and brooding than Batman does yet he's not.

Also, Superboy Prime is a good example of Superman going insane after the loss of his planet. Earth Prime being erased by Crisis on Infinite Earths is what drove him insane. So it has happened...
Superman was pretty much born and raised here, though... sure he found out about his adopted planet and got access to memories and whatnot, but it's not like he was raised there and came here as a teenager... like Supergirl. :)

kgrogers1979 02-13-12 10:45 AM
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Superman May 2012 solicits

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2012/02...up-solicits-7/

I don't know which sounds dumber, Superdoom or Masochist.

ACTION COMICS #9
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Backup story written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art and cover by GENE HA
Backup story art by CULLY HAMNER
Variant cover by RAGS MORALES
1:200 B&W Variant cover by GENE HA
On sale MAY 2 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
• Featuring characters from parallel Earths, including PRESIDENT SUPERMAN!
• Introducing new villain SUPERDOOM!
• Guest artist GENE HA joins GRANT MORRISON for this tale of not one, not two, but THREE Earths!
• And in the backup story, President Superman must stop a nuclear attack – but he can’t leave the White House!
This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

http://wb.cdn.warnerbros.com/dcublog...615896987g.jpg


SUPERMAN #9
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and DAN JURGENS
Art by DAN JURGENS and JESUS MERINO
Cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT
1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS
On sale MAY23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• SUPERMAN faces new supervillainess MASOCHIST!
• How can Superman fight an opponent he can’t touch?
• LOIS LANE faces a turning point in her career as a journalist.


http://wb.cdn.warnerbros.com/dcublog...615896987g.jpg

fujishig 02-13-12 10:50 AM
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Wait, the "Black" Superman is also the President? I guess it's ok that he's an alien (or that's a secret)? I guess that's a far cry from the JMS Superman renouncing his citizenship...

kgrogers1979 02-13-12 11:06 AM
Re: DC UNIVERSE Reboots in September, Same Day Digital Linewide
 
Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 11113515)
Wait, the "Black" Superman is also the President? I guess it's ok that he's an alien (or that's a secret)? I guess that's a far cry from the JMS Superman renouncing his citizenship...
The DC citizens will probably want him to show his birth certificate. They might even believe he is secretly a Muslim.

reubs82 02-13-12 12:14 PM
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That looks like a really uncomfortable suit to be wearing underneath a suit; I'm eager to drop Action Comics and move my $3.99 to something else...

Travis McClain 02-13-12 01:00 PM
Re: DC UNIVERSE Reboots in September, Same Day Digital Linewide
 
Originally Posted by kgrogers1979 (Post 11113548)
The DC citizens will probably want him to show his birth certificate. They might even believe he is secretly a Muslim.
:lol:

Wait...I think that's actually the point of this caricature. Or something. I dunno. This just looks like something that thought it would be clever but will likely be very clumsy. In any event, I bailed after issue #1 so someone else'll have to let me know how it turns out.

I read Detective Comics #6 late last night. So far, this second arc isn't half as compelling as the opening "Dollmaker" story, but I confess I enjoyed thumbing through it and found a few surprises along the way that reminded me how much fun a good monthly can be. I think some of you trade-waiters miss out on part of the charm of comics by not waiting four weeks between each part.

I've got Batgirl and Batwoman #6s waiting to be read. I think I might take them to the Laundro-mat with me later today.


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