taffer

I wonder why eight pages were trimmed? $7.99 is actually pretty cheap for it considering its a triple-sized book. (A normal comic is about 32 pages counting the ads.) I expected the price tag to be tripled too.

Another origin? What's the point? Especially considering Scott Snyder is already writing the New 52 Batman origin in his own book.

I was hoping they would do something like they did in 1989 for the 50th anniversary. That issue reprinted the original story from Detective #27 plus three updated variations of that same story. I remember one variation was in the goofy 60s tone, the second variation was in the more mature 70s tone, and the third variation was done in the then modern tone by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle.

I thought that issue was awesome the way it did different variations of the same story in different tones from different periods of Batman's history.

Edit: I just looked it up. That comic was from 1991, not 1989. It was Detective Comics #627.

Trevor

In case any DC fans missed this in the easy-to-miss stickied bargain thread:

Wow, thanks Jacoby. And an extra 10% back if you fatwallet it.

taffer

I never heard of Discount Mags before. Are they legit? The covers they use for those subscriptions are old, like from before the New 52 old. The Batman & Robin cover is a Dr. Hurt cover from like 2009-2010, and the Green Lantern cover is from Blackest Night. Also, another thing is do not subscribe to The Dark Knight. I'm surprised that's even still an option. It has been canceled and only has three more issues coming out. Issue #29 is the final issue, and then its being replaced by the new Batman: Eternal series.

Trevor

I've been using DiscountMags for years. They're quite legit. I subscribe to three DC titles through them from a similar deal last year.

Renewed my DK just now, didn't know about the cancellation. Oh well, either I get a refund or hopefully like the new Eternal.

taffer

Thanks. I guess they just don't update the covers often then since some of those covers are almost five years old.


That's why you should read the solicitations.

DC's March solicitations

The Dark Knight #29 was marked as the final issue. Batman: Eternal begins in April. Eternal is a weekly comic to celebrate Batman's 75th anniversary. From what I have seen and read about it, it looks like an anthology comic with a different writer/artist team on each issue. Also, DC has said Stephanie Brown will be re-introduced into the New 52 in an early issue.

Trevor

It's too much to ask I'm sure, but hopefully they transfer my subscription to Eternal and I get the full year.

taffer

They may transfer the subscription, but I seriously doubt they will give you the full year since Eternal is a weekly comic.

taffer

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=50254

Wally West is back. He will be brought into the New 52 in Flash Annual #3 in April. Apparently he will have a blue suit now. That gives me deja vu of electric blue Superman...

madcougar

Yes!!!!

taffer

The fans demanded it. DC listened. Aquaman gets a second ongoing series.

The Valeyard

Some people are speculating that Wally is the kid tagging the wall and the Blue Flash is someone else. I kinda dig that costume tho.

PhantomStranger

If Barry gets the classic colors, I don't mind Wally ending up with this blue scheme. Though a nod to his Kid Flash costume would have been nice.

fujishig

That's kinda a rotating timeline, right? Barry gets his powers, fights some kind of Flash gorilla, confronts a kid tagging, that kid gets blue powers somehow, and boom.

He can't have his Kid Flash costume because there's already a Kid Flash (Impulse, on the terrible Teen Titans book).

The costume reminds me of the Blue Lantern Flash...

stingermck

Wow! Bring it on!

fujishig

And a Lost tie in too... Aquaman and the Others

fujishig

Just read that Lobdell's Teen Titans was finally being put out of it's misery. While it was no good anyway (from the initial run I read) and I'm sure it'll be replaced with a New Teen Titans soon, it makes me sad that there's no Legion of Super Heroes or Teen Titan book out there right now...

madcougar

It REALLY wasn't good. At all. They've ruined Tim Drake in the New 52. And this whole thing with N.O.W.H.E.R.E. is S.T.U.P.I.D.

robin2099

Just saw that another beloved character is returning to DC. But it's hard to say what that beloved character is going to be doing.

The Valeyard

I thought he'd be back after what happened to his father in Forever Evil #1.

Dr. DVD

Just finished reading the collected edition of Death of the Family. I agree that it's a story where the road to the payoff is better than the actual payoff itself. I didn't really see that

taffer

mrhan

Damn, I feel old. I don't remember that. I haven't read those books since they came out. Which issue was that?

taffer

madcougar

Pretty sure it wasn't definitively established Joker knew Wayne was Batman. And with the New 52 all of that is down the crapper anyway.

taffer