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fujishig

Every time this thread gets bumped I'm worried that Discovery has turned it's attention to the comics division.

Patman

That Zealot variant cover by Artgerm, though...

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stingermck

Stop trying to make Wild Cats a thing.

Jim must have has a clause when he sold, that DC has to publish every so often.

Timber

Even still every time a new one comes out I get excited....later to be disappointed but still.

Josh-da-man

Alan Moore and Joe Casey were the only writers able to turn WildCATs into something readable. The property is basically just a Mad Libs of late 80s and early 90s superhero tropes.

fujishig

I mean, you make it sound like the Joe Casey run wasn't long... it's really good, goes far away from pure superhero shenanigans and lasted quite a while. The Wildstorm stuff by Ellis isn't bad either. Of all the founding Image studios I like the output from Lee's Wildstorm the best (though they lose a lot integrated into the "regular" DC universe)

Timber

I couldn't get into the Ellis stuff.

While the original was just a "Mad Libs" version of early 90's superhero tropes, that what I was into at the time so it worked for me. Moore obviously took it in a completely different direction that made it it's own thing and I loved that. Casey's run so again different and surprisingly good.

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JFC, are the people at DC tone deaf. I just hope all these covers are simply scrapped and they shelve the whole concept for this year

Josh-da-man

That's some Onion-level shit.

"DC Comics celebrates Hispanic heritage by releasing special comic book covers that showcase their heroes eating tamales and tacos."

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majorjoe23

Of those terrible covers, Hawkgirl is the only one that doesn’t look like they just drew some Mexican food onto a pre-existing cover.

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At least one of these covers is getting fixed

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25 covers?!? Seriosly?!?

Josh-da-man

Whenever I see an announcement like that, I always wonder what the reactions are.

Like, are there people out there that are just completely thrilled that Action Comics #1050 is going to have twenty-five different covers? And, by God, they're going to get every single one of them! Better buy a new long box, too!

And are there other people who read that and think, Well, shit, I'm going to have to track down and buy twenty-five different covers for this comic book? And I'll need another long box, too...

And most people are probably like me, who just shake their heads...

Bronkster

I went all-in on Action #1000, but I doubt I'll feel the same about #1050. But since the only thing I'm currently collecting is Superman, I might get a few of the neater covers (if I deem any neat enough!)

Patman

For Action 1000, I just waited, and eventually most of the variant covers editions were found in $1 bins, and that's how I collected them.

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Just in time for the Black Adam film to be released in theaters, DC is releasing Marvel Family Comics #1 facsimile. This books is being reprinted for the first time ever and it features the first appearance of Black Adam

Trevor

I love all their facsimile books, but I’m really looking forward to seeing this one.

cultshock

Oh yeah, I'm getting this one.

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My only issue with some of the recent facsimiles has been the price point. I don't mind paying $3.99 for a facsimile but the Detective Comics 27 and Action Comics 1 were both $6.99. That's ridiculous. I hope they keep doing them as not only they sell well, but it's a cheap way to get reprints of these important books. I know Dan Didio was against them because he felt they overshadowed the current line of books.

Trevor

Yeah, I get that per page it’s probably on par or even a ‘deal’ compared to a normal $3.99 book, but $6.99 does seem high. Luckily, I order everything over standard cover price from DCBS so got those for $4.19 each.

ytrez

I dig them too. Though I wish they were printed at the Golden Age size. Or at least slightly bigger at the Silver Age dimensions.

I wouldn't mind cheaper newsprint paper either but DC's are still better than Marvel's. I picked up the Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 facsimile edition and was turned off by the slick paper and bright printing. One of the best facsimiles I've ever seen was the Human Torch from 1999:

Benoit Blanc

I am so fucking frustrated that I'm still not allowed access to DC Universe Infinite. When the hell is it gonna be available for Europeans?!