The big two wouldn't care but indies are hurt by this.
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COMICS! |OT| August 2016. That's Rare Groove. Volume is Crucial.
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The big two wouldn't care but indies are hurt by this.
Brianimaniac
Banned
They should be payed more than they are now because they're the minds fueling these multi-billion-dollar international corporations that own the publishers they work for.
And yet, they won't do anything about Diamond, despite the fact their ass-backwards distribution model is directly to blame for this. Putting new faces in your books is all well and good, but there's no way you're gonna convince the people you want to reach to commit to a pull list or to pre-order books sight unseen weeks in advance. I don't do it, and I'm a hipster weirdo who's commited to being about that life.
I mean, at the very least, decisions like that new Apollo and Midnighter mini shows an acknowledgement of the fact there's more to comics than the direct market, but you're gonna have to do way more if, as you claim, sustainability is your aim.
Yeah I want to know if DC literally had a problem depicting gay marriage or just marriage in general during that timeframe. Did any straight couples get married during N52?
LordOfLore
Banned
Batman Universe interview with King.
It was a marriage ban. The first thing Johns did when he got full control over Rebirth was to have Aquaman and Mera get married again.
RepairmanJack
Member
Just engaged, it hasn't actually happened yet.
Mera gonna die for the ultimate bait and switch.
whatsinaname
Member
If the "no to any marriage" stance was precipitated and/or solidified after the last minute editorial decision to stop the Batwoman marriage, is there any practical difference?
LordOfLore
Banned
Nah, not before Abnett and Johns get to their Rise Of The Seven Seas story.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
We don't know but what we do know is that prior to all that happening no other character in the New 52 was married. Most were just dating which Kate was at the time.
Is there reason to think that their decision for the DC universe as a whole was solidified after their decision to stop the Batwoman marriage?
Freezasaurus
Member
oh, no, at the time it was an actual thing. They were trying to appeal to a younger fanbase and wanted all their heroes to be young and hip and not tied down by a spouse. Despite a large part of their real life audience not being young or hip and being married.
whatsinaname
Member
Definitely speculation here.
If editorial let it get to the point where the creative team didn't know till the last minute that they couldn't have the marriage in the issue (which caused them to quit, btw) I am assuming there was no widely known rule before that.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I love when these people dont realize that their crowd are ass old people and make stupid changes to their characters
Freezasaurus
Member
There's nothing wrong with trying to capture a new audience, but the problems arise when you make the attempt at the potential cost of alienating your core audience.
LordOfLore
Banned
Jae Lee variant from Snyder's twitter:
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Dammit Lee, stop doing variants and work on some interiors. Your killing me.
We won't even ask you to do backgrounds, ffs.
Freezasaurus
Member
Nah, he found dat easy life like Cloonan. All she does is write down some words and do art prints now. She ain't about those interiors anymore.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I'm not too bothered that he can't draw backgrounds. He uses a lot of dark colors that set the mood right. When he has to draw backgrounds I like how he gets creative and simplifies it.
Freezasaurus
Member
He sure does like fog. God damn, he would have done an amazing job on I, Vampire. Don't get me wrong, Sorrentino was dope.
Brianimaniac
Banned
I was going to read the new Batman and Doctor Strange, but apparently some friends are getting drunk and watching Conan the Barbarian, so fuck you, comics.
Freezasaurus
Member
That's your best gif yet, Psych.
oh lord. I didn't ask for this
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
It was a lot longer than I thought it would be.
Freezasaurus
Member
It's like 7MB, though.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
echoshifting
Banned
Man that Batman & Superman arc was nuts. I still don't know if I liked it or not, but it was fascinating.
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
I always thought that Ezra Miller looked like a Jae Lee drawing come to life.
I should read it at some point...
Freezasaurus
Member
What book is that Batman/Catwoman page from?
TetraxShards
Member
http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/35161/icv2-interview-jim-lee-dan-didio-san-diego-comic-con-part-1
Odds on these books never coming out? I'd say they're decent right now.
Batman/Superman Vol 1: CrossWorld
Batman/Superman All New 52
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Looks a little like Jimmy Fallon.
They are still releasing a Supersons Reprint. Wouldnt make sense since book is good avaiable.
Its still coming.
Brianimaniac
Banned
Jae Lee has such a good Catwoman.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Finished the first TPB of Aaron's Doctor Strange. It's good fun! I really need to get back into the habit of reading comics, I've been putting them off too long.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
whatsinaname
Member
Man, those Thor Ragnarok set pics.
Urban as Skurge!
ViewtifulJC
Banned
if Carrion is back, its only a matter of time before Spider-Cide is back, too
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Lisa.
