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DC Rebirth |OT| It's not a reboot, and it always was [SPOILERS for Rebirth #1]
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flaxknuckles
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Checked out the June Solicits......why are the Hanna Barbara comics $4? That just killed my interest in them and DC better not increase the price for their double-shipping titles or I'll cancel those too (they'll do it eventually).
Razgriz-Specter
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Lack of original Wally is like the only thing bugging me atm.
Roland_Gunner
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Super Sons won't even be solicited for another couple of months. They'll want to hold back information like the creative team, even if its strongly rumored.
Roland_Gunner
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Non-superhero books just aren't going to move the same volume as in-continuity stuff so DC needs to make more on each issue for it to make sense. I can't think of any licensed book that sells for $3 anymore.
Poodlestrike
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3 bucks is for the DC universe books, dude. Hanna-Barbara, Vertigo, 2.99 doesn't cover that, sadly.
Freezasaurus
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Not that shocking. Kids can be mighty persuasive, and DC knows it.
Bear Force One
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Tawney Bomb
Member
Hoping this does the opposite of what N52 does and I get back into DC in a big way.
there was a lot of great stuff at the beginning of N52 though.
Poodlestrike
Banned
If nothing else, all the bat-titles seem like instant buys to me on sheer talent alone.
Also, Blue Beetle, because Blue Beetle.
Tawney Bomb
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There was in fairness, a lot of the more obscure titles were great, but I did end up dropping about half the number of books I pulled before N52.
I want some Booster Gold with my Blue Beetle.
Poodlestrike
Banned
My kneejerk reaction is to say "wrong Beetle," but Ted's actually in this.
I'm going to need to construct a new retort.
I will say that I think that Ted works better without Booster than Booster does without Ted.
Man, the first Superman arc with George Perez was like a kick in the nuts to the fans of Lois and Clark. Which was strange because Grant Morrison wrote Action in a way that was meant to set up that relationship between the two again.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Wait...Superman has a son now?
God dammit, DC...
God dammit, DC...
Bear Force One
Banned
He's been pretty cool so far.
What's wrong with this?
NeonZ
Member
The story of his birth was actually surprisingly good, at least for Jurgens - check Convergence: Superman #1 and #2.
MisterHero
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Freezasaurus
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No ones fault but Bruce's. Wonder Woman was way into him.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Batman has quantity over quality.
Law of averages should apply at some point.
Alvaro Martinez did it. One of the artists on the book.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I still ship that.
I'm excited.
Aurean_Mentat
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I will admit the return of Cassandra Cain (even if they de-aged her) helped to build my hype.
But if they bring back the pre-new 52 Wally West (a.k.a. redhead wally, also known as Best Wally), then my last beef with them will be mostly gone. I am hopeful as they've teased it once or twice, it seems silly if the purpose of Rebirth is to get back to what people liked about DC and not have Wally West (redhead Wally, Flash III, also the Flash I grew up with) and several high up people at DC have gone on record as saying that they recognized with Rebirth that they seemingly ignored DC's rich history of superheroes as mantles.
I mean, this is the company that did the new 52 and had to do another event (or three) to fix it, but I'm hopeful that they bring back redhead Wally.
If they do it right, I might actually look into getting Flash comics again.
Edit: I forgot... I saw her in the Bat-family ensemble picture. But I'm still glad she's back at all.
But if they bring back the pre-new 52 Wally West (a.k.a. redhead wally, also known as Best Wally), then my last beef with them will be mostly gone. I am hopeful as they've teased it once or twice, it seems silly if the purpose of Rebirth is to get back to what people liked about DC and not have Wally West (redhead Wally, Flash III, also the Flash I grew up with) and several high up people at DC have gone on record as saying that they recognized with Rebirth that they seemingly ignored DC's rich history of superheroes as mantles.
I mean, this is the company that did the new 52 and had to do another event (or three) to fix it, but I'm hopeful that they bring back redhead Wally.
If they do it right, I might actually look into getting Flash comics again.
Edit: I forgot... I saw her in the Bat-family ensemble picture. But I'm still glad she's back at all.
MisterHero
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The idea of Pre52 Earth without their Superman is worrisome to me
Does that earth even exist anymore? I thought it was wiped out in Convergance.
Bear Force One
Banned
IMO Chris was ruined by that terrible Rao story.
If that Earth still exist I would imagine they still have their Superboy, Supergirl, and Powergirl along with the rest of their League, etc. They should be okay.
I still hate the idea that the Earth and heroes I would read off and on from the 90s and 00s don't exist anymore. I hate that these worlds get killed off. Just move on to new versions of the Earth and say as a company you're done telling stories about those versions. Don't kill them. You have a mulitverse. Use it and don't put stupid limitations on it.
Yup, Babs is Batgirl in rebirth as it should be.
Freezasaurus
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MHWilliams
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Technically, that Earth was probably rebooted with a new Superman. This pre-52 Superman is just the one from Convergence, a cast off of a small, collected bit of that reality. Otherwise, a lot of Earths lost people in Convergence.
so like a reboot scenario where theres two enzos flosting around?
I was happy with the old setup tbqh.
KOMANI
KOMANI
This was my gripe with what they Did with Wally... They changed his race but yet he was still fresh in people's minds. He was also in an interracial relationship. I thought making Barry Allen black would have been a better decision, revamping his character for the new age. And I also preferred that a character of color was a florensics officer than a snotty little kid.
I also thought they should have made a huge leap and made Tim Drake the first gay Robin.
But that's just me, I'm crazy.
And... I think Babs should have stayed wheel bound. She was an excellent handicapped super hero. The only other two I can think of are Freddy Freeman and Flash Thomson, but they got their legs back when they changed to their alter ego.
But Cass is better. Or was until 52 ruined her. Even Steph was a more interesting Batgirl.
KonradLaw
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Because she sucks. Characters with superpowers shouldn't have permanent place in Bat family.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Word. The fact they don't have powers is like, the entire point. Besides, now that the superior Kane is back, who cares about a Cain. ...actually, her working with Kane would be fucking awesome.
I take it back. DC pls.
KonradLaw
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Yeah. I don;t mind Cass on her own, just as long as she stays away from Bat books. She cheapens the whole concept of Batfamily.
ElBoxyBrown
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Oracle isn't coming back. That era is over.
Wait, she has superpowers?
KonradLaw
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De facto yes. it's explained as some martial arts BS allowing her to predict movements, but for all intents and purposes it acts as a superpower, since it allows her to do crap like dodge bullets at point blank range.
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