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DC Rebirth |OT| It's not a reboot, and it always was [SPOILERS for Rebirth #1]
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Amazon own Comixology, so I guess there is a lot of shared assets.
Father_Brain
Banned
WSJ may have won the title of worst Rebirth puff piece with just two sentences:
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016...-legacy-of-watchmen-with-dc-universe-rebirth/
Yes, that's exactly why you'd hinge your biggest relaunch in five years on the shock value of introducing Watchmen characters into the DCU. Because you want people to stop talking about Watchmen.
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016...-legacy-of-watchmen-with-dc-universe-rebirth/
Yes, that's exactly why you'd hinge your biggest relaunch in five years on the shock value of introducing Watchmen characters into the DCU. Because you want people to stop talking about Watchmen.
Wait, what? Who was it then?
That won't be hard to do with him in the Teen Titans. Although I wonder how they are going to separate them in the Flash books. Saying Black Wally and White Wally would be rude.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I really liked it. That epilogue hit me hard.
what's coming next week?
First wave of rebirth titles
Comixology
tkscz
Member
People were referring to him as black flash? Even when he wore that god awful silver and black suit, everyone called him Kid Flash.
Simply Sarah
Member
This isn't really about a story. It's about ideas and setting up the DC Universe going forward. It's, at least as presented, about a new direction and focus. It's not really an event or the like. It's just trying to give enough of a "why" to place an undercurrent to both the N52 and the new Rebirth direction while setting up for continuing this in the future. It's about the past and the future more than the present, essentially.
Poodlestrike
Banned
The thing that kind of stuck out to me was that
there's absolutely no sign of the Watchmen. There's Manhattan, sure, and there's the Comedian's button... but that's buried in the wall of the Batcave. It's unlikely somebody walked in and stuck it there. I really don't think the Watchmen are going to be a factor in this, just Manhattan. And the way he's handled will be very interesting.
No I am using black flash so you guys know which one I am talking about lol.
But I am glad he is called kid flash then.
shiftplusone
Member
Even knowing what the reveal was, that shit got me
You got me interested again, DC
Exactly
I mean, in the book wally even says
the new threat is very obviously the second part of that quote
You got me interested again, DC
Exactly
I mean, in the book wally even says
"There's going to be a war between hope and despair"
the new threat is very obviously the second part of that quote
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
What will the first wave of Rebirth one-shots cover that won't be in the relaunched serials?
I'm not sure how this works. Until today I've only bought old hardcover compilations of comics. Rebirth is the first time I plan to follow monthly and pay for it.
I'm not sure how this works. Until today I've only bought old hardcover compilations of comics. Rebirth is the first time I plan to follow monthly and pay for it.
Introduction and then #1 is when the story arc begins for each title I believe
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I haven't read Watchmen in a decade but when the lettering started to change, I recognized it immediatly, what a fantastic way to handle that reveal.
Simply Sarah
Member
Best I can tell they're basically just #1s with a different name, probably so they can have two #1s for those books.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Looked at getting JL#50. $5.99, what the hell? I hope $2.99 is the max they'll sell the new serials for otherwise my foray into buying new comics will end as fast as it began.
It's all 3 dollars now.
For new titles
It was the watch that got me. Great call back.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
That's really good. Going through the DC Comixology app and seeing some of these price to page ratios, it's no wonder comics have a hard time retaining readers. $3.99 for 25 pages of Superman? $5.99 for 40 pages of Justice League?
This standardized $2.99 price point is probably the best thing DC has done recently.
cr0w
Old Member
There's some rumblings that the other
Watchmen
One of the Jokers has been speculated to be The Comedian, while the 'Mr. Oz' that talks to OG Superman outside his house could very well be Ozymandias. What he says to him might imply that New 52 Superman was a genetic creation of his, similar to Bubastis and the psychic squid. Also, in one of the previous books (I can't remember which one), there are hints that Rorshach may be the new The Question.
More details here.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Ehhhh
The Comedian's button being bloody implies he's already dead, and there's no real connection with the Joker aside from the "violent sociopath with a sick sense of humor" angle. None of 'em look like him, that's for sure. Mr. Oz, I hadn't picked up on the name thing, but he also doesn't look a thing like Ozymandias. Feels like a stretch. Rorschach as the Question is an interesting possibility, though. Nothing noteworthy has come of that whole Trinity of Sin thing anyway, so I guess we'll have to see.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I enjoyed Rebirth a lot more than I expected.
flaxknuckles
Member
JL is 48 pages though which is almost 50. If you don't have a problem with 25 page $3 comics then whats your deal with Justice League costing twice as much for twice as many pages.
LordRaptor
Member
There is a conversation between two unspecified people in the epilogue, one of whom is named Adrian.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Oh, nice catch.
That's not a conversation, it's a direct quote from the original book.
LordRaptor
Member
(you should probably spoiler tag that)
Structurally it is a part of this book, even if
it has meta-referential properties
e:
I mean, it is
Wally's
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Inconsistency.
A flat fee doesn't feel as much of a hit to the wallet as inconsistent prices regardless of page numbers. Paying $12 a month for two ongoing series feels much better than the way it Was handled before.
My bad.
Good eyes, I didn't catch that at all
MHWilliams
Member
Tried it for a few issues. Could not be more disinterested. Jurgens moving to Action Comics depresses my desire even further.
Married dad Superman as an extra? Sure. As the Superman moving forward? Eh. Judging by the sales of Lois & Clark vs. the mainline titles, it wasn't the best choice, but those numbers may push higher since it's the only Superman you can get.
The set up outlined by Rebirth one-shot is really good. If they don't screw up bad, we may actually have a clean DC universe for one. I'd like to hear what are the real essentials book outside that one-shot.
Essential as in what? Each book is doing their own story arcs.
Titans is probably the quickest way to figure out what's going on with the timeline
Wait really?I'm sure N52 Supes will be back.
Saturn Girl said as much
thought she said she was just looking for superman but I wouldn't mind him being in legion
Poodlestrike
Banned
Well, there's also Chinese Superman and Lex Luthor. Plus Lois if you don't get hung up on Super"man."
I'm sure N52 Supes will be back.
Saturn Girl said as much
Plus, it's comics. No body, no death.
And even then...
Well she said something like, "He may be dead and I know it's serious, but everything will be ok. I've seen the future
Freezasaurus
Member
Why did they
Kill off Pandora? They barely ever used her and I thought she was a decent character.
Great shit then
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