In the new reboot everyone takes selfies.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
DC Universe Rebirth Begins This May
- Thread starter Dalek
- Start date
- Status
In the new reboot everyone takes selfies.
Probably DC took his pitch as something new and exciting only to find out a few months later that everything has to be close to the Status Quo of the what's going on in the TV and Movie universe. So in the case of Aquaman they rolled it back considering the Johns/Parker run is going to be heavy influence on the movie AC and already has been on the animated universe stuff.
And they all wear leather outfits because "we won't write her to get shot".
You feel old? I just realised the last time I regularly read a DC comic, Bruce Wayne was still dead.
Bring back the Hal Jordan as Parallax who is revealed to be the one trying to alter and change the universe frequently so things are the way he wants with the "legends" and "icons" being front and center. He's the BEST GL EVAH and all his friends are heroes again like Barry and it's as he wishes it. Only the Universe hates a paradox so fights these alterations creating differences in what Hal is trying to do, Hal being stubborn keeps trying to fight these changes and that creates more alterations as he battles the universe for control of what's what until the heroes realize hey they got to stop him because he actually did in the end win before. Rebirth was just the start, making everyone believe a silly space bug had infected him was his way of getting absolution and fooling everyone.
He's only ever interesting as a villain.
He's only ever interesting as a villain.
In think you'll be a little happy if you read Green Lantern.
BKatastrophe
Member
They should have Barry Allen save the Multiverse again.
I really don't mind reboots, I just wish Marvel and DC have the guts to go all the way instead of going half-ass about it like "Everything new! Except some Batman books! And we're still going to make past reference to Crisis on Infinite Earth and Infinite Crisis!" Just go ahead and kill the entire universes.
They should have him attempt fail and let Wally take over.
Mr. Poolman
Member
And Hal recreates the universe with his infinite bestest willpower.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yup. Brought back for Eternal, cropped up in Batgirl, Catwoman, and a few other places. She was in B&R Eternal too, but she hasn't shown up in a bit.
BKatastrophe
Member
What's Wally even doing right now? I have no idea what his role in the New 52 is. Last I checked he was from an alternate timeline?
While fighting off an alternate Earth Superman.
But only after he one punches Batman BECAUSE HAL IS SO COOL YOU GUYS.
BKatastrophe
Member
Batman will be too busy punching out multiple New Gods for Hal to punch him.
Darkseid isn't going to solo himself
That reminds me of the Superman/Batman Supergirl arc where Batman solo'd Darkseid. I still chuckle at that scene every time.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Losing his shit after Coast City got nuked and making way for Kyle Rayner was the best thing Hal did.
BKatastrophe
Member
Oh god those are terrible.
Even though Batman was totally in the right for being suspicious and cautious about Hal?
I should read some 90's Green Lantern comics. Any Kyle trades?
OUT OF HIS JURISDICTION!
Lol well to start he's an angsty black teen 😭. But he got over that. Then in the future flash arc future adult Wally came back to beat the breaks off of future Barry( who had been trained by Batman, deathstroke and lady Shiva) so pretty much styling on Barry like always.
Y'all gotta understand this is Batman's multiverse the rest of the heroes are just allowed to be there.
how does it feel to betray all of your values LMFAO did you ever see yourself defending Hal Jordan
Schweinehund
Member
What's taking dc so long to reveal this. There should be a law that makes it so teasers have to be expanded upon within so many days 
.
.This guy NEEDS to comeback in a better role.
My vote will always go for him being brought in as lacking direction and trying to figure out what he stands for and for either Luthor or Waller to grab him and use him as a deterrent for Superman due to his ability to take a hit from him and produce red sunlight. Considering he KO-ed Superboy in one shot and all his energy powers he's a major tool for a writer to play with. He's like Green Lantern meets Dr Light, Meets Living Laser, meets Captain Atom. He's still unwritten in his convictions so why not make him into a neat side point for one of those two as someone on the outside who sees the collateral and potential damage Superheroes causing as a threat who stands by either Luthor or Waller as a way to keep the capes in line and out of affairs.
Him and about 20 other underused, underpushed DC characters, not counting the Legion of Superheroes.
Won't happen though, as long as characters like Spider-Gwen or Gwenpool is outselling Green Lantern, Flash, all DC is gonna do is DC...go back to their safe Batman comics.
Mr. Poolman
Member
Okay, Superman has a new power more with the times in today's issue.
Check out the spoilers if you want.
Amazing new superpower
Check out the spoilers if you want.
Amazing new superpower
How can DC be so bad at variant covers?
It's kind of amazing. DC can make some amazing variants, but they trade that off by also having a lot of the worst. To be fair, every now and again Marvel like to remind us all that they're capable of shitty variants as well.
Lol
He pretty much just became ultra-man w/o the snorting Kryptonite part,
this power will be gone in 2 to 3 issues at the most.
Mr. Poolman
Member
What's taking dc so long to reveal this. There should be a law that makes it so teasers have to be expanded upon within so many days
I bet it gets revealed next week since May solicits will be the week after
BKatastrophe
Member
IT'S JUSTICE LEAGUE. IT HAS ALL OF THE JURISDICTIONS.
In Hal's fairness, listening to Guy wasn't the worst idea, since Guy was right about Batman running the whole thing.
Score
wat
Good god I forgot about those.
Their heart was in the right place giving something to the fans. But what was DC thinking with their flags variant
Mr. Poolman
Member
Their heart was in the right place giving something to the fans. But what was DC thinking with their flags variant
That... that was published?
yes, all fifty states.
Mr. Poolman
Member
Schweinehund
Member
Yeah seems like the last chance if we don't get it this week.
What all are you hoping to see? Even crazy shit that probably won't ever happen.
I'd like to see John's exit Justice League and do both a Black Adam and Shazam series that interweaves at certain points and makes up a larger story. Gary Frank stays on Shazam and Reis on Black Adam. Or Tomasi on Black Adam, I liked his Dark Age mini series. Still could be possible, Johns hinted at a secret project with him and Gary Frank, this was when Batman E1 was already announced.
The return of the JSA. This seems a given at this point. I'm guessing this is Johns/Sciver's project.
LOSH returns in some fashion. I'd like to see what Hickman could do, given his interest in the IP.
Giffen tries his hand at plastic man. Or a new version of JLI with him in it.
Teen Titans with a similar lineup to the one pitched before flashpoint.
A Guy Gardner book, either as a Red Lantern or otherwise. I'd love to see Soule return but that's not happening.
A Flash ongoing with Wally exploring the multiverse, trying to find his way back home. Bonus points if Morrison writes it.
Rucka returns to write Wonder Woman.
Action comics becomes detached from prime earth, having arcs that feature different Supermans from different earths for however long the current writer desires. Waid writes the opening run.
Johns on JSA
Jeff Parker back on Aquaman
Hickman on New Gods
Tom King on GL
Steve Orlando on The Authority and Shazam
Giffen/DeMatteis/Kolins on JL3002
Renae de Liz on Wonder Woman
A Calvin Ellis/President Superman book
uh, they just did some of that, and they were good and...nobody bought them.
MHWilliams
Member
Looking at what DC has to work with in terms of books and writers?
Justice League - Snyder
Superman - Tom Taylor
Batman - Cullen Bunn
Shazam - Geoff Johns
Action Comics - Dan Abnett
The Flash - Rob Williams
Green Lantern - Greg Pak
Stormwatch - Tom King
Doctor Fate - Tim Seeley
Grayson/Nightwing - Peter Tomasi
Teen Titans - Cameron Stewart/Brendan Fletcher
Wonder Woman - Gail Simone
Aquaman - David Walker
Harley Quinn - Amanda Connor/Jimmy Palmiotti (ain't broke, don't fix it)
Scott Lobdell voted off the island.
We going crazy? Anyone in the business right now?
Green Lantern - Kieron Gillen
Legion of Super Heroes - Jon Hickman
Action Comics - Mark Waid
Shazam - Geoff Johns
Justice League - Al Ewing
Harley Quinn - Amanda Connor/Jimmy Palmiotti (ain't broke, don't fix it)
Flash - Dan Slott
Hawkpeople - Jason Aaron
Wonder Woman - G. Willow Wilson
Stormwatch - Tom King
Teen Titans - Bendis
Doctor Fate - Tim Seeley
Grayson/Nightwing - Peter Tomasi
Doctor Fate - Rick Remender
Constantine - Simon Spurrier
Birds of Prey - Emma Rios
JSA - Warren Ellis, because I'm crazy
- Status