The Take Out Bandit
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Mistouze said:
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Batman will bust some caps!
DC Universe to get fresh start (Superman & Batman Reboot)
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No worries.
Batman will bust some caps!
Anticitizen One
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Mistouze said:
Where did you get the idea that its Earth One?? Doc Savage series is its own thing.
Father_Brain
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Mistouze said:
No. DC has been inconsistent about whether it's even part of the multiverse at all; maybe you're thinking of the title for the series, First Wave?
Anyway, if this is really aimed at getting new readers, they'd probably be better off avoiding the shared-universe thing entirely, like the All-Star line did. I also wonder whether Adam Hughes' All-Star Wonder Woman or Grant Morrison's rumored Wonder Woman project will be folded into this.
The Take Out Bandit
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Spike Spiegel said:
And be replaced with Masami Obari Wonder Woman!
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animlboogy said:
yeah but I mean if all of DC did this. Like hit the reset button on the entire universe. Not just a one shot or an alternate timeline side story.
MisterHero
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Gary Frank missed the opportunity to draw Bruce after Michael Keaton the one true film Batman. Right now he looks like Chris Reeve with bushier eyebrows. 
Anyways I hope they don't screw everything up! :lol
Anyways I hope they don't screw everything up! :lol
favouriteflavour
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Would really like to see what John's does with Batman. As far as I recall the only Batman he has written has been in Infinite Crisis and he wasn't in it all that much. He writes a decent Nightwing and Robin though so maybe he will do well.
I don't know what Grant Morrison would do in this universe. As it stands he picks and chooses his own continuity anyhow.
I don't know what Grant Morrison would do in this universe. As it stands he picks and chooses his own continuity anyhow.
Blackace
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Never put anything above the other. I am trying my hand at making a comic. But books like Preacher are so awesome because there is a start and a finish. Even reboot series are made like the series they rebooted from. While it is true that there is a lot of other stuff out there super hero books are the most popular, while somehow manga is lumped all together. It is what it is. For every decent series in Japan there are thousands of stinkers. literally thousands. I would say on the whole US comics have a better batting average. But I am tired of recycled characters and stories and never-ending plotlines and whatnot that plague the comic industry. I wouldn't mind seeing a reboot of sorts without using the name "batman" but just making a character based off of him. This way we could see a whole different character without comparing them to another. I know that for the big pubs they make more money on a new superman than they would on "strong-flying guy" but just saying this format is flawed and tired to me.animlboogy said:
sankt-Antonio
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what i hate about mangas is that they start super awsome... but then become nothing else then filler material, i stopped reading them years ago (only exeption was akira)-
but since i liked the watchmen movie i read the comic and loved it - if these new batman comics will have a definite end i will try to get them (i have never read any batman comics... only watched the movies)
but since i liked the watchmen movie i read the comic and loved it - if these new batman comics will have a definite end i will try to get them (i have never read any batman comics... only watched the movies)
squidhands
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Hell. Yes.Blader5489 said:
He looks like Jake Gyllenhaal. Bleh.BuRT! said:
Not exactly what you're talking about, but Mark Millar is doing something along those lines. Sounds pretty awesome, actually.Blackace said:
favouriteflavour
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sankt-Antonio said:
Death Note was somewhat guilty of this.
Spike Spiegel
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Comic Book Resources has an interview with Earth-One: Superman series artist Shane Davis on how he got the job and his ideas for redesigning Superman/Clark. There's a sketch of Clark Kent there, I won't post it here though because the image is huge.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23968
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23968
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gunswordfist
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I don't like how the characters look at all. And does this mean that DC won't lose Superman?
gunswordfist
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A-greed. I'd take a square jaw over that any day.SanjuroTsubaki said:
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SanjuroTsubaki said:
I went and googled some of this guy's work and am soooooo not a fan. Too stiff and the faces have a Michael Turner quality about them. :/
gunswordfist
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Whoa, what?! This just instantly turned into my most anticipated comic.Thai said:
Inflammable Slinky
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The Clark Kent/Superman character design from Superman: Birthright was way better than this crap. A farmboy built like a tank is way more effective than pretty boy with an attitude.
gunswordfist
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Damn, when I thought I couldn't be more interested in the idea of Azzarello doing Batman.animlboogy said:
The only design I like here is Alfred. Batman looks off for a few reasons, and Superman is basically the same but more pretty boy. At least they chose good writers for it even if the character design could be better.
The bi-annual graphic novel type of releasing is something I can get behind 100%, though. No places around here sell comics so I've always waited for collected editions.
The bi-annual graphic novel type of releasing is something I can get behind 100%, though. No places around here sell comics so I've always waited for collected editions.
gunswordfist
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Dear God do I love Superman Birthright. It's my 2nd favorite Superman comic: (1. All-Star Superman, 2. Birthright 3. Red Son 4. The Last Son 5. Superman/Legion Of Superheoes)Inflammable Slinky said:
gunswordfist
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*listens to your command and runs outside*animlboogy said:
gunswordfist
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Sweet, I get to introduce someone to such a great comic book.animlboogy said:
Superman: Birthright presented a modernized revamping of Superman's origin and early history. It was first presented in the twelve-issue Superman: Birthright limited series. Mark Waid's Superman: Birthright is now the accepted canonical origin story of Superman. Waid was assigned the task with the purpose being to streamline the comic origin making it similar to both the movies (with Superman Returns then on the horizon) as well as -- perhaps especially -- Smallville, which had proven very popular. The following summary is from the 12 series.
The cold, fairly dystopian re-imagining of Krypton created by John Byrne in the 1986 The Man of Steel limited series was jettisoned. Much like Jeph Loeb and others had done with their "Return to Krypton" arcs, Waid restored the idea of Krypton being more like it had been in the Silver Age--a place of great wonder and myth. In Jor-El's words, the "people grew tired of war, so they made peace; they feared the unknown, so they conquered it with science; and they yearned for heaven, so they created it beneath their very feet...". A substantial change was with the S-shield as well--no longer was it a symbol for his family's house, as it had been in the Silver Age, or merely an "S" standing for Superman, as it had been in Byrne's revamp, but now it was the Kryptonian symbol for hope. It was shown to be a popular symbol, used on flags, paintings, jewelry, and monuments all over Krypton. It was also on a red, blue, and yellow tapestry that was included in Kal-El's rocket ship. Jor-El was still the scientist whom no one would believe, but instead of Kal-El being an embryo when he was rocketed off, he was again said to be a young child.
The Kents were still farmers, as always, but they were even younger than they had been before. Whereas John Byrne had portrayed them as perhaps in their early to mid thirties when they found Kal-El (making them in their mid sixties or perhaps even seventies during Superman's adventures), Waid portrays them as being between 20 and 25 (again to make them closer to their Smallville counterparts). Their characters are also given an overhaul in their personalities to make them more "modern." Martha, for example, is far from the simple lovable, wise farmer's wife who loves to bake and knit. She is portrayed as being fascinated with aliens, U.F.O.s, etc., and even runs her own website dedicated to such stuff when Clark is in his twenties.
The entire dynamic between John and Clark regarding his Superman identity has also been reversed. In Byrne's era, Superman was committed to using his powers in secret, and once "outed" he retreated to Smallville, unsure of what to do. It was Jonathan's suggestion that he adopt a costume and dual identity, inspired by the JSA of the 1940s. Waid's story, however, has Clark coming up with the idea of the costume and identity, and shows Jon dismayed at the idea, feeling like Clark is trying to abandon his identity (and, by extension, his connection to his earth family).
Waid also brought about a new (or arguably, reintroduced an old) vision power, sometimes referred to as "soul vision." Essentially, Clark can see the "aura" surrounding a living being--an aura that disappears when they die. Waid introduced this as a way of explaining why Clark feels so compelled to defend life, as he can literally see it. Going along with this power, Waid also changed Clark into a vegetarian. These decisions have met with mixed reactions from fans.
Discotheque
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Sorry about the months later bump but here is what is apparently the official cover art for Superman: Earth One
WanderingWind
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Oh, this looks cool. Any word on a release date?
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November. For Superman.
No word on Batman yet.
No word on Batman yet.
brotkasten
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How is this a "fresh start", when you're using two of your oldest comic book characters? How about something ... I don't know ... new?
Dead said:Just saw this on CBR, looks like the new Bat suit resembles WIzards hypothetical "ultimate" DC designs from several years back
I still like this better than any redesign DC has come up with.
I'm not particularly intrigued by this idea, and I say that as an admitted DC fanboy who's favorite comic book character has been Superman since I was 3. It's a new coat of paint for an old idea that DC has done a number of times over the decades.
I hate to sound like a douchebag, but could they please get the balls to seriously update Superman's costume? I completely understand they have a legacy that they feel they need to uphold with practically every single one of the prominent characters in the DCU, but come on, they've got to be able to think of something more creative than simply adding texture to what's already there. I don't want to sound overly pessimistic, and I do admit the art (quality) looks to be good, but I don't understand where the general excitement for this is really coming from.
YuriLowell
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Superman looks like Zack Efron. I think DC knows something we dont.
Discotheque said:Sorry about the months later bump but here is what is apparently the official cover art for Superman: Earth One
Just finished watching Vol 1 of Superman TAS, and that reminds me of a few scenes where Supes glares menacingly at the villain barely holding back the heat vision. Pretty neat.
A genuinely good Superman story is always welcome, so I will withhold judgment on the book based solely on art that is obviously meant to appeal to a younger generation than mine.
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YuriLowell said:
No way. I actually got vibes of this (minus the really skinny figure of course):
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