DC Revamp
- Thread starter Meinos Kaen
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From IGN:
A few that stood out to me:
My thoughts: The Silver age fanboys are giving a series to the guys who pulled the trigger on Kyle.....why am I not surprised.
My thoughts: Starfire is out of Lobdell's hands....so I have nothing against this series in principle.
My Thoughts: So they took away his super powers right?
My Thoughts: I am...curious about this one. I love the front cover and really want to see where they are going with this.
My Thoughts: Huh....this actually has my attention....I mean Deathstroke playing a modern day Kratos...could be fun.
My Thoughts: Who are these guys and what have they done with the Titans?
A few that stood out to me:
My thoughts: The Silver age fanboys are giving a series to the guys who pulled the trigger on Kyle.....why am I not surprised.
My thoughts: Starfire is out of Lobdell's hands....so I have nothing against this series in principle.
My Thoughts: So they took away his super powers right?
My Thoughts: I am...curious about this one. I love the front cover and really want to see where they are going with this.
My Thoughts: Huh....this actually has my attention....I mean Deathstroke playing a modern day Kratos...could be fun.
My Thoughts: Who are these guys and what have they done with the Titans?
Oh, that reminds me. Seems like nobody brought up the whole "CHANGETHECOVER" situation yet...
An upcoming Batgirl variant cover was a send-up to The Killing Joke where Batgirl was tied up, a little tearful and scared, while the Joker threatened her with a gun. Twitter/Tumblr lost it and started complaining so DC canned it. Apparently the artist had decided on his own to do the send-up and didn't ask for opinions until it was done.
Any thoughts?
An upcoming Batgirl variant cover was a send-up to The Killing Joke where Batgirl was tied up, a little tearful and scared, while the Joker threatened her with a gun. Twitter/Tumblr lost it and started complaining so DC canned it. Apparently the artist had decided on his own to do the send-up and didn't ask for opinions until it was done.
Any thoughts?
The way they split was kinda weird too. I'm not quite sure why Starfire trusted Crux there... Meh, at least the ending was decent in general if terribly rushed feeling. Stupid convergence.
I was quite happy though that Blackfire remains not evil. I actually like her New 52 self WAYYY more than her old self. Old self was your garden variety ambitious evil queen type. New 52 she actually still loves Starfire and the only reason she's ever done bad stuff to her was because she saw it as necessary to aide Tamaran. To the point that she willingly betrayed Helspont, i.e. Evil!Wildstorm!Daemonite!Martian Manhunter.
I was quite happy though that Blackfire remains not evil. I actually like her New 52 self WAYYY more than her old self. Old self was your garden variety ambitious evil queen type. New 52 she actually still loves Starfire and the only reason she's ever done bad stuff to her was because she saw it as necessary to aide Tamaran. To the point that she willingly betrayed Helspont, i.e. Evil!Wildstorm!Daemonite!Martian Manhunter.
Helspont as he was originally introduced lo these many years ago in Wildstorm (I'm talking original 1990s Wildstorm here), was a Daemonite, a race of body-snatchers that possessed other bodies. His classic look, the blue flaming demon looking thing, is because he is possessing an Acurian. This gave him basically all of the Martian Manhunter's powers, Mental AND flying brick. There were parallels drawn to Mr. Majestic back in the day even. Granted they were more about Helspont being one of the few characters who was his physical equal, but still.
Thus, by some lights, Helspont is Evil!Daemonite!Martian Manhunter!
Thus, by some lights, Helspont is Evil!Daemonite!Martian Manhunter!
I don't know WHY they would trip over that to begin with, considering that IS a very traumatic event for Barbara Gordon that remained relevant. When she was KO'd and taken in by The Movement for purpose of learning her secret identity and using it as leverage against her, the first thing that came to mind was that she was shot by the Joker again and that entire thing was about to repeat itself. By the time she calmed herself down and realized that wasn't happening, she had already took out nearly all of the Movement. Also, she had to personally deal with the Joker at least two other times in much more horrific positions -- one where the Joker wanted to make her his bride, Boxing Helena style, and the other when Joker captured the major players of the Bat Family but Batman and had them convinced that he had carved off their faces, much like his own, by serving them up to them chilled on ice.
So, yeah, I don't see much point of that bit of OMGTAKEITOUT She still has all of her clothes on, what's the fuss? Because she's tied up? The tears? Give me a break, and stop being such a wuss!
So, yeah, I don't see much point of that bit of OMGTAKEITOUT She still has all of her clothes on, what's the fuss? Because she's tied up? The tears? Give me a break, and stop being such a wuss!
Forcibly injecting political agenda to comics never ends well. I had hoped that DC would've managed to learn from mistakes Marvel made, but apparently they are doomed to repeat them. Marvel had to can Ms. Marvel featuring Carol after they tried to completely retcon her past in pants-on-head retarded fashion and turn her into some butch feminist icon. Sales unsurprisingly tanked like Titanic. Now Marvel is cancelling ~30 titles for duration of Secret Wars but most won't probably return thanks to plummeting sales.
How long until Poison Ivy in her new burkha made of plants & polyamorous demiqueer otherkin Barbara (and their headmates) team up to fight the all-powerful Patriarchy in the name of social justice?
How long until Poison Ivy in her new burkha made of plants & polyamorous demiqueer otherkin Barbara (and their headmates) team up to fight the all-powerful Patriarchy in the name of social justice?
I thought the new Ms. Marvel (Kamal) and the female Thor were selling well....
Train wreck crowd are part of readers for sure, but as that comic seems to be resorting to recycling internet memes in addition to political soapboxing and horrible art I'm not sure if tumblrite cash is enough to keep it afloat.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/03/18/33-marvel-comics-will-be-cancelled-for-secret-wars
33 are ending according to that article, not 24.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/03/18/33-marvel-comics-will-be-cancelled-for-secret-wars
33 are ending according to that article, not 24.