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X-O posted:No. Cartoons made Hawkgirl a decent character. An actual Hawk person. Cartoons can work miracles. Ostrander did it first in his awesome Hawkworld series. Jack of Hearts posted:So what you're saying is that DC should sack everyone and put Timm and Dini in charge. Is there a petition somewhere or...? Nope. It means time travel to late 80s/early 90s and kidnap Ostrander and get him to write everything. Android Blues posted:I understand trying to elevate Cyborg to the Justice League as both a Titans graduation thing and to make the League more diverse, but he really isn't that interesting as a character. There's a pretty good article about it here. I'm not sure I agree with all of his points but there's some relevant stuff in there regardless. Pretty much everything here made my head hurt. Something about because DC is a big company they shouldn't have black characters and by not having black characters DC is being true to their evil white roots?
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Teenage Fansub posted:Anyone can stop arguing about Jason Todd at any time. It's within your power. Remember when this poo poo was confined to the red hood thread and it was mostly just one good commenting the whole time? Those were good times. In non lovely comic news, when is Prez coming back?
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May 30, 2016 05:33
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Really he should just be allowed to return to his home planet and never spoken of again.
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May 30, 2016 18:55
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When I think legacy character I think Spiderman.
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May 31, 2016 02:47
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Dunbar posted:G. Willow Wilson posted on Twitter a while back that people need to move away from using single issue sales to judge the success of comic book because "some titles" can triple or quadruple their sales in digital and in trade. I think she'd be as well placed as anyone to know how much a digital-heavy book can sell on digital, so if even a couple books are selling that much digitally, it's a good thing. She has a point, which is why I really wish the big two would wait for trade sale figures of their new titles before deciding which titles get cancelled. It also helps if those trades come out quickly.
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May 31, 2016 19:33
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Teenage Fansub posted:I haven't read any of those speech bubbles but I'm a big fan of melting guys. Has the classic batface frontplate of the 30's Batmobile and the long body of TAS. Pretty much perfect. I didn't hate the Batman issue like others but it did feel like more of an introductory issue for new readers than anything else. Didn't really set anything up and felt more like a one and done.
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Jun 2, 2016 16:58
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Mr Hootington posted:James Tynion IV is considered a bad writer correct? Some of his stuff I have liked and some of his stuff I haven't. I wouldn't say he is bad though, he is just.....there. edit: DT hates him because he didn't "get" Jason Todd like writing superstar Lobdel, so take that with a grain of salt. His Talon was okay...and not offensively bad. Like I said, he is just...there. His Batman #52 was pretty good though.
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Jun 2, 2016 23:44
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Alucard Nacirema posted:So are they dropping the whole DC You policy of "Continuity doesn't matter" and letting creators do whatever the hell they want with the characters like Dr. Fate in a hoodie, Multiple personality Martian Manhunter, characters appearing in different costumes in different books at the same time, etc.? Apparently most of the comic buying world didn't give a flying gently caress about DCyou so probably.
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Jun 6, 2016 18:04
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I thought No Man's Land got reconned into Zero Year.
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Jun 7, 2016 06:27
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Squizzle posted:Hal Jordan is a dumb character and I can't muster the care to give a gently caress about his continuity. That is how I handle his New 52 issues. You should have read the first 6 or so of his Nu52 series as it was basically Sinestro calling out Jordan on being a complete tool and a failure of a human being for 6 issues. It was pretty great.
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Jun 7, 2016 19:31
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JoshTheStampede posted:It was a branding and editorial edict that DC books should focus more on good storytelling than devotion to canon and history, and that they should, occasionally, write for and market to people who are not 40-something white straight men. I thought it was critically acclaimed but as far as readership went, it was a dud. However, Travis343 posted:They gave it like two months before declaring it a massive failure. They expected since they had a few books starring young people and/or minorities everything should have been doing Batgirl numbers right out of the gate. When Dr. Fate didn't get that kind of heat behind it they checked out. the fact that they didn't wait to see how trade sales were (especially on titles that pretty much sell better in trade format than single) was one of the dumbest thing DC did. They should have waited until the first trade of the series came out before deciding what to do with the titles.
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Jun 7, 2016 22:05
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For me Prez was the standout which definitely had no chance, though it was nice to see DC try something outside of the regular superhero stuff, something they haven't done since the 90's. Black Canary started off fun and with lots of promise but it fizzled at the end. I am tradewaiting Omega Men and Midnighter and Dr. Fate though so I guess I am partially to blame for those not being higher sellers.
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Jun 7, 2016 22:11
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Travis343 posted:I would say DC is overall much less likely to take chances now. My impression is that the people who are in charge of the company now do not really understand why their characters have resonated with fans for 75+ years. They know their characters are popular and iconic and powerful but they are struggling to harness that in a way that makes them money (or good comic books, for that matter). I don't think this was a thing that existed.
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Jun 7, 2016 23:45
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They should just have an ongoing Books of Magic title with a huge header saying something like "from the company that produces the Harry Potter movies" on it.
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Jun 7, 2016 23:50
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Again I am curious about the impact of trades. I know it is too early to tell with the fact that Omega Men and such haven't even come out in trade yet, but I would love to see once all is said and done how the DCyou titles sold in trade form.
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Jun 8, 2016 00:03
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Teenage Fansub posted:https://twitter.com/DCComics/status/740306425285468160 Dude I really like your posts but would you mind just posting a new reply instead of constantly throwing fun stuff in old replies.
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Jun 8, 2016 02:43
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Travis343 posted:I don't really know anybody but Wally, Barry, and like Bart and Max Mercury from Impulse. Who's worse than Barry? Second season Flash from the the TV show.
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Jun 8, 2016 03:18
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As a fan of Tim Drake is Detective Comics worth looking at?
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Jun 8, 2016 20:18
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What's funny about Speedy and Red Hood is that the last time anyone cared about those characters was when one was dead and the other was a junkie.
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Jun 8, 2016 23:40
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Ended up giving Detective a chance and it wasn't bad as a set up issue. I am always a sucker for villain redemption so I am hoping the Clayface thing sticks though he wouldn't be my first go to for a team member. Sadly I see them setting up Tim and Stephanie as a couple again which kind of sucks.
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Jun 9, 2016 02:06
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Toxxupation posted:Well, yeah, Damian nearly killed him. I think the animosity was deserved. All worth it for this panel 
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Jun 9, 2016 02:29
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Teenage Fansub posted:Let's not treat each other like this. We wouldn't have to worry about this if the Red Hood thread was still around. I actually long for a Red Hood thread again so this poo poo could be contained
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Jun 13, 2016 03:25
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Yea I had the same issue with Final Crisis. Enjoyed the first few issues but it got so up its own arse that I didn't know what was going on. I read Superman Beyond later on (it was sold it when the series was coming out) and the main series made more sense, but it pissed me off even more that I needed to read outside issues to understand what was going on in the main series.
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Jun 13, 2016 04:20
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So is the son someone born to Lois Lane or is it some kind of weird adoption thing?
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Jun 13, 2016 20:53
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Didn't Jason throw a thug off a roof to his death. Grade-A stuff.
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Jun 14, 2016 23:24
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Travis343 posted:Revisionism! Actually Robin has some great moments in both Cult and the Man Who has Everything (I think he was responsible for getting the plant off Superman) but those moments could have been served just as well by having Dick there and there wasn't anything different in the way he did things. I actually didn't mind Todd in Under the Hood by Winnick and WInnick did manage to make him a compelling character with pathos (though any good will Winnick got for that was shat down the toilet by his brief Batman and Robin arc with Todd being the most awesome person ever!) but after that DC really didn't know what to do with the character.
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Jun 14, 2016 23:55
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SonicRulez posted:Unless I'm reading that weird, I think you just repeated what he said. It was my mistake. I was in agreement but kind of misread his statement. Toxxupation posted:
Tim Drake for life! It's funny that people also hold Dick Grayson in high regard but he was before my time so I don't think I ever read a Dick Grayson as Robin comic growing up.
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Jun 15, 2016 01:09
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I have no idea how Mark Russell continues to get work at DC but I am glad he does. Between this and Prez the guy seems to be able to do whatever he wants.
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Jun 15, 2016 16:16
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Lest we forget the achievements of Bob Kane
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Jun 15, 2016 23:05
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Just finished Batman and I thought it was a solid issue. Kind of like seeing Batman doing some kind of heroism while also introducing the mystery right at the end. Too often you see arcs that are slow burn, and while this story could be seen as "filler" at least it was exciting and entertaining.
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Jun 16, 2016 04:18
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I always thought New York and Chicago. Apparently its New York and New Jersey though perhaps New York and Baltimore would be more apt.
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Jun 16, 2016 23:59
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Die Laughing posted:Detroit really needs more super heroes. Got plenty from Detroit, but they never stick around to clean up the neighborhood. Detroit had RoboCop. What more do you need?
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Jun 17, 2016 04:53
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The entire DCU is secretly Vancouver, BC. You heard it here first.
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Jun 17, 2016 06:42
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Mr Hootington posted:A crossover already? Yuck. Are they dusting off the Mad Monk again too? I wish Matt Wagner was involved  Meanwhile, here is some news/preview/stuff about Gerard Way's Young Animal/Doom Patrol
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Jun 17, 2016 16:42
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Jun 20, 2016 06:35
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Rhyno posted:Hahahah holy gently caress watch this it's so goddamned horrible I couldn't watch this, but I also couldn't turn away from it. This is like the dark side of fan films. Man this is terrible on another level and I know hate you for posting this. I don't actually hate you.....that much
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Jun 23, 2016 16:46
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Rhyno posted:He's also a professional wrestler. And yet that is the best he could do with Bane?
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Jun 23, 2016 18:43
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Little Mac posted:Why are Bane's lips so wet?! WHY ARE THEY SO WET?! Every time I try watching it I have to turn it off due to feelings of amusement and shame. I think I figured it out though. It isn't a DC fan film but a WWE movie fan film.
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Jun 23, 2016 20:59
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Toxxupation posted:So I'm reading through Batman Eternal (as part of my slow working through all of the Bat-Titles in the New 52 that anyone considered worthwhile) and man oh man is this Arkham/Batwing/Joker's Daughter/Deacon Blackfire subplot the boringest loving poo poo in the mother loving world. If you want a good cry, and have time, track down Batman: Cult and shed a tear for the storyline Eternal sort of shat on. Also Cult is awesome so read it anyway.
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I always feel bad for Aquaman because there is so much potential that can be done with character if people cared. Like the dude is a king over a very very very vast territory. You could go Game of Thrones with this. Or anything. It shouldn't be hard to make a good Aquaman comic. Johns even managed to do a half decent comic.
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