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The DC Thread: How many Crises is Too Many?
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Some titles have entire new continuity, some just have new secret origins, and others still are going to just pick up where they left off and keep going, creating some continuity bugs to be fixed with ZeroPoint or FlashHour.
How people feel about the reboot
This is blasphemy! I'll never read another DC book as long as I live! 19.21%
As a DC fan, I am looking forward to it. 16.26%
As long as the stories are good, I dont care. 40.21%
Never read DC, but the reboot makes me want to. I'll give it a chance. 24.32%
Of course take this with a grain of salt as with any online poll, but I thought the numbers were interesting.
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They might have to hire some homeless folks.
Also, I wonder where Gail Simone will end up.
It's less the 52 title launches and more the 52 titles launching day-and-date digital
And we might have to order the whole range for the shelf for the first month, which could suck.
DC is pretty good with returnable stuff though. Wonder how many variants they throw in on top of it.
And if this is more akin to things like OMD or Retconpunch, then it just gives me that same feeling in a different way.
If they wanted a fresh continuity they should have either done something like Ultimate comics or they should have actually ended the various characters' stories properly before starting over.
That sounds awesome to me.
Edit: She said she has two books coming up, actually. Her hints were that she was making two new sandwiches, but with some old familiar meats. Also, that "It's time for an adventure. Yes, we are walking the high wire. But I suspect the view will be amazing. Come walk with us."
EditEdit: She also made a comment about the golden age leading into the silver age. Is she also writing JSA now, maybe? JSA + Black Canary and that pilot lady? Or is she just making a general comment on DC's bold move being the start of a new comic era? Who can say!
We order very small for our shelves, so while we'll probably order the whole range or close to it for the first month, after that we'll base our future orders on what our customers have preordered and what sold off the shelf.
If Booster Gold is still going on or even around in this brave new world, A Simone/Jurgens relaunch would be really great.
That's what DC should do. New audience, 52 titles. Give them 4 issues to see what sticks, and then begin cutting and merging until you're down to around 30 titles.
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EDIT: I'm gonna miss Conner tho if they get rid of him.
With Morrison at the helm? Doubtful. That's not how he rolls.
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the only way I don't want this not happening is if Secret Six turns into a new Suicide Squad by Ostrander
It sounds like Generation Lost will still be there, as will Brightest Day. But so far it also sounds like a reboot for the Legion (hahahahahaha! Fourboot! Or five, if you count the time-advanced silver age legion as its own incarnation). Birds, Superboy and tons of other stuff we're unsure about.
But it seems like we will be learning more info literally each day until the complete solicits hit on the 11th. So I guess be patient and keep your eyes open.
Since we're about to hit 100, I can do a comprehensive OP about all this stuff for a new thread when I wake up tomorrow.
Me and the boss already talked about it earlier. We're gonna run a commercial for the last week of August. We're gonna throw a party, have some cake, and some other stuff probably.
As far as getting the customer base on board I've got that under control.
I may come off as a standard troll here but in real life I'm the complete opposite. I'm a fairly nice guy and hell of a comics salesman.
because no one fucking recognized superman or batman and could identify with their costumes
New thread
I threw together all the info that has stood out to me so far, so it's a recap of all we know. As new things are announced, I'll add them to the OP.
I doubt it. And if it happens, it won't last.