DC Solicits for August 2009: Everybody dies, probably

TexiKenTexiKen Dammit!That fish really got me!Registered User regular
edited May 2010 in Graphic Violence
Full Solicits are up

Highlights:

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors starts

Magog is cancelled with #12

Air ends with #24

There are some Batman: Arkham Aslyum videogame action figures being released.

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Yeah other than the Morrison Batman stuff, GL stuff, and BoP this is. Not good.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I mean really, my DC list looks like this now:

    Emerald Warriors
    Secret Six
    Booster Gold
    Birds of Prey
    Justice League: GL

    I don't even want to pick up Action Comics anymore, because the Super titles have shown they do not care about continuing a story, just smash and replace. I'm sorry Cornell, you're my brah, brah, but I'm gonna have to pass.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    You aren't getting B&R anymore, Tex? Shame.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I'm thinking of trade waiting, but I don't know how long DC waits for one of their flagship titles to go to HC or trade.

    If #13 is good I'll probably keep going with it though.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    more people should read Red Robin and Batgirl

    Batgirl's been great since like...issue 2 and Red Robin really stepped it up once Tim stopped being pissy, plus it's gonna be by Nicieza now and he's awesome and was good on Robin so buy it

    also Secret Six

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Who is the artist on #13?

    B&R was only originally planned to be 12 issues long, so I hope they've got some good talent lined up for the extension. I'd be happy with Andy Clarke staying on the book, or else Frank Quitely doing some interior work instead of just covers.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Even my enthusiasm for DC is starting to dwindle now. There's really nothing new or unexpected on here at all. And although I still read a ton of DC books, I am starting to get tired of Johns's stuff. I've never been into Marvel's continuity stream all that much, but the relaunches for the Heroic Age have me wadding into that water more anxiously now.

    I'm reading all the Brightest Day stuff, but it's really the Morrison Bat Books, the Booster stuff, and the Super books (sometimes) that I actually look forward to.

    Also, I feel like having JMS on the normal Superman book will kind of undermine Earth One for fans who read the ongoing, so now there will be extra stress on that book to succeed with its casual audience.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Who is the artist on #13?

    B&R was only originally planned to be 12 issues long, so I hope they've got some good talent lined up for the extension. I'd be happy with Andy Clarke staying on the book, or else Frank Quitely doing some interior work instead of just covers.

    What annoyed me about Andy Clarke's run is that for even a simple three issue arc (which works very well for B&R), on #12 he only did half the issue, the other half you have to give major props to Dustin Nguyen and Scott Hanna for doing the best they could to mimic Clarke's style.

    It's like, come on brah, you had a good lead-in time and you still struggled at the end.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Who is the artist on #13?

    B&R was only originally planned to be 12 issues long, so I hope they've got some good talent lined up for the extension. I'd be happy with Andy Clarke staying on the book, or else Frank Quitely doing some interior work instead of just covers.

    Frazer Irving is doing #13-#15.

    I don't think they've said who'll be doing #16-18. I know Frank Quitely was supposed to do the final arc of the book, but since we don't know how long it's extended who knows when that'll hit.

    Although the extension works out better for him since he was sick or injured last year and couldn't do interiors.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    You know who'd make a really kickass artist for B&R? Darwyn Cooke.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    Too bad he doesn't like doing work for hire anymore (and rightfully so).

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Frazer Irving is good people.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    DUstin Nguyen could/should do an arc, given enough lead-in time he could probably do both B&R and Streets of Gotham at the same time.

    Or Nicola Scott, that would be a nice arc. (I like this the most, gives her some big time phat props, yo.)

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    mike allred should do an arc

    and karl kerschl

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I like the cut of your jib, Keith.

    How would you like Mike Marts' job?

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Morrison said recently that Bruce Wayne is back by the end of issue 16, so it seems likely that 16-18 could very well be the last or possibly second-to-last arc.

    But then again, Tony Daniels is supposed to get to keep writing Batman after the RIP flashback.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    18 might be the last issue because that means 3 nicely packaged 6 issue trades. Or they push it to 24 issues.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Man, I really need to buy the second volume of Air...

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    TexiKen wrote: »
    Air ends with #24

    tell me how i'm supposed to breath with no air air air

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Jordin Sparks?

    Couldn't find an Air Supply song? Or an awesome 80's hair metal song?

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Is it a planned ending or a cancellation?

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    It seems like a planned ending, or enough lead-in time to wind everything down.

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  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I give the Green Lantern solicit the "Missing the Point" award:
    BRIGHTEST DAY continues as what readers have been asking for finally arrives: a male Star Sapphire in the form of the Predator.
    Uh...I'm pretty sure what readers were asking for was a normal Star Sapphire that happens to be male. Not a male dressed up in a full suit of armor (Carol must feel really pissed about her lack of clothes now) chaining the heroes up.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    TexiKen wrote: »
    Jordin Sparks?

    Couldn't find an Air Supply song? Or an awesome 80's hair metal song?

    those wouldn't be relevant

    and unlike you, my references aren't reaching

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Keith wrote: »
    TexiKen wrote: »
    Jordin Sparks?

    Couldn't find an Air Supply song? Or an awesome 80's hair metal song?

    those wouldn't be relevant

    and unlike you, my references aren't reaching

    But your reference is a flavor of the week, it has no soul, no sweet guitar solo. It is the new/current Green Arrow series.

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  • AlgertmanAlgertman Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Is it a planned ending or a cancellation?

    Both. They told ahead of time it would be canceled so she could plan out.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Stilts wrote: »
    I give the Green Lantern solicit the "Missing the Point" award:
    BRIGHTEST DAY continues as what readers have been asking for finally arrives: a male Star Sapphire in the form of the Predator.
    Uh...I'm pretty sure what readers were asking for was a normal Star Sapphire that happens to be male. Not a male dressed up in a full suit of armor (Carol must feel really pissed about her lack of clothes now) chaining the heroes up.

    To be fair, the Predator is a character from the 90s. It was back when Carol was crazy and had her male half running around as the predator and living in her brain or something and her woman Star Sapphire half doing shit, and her.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    TexiKen wrote: »
    Keith wrote: »
    TexiKen wrote: »
    Jordin Sparks?

    Couldn't find an Air Supply song? Or an awesome 80's hair metal song?

    those wouldn't be relevant

    and unlike you, my references aren't reaching

    But your reference is a flavor of the week, it has no soul, no sweet guitar solo. It is the new/current Green Arrow series.

    Give it twenty years and people will think it's a classic when it's actually not any good

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    It's probably not a good thing that I keep reading through DC's solicits and thinking, "Oh yeah, they're publishing that." I'd totally forgotten that there were new Batman Beyond, Red Hood, Legion of Super-Heroes, First Wave, Mighty Crusaders, and Zatanna comics either already coming out, or soon to be.

    On the upside, Booster Gold looks like it's being created just for me, Secret Six looks like they're going to be doing The Magnificent Six, and while the main Teen Titans story looks like it'll be awful, I kind of want to buy it just for the back-up. And Shade the Changing Man's guest-starring in Hellblazer, which is kind of awesome.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I am picking up the new Legion books, but honestly wondering why. I have zero attachment to any of the characters, and didn't even know who they were two years ago. I think it's just segueing from the Super-books, and already having Adventure on my pull list.

    Edit: I really enjoyed Johns's Legion backups in Adventure earlier, but I don't know if Levitz is even going after those threads or what. I really know next to nothing about the Legion, even in their current form.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Stilts wrote: »
    I give the Green Lantern solicit the "Missing the Point" award:
    BRIGHTEST DAY continues as what readers have been asking for finally arrives: a male Star Sapphire in the form of the Predator.
    Uh...I'm pretty sure what readers were asking for was a normal Star Sapphire that happens to be male. Not a male dressed up in a full suit of armor (Carol must feel really pissed about her lack of clothes now) chaining the heroes up.

    Who has been asking for a male Star Sapphire? That's nothing I really care to read about. I'm perfectly fine with them being the cheesecake faction.

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  • RansRans Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Predator is actually from the mid-80s and made a few appearances in the 90s. seems like Johns is sticking mostly with his original GL Vol 2. history and ignoring the, uh, maltus demon / star sapphire demon baby angle that came later in some random justice league book.

    i think the chaining of carol front and center on the cover is eye-roll worthy but am otherwise fine with the Predator.

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  • RansRans Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    also with the solicit for REBELS #19, looks like i'm going to stay on the book for awhile to see if the GL connection goes anywhere

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Rans wrote: »
    Predator is actually from the mid-80s and made a few appearances in the 90s. seems like Johns is sticking mostly with his original GL Vol 2. history and ignoring the, uh, maltus demon / star sapphire demon baby angle that came later in some random justice league book.
    That was Extreme Justice. There's a pretty good write-up of that craziness here, for anyone curious about it. I'm an Extreme Justice apologist, but even I can't defend those few issues.

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  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    The winning line:

    'But between you and me, you know what Booster Gold really needed?

    TENTACLES!'

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  • CoJoeTheLawyerCoJoeTheLawyer Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    On the trade front, other than Starman volume 3 and Y volume 4, nothing that screams "buy me" to me. The new Superman and Luthor hardcovers look OK, but not must-have.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    Lex Luthor: Man of Steel is awesome and if you haven't read it it's definitely worth buying.

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  • jkylefultonjkylefulton Squid...or Kid? NNID - majpellRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS #2
    Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN & BRANDON JERWA
    Art by JULIAN LOPEZ & JOHN LUCAS
    Cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
    The threads connecting the Crusaders are unraveling all too quickly as The Web becomes the first to lose more than he bargained for. Is the price he paid too high? And what connection does the mysterious Fox have to the mystery of the Red Circle?
    On sale AUGUST 11 • 2 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US

    People weren't buying these characters when they were $2.99, why would they pay $3.99?

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2010
    Because it's a mini! And they're all together!

    They should put Eric Trautmann on a big book. He's awesome

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    His Action Comics run with Rucka wasn't that good, if that's the kind of work he does in the "real" DCU.

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