I think... I am actually going to read the main Rebirth book
I assume it'll be a limited series
It's a 80 page one shot for 2.99 out this Wednesday
There's no main book aside from that
Hmm
so was that IGN piece the entirety of it? I'm curious then in what book the shit will go down
It's just a jumping-off point to set up the mysteries and such to come. Kinda like the special DC printed before Infinite Crisis where Ted Kord got shot.
Honestly the only thing I straight up dislike from that summary is
Blue Beetle being magic again
I will give Giffen the benefit of the doubt but man that could potentially fuck up a lot of the amazing Pre Reboot Blue Beetle story
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I will give DC one more try. I loved them when I was young, but man, Nu52 left me cold, except for Aquaman. Some of these titles sound good.
But I just bought all 7 issues of Final Crisis and man, that made no sense whatsoever. Were there parts of the story told in different comics or what? Because as told in that series, I could not follow it well at all.
I will give DC one more try. I loved them when I was young, but man, Nu52 left me cold, except for Aquaman. Some of these titles sound good.
But I just bought all 7 issues of Final Crisis and man, that made no sense whatsoever. Were there parts of the story told in different comics or what? Because as told in that series, I could not follow it well at all.
Superman Beyond was definitely required, to the point that it was included in the hardcover
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A dude on Reddit got a leaked copy of the Rebirth one shot and is posting some pictures
The big shocking reveal?
Watchmen is now part of the DCU in some capacity, as there is a full page splash of Batman holding up the smiley pin with blood on it
They are seemingly responsible for whatever it is that causes the Rebirth event and the mixing of the two timelines according to the leaker
You know what? Yeah, sure, this is where they might as well go. This is basically what the last 30 years have lead up to. DC has spent that time years learning the wrong lessons from Watchman, driving the tone of their books increasingly more grimdark. Might as well miss the point entirely and make them part of the DC universe.
Well
Turns out Watchmen is explicitly why the DCU got so dark
Wally says that Manhattan is responsible for ripping 10 years away from the DCU, which means that even before the New 52 (which was 5 years I believe) he was messing with reality which would explain as far back as Infinite Crisis.
I also take it as commentary on the darkness of the DCEU.
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The one shot of the Penguin actually looks better than the original because of some flat lighting in that scene, but that's kinda it... Hugo Strange looks awful. They removed the reflections from his glasses during that scene!
There are, like, a handful of textures that look better, and it seems like they're trying to make the game more colorful rather than the washed out grim bullshit it always has been
But you kinda can't do that, because it's the Arkham games, and like it or not that's literally their entire aesthetic. You can't split that difference
The only truly marked improvements are some real-time shadows where there didn't used to be shadows and the use of some of the Arkham Knight water-on-the-cape tech, but the rest just looks worse
So it seems like the reason the remasters aren't on PC is definitely cause any half-decent PC will make those games look better than the remasters
that reminds me of the Doom BFG Edition. It was supposed to be an upscale version of the console iteration of the game, so it looks good on those. But then they ported to PC, and it still looks shittier than the regular Doom 3 iteration because PCs already ran these games really well with all the eye candy turned on that the consoles never got.
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Wow, yeah, those remasters look like shit.
And it's not a good sign that every time they show both versions moving at the same time, the remasters are choppy as fuck.
I was disappointed they weren't including Arkham Origins (since it had a good story and the best designs, and they could have fixed the bugs), but now I doubt I'll pick them up at all.
And it's not a good sign that every time they show both versions moving at the same time, the remasters are choppy as fuck.
I was disappointed they weren't including Arkham Origins (since it had a good story and the best designs, and they could have fixed the bugs), but now I doubt I'll pick them up at all.
tbf, the choppiness of the remasters is likely a result of the footage being from the trailer and not captured directly from their own machine like the original footage is
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Wally West as the face of the real DC Universe ushering in the revelation that the arbiter of DC's grimmest and darkest bullshit ever is Doctor Manhattan.
Like obviously the real persons responsible for it are still in power in the real world so who knows if it will shake out at all
But the story of Wally and the old, fun, heroic DCU realizing they've been tricked and corrupted by the comic that started the whole downward spiral of grim nonsense is pretty dang entertaining to me
Well, Starfire's costume couldn't be any worse, so that's an improvement
And is that Damian as Robin? If so: nice. If not: why
Yes it's Damian
Okay that's great
Damian interacting with anyone makes me happy
Damian leading the Teen Titans is inspired
Has that happened before, I wouldn't know, I haven't read DC in forever (after Marvel Unlimited it's so hard to even justify buying individual issues digitally...)
One thing that I find hilarious about how people are reacting to the Rebirth special is...
...the uproar about Wally being in a Kid Flash suit. I don't think they realized that this is meant to be a sign of the pre-to-post FP conversion happening to Wally, handwaving his absence in the N52 as part of what happened in Titans Hunt. I'm glad that he was able to hold onto his pre-FP memories long enough to fill Barry in so that when the temporal rewrite completely works (if it does), there's still a second-hand account of what happened before to go along with Pre-FP Superman and Lois' knowledge. I wonder by the way if they'll tie in N52 Bart's first suit to Wally's via some sort of Speed Force link seeing as they share the same big red lightning bolt.
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It's just a jumping-off point to set up the mysteries and such to come. Kinda like the special DC printed before Infinite Crisis where Ted Kord got shot.
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I will give Giffen the benefit of the doubt but man that could potentially fuck up a lot of the amazing Pre Reboot Blue Beetle story
But I just bought all 7 issues of Final Crisis and man, that made no sense whatsoever. Were there parts of the story told in different comics or what? Because as told in that series, I could not follow it well at all.
Somehow the remastered versions of the Arkham games actually look WORSE than the originals?
I mean those games aren't out yet so like, maybe they haven't finished remastering them
But why would you put out a trailer full of things that you know aren't as good as the original thing and call it a remaster?
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that all looks pretty bad but that Penguin and Hugo Strange are fucking garbo
There are, like, a handful of textures that look better, and it seems like they're trying to make the game more colorful rather than the washed out grim bullshit it always has been
But you kinda can't do that, because it's the Arkham games, and like it or not that's literally their entire aesthetic. You can't split that difference
The only truly marked improvements are some real-time shadows where there didn't used to be shadows and the use of some of the Arkham Knight water-on-the-cape tech, but the rest just looks worse
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And it's not a good sign that every time they show both versions moving at the same time, the remasters are choppy as fuck.
I was disappointed they weren't including Arkham Origins (since it had a good story and the best designs, and they could have fixed the bugs), but now I doubt I'll pick them up at all.
tbf, the choppiness of the remasters is likely a result of the footage being from the trailer and not captured directly from their own machine like the original footage is
Nah. They realized their "no marriages/family" thing was a mistake
This is neat and terrifying
The Rebirth leads into those, I think.
This sounds like JUST the right amount of insanity.
It's the precursor to all the relaunches
Beast Boy's and Starfire's costumes are a little busy but these don't look bad
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Well, that's the artist on the book doing the designs
Steam
I like Raven and Robin's costumes a lot.
Starfire's is...pretty typical? At least it doesn't make me angry. And I actually really like her casual outfit.
I object
New Teen Titans from the 80s (the most popular run) was Robin, Kid Flash, Beast Boy, Raven, Starfire, and Cyborg
Because he's not a spider-man villain
And is that Damian as Robin? If so: nice. If not: why
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When you think about it, though, Beast Boy would be the ur-Spider-Man villain
He can transform into like 2/3 of that roster!
Yes it's Damian
Steam
Okay that's great
Damian interacting with anyone makes me happy
Damian leading the Teen Titans is inspired
Has that happened before, I wouldn't know, I haven't read DC in forever (after Marvel Unlimited it's so hard to even justify buying individual issues digitally...)
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He would have taken over years ago but he wasn't a teen. Had to wait for proper order.
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