tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post1161218264481977395..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: DC Relaunch: 52 Words on 52 Titles (Part 1)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-18662928327607556482011-07-08T16:31:27.628-05:002011-07-08T16:31:27.628-05:00Four green Lantern titles is a little much, but at...Four green Lantern titles is a little much, but at least they all star different characters (and yeah, I don't give them all that long to last, either). But four Batman titles, all with Bruce Wayne in the lead, and none with Grant Morrison writing them? There's a certain fetishizing of Batman at DC right now that puts me off the character but good.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-20806296558374002712011-06-30T08:13:50.709-05:002011-06-30T08:13:50.709-05:00I think having 4 Green Lantern titles is too much,...I think having 4 Green Lantern titles is too much, and I say that as a die-hard GL fan. I'll be picking them all up, but I would actually prefer if it was just 2 or 3 a month. I wouldn't be surprised if that New Guardians series (or even Red Lanterns) doesn't last that long. As I already mentioned, it's too many Bat-titles that keeps me away from that franchise (with the exception of the Morrison stuff). If I were to read them all, I wouldn't have the time/money for the rest of the DCU!D. Mark Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537028797086907873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-15658167055420071422011-06-30T03:39:44.678-05:002011-06-30T03:39:44.678-05:00For the last few years I've treated the Bat bo...For the last few years I've treated the Bat books as being in two categories - the essential stuff by the a list writters and the non-essential stuff by everyone else. Looks like they're still split that way with Snyder & Tomasi leading the essential side.<br /><br />I'm quite disappointed by the choice of Jurgen's on JLI, but other than too many Lantern books, most of these seem likely pick ups for me. I will be a digital sampling with trade follow up guy.Hixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-60120081473080210072011-06-29T10:35:36.245-05:002011-06-29T10:35:36.245-05:00Thanks for understanding, Glint. Long unbroken phr...Thanks for understanding, Glint. Long unbroken phrases, or in this case the URL you used, are causing an issue. Better to use hyperlinks. Shouldn't be an issue too often, though, and one of these days we'll have a new template here ...<br /><br />Thanks again.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-38577826628623886262011-06-29T10:26:31.404-05:002011-06-29T10:26:31.404-05:00@ CE, no problem, thanks for sorting that out! For...@ CE, no problem, thanks for sorting that out! For future reference is there anything I and other posters can do to avoid the issue happening again?<br /><br />@Robert Young I wouldn't put Snyder up there with Morrison's redefining and leading the way, but I would have thought he's comparable to Paul Dini in character focus, including building the city as it's own entity.<br />True he lacks the subtlety of Dini.Glintnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-76649117736112653632011-06-29T09:13:15.093-05:002011-06-29T09:13:15.093-05:00@Anon It's not that I have any objections to w...@Anon It's not that I have any objections to westerns, per se, but in terms of my own twisted comics-buying habits, it seems to me that Palmiotti and Gray's Jonah Hex/All-Star Western is *never* going to intersect with the DCU proper. <br /><br />That's not a bad thing; I have no problem with certain titles existing on their own, and I imagine for readers of Jonah Hex it's something of a relief to know that title will never be affected by, say, Legion of Super-Heroes's continuity. That's just not as interesting for me personally as titles in the DC Universe main, or as Paul Cornell's Demon Knights, which does seem to have more lasting ties to the present. No doubt I'd like Jonah Hex -- I hear great things about it -- but there's enough else vying for my attention and dollars that All-Star Western is an easy skip.<br /><br />I'm certainly open to reviews of the title, however, and interested parties can email me.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-12854537439103227112011-06-29T08:43:33.309-05:002011-06-29T08:43:33.309-05:00Had to delete Glint's earlier comment because ...Had to delete Glint's earlier comment because of a formatting issue (sorry Glint!). It read:<br /><br />I think I'm the only person who likes Philip Tan's work, his art on Batman & Robin was fantastically creepy and spot on for the story.<br />However, he isn't suited to superheroics, whether that demonstrates the direction for Hawkman we will see.<br />Put J H Williams III on any series as a regular and I would buy it.<br /><br />Scott Synder has been hitting it out the park, if you want some idea as where he's going with Batman listen to his <a href="http://comicsmovies.ign.com/comics/audio/article/117/1177077/IGN_Assemble_3_061711.mp3" rel="nofollow">interview with IGN</a>.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-15597844812152688892011-06-28T22:22:49.082-05:002011-06-28T22:22:49.082-05:00I think you oughta try All-Star Western. Jimmy Pal...I think you oughta try All-Star Western. Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray are actually pretty solid on the current Jonah Hex title, writting excellent stand-alone stories. With All-Star Western, it seems like they want to make a continuing story with that character, which sounds like an excellent idea.<br /><br />Unless of course you do not care at all about western comics, which would explain why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-33118139439828530582011-06-28T20:32:56.957-05:002011-06-28T20:32:56.957-05:00I've read all of Scott Snyder's Detective ...I've read all of Scott Snyder's Detective Comics run thus far and.....I'm just not seeing what he's doing that's earning all this praise. Is there anything in particular that I should be paying more attention to that will increase my appreciation for his work here?<br /><br />There are too many Batman titles. I miss the halcyon days of Morrison on Batman and Dini on Detective.Robert Youngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-52829185665324028792011-06-28T19:30:37.450-05:002011-06-28T19:30:37.450-05:00I'm just glad we finally have a JLA title we c...I'm just glad we finally have a JLA title we can be proud of.Jackienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-4135123311097661222011-06-28T14:55:23.516-05:002011-06-28T14:55:23.516-05:00Love the range of opinions here -- pro-Jurgens on ...Love the range of opinions here -- pro-Jurgens on JLI, anti-Jurgens on JLI, more Batman, less Batman, etc. <br /><br />No one has bad things to say about Scott Snyder's Batman work, such that my guess it I probably will like it when I check it out. And honestly I can't really imagine skipping any of the first DC Relaunch trades (except maybe I, Vampire, Voodoo, and All-Star Western), so probably I'll sample the Batman stuff, too. It really comes down to their having just been <b>one</b> Batman book for so long (whatever Morrison is writing) and then a bunch of other things trying to capitalize on that, that I'm predisposed to be un-enthused by four Batman titles going in different directions.<br /><br />"Wally as bad guy" is just my guess for the mysterious villain mentioned in the Flash solicitation. Really I don't think DC wants to make the fans <i>that</i> angry, though maybe we shouldn't tempt fate. I actually have a different favorite theory for Wally's fate right now; email or DM me if you want it, because I don't want to spoil if I'm right.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-50566662251951054852011-06-28T14:42:15.088-05:002011-06-28T14:42:15.088-05:00I stopped buying JLA back when Jurgens took over f...I stopped buying JLA back when Jurgens took over from Giffen/DeMattis, as I didn't enjoy the more serious direction and didn't care for the characters he brought in (Superman, Maxima, Bloodwynd). That being said, I've since read some Jurgens stuff I liked, and I like his art (particularly on the 2nd Booster Gold series), and as a fan of the JLI characters, I'm definitely giving that series a chance. Will probably try out Captain Atom too, as I really liked him in Justice League Europe back in the day.<br /><br />If the Blue Beetle series was Ted Kord, I'd get it in a heartbeat. But I really have no interest in Jaime Reyes, even if I know I'm missing out on some BB-legacy storytelling because of it.D. Mark Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537028797086907873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-52542016366449045492011-06-28T13:02:07.802-05:002011-06-28T13:02:07.802-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Glintnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-83899811121508950372011-06-28T12:22:52.354-05:002011-06-28T12:22:52.354-05:00My only experience with Kyle HIggins is the first ...My only experience with Kyle HIggins is the first two issues of Gates of Gotham (co-plotted w/Scott Snyder). With Snyder as the co-plotter, and the fact that Snyder's first Batman arc deals with Gotham history, I imagine the overarching story is Snyder's, but the main points and dialogue are Higgins. The Batman in GoG is Dick Grayson, and he seems competently written so far, so I'm hopeful. <br /><br />Snyder's run in 'Tec has been great - I think fans of Gotham Central and the post NML Batman/'Tec runs by Brubaker and Rucka will be happy with The Black Mirror when it comes out.<br /><br />I'm torn on JLI - I liked Jurgens writing Booster, but the rest of the cast I'm rather blase about. I imagine one of the GL books will give me my Guy Gardner fix, and I read as much Batman as anyone, so it's tough to get excited about Ice . . .Bob Schoonoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371205595372517089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-62525824722117023892011-06-28T11:05:50.639-05:002011-06-28T11:05:50.639-05:00Yeah, I hadn't heard about this Wally as a vil...Yeah, I hadn't heard about this Wally as a villain theory, although it's an interesting one. Is it necessary if Zoom is still around post-Flashpoint? I'm really concerned about the Flash title; since the mid-80's, there's really only been 3 long-term Flash writers: William Messner-Loebs, Mark Waid, and Geoff Johns. Most of the other writers, in my opinion, haven't done a good job with Flash (even the Morrison/Millar issues were hit-and-miss for me). I'm really hoping that Manapul works things out.<br /><br />When I first got into comics as a kid, it was mostly Batman. However, these days, I'm turned off by the franchise just by how many Bat-titles there are out there. I've been reading Morrison's books, mostly because I know he's basically leading the way, with the other Bat-titles either doing their own thing or following what he's doing. If they went back to just Batman and Detective, then I would start reading them again.<br /><br />Finally, as I've said before, I really have no interest in Aquaman, but I can't see myself passing up on a series by Geoff Johns and Ivan Ries.D. Mark Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537028797086907873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-68001802524193315282011-06-28T09:25:11.073-05:002011-06-28T09:25:11.073-05:00I agree that Four Batman books is a bit much, unle...I agree that Four Batman books is a bit much, unless one of them follows more in Streets of Gotham or Legends of the Dark Knight and focuses on the side characters of Batman: a look at Jim Gordon or others.<br /><br />I've tried to research Kyle Higgins but I can't seem to find much on his work, so I'm worried for Nightwing, I personally don't believe Nightwing has been written well since Dixon's departure. Scott Lobdell is another one that worries me, but not for Red Hood and the Outlaws. I'll wait for your next post to comment on him, though.<br /><br />Where is this supposition that Wally West will be the villain of Flash?! I'm worried about that!Liang Xiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356479769962765014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-64883652048777052822011-06-28T09:16:01.185-05:002011-06-28T09:16:01.185-05:00Most excited about the JLI, Red Lanterns & JL ...Most excited about the JLI, Red Lanterns & JL Dark amongst these.Aalok Madhusudan Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837619279211378828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-15383780262581904752011-06-28T09:05:02.185-05:002011-06-28T09:05:02.185-05:00Firestorm is not being drawn by Ethan Van Sciver. ...Firestorm is not being drawn by Ethan Van Sciver. He will deliver the covers and will also function as a co writer. The talented Yildiray Cinar is the artist of this book.<br /><br />All in all I agree with your thoughts regarding these books. However I am more excited about the batman line. I got the trade for American Vampire (his vertigo title) and I must say that he did a splendid job building a dark world populated by realistic characters. I hope he does the same for the bat-universe. <br /><br />ps: I haven't yet read Snyders detective run since it hasnt been collected yet. But I heared only positive things about that particular stiory arc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com