Full DC Universe Reboot (Along with the heroines)

I've read something about this yesterday and I don't know if I feel interested or depressed. AsRandom said it's a very ambitious and dangerous move,one that can be a major boomerang for the DC. Plus I admit some of the rumors about this reset are very unsettling. Apparently one of the main goals is to minimize the presence of creator owned characters, which includes all of Superman's cast (due to the conclusion of the lawsuit between DC comics and the Siegel family), as a result a rumor appeared that Lois Lane will be removed or marginalized in the stories and Superman will be dating Wonder Woman. For some reason I think that this is utterly depressing.

I'm also worried about other characters, especially Power Girl and Zatanna. After decades of bad writing these two characters were finally able to have some good time, if a reset comes there's no telling how things will end for them. I fear a return to the "I'm not sure where I came from" version of PG.

I think its gonna be a disaster, personally. Rebooting and starting over seems to be the theme in comics (and their respective movies) these days -- along with reimaginings (don't get me started).

It seems like a cheap parlor trick and a quick and dirty way to nab as many readers right away, just for curiosity sake. I hate the Superman/WW romance and the fact everyone gets the new costumes. Even worse, the fact that they are releasing the comics digitally the same day is yet another nail in the coffin of your local comic book shop retailers who are already suffering!

Finally, and this might be a good thing, is the announcement of 52 titles!?!? OK, they have roughly 30-35 titles now and they plan to add another 20+?? And that is assuming that ALL the current titles continue. While I relish seeing some characters (e.g. Wondergirl, Lois Lane, Legion of Super Villains) getting there own titles, I'm hard pressed to think of another 15 or so. I certainly they don't go the Marvel route and just fill the title bin with more "Xmen books" (using probably GL or Batman). Of course, it also could be some temporary marketing trick to pull readers in and then they are gonna trim it back. You know, the old "52 titles for 52 weeks" trick!

Anyways, my pull list consists of about 12 regular titles -- 11 of them being DC, so I'm invested in their characters. I just hope Lee & Co. doesn't screw it up like I think they might.

ElF

In looking at the titles already announced, none of them really perk my interest with an exception of Firestorm with the creative team of Gail Simone/Ethan Van Scriver and art by Y. Cidar.

Wonder Woman's cover (and costume) looks horrendous.... and the cover of JLI has all the girls in, yep, long pants (though two of them already had them)!

ElF

Personally the more I read about this reboot the more I my interest dies. It's the proof of what I said for years, open-ended storylines are bad a character must pass away or pass his legacy somewhere along the way, because simply keeping him /her going ad namuseam will create continuity problems sooner or later.

Can't agree more...this is almost literally NOTHING that I've heard about the "reboot" that I'm looking forward to except maybe Gail Simone's run on Firestorm and/or seems like we'll another Legion Book.

Awful new costumes (haven't seen one I like more than the original), Babs --> Oracle, strange new Birds of Prey Team, new titles, no Superman and Lois....its almost like Jim Lee & Co. are trying to purposefully fuck up the DC Universe. It remains to be seen and good writing will win out, but not liking it at all!

I'm dreading the next round of announcements/releases which should show Supergirl's new costume. Also, I got a bad feeling that Powergirl's title run is over as well (though I hope I'm wrong)...

lfan wrote: Can't agree more...this is almost literally NOTHING that I've heard about the "reboot" that I'm looking forward to except maybe Gail Simone's run on Firestorm and/or seems like we'll another Legion Book.

Same here and for me it's really a shame since I loved what the DC authors did in these last few years.

lfan wrote: Awful new costumes (haven't seen one I like more than the original), Babs --> Oracle, strange new Birds of Prey Team, new titles, no Superman and Lois....its almost like Jim Lee & Co. are trying to purposefully fuck up the DC Universe. It remains to be seen and good writing will win out, but not liking it at all!

I will abstain to comment about the costumes (even if I hate Nightwing's new look), but some ideas, like pulling Babs out of the wheelchair and removing Lois from the picture, are intollerable for the geek in me.

lfan wrote: I'm dreading the next round of announcements/releases which should show Supergirl's new costume. Also, I got a bad feeling that Powergirl's title run is over as well (though I hope I'm wrong)...

Please be very wrong...

Next up with the crap-fest announcements. Extra bonus is the cover looks like Image Comics circa 1990...oh joy! :


"Tim Drake is forced to step out from behind his keyboard when an international organization seeks to capture or kill super-powered teenagers. As Red Robin, he must team up with the mysterious and belligerent powerhouse thief known as Wonder Girl and a hyperactive speedster calling himself Kid Flash in TEEN TITANS #1, by Scott Lobdell and artists Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund.

Lee says of Teen Titans that it has "the most variety of what existed before," and that Lobdell is crafting a "mythology that gives you a family feel."

Words can't convey how sick I feel just for looking at this cover art.

CaptainIrishman wrote: ...If this relaunch fails and profits plummet further will they revert to the old course or are we destined to see 'dynamic' relaunch after dynamic relaunch...

This has the scent of the comic equivalent of "New Coke" to me, personally....

ElF

lfan wrote:

CaptainIrishman wrote: ...If this relaunch fails and profits plummet further will they revert to the old course or are we destined to see 'dynamic' relaunch after dynamic relaunch...

This has the scent of the comic equivalent of "New Coke" to me, personally....

ElF

I'm too young to know about that.

Fats

Best quote I saw in response to the cover was something like:

"Oh cool....Image Comics is rebooting their line as well!"