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For want of a five-year-old child, the industry was lost…
It’s one thing to think that the “new #1 issues” plan that DC Comics is launching is a bad idea. Reasonable people can disagree about the wisdom of redesigning classic costumes, or of purging some continuity. There may be regrets about casting aside original titles that were reaching extremely high numbers all for the sake…
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The Complete list of DC #1s
Okay, this is kind of a cheat on my part in order to hit my “post every day in June” vow. A list of the total rollout. An Updatable List Of The 52 DC Titles For September I’ll have more detailed reactions, but for now I’m holding my tongue. The world doesn’t need one more…
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Reactions to the whole DC “New #1s” thing
Here are some reactions by comic pros and fans to DC’s announcement that their entire line of comic books would be starting over with new #1 issues. I’ll have a few thoughts of my own as well at the end. Lore Sjoberg tweeted what is probably the most concise summary of how comic book reboots…
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DC Comics unleashes a new universe of superhero titles
DC Comics unleashes a new universe of superhero titles Everyone I know has been buzzing about this astounding new reboot that DC is doing. I hate to break this to everyone: There’s no reboot. And it’s not like I couldn’t go for one. Considering how every few years all of the stories I cared about…