DC's New 52: Reviews and Discussion (Spoilers welcolme and likely)

I'm posting this mainly because I find it amusing. I guess we'll find out maybe what these books are at NYCC this weekend, or more likely in a couple of months at SDCC.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/10/dc-band-aid-to-be-made-up-of-forty-comics-created-in-advance/

 

It's happening twice this year. A "Special Edition" this weekend, then the main one in October like usual.

 

I think they're supposed to be announcing them soon. A big announcement was slated for today, but haven't looked at the site yet.

 

So now we could see the return of the DCU pre 52'Verse for the one shots during moving time.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/13/the-dc-band-aid-project-to-bring-back-the-pre-52/

 

The beginning of the end of the new 52.

 

So it's going to be pre-52 characters meeting the 52 versions of themselves? Interesting.

I know it'll never happen but I would be quite happy if we just went back to the original continuity. The one that I grew up with. 1986 to 2011, baby.

 

No. That was just Rich's own speculation I think. Even he doesn't really know what exactly these are going to be.

 

1970-1985!!! Yeah!

 

1938 or bust.

 

Bryan Q. Miller on Batgirl (with Stephanie Brown), Flash (Wally West), and Secret Six, please!

 

^ Yes!

Whatever these things are...they're only supposed to be one shots related while DC completes their move to Burbank. I seriously doubt it has anything to do with the "end of" of the New 52. That'd be much too hopeful.

 

Looks like the "Band-Aid" comes off at SDCC.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/16/dc-comics-band-aid-comes-off-at-san-diego-comic-con/

 

Brief revisiting of old continuity to fill a gap isn't unprecedented-- in 2011, DC covered the gap between the "old 52" series winding down and the New 52 starting with fifteen DC Retroactive one-shots, set in the continuity of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. They were fun.

 

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/14/two-dc-comics-editors-leave-one-to-marvel-one-to-valiant/

Editor Katie Kubert has left DC for Marvel. Really bad news seeing how she was doing such a great job with Batman Eternal. Guess we'll be seeing some of the artistic talent she recruited for Eternal popping up at Marvel now.

 

Yep. She'll be working with Mike Marts again on the X-titles I presume. The move continues to effect both companies.

I remember not liking those retroactive books from a few years ago.

 

Sigh. This sounds like every day at editorial!

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/17/a-dc-comics-creator-talks-about-the-band-aid/

 

It's less editorial's fault and more the management not knowing what they want. There is a recent interview by Devin Grayson, the former writer of Nightwing who had Dick raped which sheds some light on DC's problems.

 

Thanks, I googled it, and it's pretty horrifying.

Here's the link: http://thebatmanuniverse.net/comic/comic-news/tbu-exclusive-3/

It really doesn't sound like a fun place to work at as a writer.