DC Comics: Rebirth

[theenglish]

For me, these semi-monthlies are quite the killer in terms of breadth of comics that I'll pick up. I didn't realize that Giffen was back on Blue Beetle, and the Titans comic looks interesting as does the new Birds of Prey and the Green Lanterns (is Johns actually on that title?)

 

[TheSeeker]

For me, these semi-monthlies are quite the killer in terms of breadth of comics that I'll pick up.

Same here. I am very unhappy DC is doing this. They are effectively forcing me to stop following many titles I probably would have continued to collect if all their titles were still monthly.

 

[JD]

Even once I get caught up on the New 52 books, I'll probably be sticking to trades for the series releasing more than once a month. That would just make it way to expensive for me to keep up on a regular basis.

 

[TheSeeker]

I've never been a trade guy. Are they much cheaper?

 

[Mike Farley]

For me, these semi-monthlies are quite the killer in terms of breadth of comics that I'll pick up. I didn't realize that Giffen was back on Blue Beetle, and the Titans comic looks interesting as does the new Birds of Prey and the Green Lanterns (is Johns actually on that title?)

Thus far Johns has not been announced as the regular writer on any title. With his new position at Warner Bros it might be a while before he takes on an ongoing book again.

 

[JoeZhang]

AFAIK he isn't going to be writing anything - he doesn't have the time.

 

[theenglish]

Thus far Johns has not been announced as the regular writer on any title. With his new position at Warner Bros it might be a while before he takes on an ongoing book again.

So that means he is only doing the Rebirth issue--makes my decision a lot easier.

EDIT: Wait a minute--so if the writers on the specials may or may not be the writers of the ongoing monthlies, who are the definitive writers?

 

[Commander Richard]

I only found out about the new Reign of the Supermen story today (haven't read through this thread yet). Or rather, "Reign of the Supers". It looks interesting.

The potential new Superman (Kenji Kong, a stand-in for the Superboy character)
The Super-Man (Lex Luthor, a stand-in for Steel, suit and all)
Superwoman (Lois Lane, in an Eradicator-like outfit)
Supergirl (Kara Danvers, now aligned with the TV show)

I may check this out, haven't decided yet. Other than that, I'll skip Rebirth. I don't want to get involved in another big event that's really a rebranding and marketing ploy and little else. What little I do follow I'll have to read about here I suppose.

The simple DC logo and price circle designs caught my attention. Harkens back to the 40s. I wonder if the movies and shows will change accordingly.

 

[TheSeeker]

Well so far I have read the rebirth issues for Superman, Green Lantern, and Batman. I liked both Superman and Green Lantern, but I wasn't all that impressed by Batman. If the first few issues of the ongoing Batman titles are the same it might be a good jumping off point for me.

Superman was pretty interesting.

Spoiler: Superman Rebirth

I'll be interested to see what they do with Lana. It's pretty obvious at this point that the energy she was struck with as Superman died has had an effect on her. It's also interesting that the pre-52 Superman was so sure that the New 52 Superman was going to come back to life. It looks like they are trying to make it seem like he really is dead, but I still have my doubts.

 

[Mr Light]

I finally read the 8 part "Last Days of Superman" story. It wasn't terribly impressive, but still better than most of the New 52 Superman stuff. I did find it a very anti-climactic ending, and the entire story suffered horribly in comparison to "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" and "All Star Superman" which were about the same thing.
I'm totally jazzed to see "my" Superman back in action though

 

[Guy Gardener]

I don't know if MY SUPERMAN is precrisis or post crisis.

Green Lanterns was "okay" even if it took a dump on Guy Gardner.

 

[M.A.C.O.]

I spent the last few days rereading various New 52 comics and events. I've come to the conclusion that all of Superman's stories in the New 52 were ok, mediocre or terrible. I think the only good event the New 52 had was Forever Evil (the main story and the one on Justice League). Godhead, Future's End, Convergence, Trinity War, Death of the Family, Doomed, Truth and Darkseid War all sucked.

I think only a handful of titles were good during this era.

 

[kirk55555]

I've been going throught he Rebirth books. GLs Rebirth had a weird moment when we learn that

Spoiler: Green Lanterns Rebirth #1

Simon Baz only has a few weeks seniority over jessica cruz. For some perspective, Baz became a Green Lantern in 2012, Cruz in 2016. Even by comic's sliding timescale, 4 years in real life should be at least one year in comic time, and if nothing else it sure as heck is more than a few weeks

Besides that, it was a good comic. I'll try out the series that comes from it (and I haven't read a GL book since that stupid Relic stuff started). The Batman: Rebirth book was also good, although they did a poor job as a jumping on point for new readers by not giving even a dialog box for Lark's backstory in the comic. I had no idea he was some character from a bunch of New 52 comics I hadn't read. Since they don't refer to him by his civilian name in the comic, I had assumed he was Batwing getting a new identity before I looked him up online

Superman Rebirth was great. The pre-reboot Superman has been written very well in all his appearances, and this was no exception. It feels like the real Superman is finally coming back into the Spotlight, and its great. I'll definitely be looking at his books.

 

[TheSeeker]

I just finished reading Green Arrow Rebirth and I was pleasantly surprised. I was really turned off by the New 52 relaunch so it was nice to see him get back to what I liked about him in the first place.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

Superman Rebirth was great. The pre-reboot Superman has been written very well in all his appearances, and this was no exception. It feels like the real Superman is finally coming back into the Spotlight, and its great. I'll definitely be looking at his books.

Superman: Rebirth was lovely. "My" Superman is back. He's not in the red-and-blue yet, but he's there in his heart, and that's the important thing. , And the final page was so right.

I do have to consider his age. He and Lois were in their mid-thirties (at a minimum) when pre-Flashpoint continuity ended. Ten years have passed for them in the New 52 since. (I'm assuming that time didn't run properly in Telos' domes.) This would make Superman and Lois in their mid-to-late-40s at a minimum. Possibly even fifty.

Superman isn't just more experienced than the rest of the DCU. He's practically an elder statesman.

Mind you, I'm totally fine with an experienced, late-forties Superman.

 

[kirk55555]

Superman: Rebirth was lovely. "My" Superman is back. He's not in the red-and-blue yet, but he's there in his heart, and that's the important thing. , And the final page was so right.

I do have to consider his age. He and Lois were in their mid-thirties (at a minimum) when pre-Flashpoint continuity ended. Ten years have passed for them in the New 52 since. (I'm assuming that time didn't run properly in Telos' domes.) This would make Superman and Lois in their mid-to-late-40s at a minimum. Possibly even fifty.

Superman isn't just more experienced than the rest of the DCU. He's practically an elder statesman.

Mind you, I'm totally fine with an experienced, late-forties Superman.

Plus, I'm pretty sure Kryptonians don't age like humans (at least under a yellow sun), so its not like he's anywhere close to being infirm. I do hope he gets to be the experienced hero in the DCU now. I really want to see him interact with the Justice LEague of this universe, it would be an interesting dynamic.

 

[TheSeeker]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing those interactions too. At least something good came out of Convergence!

 

[Hound of UIster]

I spent the last few days rereading various New 52 comics and events. I've come to the conclusion that all of Superman's stories in the New 52 were ok, mediocre or terrible.

Morrison and Johns's Superman stories were both on the high end. And Greg Pak wrote some very good standalones. His Secret Origin short with Lara has to be one of the best stories in my opinion. It's just unfortunate his run got dragged into Berganza's whole unnecessary crossovers.

 

[Dark Gilligan]

I really do hope they re-establish Superman as the DCU's elder statesman. He's the foundation upon which everything else has been built, and his books should reflect that. I like how pre- and post-52 Supermen were drawn differently. They weren't duplicates of one another. Older Supes is taller, broader, beefier--all around more powerful in appearance. I think that's a sign of good things to come.

That said, certainly the inhabitants of the DCU will notice this change in appearance too. Lana saw the difference right away there in the tomb, once Older Supes had stepped out of the shadows and into the light. Will Clark Kent suddenly age 10 years? I'm intrigued.

 

[M.A.C.O.]

Morrison and Johns's Superman stories were both on the high end. And Greg Pak wrote some very good standalones. His Secret Origin short with Lara has to be one of the best stories in my opinion. It's just unfortunate his run got dragged into Berganza's whole unnecessary crossovers.

Morrison was good at the beginning. His finale with the 5th Dimension imps and the villain attacking Superman across time, space and from different dimensions, soured my reread. This is typical of Morrison though. He's allowed such liberties that a lot of his stories end up not making sense in the end. Seven Soldiers, Final Crisis, JLA WWIII, his finale on New X-Men etc.

I thought Johns' run was ok. I'm not a fan of how Johns writes Superman, and his run left some lingering threads. I see it as a place holder until the Truth arc began.

Superman needs a lot of help. There are a lot of problems and no one seems up to fixing them. Maybe Superdad will be the tide turner.