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DC Comics: Rebirth

I heard about the big Suicide Squad death and the removal of the Batman character.
I'm kind of surprised they'd kill
Boomerang so soon after the Suicide Squad movie came out
.
The Batman removal does sound like more of a set up than anything. I have a feeling it's only a matter of time before that is undone.
 
Yeah, I don't think the Suicide Squad removal will last, either. They might have wanted to get a "on this book, nobody's safe" feeling going. It's all the rage now, what with GoT and Walking Dead, and Marvel killing off Logan and all. That last one has lasted longer than I thought, come to think of it.
 
Yeah, the article I read about it on IGN said it seemed definitive, but it wouldn't surprise me if they find a way around it sooner or later.
 
No hero or villain with a big enough name stays dead, Suicide Squad or not. Eventually, they'll bring him back. Or, introduce his son into the new universe, use him as a new version of his dad's gimmick for awhile then bring the original character back. At most, they might keep him dead until they make a Suicide Squad sequel.
 
Weren't there already a couple of other
Boomerangs
in the pre-New 52 universe? If so, maybe they'll just bring one of them in instead now.
I find Tim Drake's removal a lot more interesting. That sounds like there's a lot more possibilities there than just a death and probable eventual resurrection.
EDIT: Oops, forgot to spoiler code the dead SS member, sorry if I spoiled things for someone.
 
The other Boomerang was Captain Boomerang's kid, a guy in his 20s with superspeed who was a hero for a bit but then joined the Rogues. That's the only other Boomerang I know of, which is why I mentioned him.

As for the other thing, I think that was the only bad moment in a pretty great Detective Comics story, and I don't like it at all. I just hope this "mystery" doesn't end up like the Pandora stuff in the early New 52, a lame mystery that went nowhere and mostly got shoved to the side/ignored.
 
Guy Gardener said:
I'm not enjoying any of DC's titles.

Maybe I'd meet a noticeable level of enjoyment if they reduced all their prices by a buck fiddy?
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I've been catching up on several decades of Marvel for the last year or so, and reading about the Watchmen connection I thought I'd extend that to the new DC Rebirth stuff.

It didn't stick. I'm still reading Superman, but that's about it.
 
Kai "the spy" said:
DC is on a roll.

CBR| DC Comics' Rebirth Dominates August's Direct Market Sales

Also, more units have shipped overall than ever since Diamond started releasing numbers back in 1998. It appears, print is not dead.
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(I forgot to post about this)

I'm glad Dc is doing well. They aren't as good as they were at their last peak (mid 2000s to right before the New 52 reboot), but they're doing better then they have in years. There are still a few lame parts, but there is a lot of great stuff. I hadn't enjoyed a main DC Universe Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman book in years, but Rebirth has changed that. I hope DC keeps the momentum going for a long time.
 
Weird. The comic book store that ships my comics to me each month lists the "Adam Strange/Hawkman" mini-series as "Death of Hawkman" now, but the December soliticits of DC Comics still lists it as "Hawkman and Adam Strange: Out of Time". We'll see.

Meanwhile, December also promises the first crossover event since the "Rebirth" launch in "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad". Now, that's a title sure to sell a lot of copies.

DC Comics' First Rebirth Crossover Arrives in December 2016 Solicits| CBR
 
Superman #7 was charming as heck. Clark, Lois, and Jon go to the county fair. That sounds less than exciting, but it was tremendous fun to see Clark try to be just a dad. Oh, and Clark made a promise to Lois that there wouldn't be any super-hero stuff...

Trinity #1 was lovely. I'm hoping this is the last hurrah of Bruce and Diana being wary of the pre-Flashpoint Superman. I get it, but I feel like we've seen that beat a dozen times in the last three months.
 
Currently I always feel rage looking at what Superman is wearing.

It's not healthy to let this venom build into an abscess.

Then I saw this...

Superman_The_World_of_New_Krypton_001_000.jpg


And suddenly I feel calm.
 
Phoenix219 said:
That was before the reboot though, right? Have they done anything that vintage since, outside of Convergence?
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Most artists on the "Adventures of Superman" anthology book used the classic suit. And while differing in details, the Earth One GNs, as well as Neal Adams "Coming of the Supermen" mini-series have the red trunks.
 
Allyn Gibson said:
Superman #7 was charming as heck. Clark, Lois, and Jon go to the county fair. That sounds less than exciting, but it was tremendous fun to see Clark try to be just a dad. Oh, and Clark made a promise to Lois that there wouldn't be any super-hero stuff...
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I don't read much (if any) Superman, but I decided to fork out for it since a story arc had just finished. Loved it, found myself grinning from start to finish.

It really disproves that BS about superheroes being in a long standing relationship.
 
Technically not Rebirth, but this could have ramifications:

CBR| Warren Ellis Helming DC Comics' New Wildstorm Imprint

Some Wildstorm characters were integrated with the DC Universe with the New 52 reboot, and Apollo & Midnighter are still appearing semi-regularly. This new imprint's comics will most likely be set in their own universe, so are the Wildstorm Universe and the DC Universe splitting up again?!

I'd be in favor of it, as the (in Warren Ellis' words) "cosmic paranoia and paramilitary conspiracy" of the Wildstorm Universe carried over into the New 52, and in my opinion certainly didn't mesh with the DC Universe, and certainly not with what they are doing with Rebirth, yet it still has its place in the larger comic book landscape. Ellis' run on "Stormwatch" and the early "The Authority" were fantastic books, and I'd like to see something in that vein again.
 
Apparently, after the "Justice League vs Suicide Squad" crossover is finished, we'll get the second regular Justice League book "Justice League of America", written by Steve Orlando & Jody Houser with art by Jamal Campbell (hopefully, Bryan Hitch's "JLA" will be finished by then).

It looks like it will feature a different team than in Hitch's "Justice League" book, though only one has been revealed at this point: Vixen.

Before the series itself launches, there will be four one-shot specials (re-)introducing the members. The Vixen one-shot is announced for January 11, the regular book will launch in February.

More info will be given on Thursday at the DC All Access Panel at New York Comic Con.

CBR| EXCLUSIVE: DC Comics' Vixen Joins Rebirth's Justice League of America
 
It's the Great Pumpkin - Kai "the spy" said:
Technically not Rebirth, but this could have ramifications:

CBR| Warren Ellis Helming DC Comics' New Wildstorm Imprint

Some Wildstorm characters were integrated with the DC Universe with the New 52 reboot, and Apollo & Midnighter are still appearing semi-regularly. This new imprint's comics will most likely be set in their own universe, so are the Wildstorm Universe and the DC Universe splitting up again?!

I'd be in favor of it, as the (in Warren Ellis' words) "cosmic paranoia and paramilitary conspiracy" of the Wildstorm Universe carried over into the New 52, and in my opinion certainly didn't mesh with the DC Universe, and certainly not with what they are doing with Rebirth, yet it still has its place in the larger comic book landscape. Ellis' run on "Stormwatch" and the early "The Authority" were fantastic books, and I'd like to see something in that vein again.
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The Wildstorm concept that I felt would have worked best in the New 52 was Planetary. We had a new universe with a new history, so let's go explore it! And given the explicit multiverse within Planetary, this would be the team in a different fractal of the multiverse

Suffice it to say, I'm hopeful that, since Ellis is spearheading The Wild Storm, Planetary will be in the background in some capacity.

It's the Great Pumpkin - Kai "the spy" said:
Apparently, after the "Justice League vs Suicide Squad" crossover is finished, we'll get the second regular Justice League book "Justice League of America", written by Steve Orlando & Jody Houser with art by Jamal Campbell (hopefully, Bryan Hitch's "JLA" will be finished by then).

It looks like it will feature a different team than in Hitch's "Justice League" book, though only one has been revealed at this point: Vixen.

Before the series itself launches, there will be four one-shot specials (re-)introducing the members. The Vixen one-shot is announced for January 11, the regular book will launch in February.
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I know who the other three one-shots are about, and I'm really excited about one of them, because it's a character that I really, really liked that I don't think has been seen in years.
 
Just finished the Monster Men crossover in the Batman books. It was awful.
So much for the promise of rebirth for the bat family.

They're lucky the books came out so rapidly, what with the twice a month among three titles. I almost didn't have time to decide to drop the titles from my pull.
 
yeah, i did not enjoy that either. but its over and those books can get back to business as usual.
 
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