I was really enjoying Nightwing before they went and did that, maybe if he goes back to normal I'll pick up whatever Nightwing book comes next (assuming its not from the same writer).
DC Comics: Rebirth
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I was really enjoying Nightwing before they went and did that, maybe if he goes back to normal I'll pick up whatever Nightwing book comes next (assuming its not from the same writer).
About half-way through Tom King's Batman run, he had Dick getting shot in the head, resulting in amnesia. Thus, he took on the new identity of 'Ric'. So because King wanted Batman to suffer by proxy, not one but two books (Nightwing and Titans) suffered dramatically. Nightwing actually lost its writers because of this, and it surely was one of the nails in the Titans book's coffin.
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Yep, the Titans comic was all about the original Titans getting back together and the bonds that they had formed. Wally West trying to find himself and his place in the New52 world was also a big part of the story. Losing Wally and Dick gutted that series completely.
Don't forget about Roy, lost him as well.
No, we can't forget Roy either--the Titans had made such a strong comeback with Titans Hunt and their new series which sprang directly out of the Rebirth initiative as a flagship series, it is hard to understand how DC could have made such a mess out of it.
I do like Tom King as a writer and mostly enjoyed his Batman run (still to be finished in Batman/Catwoman) but it's bullshit that he got to dictate what writers of other books did with their characters. Especially a character that didn't figure much into the Batman book at all.
To be fair, there's a chance he was just "assigned" to mess up Dick by higher ups. Wally West wasn't his choice as the bad guy/victim of Heroes in Crisis. DC told him who to use.
To be fair, there's a chance he was just "assigned" to mess up Dick by higher ups. Wally West wasn't his choice as the bad guy/victim of Heroes in Crisis. DC told him who to use.
Yes - an editor signs off on everything - and sometimes writers are just told "kill this character" or "set this up".
Yes, the editors are not only have final say, but also are tasked with giving other writers and editors notification over these creative decisions. In the case of Nightwing, the editor was apparently so paranoid about spoiler leaks that the writers of Titans and Nightwing only got last-minute notification over Dick's fate, which is probably the major issue over which the writing team of Nightwing left the book.
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Wow. Okay, this is big. I know a lot of people who'll be happy about this. I've mixed feelings myself, as some of his decisions I liked while others I strongly disagreed with. At any rate, he had a big influence on creative decisions big and small, so his exit is gonna change things.
Wow, that's gonna be a huge change. I wonder if it will be for the better? Any word yet on who his replacement will be?
EDIT: Here's CBR's very brief article. It sounds all anybody knows right now is that he's gone.
EDIT: Here's CBR's very brief article. It sounds all anybody knows right now is that he's gone.
I'll say this: I feel better about Wally's future.
According to bleedingcool/ign it was HR troubles related to turnover and possible issues with publishing plans/branding. Several well known DC editors apparently quit around the end of 2019 for some reason.
Good riddance. Dan Didio is at least partially responsible for most of the really terrible shit DC's done for a long time, and he also had a lot of stupid positions, like: saying that marriage makes a character old (and how Bat Family members like Batwoman can never marry because they're never allowed to be happy), ranting about how the (excellent) 52 Weekly series sucked and how Countdown to final crisis was better (it wasn't), pushing events HARd after Infinite Crisis made money, and trhe general grimdark shitness of the New 52 and beyond. Hopefully DC can recover a bit with him gone, although Harras not leaving might mean that DC still isn't in a great position right now.
I have to admit that I agree with most of what you are saying here. The New 52 was, in my opinion, a brilliant creative and marketing move. It was botched almost as tremendously. Rebirth could have redeemed it -- but where did Rebirth actually go? It was hijacked by the Metal concept. Instead we get some piss pore pseudo Watchmen story that doesn't connect in any way to whatever else is going on in the DCU. Didio has had no control over the specifics of some really great ideas--no control over keeping the writers in check while still creating a sense of a unified universe. Recently: Nightwing, Justice League, Superman, Titans, and the various Green Lantern titles have all started down really interesting creative paths only to have their stories paused and rebooted multiple times. The new 52 made a bold move incorporating the Wildstorm universe only to stop just when it was hitting its stride and stopped without explanation. If it is true that a bunch of editors quit midstride then it seems like they are just as pissed. I love a lot of the individual stories that are happening right now, but have little faith that there is a long term plan to the various cross title plots. I would love to say good riddance to Didio, but only if it means a true creative mind who cares for the overall continuity takes over. That said, now that Rebirth has ended--I will start a new post-Didio thread (or someone else can) as soon as we find out who his long term replacement will be. Personally, I would like to see someone like Gail Simone take over.
I have a number of thoughts on Didio's departure, few of which I can share, but this, which I posted to Twitter last night, I can:
"I only met Dan Didio a few times in my career, but I was always impressed by his energy, boundless enthusiasm, and love of Cracker Barrel. Best wishes, sir."
To elaborate. Didio was passionate. You may have disagreed with the results, but you had to acknowledge, if not admire, the passion behind his decisions.
"I only met Dan Didio a few times in my career, but I was always impressed by his energy, boundless enthusiasm, and love of Cracker Barrel. Best wishes, sir."
To elaborate. Didio was passionate. You may have disagreed with the results, but you had to acknowledge, if not admire, the passion behind his decisions.
Anyone up for a really depressing rumour?
If 5G isn't a success, AT&T could shut down the comics altogether.
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/cosmicbook.news/att-closing-dc-comics-5g-ethan-van-sciver?amp
If 5G isn't a success, AT&T could shut down the comics altogether.
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/cosmicbook.news/att-closing-dc-comics-5g-ethan-van-sciver?amp