If this new re-re-re-re-boot is just another Earth in the multiverse, I guess I can live with that. DC's got enough of them already.
DC to REBOOT???
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Sigh. DC was supposed to do a major "Reboot" in Infinite Crisis. Dan Didio wanted to and was hellbent on killing Dick Grayson but he changed his mind after being convinced not to and instead Superboy was killed. Guess what? He came back. Final Crisis nothing happened and as not meant to be a reboot event. It basically set up Grant Morrison's status quo for Bruce Wayne who was originally meant to become a Fourth World God. He changed his mind too. There has been retcons but not an actual reboot.
I grew up with Earth 1 and Earth 2. The old continuity can be easily retired and visited every once in a while for
nostalgia sake, just as it was back then.
From the art posted, it looks like this one is trying to make a star out of Cyborg. (Where's J'onn J'onzz? Big Seven isn't Big Seven without J'onn.) Superman lost his shorts. And Hal Jordan now sports phallic weaponry constructs over the classic boxing glove.
And if it's not, you can pretend it is.
^ Not if it's not true.
So "Superman: Earth One" and "Batman: Earth One: are all erased from the current timelines? I actually have mixed feelings about this but will wait and see how it goes. If the stories are good a'la Superman: Birthright, it'll be all for the better. I personally was thinking the other day that DC should wipe the slate with everything and start afresh.
No one has stated anything about Superman: Earth One Volume Two yet which JMS left Superman and Wonder Woman to concentrate on. Batman Earth One has yet to receive a release date.
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It was always a seperate universe so i don't think they are affected. At the very least they are sort of redundant.
Some people have speculated that Earth One becomes the origin of the "new" Superman #1. Just speculation but would make sense.
Yep. Some have also stated that Batman #1 will be the Earth One concept Johns and Frank were working on. It interests me that Grant Morrison is writing the Superman book. I wonder if Paul Cornell will stick around with Action Comics.
Actually, JMS himself addressed this over at Newsarama:
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dc-reboot-10-question-110531.html
No. It's the only DC Comic shipping the last week in August.Wait...Flashpoint #5 is the only DC comic shipping in August?
DC did something similar back in '94, with Zero Hour #0.
They actually I think did something similar with Blackest Night.
After some pondering, I have to say that that maybe this reboot thing is actually a very positive event
While we do not yet know how drastic the changes will be(very minor in some cases) this will surely make it easier for new readers to jump in, when they do not have to stare issue numbers like 600 or 256..and buy tons previous issues.
When I was choosing of which comics to order, I came face to face with the fact that the whole DC universe is so massive that some titles are difficult to start following.
I mean one can imagine a conversation like this happening between a newbie and a comic books veteran:
I am planning to renew my subs and see what will happen. Maybe I also find new comics to read when this reboot starts in the fall
While we do not yet know how drastic the changes will be(very minor in some cases) this will surely make it easier for new readers to jump in, when they do not have to stare issue numbers like 600 or 256..and buy tons previous issues.
When I was choosing of which comics to order, I came face to face with the fact that the whole DC universe is so massive that some titles are difficult to start following.
I mean one can imagine a conversation like this happening between a newbie and a comic books veteran:
If this reboot is done well it will please bot the longtime and new fans..and get new people involved
I am planning to renew my subs and see what will happen. Maybe I also find new comics to read when this reboot starts in the fall
There's less bitching and more open-mindedness than I expected actually. Anyway, it happened to me in 1986, too, and most of the comics that followed were better than the pre-Crisis ones.
I disagree. If a site is supposed to be devoted to comics news, then this is a huge story - one that shouldn't be kept private as a "favor" to the publishers.
None of it is true. These are made-up stories.
No. It's the only DC Comic shipping the last week in August.Wait...Flashpoint #5 is the only DC comic shipping in August?
DC did something similar back in '94, with Zero Hour #0.
That makes more sense.
Yes, but we are not talking about world events here that will affect someone's life. We're talking about comics. Stories. Clearly, DC had a plan on how they were going to reveal this information, and Bleeding Cool decided to blow it.
I kinda see it along the lines of a news site spoiling a movie ending.
JMS provides some background, and it offers an explanation for why he bailed on his Superman and Wonder Woman runs.
Yes, but we are not talking about world events here that will affect someone's life. We're talking about comics. Stories. Clearly, DC had a plan on how they were going to reveal this information, and Bleeding Cool decided to blow it.
I kinda see it along the lines of a news site spoiling a movie ending.
The sites are either news sites or shills reprinting PR releases. What Bleeding Cool did was completely appropriate, and as a result they're now on my short list of sites to check during the day.
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