DC to REBOOT???

[Admiral_Young]

I kind of have perceived Johns as just a fanboy getting to live the dream. I'm not sure that being a "suit" fits that perception though. Doesn't seem right. I always have thought that perhaps he was convinced to join the suits during DC's restructuring last year. I don't know him or have any insight. Just forming a purely speculative view point. I'm not sure if it's harmed his writing since or not. I dropped "Green Lantern" after Blackest Night because I found it boring but still follow what is going on.

I was almost expecting one of Johns books in the relaunch to be a Batman book since he has spoken in the past about how much he wants to write the character (still waiting on Earth One Geoff!). Some fans even speculated that he would take over the character once Grant Morrison wraps up his run.

 

[shivkala]

The thing I'm most interested in, as far as Justice League, is how well he handles the interactions between the characters. As far back as 2004, I wanted Johns to write Justice League for two reasons. The first being that the book was an absolute mess at the time, with rotating creative teams (including Chuck Austen). The second being that in the other comics he wrote, specifically The Flash he always had a sense for the characterization of these characters. One issue opens with the League gathering to chat with Wally and in John's brief descriptions of the meeting, he summed up the character's quite nicely.

While I've really liked his work on The Flash and Green Lantern (less so on Superman), I've always thought he worked best when working on a team. The Justice Society is a prime example of this. Reading books by him, you get the sense that these are characters who have worked with each other for years and developed a relationship between them, to the point where they can anticipate each other. At best, they work like a well oiled machine, at worst they've been together for so long, they know how to irk each other (Wildcat, especially).

 

[Broccoli]

Is it me, or does this seem a tad excessive in terms of promotion?

Then again, it isn't the first time that there have been midnight releases of books. Harry Potter and Twilight come to mind.

 

[Snaploud]

Is it me, or does this seem a tad excessive in terms of promotion?

Then again, it isn't the first time that there have been midnight releases of books. Harry Potter and Twilight come to mind.

I wonder how comic shops feel about it. On the one hand, it's decent publicity. You can have a midnight party. On the other hand, they're making you work at midnight.

Of course, knowing my comic shop...those guys would rather be open at midnight than anything resembling normal working hours...They don't even open until at least 3pm, and they stopped posting the hours because they never stick to them.

 

[Stevil2001]

Yes, but people are actually interested in Harry Potter and Twilight.

Flashpoint #1 sold 85,000 copies total in May 2011. The Deathly Hollows sold 8.3 million on its first day of sales. Who exactly is going to be lining up?

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

True, so all promotion is useless and these folks should just throw in the towel now.

Except that absolutely nothing has ever been accomplished by such "realistic" thinking.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

The last issue of the pre-DCnU Superman came out today.

To my surprise, it closed the door on the modern era much as "Whatever Happened To..." closed the door on the Silver Age. The main story in the issue wasn't that compelling, to be honest, but the final five or six pages, which put Superman's life into context, are quite good.

The story does introduce a new element that I'm sad won't be followed up on,

Spoiler: Spoilers!

a Superman equivalent of Batman, Inc.

 

[Hound of UIster]

Sure I'm not expecting him to chuck it all in - but most of the big creators have at least side project which they own. Bendis sells comparative amounts to Johns and he says that he makes far more off Powers than his marvel work. It's a bit odd with Johns also been a suit maybe that's the constraint?

Maybe he just, y'know, likes writing for the DC characters.

It certainly fits with the "fanboy living out his dream" thing he seems to have going for him. I can't tell if it's an act or if it's real (I've never met him in person), in but interviews with him, he always comes off as just someone who grew up loving comics, specifically DC and relishing the chance to play with their toys, so to speak.

He is 100% fanboy. One of his letters to the old Superboy comic had him suggesting the idea that Luthor was Superboy's genetic donor. He later implemented it once he became the writer on the Teen Titans comic.

 

[Admiral_Young]

The midnight release of the final issue of Flashpoint and Justice League #1 along with their variants does seem a tad bit excessive but then this entire New 52 business is excessive in my opinion.

Is it just me or are there others who have been let down by "Flashpoint"? I think this has got to be Geoff Johns worst work and this from a huge fan of his.

 

[Hound of UIster]

As a standalone. I think it's alright. But it's definitely not crossover worthy like BN or SC.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

He is 100% fanboy. One of his letters to the old Superboy comic had him suggesting the idea that Luthor was Superboy's genetic donor. He later implemented it once he became the writer on the Teen Titans comic.

No wonder I like him.

 

[Stevil2001]

True, so all promotion is useless and these folks should just throw in the towel now.

Yeah, that's exactly what I said.

 

[scnj]

As a standalone. I think it's alright. But it's definitely not crossover worthy like BN or SC.

SC?

 

[Mr Light]

I have been very underwhelmed by Flashpoint. It's just an endless stream of worthless tie in comics of a make believe continuity that's only going to exist for five months.

And I don't feel this reboot is necessary, either. Batman and Green Lantern are kicking ass. Superman just needed a new writer (read: not JMS) and another big story like New Krypton. Justice League just needed A list talent.

Fear Itself has been a much more entertaining story. But its tie-ins are ridiculous. I think I've read ten separate comics showing heroes fighting the Juggernaut. In what order is this happening?!

 

[Myasishchev]

As a standalone. I think it's alright. But it's definitely not crossover worthy like BN or SC.

SC?

Secret Crisis.

Only the really cool people got to read it. Final Crisis was just what the commoners got to see. What, you didn't think that was a real comic book, did you?

 

[Mr Light]

That explains SO much!

 

[Stevil2001]

Eh, it was okay. The lead-in series, Infinite Countdown to Secret Crisis, was much better. Even if it was really long.

 

[Icemizer]

We all have to understand that Flashpoint only deals with one planets timeline and therefore is actually a very small event. Its not like Darkest Crisis or Crisis Wars, which spanned multiple planets, realities and timelines.

 

[Admiral_Young]

I was excited about "Flashpoint". Then became less so as I read it and that almost never happens to me. Then I turned sour when it was revealed it was going to be the plot device that relaunches the DCU. The final issue is going to be interesting to see what happens.

 

[Mr Light]

Issue 4 was the most rushed thing I'd ever seen. One second they're wondering where Superman went and fighting guards, the next they're abruptly in the middle of the final apocalyptic battle in England. I've still got whiplash from the scenery change!