DC's New 52: Reviews and Discussion (Spoilers welcolme and likely)

[Admiral_Young]

I'm posting this mainly because I find it amusing. I guess we'll find out maybe what these books are at NYCC this weekend, or more likely in a couple of months at SDCC.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/10/dc-band-aid-to-be-made-up-of-forty-comics-created-in-advance/

 

[TheSeeker]

Wait, NYCC this weekend? Did I miss something? I thought it was in October.

 

[Admiral_Young]

It's happening twice this year. A "Special Edition" this weekend, then the main one in October like usual.

 

[TheSeeker]

How the hell did I not know about this? Do you know if there are any good guests?

 

[Admiral_Young]

I think they're supposed to be announcing them soon. A big announcement was slated for today, but haven't looked at the site yet.

 

[Admiral_Young]

So now we could see the return of the DCU pre 52'Verse for the one shots during moving time.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/13/the-dc-band-aid-project-to-bring-back-the-pre-52/

 

[theenglish]

So now we could see the return of the DCU pre 52'Verse for the one shots during moving time.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/13/the-dc-band-aid-project-to-bring-back-the-pre-52/

The beginning of the end of the new 52.

 

[Mr Light]

So it's going to be pre-52 characters meeting the 52 versions of themselves? Interesting.

I know it'll never happen but I would be quite happy if we just went back to the original continuity. The one that I grew up with. 1986 to 2011, baby.

 

[Admiral_Young]

No. That was just Rich's own speculation I think. Even he doesn't really know what exactly these are going to be.

 

[theenglish]

So it's going to be pre-52 characters meeting the 52 versions of themselves? Interesting.

I know it'll never happen but I would be quite happy if we just went back to the original continuity. The one that I grew up with. 1986 to 2011, baby.

1970-1985!!! Yeah!

 

[Hound of UIster]

1938 or bust.

 

[shivkala]

Bryan Q. Miller on Batgirl (with Stephanie Brown), Flash (Wally West), and Secret Six, please!

 

[Admiral_Young]

^ Yes!

Whatever these things are...they're only supposed to be one shots related while DC completes their move to Burbank. I seriously doubt it has anything to do with the "end of" of the New 52. That'd be much too hopeful.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Looks like the "Band-Aid" comes off at SDCC.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/16/dc-comics-band-aid-comes-off-at-san-diego-comic-con/

 

[Stevil2001]

Brief revisiting of old continuity to fill a gap isn't unprecedented-- in 2011, DC covered the gap between the "old 52" series winding down and the New 52 starting with fifteen DC Retroactive one-shots, set in the continuity of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. They were fun.

 

[Hound of UIster]

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/14/two-dc-comics-editors-leave-one-to-marvel-one-to-valiant/

Editor Katie Kubert has left DC for Marvel. Really bad news seeing how she was doing such a great job with Batman Eternal. Guess we'll be seeing some of the artistic talent she recruited for Eternal popping up at Marvel now.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Yep. She'll be working with Mike Marts again on the X-titles I presume. The move continues to effect both companies.

I remember not liking those retroactive books from a few years ago.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Sigh. This sounds like every day at editorial!

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/06/17/a-dc-comics-creator-talks-about-the-band-aid/

 

[Hound of UIster]

It's less editorial's fault and more the management not knowing what they want. There is a recent interview by Devin Grayson, the former writer of Nightwing who had Dick raped which sheds some light on DC's problems.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

It's less editorial's fault and more the management not knowing what they want. There is a recent interview by Devin Grayson, the former writer of Nightwing who had Dick raped which sheds some light on DC's problems.

Thanks, I googled it, and it's pretty horrifying.

Here's the link: http://thebatmanuniverse.net/comic/comic-news/tbu-exclusive-3/

It really doesn't sound like a fun place to work at as a writer.