tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post6558467352959862146..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Groove's Countdown: Top 5 DC Reboots of the Groovy AgeThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-90386270005897744442011-09-03T00:54:02.237-04:002011-09-03T00:54:02.237-04:00DEFINITELY the best and most influential comic boo...DEFINITELY the best and most influential comic book reboot of the Bronze Age hit real big in 1977 when George Lucas took Jack Kirby's New Gods/believe in the Source/fear Darkseid/Moonrider/round mechanical planetoid Apokolips cosmic epic and revamped it into a New Hope/believe in the force/ fear the Dark Side/Skywalker/round mechanical planetoid Death Star cosmic epic.<br /><br />Great stuff, in both incarnations.vancouver marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-6284958188397636462011-09-02T19:44:55.997-04:002011-09-02T19:44:55.997-04:00"The Blackhawk reboot was in the 60s, not the..."The Blackhawk reboot was in the 60s, not the 70's. The book was relaunched in '82, and rebooted back to its original concept with nice art by Dan Spiegle."<br /><br />There was also a reboot in the 1970s, making the team into high-tech mercenaries.<br />Lasted a year, then the Blackhawks disappeared until the 1980s reboot with great Mark Evanier scripts and Dan Spiegle art (with guest artists like Toth and Cockrum tossing off backups when needed). It also produced a great paperback novel by William Rostler.<br /><br />Oddly, with all the reboots and being inactive for years at a time, Blackhawk always continued it's old numbering!<br />No new #1s until the Chaykin mini-series in the '90s!Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-10025104545988252982011-09-02T18:44:30.706-04:002011-09-02T18:44:30.706-04:00I agree 100% with your top 5 choices Groovyman!
St...I agree 100% with your top 5 choices Groovyman!<br />Still some of the best comics ever produced.<br /><br />I would add O'Neil and Adams GREEN LANTERN & GREEN ARROW. Who actually took Green Arrow seriously before Adams? Green Lantern became a more grounded character and comic books became a relevant medium.Four-Color Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804953054545248969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-45398619412591846842011-09-02T16:45:50.278-04:002011-09-02T16:45:50.278-04:00Dave, opinions are like noses as they say, but I d...Dave, opinions are like noses as they say, but I don't feel like my picks were "all over the map". They were 1970s reboots that worked (ie. they were successful and left a lasting impression). And I was short-cutting on the Titans--by powerless I meant they weren't supposed to use their powers. That was the gist of it, anyway. I agree that the Challengers reboot was very cool; it just didn't meet my criteria for top 5.<br /><br />Loved that S&K Sandman, Green Aaron!<br /><br />My "6-10" list was my pathetic attempt at a joke, Pete. The things I mentioned would never make my top 10. Bottom ten, more likely...<br /><br />Britt--you crack me up!<br /><br />You can flip it if ya wanna, hobbyfan--I wanted other opinions! Still, I like it my way 'cause I wound up ordering the list by each reboot's importance and longevity.<br /><br />Please, more discussion! I love it. Thanks, all!!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-87039197794260538042011-09-02T14:12:39.118-04:002011-09-02T14:12:39.118-04:00I'd have to flip things around. Manhunter woul...I'd have to flip things around. Manhunter would be #1, because he was being reintroduced to a new generation of readers. Kirby's inclusion of the Newsboy Legion in Jimmy Olsen falls into that same category, and is #3. Superman is #4. Batman is #2. Legion is #5.<br /><br />The Blackhawk reboot was in the 60s, not the 70's. The book was relaunched in '82, and rebooted back to its original concept with nice art by Dan Spiegle. They even got rid of the stereotype and made the former Chop-Chop more of a modern Asian, without the broken English. That would be #6. HOM is #7.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-48712894502331430212011-09-02T08:45:48.710-04:002011-09-02T08:45:48.710-04:00"Does anybody like that period when the Black..."Does anybody like that period when the Blackhawks became super heroes, really?"<br /><br />Never said I "liked" it, but it does give you a classic example of how drastic some reboots can be, especially ones that follow fads!<br />(and it does have a weird nutso vibe I find curiously entertaining!)<br />Since superheroes and spies were both "hot", DC took their war heroes and made them superheroes working for a spy organization!<br />That'll boost their sales, right?<br /><br />Thank God they didn't take Sgt Rock and make him into a rocky-skinned monster ala The Thing...Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-66519722462826171632011-09-01T18:16:41.665-04:002011-09-01T18:16:41.665-04:00Good choices ... I found my Manhunter reprints in ...Good choices ... I found my Manhunter reprints in my Accumulation the other day, this is a good excuse to give them a read.Longbox Graveyardhttp://www.longboxgraveyard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-81745185120055367812011-09-01T18:16:09.061-04:002011-09-01T18:16:09.061-04:00Does anybody like that period when the Blackhawks ...Does anybody like that period when the Blackhawks became super heroes , really? Sheesh. Go with yis on the Titans tho, and hey, any excuse to discuss how great Manhunter was is fine by me!pete doreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004574271734256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-64960565060569264992011-09-01T11:51:48.751-04:002011-09-01T11:51:48.751-04:00I don't disagree with any of your picks, but w...I don't disagree with any of your picks, but what about that super-trippy Kirby Sandman with the Dream Dome and all that? Talk about groovy!!Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555047330587368279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-41053493848656197032011-09-01T09:30:11.876-04:002011-09-01T09:30:11.876-04:00Those are all good choices, Groove, but they'r...Those are all good choices, Groove, but they're kind of spread all over the map. Superman, for instance, really was a reboot of a character that had been in continuous print for 30+ years, whereas Manhunter hadn't been seen for decades, so most folks reading it in the 1970s had probably never heard of it before.<br /><br />I don't think the Teen Titans were ever "powerless" -- for a while, they were "costumeless" in a family-friendly kind of way I mean, since they wore regular clothes rather than superhero duds.<br /><br />I'd nominate the Challs reboot in the late 1970s as a very worthy attempt at a reboot.Dave Blanchardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-68694091832202087122011-09-01T08:33:57.630-04:002011-09-01T08:33:57.630-04:00If it WAS post-Zero Hour (much less post-Crisis) H...If it WAS post-Zero Hour (much less post-Crisis) Hawkman could be a Top-Five all by himself! ;-(Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-84034111596874573662011-09-01T05:47:54.940-04:002011-09-01T05:47:54.940-04:00That was #6, Britt! The human Metal Men was #7, th...That was #6, Britt! The human Metal Men was #7, the powerless Teen Titans was #8, Air-Wave II was #9, and powerless Wonder Woman was #10. Can you see, now, how much anguish went into getting this list down to a mere five? Thank goodness it was just the 70s I was covering--imagine if I had to choose from the 90s post-Zero Hour revamps!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-63488398274872452732011-09-01T01:48:13.310-04:002011-09-01T01:48:13.310-04:00You left out the "New Blackhawk Era" whe...You left out the "New Blackhawk Era" when the Superlative Seven became super-heroes???<br />If THAT ain't groovy...Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.com