tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post7753031551907046103..comments2024-03-29T05:15:44.658-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: DCnU and the Groovy Age Connection!The Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-75173703485307139852012-08-08T19:20:50.780-04:002012-08-08T19:20:50.780-04:00I, too, agree with John about DC's need to reb...I, too, agree with John about DC's need to reboot everything every so often. Plus, I don't really get the feeling that DC and Marvel ever learned their lesson from the independents. Maybe today's writers and artists get treated better, but the editorial policy still seems to be about protecting the properties, instead of giving creative teams an outlet. <br /><br />Finally, old fogey that I am, I can't say that I'm overly fond of the slick paper and murky coloring that so many modern comics seem to have. Good paper is desirable, but the slick stuff just doesn't sit well with me for some reason. And the art (including the coloring) should fit the story. If the coloring is too complex or murky to help with the storytelling, then they're doing it wrong!macsnafuhttp://www.macsnafu.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-63888054782870370512011-06-13T15:45:25.879-04:002011-06-13T15:45:25.879-04:00I totally agree John. Pass the barf bag!I totally agree John. Pass the barf bag!Mike Mikulovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426364090992151914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-43416835586492844352011-06-13T13:12:34.516-04:002011-06-13T13:12:34.516-04:00DC went 50 years without feeling the need to reboo...DC went 50 years without feeling the need to reboot and everything was just fine. Then came the Crisis on Infinite Earths and nothing has been the same since - and I don't mean that in a good way. It wasn't us readers at the time who were so confused by all those years of continuity - it was the writers. The Crisis mini-series in itself was a great story, a genuine classic, but the wave it unleashed continues to batter the company nearly 30 years later. All the reboots and false starts that have come in the wake of that series are a big part of why I quit buying new comics and have relegated myself to simply re-reading all my glorious old books from the 60s and 70s in those boxes out in my garage. Comics just aren't fun any more and things like this are a big part of the reason why. In my youth I was a die-hard DC fan - but between this nonsense and the recent hatchet jobs they've done on the classic pulp characters Doc Savage and The Avenger, I've pretty much written off the company as it exists today.John Smallhttp://bardofthelesserboulevards.yolasite.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-50309047289315663832011-06-13T13:05:58.958-04:002011-06-13T13:05:58.958-04:00Unfortunately, Hawk isn't wearing a Black &...Unfortunately, Hawk isn't wearing a Black & Red costume - he's wearing a dirty grey and red costume. If it had been inked ala Starboy's costume from Legion of Superheroes it might have worked. <br /><br />And why can't he have wings like Red Robin does in the Teen Titans cover? That would have been cool. As it is now hawk looks like he's been plucked.Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-35473222905860601032011-06-13T11:46:39.369-04:002011-06-13T11:46:39.369-04:00Not sure at all about yet another reboot but I'...Not sure at all about yet another reboot but I'll give someof the titles a go - not keen on the Supergirl re image (shes not a fan of the human race it seems) the new Superboy looks interesting and pretty interested in the new Superman that looks quite good - I have to say OMAC is one of the 2 standouts for me (as I am a big Keith Giffen fan( the other is Jonah Hex, I just hope they dont mess to much with him as its been a frankly stunning comic recently(and Im not really a Western fan in genral)<br />McScottyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-83726478854307016412011-06-13T11:07:27.207-04:002011-06-13T11:07:27.207-04:00I'm torn.
On one hand, I don't want to co...I'm torn.<br /><br />On one hand, I don't want to come out of retirement from collecting. $3 per issue is a little steep, even in today's economy.<br /><br />I just saw a sample pic of Superman's new look, and, well, they did the same thing with Batman (removing the shorts part of the costume) a few years ago. I believe in "if it's not broken, why fix it?", but apparently DC suits don't.<br /><br />I think I'm going to be a little on the selective side here if I want to come out of retirement. All-Star Western interests me. Demon Knights (yeah, it is Etrigan starring in this book)? Not so much.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-71454139219154604602011-06-13T10:15:16.761-04:002011-06-13T10:15:16.761-04:00yeah, I was gonna ask what was happening with the ...yeah, I was gonna ask what was happening with the JSA. are they dumping the JSA? surely not. that stinks. Captain Marvel, too? crap. <br /><br />as far as Omac and the Demon go, I wish DC would just leave Kirby's characters alone. they've rinsed about as much as they can out of them, and it's all beginning to feel just a wee bit stale, now. <br /><br />Might give All-Star Western a go, but only in the hope that we get some new Bat Lash and El Diablo stories. personally, I have absolutely no interest what-so-ever in new Jonah Hex stories.<br /><br />and HEH? I'm guessing the reason Liefeld's on Hawk & Dove is because it's a reboot of the fantastically awful late-'eighties reboot by Karl & Barbara Kesel that Liefeld was the artist on. it's REALLY bad, and there's no reason to expect this new version to be any different.<br /><br />ah, the more things change, the more I'm forced into the back issues boxes. . .joe ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654300765962440903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-8397373175761994372011-06-13T06:41:51.643-04:002011-06-13T06:41:51.643-04:00OMAC does looks cool. Don't worry about the re...OMAC does looks cool. Don't worry about the reboot, though. It sounds like it's a soft reboot in many areas of the DCU. The big changes obviously are centered around Superman and the JLA. Simply put, Grant Morrison is handling Superman. I know it's going to be crazy - but it's a ride I think we'll all ultimately enjoy.Kandou Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233336986244371430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-20155302011620875082011-06-13T00:30:03.680-04:002011-06-13T00:30:03.680-04:00I'm done with DC the only two books I might...I'm done with DC the only two books I might've bought was JSA & Capt.Marvel/Shazam/Capt.Thunder rumored? JSA is erased I guess & the Marvels have been utterly destroyed in the last 10 years.<br /><br />I'm old school, the only book that might be ok in my opinion is Jonah Hex. OMAC doesn't even resemble the original Kirby version any more. Last I heard Batman created OMAC now! Oh brother!I feel this is the maiden voyage of the SS DCU/Titanic!About to sink in icy cold waters of reception!Just more of the same old, same old gimmicks.It looks like Jim Lee's Imageing of DC to me!Can you say Hendinberg? A sad day for DC fans in my book.Mike Mikulovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426364090992151914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-89241843235620328492011-06-13T00:20:42.748-04:002011-06-13T00:20:42.748-04:00I don't keep up with modern comics, so I knew ...I don't keep up with modern comics, so I knew nothing about this massive DC reboot. Sounds...lame.<br />Is there somewhere to see the reboot costumes?<br /><br />But I have to agree about Giffen on OMAC. <br />And why is Liefeld on Hawk and Dove?!?HEHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329418761741982984noreply@blogger.com