DC Universe Thread

[Rammsteinmad]

I honest-to-God would have gladly accepted the DCnU if they had packaged it as a parallel universe like Ultimate Marvel. It's the fact that this new continuity also went out of its way to take everything we'd already known and say "nope, didn't happen" that annoys the hell out of me.

I doubt this will last forever. It's only a matter of time before things get 'Heroes Return'd, or whatever that Marvel thing was in the 90's.

[Kalyx triaD]

So details of the Green Arrow show, "Arrow", is out. Sounds... cool?

[Rammsteinmad]

No it doesn't. It's DC and it isn't Batman or Superman. Nobody cares.

[Kalyx triaD]

That was said about Iron Man four years ago.

[Rammsteinmad]

Batman and Superman were in Marvel?

[Kalyx triaD]

I was saying in terms of C-list heroes.

[Rammsteinmad]

How dare you call Iron Man c-list. :mad:

[Kalyx triaD]

Wouldn't have batted an eye before the first movie.

[Rammsteinmad]

As a comic reader and collector since 1993, I can assure you that is totally not true.

[Captain of Fun]

Iron Man is B-List.

[mitchables]

yeah before his film, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who really rated iron man higher than a b at best. sorry rammsteinmartin.

[Rammsteinmad]

Meh, I understand. B-list sounds alright, but C-list? Come on the guy was one of the main Avengers since forever.

Ah whatever, I don't really care anyway lol. The whole point is that this 'Arrow' show will likely suck because it's DC and it isn't Batman and Superman. :p

[mitchables]

hey

watch it.

i happen to really like green arrow. my gf and i even cosplayed arrow and canary for a con last year. so shut up. it could be great.

[mitchables]

had to paint on the goatee though because I CAN'T GROW FACIAL HAIR :'(

[Rammsteinmad]

Hawkeye > Green Arrow.

It's on now. :foc:

[Lock Jaw]

Green Arrow > Hawkeye

But either way, I don't really care for either of them.

[Sixx]

Hawkeye > Green Arrow.


Totally.

[LuigiD]

Love both.
It depends who is writing each character.
Both can be made boring as fuck.

[Lock Jaw]

So, a series of Watchmen Prequel comics are now confirmed.

The news comes after months of rumors, leaked art and speculation. Starting this summer, the lineup of seven miniseries, dubbed Before Watchmen, includes:

RORSCHACH (4 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo

MINUTEMEN (6 issues) – Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke

COMEDIAN (6 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones

DR. MANHATTAN (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Adam Hughes

NITE OWL (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artists: Andy and Joe Kubert

OZYMANDIAS (6 issues) – Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Jae Lee

SILK SPECTRE (4 issues) – Writer: Darwyn Cooke. Artist: Amanda Conner

The first Watchmen-related comic book material released since the original series, a new Before Watchmen issue will be released weekly, with each containing a two-page Curse of the Crimson Corsair back-up written by Len Wein and illustrated by John Higgins. Both creators worked on the original Watchmen, Wein as editor and Higgins as colorist. The initiative will be wrapped with a Before Watchmen: Epilogue one-shot by various creators.

So, in essence, by the end there will be more prequel material than the original series.

[Nowhere Man]

Well, that pretty much tears it. I'm done with DC.

[Destor]

Here's a quote from Straczynski on the subject of Alan Moore's complaints about these prequels being made: "I get it. But by the same token, Alan has spent most of the last decade writing some very, very good stories about characters created by other writers, including Alice (from Wonderland), Dorothy (from Oz), Wendy (from Peter Pan), as well as Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man, Jekyll and Hyde and Professor Moriarty. I think one loses a little of the moral high ground to say, "I can write characters created by Jules Verne, HG Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle and Frank Baum, but it's wrong for anyone else to write my characters."

[Nowhere Man]

Yeah, but none of those authors were around to say 'no.' So JMS is full of shit.

Plus, there's a big difference between doing an adaptation and just saying "Hey, we're taking your story and slapping a bunch of extra bullshit onto it, and there's nothing you can do about it. So nyah."

[Destor]

so when he dies it's fair game? double standards.

[Nowhere Man]

Well when he dies, he can't make a living off of his work anymore, so yeah, I'd say it would be fair game at that point.

[Destor]

he cant make a living off watchmen now, he doesnt own it.

[Nowhere Man]

Okay, you're right in that aspect. DC owns the rights and can technically do whatever they want with it, no matter how much of a shameless and artistically bankrupt cash-grab it may be.

However, it's still a massive slap in the face to exploit the guy's work against his will. And yes, if all of the writers that Moore pulled from were around to say 'no' when he pulled from them and he did it anyway, I'd be calling him just as much of an asshole as I'm calling JMS. Though at least Moore had the decency to do an alternate interpretation of their works.

[Destor]

Okay, you're right in that aspect. DC owns the rights and can technically do whatever they want with it, no matter how much of a shameless and artistically bankrupt cash-grab it may be.

However, it's still a massive slap in the face to exploit the guy's work against his will. And yes, if all of the writers that Moore pulled from were around to say 'no' when he pulled from them and he did it anyway, I'd be calling him just as much of an asshole as I'm calling JMS. Though at least Moore had the decency to do an alternate interpretation of their works.
alls im sayin is moore is a hypocrit and these prequels will prolly suck. *shrug*

[Nowhere Man]

Oh, the prequels will almost definitely suck, I agree with you there.

Well....the ones by Azzarello might be good, but it still doesn't change the fact that none of them need to be made.

[Captain of Fun]

I don't really think this makes Moore a hypocrite. The important thing, as NM said,is that moore's work was adaptations, while DC is fucking with the original work.

That is a huge difference, in my opinion.

[Lock Jaw]

Technically they are doing nothing to the original work. You can read the original work and still enjoy it all you want.

[Captain of Fun]

You know what I mean, you daft poofter.

[Lock Jaw]

Meh. If anything, it is kudos for DC for holding out as long as they did. They've been trying for years and years to get Moore on board for something, if not as writer, then as "producer" or "overseer" or whatever. So they have finally given up and are now doing this before memory of the movie goes away entirely.

[Kalyx triaD]

Smallville Season 11 Comic:

http://wb.cdn.warnerbros.com/dcublog/files/2012/02/Smallville01_coverB300dpiV2-704x1024.jpg

Essentially a new Superman series in the Smallville continuity. Same deal as the Buffy comics.

[Lock Jaw]

Just watched Justice League: Doom. It was decent. I didn't follow any of the news about it since it was announced, so I was hoping for a more faithful adaptation of Tower of Babel.

As it is...

The only thing adapted was the idea that Batman has contingency plans against the JLA members. Ra's Al Ghul is not in the movie, nor is the Tower of Babel.

[Lock Jaw]

Also, just realized that Smallville Superman is not wearing the underpants outside of his uniform. I AM BLINDED BY RAGE.

[Destor]

Smallville Season 11 Comic:

http://wb.cdn.warnerbros.com/dcublog/files/2012/02/Smallville01_coverB300dpiV2-704x1024.jpg

Essentially a new Superman series in the Smallville continuity. Same deal as the Buffy comics.thats fucking retarded.

[Skippord]

just watched Justice League: Doom

enhanced my belief that Batman is the best character ever

[Kalyx triaD]

Gotta see it.

[Nark Order]

Man, I've been reading some of the new 52 series and I'm pretty confused, but still blown away. Love what I've been reading so far but some of the timelines are really confusing. Who's timelines are included and who's aren't. Some are completely changed but others like Barbara Gordon are pretty much continuing into the same timeline, just some things have changed (a "miracle" happened and now she isn't paralyzed.

Wish I had a chart or something to explain. Sheesh.

[Kalyx triaD]

Give up on a coherent explanation and enjoy it for what it is, I say.

[Nark Order]

FYI, if you haven't been reading Batgirl, you probably should. Such a different take on being a superhero IMO. Think a bunch of Batman fans may have boycotted the series when it was announced because how shoddy her paralysis cure was explained (or not explained), but it is a wonderful series thus far. Seeing Barbara try to get back out and fight crime with the fear of being severely hurt again always on her mind is a bit compelling. She probably shouldn't have returned so quickly but she thrusted herself right into the middle of it again.

PRETTY COOL GUYS

[Lock Jaw]

I like it, but not as much as I was enjoying Stephanie Brown as Batgirl.

[mitchables]

I like it, but not as much as I was enjoying Stephanie Brown as Batgirl.

honestly i was enjoying the whole dynamic of the 'new' bat family more than anything that had happened in the previous few years. dick + damian as batman and robin, tim as red robin, basically filling the nightwing role, steph as batgirl... the whole thing was awesome. and then they just went and stuck to the status quo.

i love bruce and all, but he is so grim all the time. the mix of dick and damian was wonderful. c'est la vie.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah. Me too.

The current Nightwing series is alright and all, but every time I read it I am just like "Man, I miss him as Batman".

Also, Damian has seemed "off" in The New 52. Have not really enjoyed him at all.

[Nowhere Man]

So apparently as part of the New 52's "Second Wave," we're also getting an Earth-2 Superman.

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

By Josh Kushins

Coming in May, DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 “Second Wave” will literally expand the world-building efforts of the comprehensive publishing initiative. With the addition of a parallel Earth that features prominently into both EARTH 2 and WORLDS’ FINEST, the developing narrative will encompass new heroes from distinctly different backgrounds, building on the shared universe in some surprising ways.

“Mourning the death of his beloved, Superman carries both a sadness in his heart along with the weight of Earth 2′s welfare upon on his shoulders, while never showing this and seeming to all that he is this world’s peerless champion,” said EARTH 2 writer James Robinson.

“What would you have to do to teach Superman to kill?” asks EARTH 2 editor Pat McCallum. “He’s endured the loss of his home world, and now the Last Son of Krypton must weather the death of his soul mate Lois Lane. Just how far can you bend the Man of Steel before he breaks?”

Here’s a first look at the Superman of EARTH 2, designed by Jim Lee.


So......Lois is dead and Superman is going crazy. That could be interesting, but in all likelihood will just be a flimsy excuse to do a comic where Superman kills people. And besides, there are already a fair amount of "crazy Superman" comics out there, like Irredeemable or pretty much everything Marvel did with Sentry.

Gotta say, though, I really dig the Earth-2 costume:

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2012/03/Superman-Earth-2.jpg

That looks so much better than the Earth-1 design that it honestly makes me angry.

[Lock Jaw]

Dunno. I was all excited for Earth-2, but it looks like it is going to be a pile of crap. I loved everything to do with Earth-2 pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths. I love the Justice Society of America.

It looks like they are doing their best to make Earth-2 also be all "gritty" and full of crappy redesigns. I shudder to think what Alan Scott is going to look like (though I don't know if it can be worse than the redesign he got just before Flashpoint).

[Lock Jaw]

Apparently this is what Jay Garrick is gonna look like:

http://i.newsarama.com/images/EARTH-2-2-Cover_02.jpg

I give up. Really. Gonna devote my time to catching up on Marvel Comics. I never thought the day would come when DC Comics would drive me away.

[Kalyx triaD]

Jesus Christ...

[Reavant]

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/40/2229836-05.1n021.shazam.jpeg

Shazam

[Kalyx triaD]

Fuck sake, DC.

[Nowhere Man]

Jesus Christ.

[Shadow]

What the hell is that?

[DaveBrawl]

I think it's Ezio Auditore da Batson.

[Reavant]

its the new captain marvel for new 52

[Lock Jaw]

Though I have heard that they have given up even trying to call him Captain Marvel now. Will just call him "Shazam".

[Lock Jaw]

Just went to try to go to the DC Comics Message Board and see what kind of backlash Jay Garrick's costume is getting.

Turns out DC has completely revamped their website into the opposite of what it used to be (use friendly, easy to find things) and seem to have done away with the message boards entirely for now.

[Kalyx triaD]

I bet.

[Rammsteinmad]

Lois is dead and Superman's going crazy? Lol DC... :roll:

[Shadow]

Apparently this is what Jay Garrick is gonna look like:

http://i.newsarama.com/images/EARTH-2-2-Cover_02.jpg

I give up. Really. Gonna devote my time to catching up on Marvel Comics. I never thought the day would come when DC Comics would drive me away.

That's...that's Jay Garrick?

THE FUCK DC!?

[Nark Order]

On a slightly happier note, Swamp Thing and Animal Man are going to have a crossover in may I think. If those two series are any indication of the quality of the crossover, it's going to be fucking incredible. Ties in perfectly with the ongoing battle of the Green vs The Red vs The Rot as well. Pretty pumped.

Picked up Swamp Thing #7 today and marked the fuck out. Incredible to see Alec as the Swamp Thing again finally. Really love what they did with him basically failing the Green and them blaming him for the defeat. I'm pretty hooked from here on out.

I also recently got into All Star Western and it is so much better than I originally thought it would be. Good to see Jonah whipping ass in an interesting story and environment. think I'm probably in for the long haul on this one as well.

[Kalyx triaD]

Wait til you guys see Earth-2 Power Girl. E2 Batman is kinda cool.

Smallville Season 11 #1 Cover:

http://i.newsarama.com/images/smallville_cover_1_02.jpg

Since DCnU got started art across the board got really wonky.

[Nowhere Man]

He's got a look on his face that says "I just got a really shitty present from my grandma, but I don't want her to feel bad so I'll smile about it anyway. No, really, Gamgam, it's a wonderful sweater. Of course I'll wear it to work."

Edit: Holy shit, I just realized that's drawn by Gary Frank. I loved his previous run on Action Comics, but jeezus. He draws Supes as Christopher Reeve a thousand times better than as Tom Welling (then again, that may be because Superman was a thousand times better as Christopher Reeve than as Tom Welling)

[Kalyx triaD]

DC's dead serious about the 'no trunks on Superman' thing. Didn't think they'd apply it to every possible version.

[Lock Jaw]

HATE NO TRUNKS SO MUCH

[Nowhere Man]

Seriously, the more they propagate the no-trunks look, the more it sticks out just how.....wrong.....it looks. Making the belt red and yellow doesn't change the fact that there's too much blue below the waistline and it makes the whole costume look bland.

And the more seams and plates and Nike-Under-Armor speed lines they put on the costume, the thicker it looks,and the less convincing it is that it could possibly fit under Clark Kent's clothing without bulging out (and yes, I know the boots and cape and belt would do that anyway).

I get that normal people don't wear old circus strongman trunks outside their pants, but normal people also don't wear brightly colored spandex and a big red cape. Quit changing shit just for the sheer sake of changing shit.

[Nowhere Man]

Comics Alliance had a great article on one of the flagship titles of the DCnU, entitled "Justice League is Everything Wrong With Comics." That may be an exaggeration, but it is still a pretty damning piece:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/08/justice-league-review-counterpoint

[Kalyx triaD]

And I'd just finished Stand By Me and Young Guns about the time that Warner Brothers were making the first Batman film with Michael Keaton and I got a call which asked me if I would be interested in playing Robin. I was like: ‘as in Robin with tights? No!' I didn't realize they were going to make the coolest movie ever! They didn't have a Robin in the end, but I was only 19 so my agent could have helped me out a bit on that one.

[Nowhere Man]

So they're doing an animated version of the famous Action Comics #775:, aka "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?" Re-titled simply as Superman vs The Elite.

Looks pretty good, but I'm a little worried that a lot of the character moments from the comic are going to be overlooked in favor of extended action sequences, like what they did to Tower of Babel when it became Justice League: Doom. Still, Action 775 is an amazing comic, so hopefully the adaptation will be up to snuff:

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/749050/superman-vs-the-elite-trailer.jhtml#id=1681043

Also, at least DC still allows the animated Superman to wear his damn trunks.

[Kalyx triaD]

Fucking love George Newburn doing Superman's voice again. I can't decide if I like him more than Tim Daly (and neither can Kevin Conroy (https://twitter.com/#!/TheKevinConroy/status/84499012631265280)).

[Lock Jaw]

I love Action Comics #775, so I hope the movie turns out well. I fully expect a lot of extended action sequences, but hopefully they can get the spirit and "idealism" behind the thing across.

Noticed in the trailer that Manchester Black sounds kinda Scottish though. Also, I am not so crazy about his design.

[Kalyx triaD]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h7ging4Nqww" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Cute. Kudos to actually having Donna sound Greek, don't think they've ever presented an Amazon with an accent.

[Nowhere Man]

Wasn't really expecting Batgirl to be the hyperactive one, but I did find that quite amusing.

[Shadow]

Tara Strong, Grey Delusi, and Nicole Sheriden....my pants are so god damn tight.

[Nowhere Man]

So is that just going to be shorts like that, or are they making it a full-on series? Because it needs to be a full-on series.

[Kalyx triaD]

Just shorts. But this can certainly work as a series.

[Kalyx triaD]

CW's New Green Arrow:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17gxv90dxynmvjpg/original.jpg

[Funky Fly]

The 2 quivers is pretty cool, but the angsty, dark look is not. We've got enough of that as is.

[Rammsteinmad]

'dark' sells today.

[Captain of Fun]

Seriously, look at Green Arrow's mustache and little hat, and tell me he's supposed to be dark and angsty.

[Captain of Fun]

So they're doing an animated version of the famous Action Comics #775:, aka "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?" Re-titled simply as Superman vs The Elite.

Looks pretty good, but I'm a little worried that a lot of the character moments from the comic are going to be overlooked in favor of extended action sequences, like what they did to Tower of Babel when it became Justice League: Doom. Still, Action 775 is an amazing comic, so hopefully the adaptation will be up to snuff:

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/749050/superman-vs-the-elite-trailer.jhtml#id=1681043

Also, at least DC still allows the animated Superman to wear his damn trunks.


Good lord, that sounds like 90's writing.

[Lock Jaw]

Just noticed that Manchester Black is seen in the trailer with a MATCH in his mouth instead of a cigarette.

Hopefully that is just for the trailer. Dunno anyone who goes around acting like a match is a cigarette.

[Lock Jaw]

First look at the new Alan Scott:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/articles/1332958732.jpg

You can't really get the full picture... but it is clear that they have done away with pretty much all elements of his old costume in favor of a more "Corps" looking one.

Alan Scott, behind Superman, had perhaps my favorite superhero costume. They are both dead and gone. It is a black day for comics.

[Kalyx triaD]

lol

[Kalyx triaD]

Wasn't Earth-2 supposed to be a way to keep oldies around? Is remixing it kind of... I don't know...

Trashing the point?

[Kalyx triaD]

And why are they revealed in some sort of pain?

[Kalyx triaD]

http://i.newsarama.com/images/EARTH-2-2-Cover_02.jpg
AAAHHHHH!

http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/articles/1332958732.jpg
AAAAHHHH!

[Lock Jaw]

Because the new DC is so INTENSE

[Shadow]

Also didn't Alan Scott have another source of Green Energy besides Oa? Hence why his costume was different?

BECAUSE IT WAS MAGIC NOT WILLPOWER!?

[Rammsteinmad]

Lol DC. :roll:

[Kalyx triaD]

http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/man-of-steel-logo.jpg

[dronepool]

Can't wait for this-

http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/articles/1328651821.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Lock Jaw]

SHE DIDN'T TELL ME WHY LATER

[Nark Order]

AHHHH. Can't wait for Swamp Thing and Animal Man tomorrow. Will probably pick up New Mutants and AvX also.

[Nark Order]

Guys... Swamp Thing #8 is epic as all fuck.

[Nowhere Man]

I know these are just fan-made trailers, but god damn, they're good. I really wish WB would do something similar to this:

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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8pIV4AgHcoc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Krimzon7]

Can't wait for this-

http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/articles/1328651821.jpg

Is batman sponsored by Nike?

[Krimzon7]

Does anyone watch young justice? This shit is awesome.

[Kalyx triaD]

Waiting for it to get to Netflix.

[Shadow]

Don't. Hunt it down now.

It is awesome!

[Krimzon7]

Don't. Hunt it down now.

It is awesome!

This times a million. Catch some of them on YouTube.

[Lock Jaw]

I watched the pilot, and then watched the episode that Peter David wrote that had Secret in it.

[Nowhere Man]

I am seriously loving Young Justice. The animation's slick and stylish, the characters are all really complex and interesting, there's a great selection of villains that go beyond your usual suspects (though the big-name villains are still major players), and it does a great job of representing the DC Universe as a whole, rather than just one aspect of it per show. If there was ever one criticism I had about the Timm-verse, it was always that the Gotham heroes and villains usually got preferential treatment over everyone else's (since the old DCAU spun off from the Batman series), but Young Justice makes just about everyone awesome.

[Krimzon7]

What did you think?

[Krimzon7]

I am seriously loving Young Justice. The animation's slick and stylish, the characters are all really complex and interesting, there's a great selection of villains that go beyond your usual suspects (though the big-name villains are still major players), and it does a great job of representing the DC Universe as a whole, rather than just one aspect of it per show. If there was ever one criticism I had about the Timm-verse, it was always that the Gotham heroes and villains usually got preferential treatment over everyone else's (since the old DCAU spun off from the Batman series), but Young Justice makes just about everyone awesome.

I can't wait for the whole mole reveal! The shit is so captivating. I love the fact that superman is generally nowhere to be found. Batman is limited in his role too. The kids really take center stage, and the enemies are so damn enthralling.

[Nowhere Man]

Speaking of Superman, I love the fact that he's freaked out by Superboy and is visibly uncomfortable being around him. Very few writers are willing to give Supes such a glaring character flaw, or go too far and make him a total jackass so someone like Batman can verbally slap him around for it. But it's a great way to make the Man of Steel look vulnerable, having him feel violated that someone stole his DNA and cloned him (especially since that 'someone' is Cadmus, funded by Lex Luthor) and therefore isn't ready or willing to be the father-figure that Superboy needs.

And even if Conner does come off like a whiny teenage bitch in some episodes, it does make a lot of sense that he'd be so loaded down with issues with all of that going on.

[Krimzon7]

Speaking of Superman, I love the fact that he's freaked out by Superboy and is visibly uncomfortable being around him. Very few writers are willing to give Supes such a glaring character flaw, or go too far and make him a total jackass so someone like Batman can verbally slap him around for it. But it's a great way to make the Man of Steel look vulnerable, having him feel violated that someone stole his DNA and cloned him (especially since that 'someone' is Cadmus, funded by Lex Luthor) and therefore isn't ready or willing to be the father-figure that Superboy needs.

And even if Conner does come off like a whiny teenage bitch in some episodes, it does make a lot of sense that he'd be so loaded down with issues with all of that going on.
This! It's amazing to see the little things come through.

[Kalyx triaD]

The first post in this thread:

Superman Returns Sequel:

Bryan Singer appearently has better things to do: instead of moving on to the next Superman feature, he's working on a 'thriller' with Tom Cruise starring. Odd, he seemed so down with Supe's that I thought he'd start out on the next one atleast at a pace faster than the gap between X1 and X2. It must be noted that Singer has a history of finding better things to do. There were rumors that the next Superman would be shelved and JLA (see below) would kick a kick-start early with Brandon Routh starring. Those rumors were quickly dissolved with the powers to be saying the next Superman (rumored to called "Man of Steel")[Wooo] is going just fine, with Metallo and Brainiac as possible villains.[pfft] The gun-turrent dude from 'Returns (Eye-of-Steel scene) may even have been John Corben...

Kate Bosworth may not return.[And everybody else]

Batman Begins Sequel:

Most of us are pretty much up to speed here: The movie will be called "The Dark Knight" with the most talked about news being Jokers inclusion as the central villain. Joker ofcourse is being bought to us by Heath Ledger with a darker edge about the character than the stuff we've already seen.[Understatement of the thread] The movie should begin production right about now, with a release next Summer. The batsuit will be updated for anyone who cares, with an emphasis on 'cloth'. There's also talk of a Bat-Cycle, too. Cool. The theme of 'Begins was fear, and the theme for Dark Knight may be "things getting worse before they get better." They say the title also also has multiple meanings. Could Gotham City suffer some kind of mass blackout while the Joker goes on a killing spree? Note that many of Joker's earlier comic exploits usually had him pulling some city-wide crisis that Batman had to work double-time to fix.[Oh yeah] Also in the movie is Harvey Dent played by Aaron Eckhart. His inclusion reveals the villain for Batman's third feature.[Nah]

Katie Holmes will not return. She's been replaced by Captain Marvel's sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Captain Marvel:

SHAZAAM!!! And with a blast of thunder, Jake Gyllenhaal (Day After Tommorrow) is most surely, very likely, gonna maybe portray Captain Marvel (one of the few characters who could beat Superman's ass without Krrrryptonite). I'm kinda definately sure of the possibility of his consideration.[Glad I was wavy on this one]

Flash:

Ryan Renalds is up for the part as Wally West. For the most part I agree with this casting. They're talking about getting into the science of super-sonic speed rather than 'him running really fast'.[In Blackest Day]

Wonder Woman:

Joss Whedon dropped out of the project, which disappoints me to no end. There's also talk of setting it in WW2's era. This may have been in the old comics but really... c'mon...[No prob, he'll serve us well soon]

JLA:

Okay... WB really wants to get this thing going, abondoning their old plan of having 'the big three' set their movie franchises first then teaming them up (would've took too long anyway). I'm sure Marvel pressing for their Avengers feature has a little to do with that. Brandon Routh is definately heading up this one[Eh], but Christian Bale didn't seem likely to appear as the Bat because A) the current Batman creative team doesn't wish to merge their darker realistic Batman with a likely bright-n-epic team-up feature and B) JLA is moving on faster than the new Batman franchise can catch up with.[HA!] Still, Christian Bale has said that he signed to three contracts with the last one being "some sort've team-up."[He also yells production people] It appears Batman will be on the team afterall (thank GOD). I wonder if Wonder Woman will make the team, her franchise being on the fritz. I also wonder what other heroes will make the team...

So what do you guys think? Exciting couple of years ahead?

[McLegend]

Speaking of the Dark Knight...

I think I prefer Katie Holmes as Rachel Daws. Admittly it's mostly for aesthetic reasons.

[Kalyx triaD]

If I were to do a Batman movie my dream pick would be Guy Pearce.

[Krimzon7]

Just watched the last young justice and hot damn are they weaving a great tale. I'm on the edge of my seat

[Kalyx triaD]

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/102/7/b/the_bats_and_the_bees_by_pixelkitties-d4vwrmo.png

[Krimzon7]

Amazing. You know, I'm honestly enjoying dc way more than I enjoy marvel right now.

[Shadow]

If it wasn't so mature, I could see that being put into a DC Nation short.

[Krimzon7]

The jury is definitely out on those. I have a tough time with those shorts

[mitchables]

The more I look at that rebooted Jay Garrick pic, the more I find myself thinking: How fast are those rats?

[Kalyx triaD]

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[The Destroyer]

Don't think much of whoever's voicing Batman. :-\

[Nowhere Man]

I refuse to accept any Batman not voiced by Kevin Conroy.

[Kalyx triaD]

Brave and Bold is alright.

[mitchables]

I quite liked the guy in New Frontier, too.

[Kalyx triaD]

The guy on Red Hood did well too, but he more or less sounded like a slightly different Conroy.

[Krimzon7]

I should kick myself. I watched the season two finale of Young Justice and I am so sad now, because I have to wait extra long until a new one comes out :(

[mitchables]

The guy on Red Hood did well too, but he more or less sounded like a slightly different Conroy.

Very true. And, call me crazy, but the Baldwin in Crisis wasn't awful either. I actually really liked his scenes with Owlman.

[Kalyx triaD]

Conroy is iconic, but another Batman voice can be done. And let's be real, Conroy isn't getting any younger.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Lock Jaw]

Who is the dude with the ball and paddle supposed to be? And the dude in the red hood? Oh wait, maybe that dude is supposed to be the Red Hood.

[Fignuts]

Dude with the paddle is probably toyman

[Lock Jaw]

Been reading that whole comic strip. Kinda great.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzf2hNYQJ1r7ni1io1_1280.jpg
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[Lock Jaw]

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0so7hvRmq1r7ni1io1_1280.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

I love it.

And I think the kid in the red hood is, appropriately, The Joker.

[Shadow]

Or, you know, the Red Hood.

[Lock Jaw]

Joker was Red Hood before he was Joker.

Makes more sense. That nose and those green eyes definitely say Red Hood Joker.

[Nowhere Man]

Yeah, that's pretty clearly the Legion of Doom (Luthor, Cheetah, Toyman, Grundy, Captain Cold, Poison Ivy). Makes way more sense for that particular Red Hood to be Joker rather than Jason Todd.

[Kalyx triaD]

Would you chaps be interested in having the newest strip posted here from now on?

[Lock Jaw]

Well, I have the thing bookmarked now, so I will be checking updates on my own anyways.

[Kalyx triaD]

I saved the page, too.

[Lock Jaw]

The whole thing reminded me of this other webcomic about the cast of Dragonball Z as schoolkids. Not that that has anything to do with DC Comics. Or Kalyx liking Penis. We should seriously get the thread name changed. Or, pretty sure, as the starter of the thread, you yourself can edit the topic.

[Funky Fly]

Never! :mad:

[Kalyx triaD]

Can't edit titles after a period of time, and this was made many moons ago.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

Little Luthor is pitch perfect. Can't help but read him in Clancy Brown's voice.

[Nowhere Man]

So yeah......apparently they already started season 2 of Young Justice, and it's........different. Really different.



After wrapping up the arc with Vandal Savage at the end of Season 1, the series skips ahead 5 years. Zatanna and Rocket have joined the Justice League, and Robin (now Nightwing), Miss Martian, and Superboy are mentoring the new team--which consists of the new Robin (Tim Drake; apparently they're skipping Jason Todd), Batgirl, Wonder Girl, Blue Beetle, Lagoon Boy, Bumblebee, Beast Boy, and some guy named 'Mal Duncan' who I don't recognize. Apparently the whole season (subtitled "Invasion") is about, as you'd expect, an alien invasion of Earth. Right now the threat are these little goblin-like aliens called 'Kroloteans,' but the real invasion is probably gonna be a heavy-hitter like Brainiac or Darkseid.

I'm legitimately disappointed that they skipped so much time, missing out on an awful lot of stuff, including what happened to Vandal Savage and the Light. But the new season does have potential.

[Kalyx triaD]

Holy shit. That's a ballsy shift.

[Nowhere Man]

Seriously.

I'm still half expecting it to be some kind of parallel series, or like a "Days of the Future Past" thing where the future turns out to be horrible and they have to go back to the team's early days to stop it, or something.

On the other hand, it is really cool seeing a fresh crop of heroes on the team. It should be pretty interesting to see just how much everyone has changed over the missing 5 years. And hey, the first episode has goddamn LOBO in it!

[Krimzon7]

Wheres aqua lad? I kinda like some of the dynamics that they've set up. I really like how Dick and Tim drake have a big bro/lil bro thing going on. Nightwing seems to be the perfect fit as team mentor. I hope to see more Icon, I think that this is the perfect way to advance the Vandal Savage/The Light story. Lobo was awesome!

[Krimzon7]

The justice league has THE BEST entrance in super hero history

[Lock Jaw]

I really gotta watch Young Justice...

[Sepholio]

I think Little Luthor is officially my new hero.

I keep reading him in CTS' dramatic reading voice, though.

[Kalyx triaD]

http://i.newsarama.com/images/dc-FCBD_gatefold-jim-lee-large.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Lock Jaw]

Behind on DC Comics. Is that supposed to be an Element Woman? And John Stewart? And who is the dude at the bottom left?

[Kalyx triaD]

I have no idea.

[Nark Order]

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

[Lock Jaw]

Dude at the bottom left is apparently Vibe

http://i.newsarama.com/images/jlavibe.jpg

[Nowhere Man]

I do not freakin' b'lieve this either. Someone in 2012 gives a shit about Vibe?

[Nowhere Man]

This isn't really news or anything, but I've been tooling around with an idea for about a year or so, and have started posting it as a fan essay. If you're so inclined, this is my concept pitch for a full-on Superman reboot, "How to Build a Better Superman." (http://bazzardthebazz.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-to-build-better-superman-part-i.html)

Lemme know what y'all think.

[Lock Jaw]

Don't have time to read it now, but as one of the few who actually likes Superman here, I will try to give it a read later.

[Lock Jaw]

Read it. Some interesting things.

Mostly, it just made me want to read Birthright again.

[Lock Jaw]

The CW has officially picked up "Arrow"

“After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine.“

Hopefully they actually call him "Green Arrow" and not just "Arrow" like it seems.

[Kalyx triaD]

http://i.newsarama.com/images/sg_cv12_02.jpg

[Nowhere Man]

Supergirl's first trip to Japan doesn't quite go as expected, then?

[Lock Jaw]

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/135/b/0/swamp_thing_and_animal_man_12_final_by_yanickpaquette-d4zvheu.jpg

:y: :y: :y:

[Lock Jaw]

The image does not reflect Animal Man's seemingly permanent state of shirtlessness these days, though.

[McLegend]

That's a lot of white stuff around Supergirl.

[Kalyx triaD]

I'm trying to figure out if the certain allusions in the Supergirl pic is deliberate or not. I laughed when I seen it.

Her costume still sucks, btw.

[Lock Jaw]

Have gone back and am now in the process of reading the rest of Swamp thing v2. Starting Nancy Collin's run now (#110).

[The Destroyer]

Anyone have any experience using the DC app on a smartphone? Gave a single issue a whirl yesterday and I quite like the way it follows comics frame by frame. But is it actually worth using on a regular basis?

Note: aware you quite easily get comics in .cbr format etc through unofficial channels, but I hate reading them on a PC monitor.

[Krimzon7]

I'm trying to figure out if the certain allusions in the Supergirl pic is deliberate or not. I laughed when I seen it.

Her costume still sucks, btw.

okay, please help the lower level comic book geeks...what are the allusions to? Is there some running gag revolving her? Or is there some defining moment from her earlier run?

or does she like a lot of cock?

[Kalyx triaD]

Tentacle rape. Semen blots. Leg half open, mouth way open.

This is Japanese territory.

[parkmania]

http://i.newsarama.com/images/sg_cv12_02.jpg

Haven't kept up with the New 52 - is that the way Supergirl's costume always looks now? With the sharp angles in the "S", I thought it might be Bizarro Supergirl.

[The Destroyer]

I'm incredibly lazy and can't be arsed reading back. What are the standout good titles from the New 52?

I've drifted away from DC too much, need to get caught up.

[Lock Jaw]

I'm incredibly lazy and can't be arsed reading back. What are the standout good titles from the New 52?

Animal Man
Swamp Thing
Aquaman
All-Star Western

[Lock Jaw]

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[Kalyx triaD]

Nice.

[Nowhere Man]

Interesting. I'm really not a fan of Green Arrow most of the time, but I might be inclined to watch this.

[Kalyx triaD]

This may be silly but the goatee kinda sells it for me.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[The Destroyer]

Animal Man
Swamp Thing
Aquaman
All-Star Western
I will check them out. First two issues of Batman seem quite good as well.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, Batman is alright mainly due to the fact that it has barely been rebooted. Not as good as before Flashpoint, though.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Ermaximus]

Arkham Unhinged is amazing! It's basically the story between Arkham Asylum and Arkham City.

[The Destroyer]

Read the first issues of Swamp Thing and Animal Man. Not really sure about Swamp Thing, but Animal Man seemed alright. Probably try another couple of each.

[Krimzon7]

Newest edition of Young Justice hit the airwaves today. Holy Fuck it's awesome.

[Kalyx triaD]

Arrow looks pretty good.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[DaveBrawl]

DC Comics plans to reintroduce a character as gay in a future issue, it has been revealed.

Co-publisher Dan DiDio previously said that the company would not change the sexual orientation of an existing superhero and would bring in a new one altogether.

But at Kapow Comic Convention in London on Sunday, he revealed that an existing character - who was previously assumed to be straight - will become ‘one of our most prominent gay characters’, according to comic blog BleedingCool.com.

Senior VP Sales Bob Wayne said DiDio’s view ‘had evolved’, comparing the shift to Barack Obama’s recent endorsement of same-sex marriage.

DiDio did not specify which character would ‘come out’ or in which issue it would be featured.

But Courtney Simmons, DC Entertainment’s senior vice president of publicity, told ABC News that it would be soon.

'One of the major iconic DC characters will reveal that he is gay in a storyline in June,' Simmons told the network.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147928/Is-Batman-gay-Major-DC-Comics-character-come-closet.html#ixzz1vbe0ReAM

That's fine and all, but what I don't get (aside from the sales/PR bump for the next few issues) is why do they need to go into the characters love lives? Or at least change it up some. It seldom amounts to anything anyway except for use as some boring page filler and they usually end up in the same fashion with the guy saving the day, but losing the girl because he was late for a date.

Of course I was also opposed to Damien Wayne/the idea of Robin in general and Daken so what do I apparently know?

Although as I was thinking about this I doubt this is really a "iconic" character that they are relaunching. If it was they would likely be out already and aside from Captain Marvel and maybe the Manhunter or one of the lesser Green Lanterns they have pretty much brought out all of the "iconic" names I believe.

[loopydate]

Well, this will certainly add credence to my long-standing theory that Aquaman is totally gay.

[Nowhere Man]

*sigh*

Does anyone actually like or dislike character based on what demographic they belong to? Do white fans only like Batman because he's white? Are Americans less likely to read Wolverine because he's Canadian? It drives me up the fucking wall that DC and Marvel both seem to think that they can sell comics about characters whose sole defining characteristic is what community they're supposed to represent.

And if they're trying to appeal to new audiences, then how hard is it to create a new character? But then, why bother coming up with a character whose personality and life experiences accurately reflect that particular walk of life, when you could just take an existing character, retcon their history out of existence, and exploit their name value as a cheap publicity stunt?


Also, ten bucks says it's one of the Green Lanterns.

[DaveBrawl]

I can see them going with Captain Marvel just for the Marvel is gay line.

[Krimzon7]

UGH. I've come to like Capt Marvel lately. I don't want to see his backstory mangled.

[Krimzon7]

VIBE SHOULD BE GAY

[Lock Jaw]

Can't really think of an "major iconic" character that hasn't debuted yet.

[The Destroyer]

Characters need love lives so supervillains can kill their partners by throwing them off bridges, stuffing them in fridges and what have you.

Does seem like a bit of a cheap publicity stunt though.

[Rammsteinmad]

Pretty much agree with Nowhere Man. Always felt that way about certain characters being created specifically for certain demographics.

Yeah, it's a cheap little publicity stunt, but every gay person in the world isn't suddenly going to start buying DC Comics just because one character is gay.

[Kalyx triaD]

Robocop's Peter Weller will be Batman in the animated film version of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns.

[parkmania]

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Looking forward to this. I remember buying the book when it came out. Gonna be interesting to me if the gang Bruce takes under his wing will still look like wannabe Cyclopses.

[Kalyx triaD]

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2012/05/catwomanbig.jpg

[dronepool]

Not a huge fan of Year One or Frank Miller- but The Dark Knight Returns should make for a more entertaining animated movie than Year One. I found it a bit boring.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Krimzon7]

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Looking forward to this. I remember buying the book when it came out. Gonna be interesting to me if the gang Bruce takes under his wing will still look like wannabe Cyclopses.

look at that mongoloid chin!

[Nowhere Man]

I'll be honest, I always kinda hated the Dark Knight Returns. I know it's got this pedigree of being a legendary game-changing comic (never mind that Denny O'Neill had been writing a 'dark and gritty' Batman for like a decade before Frank Miller came along), but Miller's artwork was always distractingly ugly to me. And the writing.....I mean, everyone laughs at Frank Miller nowadays after All-Star Batman and Robin and DKSR and Holy Terror, but I really don't see the difference between TDKR and those later comics. It's a good time capsule for the gaudy excess of the 80s, but not something I really feel like revisiting.

I did like the DKR parody that they did in Batman the Animated Series, though:

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[Seth82]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/stacylambe/green-lantern-comes-out-of-the-closet


Green Lantern Comes Out Of The Closet
In a DC Comics universe-wide reboot, Alan Scott (the original Green Lantern) is now an openly gay superhero. His new storyline will be revealed in Earth 2 issue No. 2, which comes out Wednesday.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the writer of Earth 2 James Robinson explains the change:
"The original version of Alan Scott was an older man, and he had a superpowered son, Obsidian, who was gay. The fact that Scott was young now [thanks to a universe-wide reboot] meant Obsidian no longer existed. I thought it was a shame that DC was losing such a positive gay character. I said, 'Why not make Alan Scott gay?' To Dan DiDio’s credit, when I suggested it to him, there wasn’t a moment’s hesitation."

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/6/1/9/enhanced-buzz-27314-1338556740-0.jpg

The superhero was originally introduced in 1940 and fathered two children. He was the character DC co-publisher Dan DiDio teases audiences about earlier this month. In the reboot, Alan Scott has a boyfriend, Sam.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/6/1/9/enhanced-buzz-9479-1338557146-1.jpg

[loopydate]

I hereby request that the thread be renamed DC Green Lantern Likes Penis Comics Thread.

[Kalyx triaD]

lol

[Lock Jaw]

I am not a fan of this.

Not because he likes penis... not that there's anything wrong with that.... but because of the unnecessary changes done solely for "publicity".

I just wish the old universe would come back.

[Nark Order]

All of this feels so forced. Not a fan at all.

[Rammsteinmad]

So are DC trying to play this off and new, unique and daring, 20 years after Marvel did it?

[Nark Order]

I wonder how Shane Helms feels about his Green Lantern tattoo now?

[Nark Order]

http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/103/5f1d83f51a694d058ebfd159731e18a5/l.jpg

[dronepool]

The dialog feels very forced and not every gay man speaks like that.

[loopydate]

So are DC trying to play this off and new, unique and daring, 20 years after Marvel did it?

Sounds about right.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[The Destroyer]

I wonder how Shane Helms feels about his Green Lantern tattoo now?
Alan Stewart's logo isn't the same as the Green Lantern Corps logo, which is what Helms has got. He's probably more of a Hal Jordan fan.

[Nowhere Man]

Well, I did call it when I said it'd be one of the Green Lanterns. I was honestly expecting it to be Kyle, though.

But yeah, making it Alan Scott just really enforces the "we're doing this as a cheap publicity stunt" feel the whole thing has. They make a big announcement about how a 'major' character is coming out, and then it's a parallel universe version of one of the Golden Age heroes, who hadn't really been a major player in years anyway. So they've got the name-value of GL, but didn't actually pick one of the main Earth-1 Lanterns to avoid fan backlash.

[RP]

How many gay people read comics? It just seems like an awfully big change to be targeting towards such a small audience.

[Rammsteinmad]

I said this on the previous page (or maybe in the Marvel thread) that it's ridiculous. Gay people aren't suddenly going to read a comic because it has a gay character, unless they did already to begin with.

[Krimzon7]

MOTHERFUCK! Young Justice was good, we got FOUR FUCKING GENERATIONS OF FLASHES, and now we've got a new mini arc underneath the main Invasion arc.

Fuck you if you motherfuckers aren't watching this with me






































Please watch it with me :'(

[Krimzon7]

c'mon guys, this is amazing. The first season was soooo good, now this season has repercussions from that season coming to fruition, with other mysteries unfolding just as we get the answers that we were pining for. Jesus, I find myself looking forward to the next week more and more.

[Krimzon7]

In response to the GGL....I mean there's umpteen thousand GL's. One has to be a criminal, one was bound to be gay, I thought they achieved both in Sinestro.

[Shadow]

Hey I'm watching Young Justice.

I just don't advertise that I'm a nerd.

[Krimzon7]

the only nerds i see are the ones NOT watching Young Justice. The shit is the goods








Besodes...I've got tattoos and a big dick. You can't be a nerd then!

[Nark Order]

Finally getting around to reading Starman. Let's do this.

[The Destroyer]

How many gay people read comics? It just seems like an awfully big change to be targeting towards such a small audience.
I can't see it being too different from whatever the percentage of gay people in society in general is. And I can't see someone buying Earth 2 just because Green Lantern is "one of them".

[Shadow]

So....we've got Implus in Young Justice now. I'm....very happy.

Also happy with who's voicing him and we got to see the Flash Family in action.

[Krimzon7]

I love Impulse already, Beast Boy is making me angry with that whole 'noted' thing. what the fuck is that about? I wonder why he won't just level with the team and why is he playing with the whole cherade... It's good to see KF rocking the colors again. Word on the street is that ARTEMIS is gonna be back at it next week

I also love the whole Roy/Real Roy/Chesire angle. I love the time they get each episode

Just a fucking well put together episode

[Lock Jaw]

I promise to start watching Young Justice soon. Just finished up watching the current TV show I was catching up on. Needed another.

Also, :y: for Starman

[Lock Jaw]

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Wonder if some kid bought an Animal Man comic because of this. They are in for a surprise, if they did.

[Nowhere Man]

Wrote a blog article about the whole 'Alan Scott is gay now' thing. Dig it. (http://bazzardthebazz.blogspot.com/2012/06/bazz-versus-alan-scott.html)

[Lock Jaw]

Good post. :y:

Agree with pretty much everything.

Also, while Alan Scott may be the least important and least popular Green Lantern... He was my favorite. So this whole fiasco makes me sad. Not sadder than the reboot in general, though. Compared to the reboot, this is small potatoes.

[Kalyx triaD]

DCnU pretty much turned me off to DC comics completely.

[Kalyx triaD]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m54dofv3YN1r7ni1io1_1280.jpg

Wonder if the Legion of Bullies will have costumes this time.

[Lock Jaw]

Though I gotta say... reading Earth 2... that is the way to go if you are going to do a reboot.

Throw all past continuity out the door, even if it gets rid of popular legacy characters, and start from scratch with origin stories.

I have actually enjoyed the first two issues, aside from the Alan Scott gay thing which comes across as mad "awkward" and "forced".

[Lock Jaw]

I promise to start watching Young Justice soon. Just finished up watching the current TV show I was catching up on. Needed another.

Just finished the first season. A lot better than I would have expected. :y:

[Krimzon7]

Just finished the first season. A lot better than I would have expected. :y:

The layers and the action caught all of us by surprise. It's a good show

[Lock Jaw]

Just watched the first ep of the second season. Not a fan of this time jump at all. Hopefully it gets better.

[Shadow]

It does.

Oh boy does it get better.

[Reavant]

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[Kalyx triaD]

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[Lock Jaw]

All caught up in Young Justice now. Not completely sold on the time jump still, but completely sold on the Invasion storyline.

[Krimzon7]

Just watched the first ep of the second season. Not a fan of this time jump at all. Hopefully it gets better.

The time jump was a shock to the system. Once you get past that, you realize that there are so many tantalizing stories that arise out of it.

[Krimzon7]

Dude I just rewatched YJ again, this last episode left me out of breath. So many plot twists, so much deception! We got Wally, Artemis, and Nightwing! WE got some more layers on why SB and Megan broke up(what a bitch) and we got a bit of story arc progression. Jesus Christ what a great show!

[Shadow]

AND LAGOON BOY IS GONE FOR A WHILE! THANK GOD!

[Nowhere Man]

God damn, that was a good episode.

[Krimzon7]

AND LAGOON BOY IS GONE FOR A WHILE! THANK GOD!

who the fuck is he calling a minnow? He's the rebound rookie.


Miss M, what a BITCH (never thought I'd ever say that...

[Lock Jaw]

Always hated it whenever Lagoon Boy showed up in the Young Justice comics... which I think was a total of two or three times.... but still. At least the in the TV Series he actually gets super strong when he puffs up. In the comics, he just puffs up.

Also, on the whole Miss Martian thing... I think she is definitely gonna go all "Dark Willow" on everybody eventually.

[The Destroyer]

I really, really need to catch up properly with DC stuff. Only just finally getting around to reading Batman RIP.

[Lock Jaw]

Just watched Superman vs The Elite. Was "ok". Could have been a lot better.