DC Relaunching Everything? - Part 2

[X Knight]

HeavyInk.com. You can set up subscriptions and everything. You'll get your comics a week later than everyone else, but that's usually not a big problem.

thanks.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah but wont we be able to get comics online from DC itself?

I suppose. I don't know. HeavyInk's worked well enough for me that I haven't felt a need to look elsewhere.

 

[Mr. Earle]

I suppose. I don't know. HeavyInk's worked well enough for me that I haven't felt a need to look elsewhere.

Well you might be able to get your comics from DC right then, without having to wait.

Btw how is that going to work? I mean if they let you download an issue how do they know you wont put it on rapidshare or something?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Presumably they'd have some kind of rights protection on it. But I'm sure that'll be circumvented somehow. Not that that matters; people scan whole comics and put them on torrent sites already.

 

[CConn]

HeavyInk.com. You can set up subscriptions and everything. You'll get your comics a week later than everyone else, but that's usually not a big problem.

I get mine by Saturday. It's not bad at all.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I should've said a few days late. I just don't check my mail more than once a week.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Saturday June 11, 2011
10:41
Hi guys! Should get started in about 10 minutes.
10:41
Richard Donner Q&A just wrapped. Lots of fun Superman anecdotes.

10:42
Comment From Lance
Thanks for doing this for those of us who couldn't be there
10:42
of course!
10:45
Thanks for all the great comments! I'm thinking things will get going around 7:50 local time. Maybe a little later.
10:47
Thanks for staying up late, east coasters (and beyond)!
10:48
Comment From RichJohnston
Some of us are from the UK you know ;-)
10:48
Nearly 4 a.m. there, right Rich?
10:52
Comment From torysac
btw, did you guys do coverage of the Donner Q and A?
10:53
No live coverage, but I was in attendance. Lots of fun anecdotes on the filming of Superman, and Geoff Johns did a great intro for Donner.
10:53
Things haven't started yet, but people are starting to trickle back into the theater, having stocked up on concessions.
10:55
Comment From Chris
Hello, am I late for the chat? o.o
10:55
The Q&A hasn't started yet! We're just getting ready.
10:55
Comment From Paul
I work in a movie theater, and love people that come to the snack stand, but who in their right mind would risk missing even a second of this for some popcorn?
10:56
Popcorn and soda is the perfect fuel for DC Comics talk.
10:56
Geoff Johns is back in the theater, as is moderator Geoff Boucher, from the LA Times.
10:56
Don't see Jim Lee yet.
10:57
Boucher's got the mic.
10:58
Boucher's starting the intro.
10:59
Boucher's giving some love to the event sponsors.
10:59
Comment From John
Will ask again. Any chance we find out about the JSA tonight?
10:59
We shall see!
11:00
There is a really life-like Christopher Reeve-as-Superman statue in the lobby, it should be noted.
11:00
Also Green Lantern and Superman Lego dudes.
11:00
Alright, here we go!
11:00
Boucher: "If you read comics, you know who these guys are."
11:01
Johns and Lee take their seats.
11:01
Lee starts by talking about his memories of the original Donner Superman.
11:02
Comment From KEITH
why?? why?? never buying comics again after August...
11:02
That's pretty severe, KEITH!
11:02
Boucher recapping the DC revamp news a bit.
11:02
Boucher says there will be a "surprise" coming in a little bit.
11:02
Justice League #1 is the first topic of conversation.
11:03
Lee: "Geoff and I have known each other for years. We always wanted to work together. I think this is the project."
11:03
"This really is the ultimate book," Lee says of Justice League.
11:03
Lee says his vision of Justice League "overlaps" with Johns'.
11:04
Johns on membership: "Our first arc is the origin of the team. It takes place in the past, and the next arc will take place in the present."
11:04
Johns said that when Green Lantern first meets Batman, he's going to ask "what are your powers?" The initial relationship between these characters will be explored.
11:04
Johns: "What are the people like behind the mask?"
11:05
Johns said the three words he uses to describe what they're doing is "Heart, humor and heroics."
11:05
Johns said that Lee is "one of the best pencilers in the history of comics."
11:05
Boucher's asking Johns about Johns' job as DC chief creative officer.
11:05
Johns said he "moonlights" as a writer now.
11:06
"It's an awesome job," Johns said of the COO post, briefly describing what it involves.
11:06
Lee calls DC's revamp "pretty unprecedented."
11:07
Lee said they're "re-energizing" and "re-imagining" much of their characters.
11:07
Lee says there's never been an "awesome origin" for the Justice League, calling it a "prime example" of where they can "add something to the lore."
11:08
"They're such a diverse group of characters, they're so iconic," Lee continued, adding that they're looking for ways to make things "more modern" and create jumping-on points for new readers.
11:08
Lee says he was "super-excited" when they relaunched Superman post-Crisis with John Byrne. "It made it feel like my own version."
11:08
Lee said he hopes for a similar level of excitement with the 52 books they're launching in September.
11:09
Boucher talks about the degree of negative feedback the revamp has gotten.
11:09
"If you don't execute it correctly, then all bets are off," Johns said. "No one sets out to make people upset."
11:09
Johns said that if things are done with care, they should be successful, using Hal Jordan's return as Green Lantern as an example.
11:10
"I think it's an exciting time," Johns said. "Certainly everyone's putting their passion into it."
11:10
"All these characters have very interesting pasts," Lee said, bringing up the "crazy" Superman stories of the '50s and '60s.
11:11
"Batman was more of a capricious, whimsical character, and in the late '60s he became a grim avenger of the night," Lee said. "These iconic characters are never set in stone. They're always evolving, always changing."
11:11
Lee said that they wouldn't tackle a challenge this big if they didn't have confidence that they could do it correctly.
11:12
Lee says they've got a video message from Grant Morrison.
11:12
Let's watch it!
11:12
"It's a big honor and responsibility to relaunch Action Comics #1," Morrison says via video.
11:13
Morrison says they want to "recreate" Superman for the 21st century, and "do something that's a little bit new."
11:13
Morrison says they will "change some of the basics" and reintroduce familiar characters in some unfamiliar ways.
11:13
Morrison says they're looking for an "unexpected" take on Superman.
11:13
"A different side of the character than we've ever seen before," Morrison says of his Action Comics #1.
11:14
Morrison says him and Rags Morales are trying to create a "new language" for comics storytelling — things that only comics (not even movies) can do.
11:14
Morrison says he hopes fans follow them into the "ridiculous voyage into the unknown."
11:14
That's it from Morrison.
11:15
"Grant Morrison, to me, is the best comic book writer," Johns said.
11:15
Lee mentions the same day digital for the September-launching titles.
11:16
"That's a huge, huge step forward," Lee said.
11:16
"We really think this is an opportunity for us to reach new people out there and bring them into the fold," Lee said. "We're also going to go out there and really promote this on a national level."
11:17
Lee said they want to remind people that comics are the source material for the box office blockbuster comic book movies.
11:17
Johns said he was skeptical of digital comics at first, but now thinks they're "really exciting" and that they "change the way you think about comics."
11:17
Johns said they're going to experiment with digital comics so that reading them is a "different experience."
11:18
Of the GL movie, Johns said he'd love for a generation of kids to discover Green Lantern like he did with Star Wars.
11:18
That's it. No audience Q&A.
11:19
That wraps our live coverage. Thanks for reading!
11:19
Superman II is starting so I gotta turn off the laptop.

The Hero Complex coverage.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Well, that sounds pretty much like a waste of time. Guess there was nothing to talk about since all the books and teams were revealed.

 

[TheIncredibleSk]

Yup, I hoping for something big at least.

 

[roach]

they were gonna release the 52 issue relaunch...but since it already got out

 

[Sawyer]

Well, that sounds pretty much like a waste of time. Guess there was nothing to talk about since all the books and teams were revealed.

I think there was probably plenty to talk about but they gave them like a ****ing fifteen minute span to talk about it. Kind of ridiculous.

I would've liked to hear the additional seven members of the League, for one.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I think there was an awesome origin to the Justice League, wasn't there? It was called JLA: Year One.

 

[roach]

George Perez:
Since I’m not going to be doing any interviews regarding the SUPERMAN reboot (not wishing to inadvertently spill any plot beans) I just want to give you all the skinny on what exactly I’m doing on the book. As was recently revealed is that I will be writing the new series SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW. What wasn’t explained is that I’m also doing the thumbnail layouts for the book, something I did for artist Kerry Gammill years ago when I worked on ACTION COMICS. This way, I’d be providing my storytelling style, body language and suggestions for facial expression, but the final look of the book and characters will be handled by Jesus Merino, and from what I’ve seen of his work so far, we’re going to work quite well together. I was asked to draw the covers, so I will get some experience drawing this new Son of Krypton. I hope you like what you see and read when it debuts in September. And that’s all I have to say about that. Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies. ;-)

 

[Tron Bonne]

I think there was an awesome origin to the Justice League, wasn't there? It was called JLA: Year One.

Yeah, I thought that was an odd comment.

 

[Mr. Earle]

Well, that sounds pretty much like a waste of time. Guess there was nothing to talk about since all the books and teams were revealed.

This. And if they had a Q&A session it would be full of "why did you mistreat my waifu", "ma comics a changin and i dont like it", and things like that.

I'm sure there will be a Q&A session at some point (Comicon is somewhere in the summer right?) and the fans will hopefully be calmer then.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm curious to see what Morrison and Morales could do that would be totally unique to comics. AC as a whole is sounding more and more intriguing.

 

[taskmaster]

It seems like Action Comics will also be set in the past like the new Justice League, with all the talk about Superman being the first hero and the civilian reaction to that. Which is fine but I hope that Morrison wraps up the new origin and moves on to the present pretty quickly. Until then, I'm betting the Perez issues are the ones we'll have to follow for current stuff, which isn't really a bad thing.

 

[TheIncredibleSk]

I kinda like that. It gives me more reason to buy Perez's Superman issues.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It seems like Action Comics will also be set in the past like the new Justice League, with all the talk about Superman being the first hero and the civilian reaction to that. Which is fine but I hope that Morrison wraps up the new origin and moves on to the present pretty quickly. Until then, I'm betting the Perez issues are the ones we'll have to follow for current stuff, which isn't really a bad thing.

I don't really care about that. I'm interested in Morrison's Superman based on JLA and All-Star Superman, be it in the past, present, or future.

 

[hippie_hunter]

How badass would it be if they were working on Batman, Inc.'s relaunch?

It's been confirmed that Chris Burnham will be working with Morrison to conclude his run on Batman. Personally, I'm thinking it'll be the new Batman Beyond book.

 

[KRIM]

HeavyInk.com. You can set up subscriptions and everything. You'll get your comics a week later than everyone else, but that's usually not a big problem.

Thanks. Would you mind pointing out where I can pre-order the titles? I'm not seeing the section for the series relaunches.

This. And if they had a Q&A session it would be full of "why did you mistreat my waifu", "ma comics a changin and i dont like it", and things like that.

I'm sure there will be a Q&A session at some point (Comicon is somewhere in the summer right?) and the fans will hopefully be calmer then.

I don't know, even when the general climate is negative, Q&A's are usually handled with respect. At the very least it would have given them an opportunity to expand on the relaunch, past the marketing bs of "we're doing something new and modern".

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I think they only have up to about 3 months in advance on the website. So you'd probably have to wait another few weeks before you can start ordering the post-relaunch comics.

 

[Sawyer]

something i gleened from Gail Simone's interview at Newsarama...more books coming after september

Probably stuff they're holding off until SDCC.

Hopefully some damn news about Multiversity.

 

[hippie_hunter]

something i gleened from Gail Simone's interview at Newsarama...more books coming after september

Considering that Beechen confirmed that Batman Beyond will continue even though it hasn't been solicited for September, I think it was a given that more titles were going to come out after September.

 

[Dreadstar]

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

That about sums up my feelings towards this presser. It was hyped as "blowing our minds away."

Yet nothing significant was mentioned.

Geoff Johns should just use his real name. Shooter.