DC to "Rebirth" in June - Part 2

[Gee]

I finished Moore's run a few months ago and obviously loved it. Haven't read N52 Swampy yet but heard good things about it. There's a deluxe hardcover for Snyder's run but not for Soule's.

 

[Babillygunn]

Curious about a few questions:
What has been everyone ‘s favorite titles in Rebirth? (Name 5)
Most pleasantly surprising titles/characters?
Favorite storylines?
Best additions post Rebirth?
Least favorite titles?
Least favorite storylines?
Any disappointments?

 

[CLARKY]

Curious about a few questions:
What has been everyone ‘s favorite titles in Rebirth? (Name 5)

HalJordan and the GL. Nightwing. Superman. Aquaman. adn Doomsday clock naturally.

Most pleasantly surprising titles/characters?

Nothing, everything is good. I admit I took interest in batman again after years of letting him away.

Favorite storylines?

The Superman reborn storyline was great. How to make newwith all (and mistakes) and making sense.

Best additions post Rebirth?

Can't see.

Least favorite titles?

I'm not a fan of the Detective comics serie, but that's fine. The rest, I don't read.

Least favorite storylines?

Same

Any disappointments?

No! It has been a while.I was a fan ofGL but itseems I can't waitfor the books to get out. Between Raphael Sandoval and Ethan Van Siver, it's a visual blast. Even Carlo Barberi did a great job. The stories are very good, Vendetti is better and I have the impression the universe is buzzing in all directions with things happening evrywhere,likeit's full of stories, energy and all.

 

[WolfCypher]

Curious about a few questions:
What has been everyone ‘s favorite titles in Rebirth? (Name 5)
Deathstroke, Super Sons, Red Hood & the Outlaws (because Hell froze over and somehow this ass book from New 52 has become soooo good)

Most pleasantly surprising titles/characters?
Red Hood, because it did not get a different writer, so what the hell changed for it being a 3 out of 10 New 52 to a 8 out of 10 Rebirth book?

Favorite storylines?
Rucka's Wonder Woman

Best additions post Rebirth?
Reformed Clayface

Least favorite titles?
Batman, Blue Beetle, Teen Titans. Action Comics, Detective Comics, & Superman are slipping down to that tier.

Least favorite storylines?
The Judas Contract, Jokes & Riddles, the Tom King Batman/WW 2 parter, the Superman family road trip 2 parter

Any disappointments?
See above. Also, killing Hawkman in Death of...and then replacing him with yet another Hawkman...I preferred the 1st Rebirth Hawkman. And Doomsday Clock being hugely delayed. And Bendis monopolizing Superman.

...

 

[CrimsonMist]

Curious about a few questions:
What has been everyone ‘s favorite titles in Rebirth? (Name 5)

Batman (yeah, yeah )Mr. Miracle, Mystic U, White Knight, and I've been digging Priest's run on Justice League. I was digging Deathstroke until I realized I had no idea what the hell was happening and dropped it before The Lazarus Contract. I also was digging alot of what was happening in Superman.

Most pleasantly surprising titles/characters?

I wasn't quite expecting White Knight to be as good as it is. Given how a lot of artists-turned-writers of late tend to be anywhere from "bleh" to "eh", I was pretty surprised at how good a writer Sean Murphy actually is.

Favorite storylines?

I absolutely loved the Superman: Reborn story and the two-part Dinosaur Island arc in Superman is my favorite. It came shortly after Darwyn Cooke died and I loved how the story tapped into New Frontier a bit. I'm also beyond excited for the Superman Special that Tomasi and Gleeson are doing, going back to Dinosaur Island. Other favorites are Rooftops, from Batman. But my hands down favorite book is the Batman/Elmer Fudd crossover. That book had no right to be anywhere as good as it was.

Best additions post Rebirth?

As far as mythos, I'm glad to see a lot of pre-Flashpoint continuity leaking it's way back in. From a publishing standpoint, I think it's great that DC is exploring speciality books. There's been a lot of mini-series like The Demon and Ragman, one-shots, The Kamandi Challenge and the other Jack Kirby celebration books, the Hanna-Barbera and Looney Tunes stuff... I love that DC is getting bold with variety. And even their monthly titles run the gamut of styles and themes, fun writing and serious writing, silly and intelligent. And having semi-monthly books make it easier to drop books for arcs that don't interest me and then pick back up when something grabs my attention.

Least favorite titles?

I thought Metal was awful. I've tried a few times to jump into The Flash and am just not feeling it. Action Comics has been pretty tedious, too. You'd figure that with a build up to Action #1000, the stories would be pretty exciting. Instead we get...time travel and alternate realities. Plus, just some really awful writing and artwork.

Least favorite storylines?

The roadtrip arc in Superman, the Mr. Oz story and Booster Shot in Action were and are really tepid. I thought I Am Gotham in Batman fell a little shy of the mark.

Any disappointments?

The rather grab n go approach to Alan Moore's stuff. I couldn't get into Doomsday Clock at all. It's not a matter of it being necessary or otherwise, but my interest level was so low. I'm also dubious of integrating Promethea into an otherwise conventional superhero book like Justice League of America. I trust Lemire with Tom Strong based on his work on Black Hammer, but I'm still unsure. It feels a little too desperate on DC's end, and especially with Promethea, some of this stuff was special not only because Alan Moore took great care in the writing of it, but because they existed outside of the normal DC universe.

 

[WolfCypher]

Ugh. I forgot about that Mr. Oz non-sense. That was a huge disappointment, and its still out there to be revisited.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

I'd like to see Tomasi and Gleason on Animal Man.

 

[CLARKY]

As far as mythos, I'm glad to see a lot of pre-Flashpoint continuity leaking it's way back in. From a publishing standpoint, I think it's great that DC is exploring speciality books. There's been a lot of mini-series like The Demon and Ragman, one-shots, The Kamandi Challenge and the other Jack Kirby celebration books, the Hanna-Barbera and Looney Tunes stuff... I love that DC is getting bold with variety.

I agree with you here. I always thought it was stupid to put aside some characters. I mean, there are fans of every characters everywhere. So let's just give them a chance to read your favorite characters. 6 issues or 12 or mini serie, whatever.Kamandi, for instance. I don't care about the character, but I'm glad if some fans had the chance to read him. Same with all the B-listed heroes, or even C-listed.

I thought Metal was awful. Action Comics has been pretty tedious, too. You'd figure that with a build up to Action #1000, the stories would be pretty exciting. Instead we get...time travel and alternate realities. Plus, just some really

Yeah I agree about the Superman storylines, I would expect them to build up something for issue 1000. from the Superman reborn story line I was expecting... yeah,a kind of build up or something. :/

 

[Sawyer]

Action 1000 Variants...

Steve Rude:

Michael Cho:

Dave Gibbons:

Michael Allred:

Jim Steranko:

Dan Jurgens/Kevin Nowlan:

Lee Bermejo:

 

[titansupes]

The Rude and Allred covers. I want them. I want them inside me.

 

[Sawyer]

They're great.

The pose on that Steranko cover is... something.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Darwyn Cooke would've made an awesome cover for Action #1000.

 

[Mani-Man]

They're great.

The pose on that Steranko cover is... something.

It looks like he wants to make out with the Flag.t:

But yeah, they are all pretty good.

 

[The Shape]

I'm a sucker for Bermejo. Love the way he draws Bats and Supes.

 

[Gee]

May solicits are out... Supergirl, Batgirl and the BOP, and Super Sons are canned. Tynion will leave 'Tec, too.

 

[Motown Marvel]

I’m totally into the Gibbons and Allred variants.

 

[The Shape]

May solicits are out... Supergirl, Batgirl and the BOP, and Super Sons are canned. Tynion will leave 'Tec, too.

The May Purge.

 

[Sawyer]

Though, if it's any consolation, both Tynion and the Benson sisters say they've got stuff on the horizon and Tomasi said on Twitter both that he's not done with the Super Sons and that the series wasn't cancelled for bad sales. So, I'll be curious to see what summer has in store.

 

[Gee]

Yeah, I'm sure there are big things coming up later this year. When the news about Bendis joining DC was out, King teased it being "the tip of the iceberg".

 

[titansupes]

Apparently Kara's going to be playing a big part in the Bendis books going forward. Probably will relaunch a solo book after Bendis re-calibrates her in whatever way he's doing? My understanding is that she's the third highest selling female solo, so I don't think they'll keep her off the table for long.

 

[Sawyer]

All of Reis' Man of Steel covers...

 

[titansupes]

All of Reis' Man of Steel covers...

The new villain's a little generic, but it seems they're tying him to Doomsday in someway, so we'll see how that plays out. Otherwise... Ivan Reis crushing it as always.

 

[Babillygunn]

The May Purge.

Super Sons is one of the best titles going today. Sucks that it’ll be over.

 

[Juan1193]

So how long until DC reboots/relaunches again? Rebirth books are already well below their New 52 counterparts at the same point in time. Maybe that's what May's No Justice is supposed to be? A reshuffling of their major titles?

 

[Gee]

So how long until DC reboots/relaunches again? Rebirth books are already well below their New 52 counterparts at the same point in time. Maybe that's what May's No Justice is supposed to be? A reshuffling of their major titles?

To be fair, comics sales have been down overall for the past few years now.

I expect some books to be relaunched (Supergirl) or new team-up titles to be announced. JSA? Shazam?!