Flashpoint

[Drz]

http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-05-31-dc-comics-reinvents_n.htm

Well slap me in the face and call me Hippie Hunter's spit bucket. Oh and Diana gets another redesign.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Looks like Superman is getting a slight redesign as well. Looks like the undies are gone.

 

[Anubis]

So, I guess it's another restart.

 

[Drz]

So, I guess it's another restart.

Just reminding everyone that continuity wise don't be alarmed since we're getting Batwoman #1 and whatnot, but yeah DC is putting out comics digitally on the same day, hence why theya re doing this big massive "jump in Ipadders!" thing.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Now this "Superman being not existing ever!" nonsense can stop. t:

 

[Batman]

I...




I don't know what to say.

 

[Anubis]

I'm sure a few choice four letter words will come to mind in the coming months.

 

[HighFivingMF]

I'm sure a few choice four letter words will come to mind in the coming months.

"Cool" "Nice" "Hmmm"

 

[rnewbz]

dissapointment abounds

 

[Batman]

I'm sure a few choice four letter words will come to mind in the coming months.

They already have.

What the ****. What the ****. I always knew DC had no qualms with trying to contemporize their characters, but this is just...

I'm lost. Wow. It's like they don't even care anymore.

"Hey, we'll get new readers!"
"What about the old ones?"
"...who?"

I'll have to see this through, but... Jesus.

 

[Drz]

Why would you drop a title because of renumbering?

 

[Anubis]

Why would you drop a title because of renumbering?

I believe they're contemplating dropping titles because of this statement.

"We looked at what was going on in the marketplace and felt we really want to inject new life in our characters and line," says Dan DiDio, who co-publishes DC with Lee. "This was a chance to start, not at the beginning, but at a point where our characters are younger and the stories are being told for today's audience."

 

[Drz]

I'm gonna preverse my judgement on that, they wouldn't dare (or would they) to mess with Batman Inc or Batwoman (well granted Batwoman sure, but Morrison?! )

 

[hippie_hunter]

They better not be restarting ****

 

[Anubis]

Yeah, good luck with that.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Considering that they're launching over 50 books some of which include Justice League International and Batwoman which are heavily based on post-Flashpoint material, I doubt we're getting a total revamp.

 

[fifthfiend]

"We looked at what was going on in the marketplace and felt we really want to inject new life in our characters and line," says Dan DiDio, who co-publishes DC with Lee. "This was a chance to start, not at the beginning, but at a point where our characters are younger and the stories are being told for today's audience."

The perfect jumping-off point for future non-readers!

 

[Anubis]

Yeah, I'm thinking soft restart.

Problem with that is, unless they've taken the time to form a post Flashpoint bible, (And I'm betting they wont) it's gonna be up to the writers to pick and choose what stays and what goes......and that can be a bad thing.

 

[hippie_hunter]

The perfect jumping-off point for future non-readers!

Actually, I think that this has a better chance of getting new future readers on account of the $2.99 price point, expanding their product outside of comic book stores, and releasing them digitally the same day the physical copy comes out. As opposed to Marvel just constantly having new #1 issues at comic book stores at the $3.99 price point.

 

[Drz]

So who wants Captain Thunder canon?! I agree with Hippoe on the new readers, i mean we're still getting Batwoman #1 and GL is getting a Red Lantern spinoff, but yeah apparently some characters *are* getting bigger adjustments.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Yeah, it's look like a soft restart:

We have taken great care in maintaining continuity where most important, but fans will see a new approach to our storytelling.

Some of the characters will have new origins, while others will undergo minor changes. Our characters are always being updated; however, this is the first time all of our characters will be presented in a new way all at once.

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dc-comics-revamp-retailer-letter-110531.html

 

[Primal Slayer]

http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-05-31-dc-comics-reinvents_n.htm

Well slap me in the face and call me Hippie Hunter's spit bucket. Oh and Diana gets another redesign.

Im fine with all the silver though to many Ws on her now. W choker, W tiara, W armband, W eagle.

 

[TheIncredibleSk]

Hmm, Its a brave new world at DC....

 

[trustyside-kick]

So, I guess it's another restart.

Yea but considering the time periods from the last 2 restarts it doesn't bug me. The rough timing between the Golden and Silver Age is like 20 years. Same between the Silver and the Modern Age. And this Modern Age lasted a bit past 30 years.

Which makes me wonder...what will the soon previous "Modern Age" be dubbed? Bronze Age is taken which is typically depicted as being late 70s and some people even dub the years just before COIE to be known as the Copper Age.

 

[SupermanEarth1]

I like the look but hate the fact that they are doing away with the marriage.

I hate that part. And I hate Barry for returning and making this happen and I hate Johns for making me buy SO only to change it less than a year after it came out and I hate Earth One for making me like the title only to become irrelevant unless this takes place on Earth One.

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