Rejuvenate a DC Character

[cerealkiller182]

Resurrection Man. Not sure how but he needs to come back for good.

 

[3dman27]

judomaster

 

[The Gentleman]

Resurrection Man. Not sure how but he needs to come back for good.

I think by definition good sir, that the man of resurrection can always come henceforth. Also, I inquire you to read issues of this squabbling upstart known as 'Super Girl.'

 

[Aristotle]

(Gentleman, using those sentence structures and word choices is a little less tolerable when you're not very good at them.)

Resurrection Man has been supposedly on his way back to the DCU for a couple years now. I remember a DiDio mentioning it shortly before the Infinite Halloween special, and then the story came out and a few of us got excited and nothing ever happened. And now that DnA are exclusive at Marvel, we probably won't get a Resurrection Man resurgence for quite awhile now, and if we do it won't be right.

 

[3dman27]

the inferior 5

 

[The Gentleman]

(Gentleman, using those sentence structures and word choices is a little less tolerable when you're not very good at them.)

Perhaps it is YOU good sir, whom knoweth not how to useth gentleman speak.

 

[fifthfiend]

The Gentleman is fantastic.

 

[Aristotle]

How can you betray me like this, fiend.

 

[fifthfiend]

fiend.

It's right there in the name! I'm just totally no good!

 

[Aristotle]

"I inquire you to read"? Seriously? You're gonna tolerate that, but you're gonna jump on BW for "worser"?

 

[fifthfiend]

I happenstance no inquisition as to what you are travailing, sirrah! Whom you are to question the upstanding of Gentleman the most upstanding gentleman is a question I impugn you to inveigh!

 

[st barbara]

I would like to bring back "Halo" and "Katana" from the old "Outsiders". Just the two of them, for a miniseries or something. One problem I have is whether "Halo", having been first comatose and then dead, would have a tougher attitude or would she still be the somewhat naive character that I remember from the old days ?

 

[Aristotle]

I happenstance no inquisition as to what you are travailing, sirrah! Whom you are to question the upstanding of Gentleman the most upstanding gentleman is a question I impugn you to inveigh!

See, it works better when you know how to do it. "Sirrah" is what got me on your side in a hurry.

But the Gentleman is still not good at it, and it's kind of irritating.

"Inquire you to read." The ungrammatical ****.

 

[UA-Archangel]

How about resurrecting the Riddler as a vampire.

Riddler: "Can I suck your blood, Batman?"
Batman: "I don't know, Riddler."
Riddler: "Aha! Gotcha!"

 

[Aristotle]

Well, you can't resurrect a fella when he isn't dead.

 

[UA-Archangel]

Well, you can't resurrect a fella when he isn't dead.

How long do you think Riddler could really last in a "fight to the death" against Batman, one panel or two?

 

[Aristotle]

Batman doesn't fight to kill. So in a fight to the death against Batman, the Riddler would never die unless he made some incomprehensibly stupid mistake that even Batman couldn't save him from. I'm sorry if I'm being obtuse, but that's just a fact.

 

[UA-Archangel]

Batman doesn't fight to kill. So in a fight to the death against Batman, the Riddler would never die unless he made some incomprehensibly stupid mistake that even Batman couldn't save him from. I'm sorry if I'm being obtuse, but that's just a fact.

I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be difficult.

It's just that one potential situation or comment naturally leads to another.

I really need to be a writer for a sitcom.

In truth, the term resurrection in comics doesn't always mean to rise from grave, but it also often means to be brought back from obscurity or from lack of use, which is how I was answering the question.

I really think the Riddler needs to go from nuts to dangerous.

 

[Aristotle]

I like him better as a detective. To crib from John Seavey, I think he's a better storytelling engine as a good guy than as a bad guy. I just hope they don't totally **** all over this development a few years down the road like they did to Catwoman.

 

[fifthfiend]

But the Gentleman is still not good at it, and it's kind of irritating.

"Inquire you to read." The ungrammatical ****.

The not-goodness is what makes it fantastic!

 

[Phatman]

The Heckler. The most underrated character in the DCU Sad his book got cancelled after only 6 issues.

Kill barry Allen and Jason Todd. PERMANENTLY.

Bring Back Linda Danvers, Ronnie Raymond, Jonn' Jonzz Charles Victor Szasz, and Ted Kord.

 

[Aristotle]

Phatman, you do realize that if you were to do that, you'd be accused of doing exactly what you probably accuse Geoff Johns of doing?

 

[The Gentleman]

But the Gentleman is still not good at it, and it's kind of irritating.

"Inquire you to read." The ungrammatical ****.

Franzibald! What treacherous blasphemy is this? Dare ye sully my grandiose reputation, knave? You'd do well to know your place lest I challenge you to a gentlemen's duel!

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I throw down the gauntlet and demand satisfaction!

 

[WompuM]

Who is this masked man?

 

[Phatman]

Phatman, you do realize that if you were to do that, you'd be accused of doing exactly what you probably accuse Geoff Johns of doing?

IMO those characters shouldn't have been killed off inthe first place. every last one of them had potential and it hadn't been actualized.

In the case of Jason Todd, His death was necessary for the Batman mythos. It allowed the character to grow and allowed new readers an opportunity to understand the role Robin Plays in Batman's life.

Barry's death paved the way for the modern age and an opportunity to give DC a fresh start. Before the Crisis, DC was in the crapper in sales. The top two books were Firestorm and The New Teen Titans. The continuity was so confusing most people abandoned all DC titles. Ironically 20 years later, Mr. Didio wants to go back to the same thing that almost put DC out of business. And guess what? Sales are back in the crapper. There have been so many deaths, resurrections, cancellations and reboots I need a scorecard to keep up with them all and i've been a comic fan for 20 years. Imagine what new reader has to put up with.

The other deaths like Ted Kord, Elongated man, Sue dibney Martian manhunter were completely unecessary. 90's style gimmick writing at its finest. It wasn't done out to grow a character organically, it was just done so editorial could put in their versions of popular characters. When Geoff John's new Flash series gets stale in oh 25-26 issues, or Green Lantern gets stale after issue 50 I guess they'll cancel the old series and reboot the another "Rebirth" of Kyle Rayner or Wally West. Maybe bart will come back from the dead.

How about this:

Hire some decent experienced editors who will rein guys like Geoff Johns, and Loeb in. Editorial need to make writers realize the characters come first, not the high priced talent.

Write damn good superhero stories. I would like to see a supervillain in a comic for once.

Put a Moratorium on these annual epic cross-over stories. I'd like for there not to be a Crisis, Civil war or whatever to happen throughout all the books. Back in the 80's the epic crossover was done to increase sales on poor selling titles in the hopes of getting them in the hands of new readers. Ironically today, this strategy is driving readers both young and old away from comics. Let the characters have adventures in their own titles and have the big epic stories in Team books like JLA.

Put a moratorium on character deaths. It has no meaning anymore. It has no impact. It has no drama. We all know the same guy who died six months ago will be back six months later. BORING!

When a writer finishes their run, don't cancel the title, keep rinning it with the exact same numbering. Makes it easier for customers to find a title that way. Also drives up the back issue prices.

What's going on at DC now is just like what Hasbro did during Transformers: The Movie when they replaced Optimus prime with Rodimus Prime and everyone's favorite Autobots with new, "cooler" characters most people hated in the end. I have a feeling DC will eventually have to go back to the drawing board on a couple of these deaths the same way Hasbro was forced to bring back Optimus Prime.
Sorry about ranting, What's going on at DC today makes me so mad.