Say you took the reins at DC...

[Kitsune]

Not all of the B list, just the ones that I find to be terrible characters
Mytsylpikt

Never heard of Mytsylpikt there is a superman villian named Mxyzptlk.

 

[donk70]

Never heard of Mytsylpikt there is a superman villian named Mxyzptlk.

You knew who I meant. Stop being a smart alleck

 

[Joker]

I've been reading the books since, I don't know, 2001? And I'm good. Maybe it's just you?

so you're saying while reading 52 you didnt once go "who the f**k is Egg-Fu? and why should I care?"

 

[The Question]

You knew who I meant. Stop being a smart alleck

What's wrong with Mxy?

 

[trustyside-kick]

I love Myx. I wish they used him more. He's the perfect scapegoat to fix bs in the DCU. Screw the Crisis' let Myx have some fun screwing around.

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

^^agreed, it'll make the whole thing pretty damn fun again.

 

[Aristotle]

so you're saying while reading 52 you didnt once go "who the f**k is Egg-Fu? and why should I care?"

Since 52's guy wasn't named Egg-Fu...no. I don't think anyone asked that. He may have been a reimagining of the old Silver Age Egg-Fu, but he wasn't Egg-Fu.

 

[Darthphere]

I've been reading the books since, I don't know, 2001? And I'm good. Maybe it's just you?

so you're saying while reading 52 you didnt once go "who the f**k is Egg-Fu? and why should I care?"

Um, no.

 

[fifthfiend]

What's wrong with Mxy?

What I don't get is what was so hard for him about spelling Mxyzptlk correctly.

 

[Kitsune]

You knew who I meant. Stop being a smart alleck

Did you mean Smart Alec?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Alec

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Since 52's guy wasn't named Egg-Fu...no. I don't think anyone asked that. He may have been a reimagining of the old Silver Age Egg-Fu, but he wasn't Egg-Fu.

Some of the guards at that mad scientist island gave him the name as a way to mock him iirc. In fact I think he killed an underling for laughing at it.

 

[moraldeficiency]

Some of the guards at that mad scientist island gave him the name as a way to mock him iirc. In fact I think he killed an underling for laughing at it.

He said his name, he was talking about how many names he had, rattled off a few and when he said egg-fu a guard laughed so he killed him. If I'm remembering that correctly.

 

[BrianWilly]

Well there's hardly ever going to be a comic book at Marvel or DC that doesn't include at least one character that you've never heard of or don't know much about. I doubt that anyone here had the good fortune of reading an issue one of a brand spanking new universe with all-new characters as their first foray into comics; we all had to be introduced into these universes somehow, which means coming into a show already in progress with characters and stories already established. Accessibility varies according to book and writer, but it's really not that big a deal; certainly not anything you'd need a reboot to fix. And especially with the resources we have on our hands nowadays, there's really no excuse anymore for anyone to be that confused about anything outside of the usual clusterfcks (Donna Troy, Jean Grey, etc).

 

[Aristotle]

Well there's hardly ever going to be a comic book at Marvel or DC that doesn't include at least one character that you've never heard of or don't know much about. I doubt that anyone here had the good fortune of reading an issue one of a brand spanking new universe with all-new characters as their first foray into comics; we all had to be introduced into these universes somehow, which means coming into a show already in progress with characters and stories already established. Accessibility varies according to book and writer, but it's really not that big a deal; certainly not anything you'd need a reboot to fix. And especially with the resources we have on our hands nowadays, there's really no excuse anymore for anyone to be that confused about anything outside of the usual clusterfcks (Donna Troy, Jean Grey, etc).

Donna Troy? She's been quite simplified for me. Hawkman and Supergirl? Now THAT is a cluster****.

 

[Anubis]

Both of them are easy to understand as well.

 

[Joker]

how is Supergirl easy to understand? Isnt power girl supergirl from another earth? and what happened to the super girl with the non-kryptonian powers? it's a cluster f**k, plain and simple...and Hawkman, is he an alien or an archeologist? And where does Hawkgirl fit in? None of it makes any damn sense...

 

[yenaled]

I can explain if you want me to. It's really not that confusing. At the very most it might require some knowledge of sci-fi or comic book situations or "science" which are pretty much a norm.

 

[trustyside-kick]

BrianWilly showed me a site once to explain the Hawkman and Hawkgirl confusion. I think it was Comic 101 or something. It was very useful.

 

[Closerframe]

- Make more DC comic movies

- Create a Darker version of every character

- DC's version of Marvel's Civil War

- Sign a partnership with Marvel Comics to make a comicbook that features both DC and Marvel characters.

-Make a What IF? comicbook series

-Kill off a couple of characters

-Re-Design some of the heroes costumes

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

^^ugh! stay away from these forums.

 

[Dwarf lord]

how is Supergirl easy to understand? Isnt power girl supergirl from another earth? and what happened to the super girl with the non-kryptonian powers? it's a cluster f**k, plain and simple...and Hawkman, is he an alien or an archeologist? And where does Hawkgirl fit in? None of it makes any damn sense...

Supergirl's all pretty easy. Matrix is a little complicated, but the fact that Power Girl is Earth 2 Supergirl is a simple answer for a DC fan. Multiple Earths are pretty basic in the DCU.

Hawkman on the other hand... not even going to go there.

 

[Closerframe]

Make some DC movies


2009: Watchmen, Wonder Woman, The Man of Steel, Y:The Last Man, The Losers, The Spirit

2010: The Flash, Green Lantern, Shazam, Teen Titans

2011: The Dark Knight II, Constatine 2,Green Hornet ,

2012: Justice League, The Question, Ronin

 

[Aristotle]

- Make more DC comic movies

Done.

Create a Darker version of every character

If you want heroes who aren't heroes, go to Marvel.

DC's version of Marvel's Civil War

Glorified fan-service hero-fights with no real reason behind them are Marvel's thing. They have been since the days of Stan Lee.

Sign a partnership with Marvel Comics to make a comicbook that features both DC and Marvel characters.

Only if it's worthwhile. JLA/Avengers? Good idea, and according to Perez you can thank Marvel for the original, better one never getting published. Batman/Spiderman? No. Not really, no.

Make a What IF? comicbook series

Yes, yes, it would take heroes from their usual settings and put them into strange times and places - some that have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist. The result would be stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. Does that sound like a good idea? We could call it...Elseworlds?

Kill off a couple of characters

Because GODDAMMIT, there's not enough death in superhero comics.

Re-Design some of the heroes costumes

So if you took the reins at DC, you'd turn it into a Marvel clone. I got a better idea: go **** yourself.

 

[Aristotle]

how is Supergirl easy to understand? Isnt power girl supergirl from another earth? and what happened to the super girl with the non-kryptonian powers? it's a cluster f**k, plain and simple...and Hawkman, is he an alien or an archeologist? And where does Hawkgirl fit in? None of it makes any damn sense...

You grasped my point exactly, while illustrating it with all the wrong examples. If THAT'S why the Hawks and Supergirl are confusing to you, you are either a bicycle, a fire hydrant, or a two-year-old.

 

[Aristotle]

Both of them are easy to understand as well.

It's plenty easy to understand the current versions of Supergirl and the Hawks, but there are so many retconned older versions of them that it's almost impossible to even know which of your comics are even in continuity anymore.