Welcome to Earth One!

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Batman Earth 1 - Johns says Batman will be terrible at what he does. His gadgets don't work, his Batmobile breaks down. It's not a comedy, he's just not perfect yet. Alfred will be very, very interesting.
 
sounds terrible. why would the gadgets not work??

nothing wrong with batman being imperfect, but this is just incompetence. And an incompetent batman is a dead batman.
 
yeah, and i doubt it's going to be done any better than it already has been.
 
Well it sounds like they're going the more realistic route. Would his gadgets work on the first try? Would he be in perfect control of his batmobile on the first try? Heck, would he be able to jump from building to building without landing on his ass a few times first? This could be interesting i think.
 
yeah, and i doubt it's going to be done any better than it already has been.

It's not really about trying to surprass a classic book. It's about giving Batman a fresh new breath and getting new readers in the form of trade-waiters.

Well it sounds like they're going the more realistic route. Would his gadgets work on the first try? Would he be in perfect control of his batmobile on the first try? Heck, would he be able to jump from building to building without landing on his ass a few times first? This could be interesting i think.

Exactly.
 
Comic Con info:
Batman Earth 1 - Johns says Batman will be terrible at what he does. His gadgets don't work, his Batmobile breaks down. It's not a comedy, he's just not perfect yet. Alfred will be very, very interesting.

Wow. I like the sound of that. The only thing that could make it better is if they eventually had it be that Bruce realizes that his being Batman isn't the most effective way to fight crime and is mostly a revenge fantasy for him, and have Batman, along with Matches Malone, was one of a few different identities Bruce Wayne uses to combat crime and make the world a better place, and he's more of a behind the scenes mastermind detective who uses Batman as a tool to inspire the people and do fieldwork.


... yeah, I know it's an oddly specific request, but I do think it's more realistic and more importantly untapped and interesting story potential to focus on Bruce Wayne the detective and strategist as opposed to Batman the skull basher.
 
first year amateur batman is no longer amusing.

it was his first year....he wasnt perfect....yeah, we read that one....a few times. not much else to be said about it.
 
I wouldnt think Batman would go out on patrol with gadgets that he hadn't thoroughly tested beforehand, so hopefully it doesn't happen when he's fighting hoods or something, because thatd be dumb.
 
Yeah but if you think about it, you can test and test and practice all you want, but when you're actually in the field your dealing with different variables. I could practice throwing batarangs at plastic dummies all i want, but when i actually use them on live people, different results might occur.
 
Fair enough for his more high-tech gadgets, but the Batmobile breaks down? It's a f***ing car. You're telling me Batman can't figure things out in his first year that the guys over at Jiffy Lube can?
 
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Another fan asked Straczynski if Superman in "Earth One" will be more akin to his Hyperion character from "Squadron Supreme," a darker take. "I think it's a bit darker, storywise," he said. "The world around him will be a little more gray."

"Earth One visually was all about new," said Davis. "We all came at it at a fresh angle and that led to a lot of fresh designs on a lot of things."
A fan asked about Lois Lane, whether she can have her own book and her role in "Earth One."
"A gave her a beauty mark," said David. "That's the big Lois Lane design thing there."
"I want to do more with Lois," added Straczynski. "Particularly because very few of the writers who worked on him haven't been reporters. When you walk into the Daily Planet it doesn't feel like an actual news office." The writer said he really wants to write the character like a real reporter and have her chasing after stories. Davis then added that he "drew her as the dominating, cute girl that you're afraid to talk to. You're shaking in your boots. But in a good way." The last question went to Straczynski. The fan asked whether the writer plans on continuing the "Earth One" stories. The writer revealed that the hardcover release will be followed up with by single issues, which will later be collected. To close the panel, the writer shared a story of when he was watching the news not too long ago and in each segment from different parts of the world, he saw someone wearing the Superman symbol. "T here was guy in the background wearing a t-shirt. Later there was a guy wearing a Superman cap," he said. "He's a symbol for hope around the world and I hope with these books to address that."

So they decided to release a Trade (worth of 6 issues lenght, 20 bucks) but then they will continue with a monthly serie? What? >_>
 
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So they decided to release a Trade (worth of 6 issues lenght, 20 bucks) but then they will continue with a monthly serie? What? >_>

That seems weird. I thought it was a better idea to keep Earth One strictly in OGN format. Not that it matters, though. If it's good, I'll keep reading.
 
Yeah it seems they are actually keeping it OGN format but JMS was misquoted. He tried to explain himself, but left it even more confusing whenever or not they're sticking with the OGN format, BUT i do believe this will (it should) stay in OGN format.

Anyhow Baltimore Comic con info:
- Superman: Earth One is 136 pages long, 125 pages of story.
- "It's all looking at Clark as a 21 yearold deciding what he'd do with his superpowers and why".
- Shane Davis tried his best to keep the visual style new, fresh and unique.
- Metropolis is a city thats been Shane Davis said has been inspired globally by every city. I guess what he was saying is: It has Chinatown and everything. Huge variety of city styles from Retro to whatnot. <_< I'm not perfectly sure, but here's the exact quote: "Metropolis, what does that word mean, so I built it was building from all over the world."
- Metropolis is also inspired by Science fiction abit.
- Davis: "This isn't just a retelling of his origin at all, it's about a period of his life that DC has never really explored"
- Superman Earth One will also introduce new villain(s) to Superman.
 
Batman Earth One Info:
- Gary Frank has done 21 pages OUT OF a 125 page story.
- Bruce is a cocky spoiled rich kid with toys. Unlikeable according to Gary Frank.
- Alfred is the main badasss here. Bruce is awe-shocked and abit frightened by Alfred Pennyworth's sheer manhood. By manhood ofcourse i mean that this guy has traveled the world and has military experience among many things. The book really deals about how Bruce and Alfred develop as characters.
- Batman's first costume will be very primitive. He doesn&#8217;t really know what he&#8217;s supposed to do. He&#8217;s a young man, he&#8217;s an angry, young man and obviously for some strange reason he&#8217;s decided the best way to go about making himself feel better is to dress as a bat creature and go and solve crimes.
 
The stuff with Alfred sounds good, but other than that, I don't like the sound of this. Pass.
 
Batman Earth One sounds dumb as ****.
 
Should have told that motel lady to mind her own damn business with her heavy-handed foreshadowing.


Looks good. Generic but in a good way.
 
Dang, what is JMS' obsession with slowing Superman down and not having him fly? Anyway, not really down with this weird, "angry urban avenger" take on Supes. Maybe DC hasn't explored that period because seeing Clark as an angry youth isn't really that interesting...
 
That art looks phenomenal! I'm so picking it up, it looks epic. Clark looks a little like Tom Welling... *Hides behind bush* :D

What's the deal with Geoff and Batman? Does he seriously hate Batman or what?
 
Yes Johns does seem to hate Batman, really look at ANY appearance he has written Batman in and its clear as day. Preview looks awesome, Shane Davis is a rising star. He is like Jim Lee but can make different faces, and this is coming from a HUGE Jim Lee fan.
 
The only thing I've seen him write Batman in was "Green Lantern: Rebirth", I kinda liked that Bruce and Hal wouldn't get a long. But if he writes Batman like that all the time then... Wow. I was really hoping Batman Earth One was going to be awesome.
 
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