dc20willsave Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I read CBR's write-up of the Grant Morrison panel. Outside of having a few actual quotes and a few missed odds and ends, it had this gem: The questions turned back to Morrison's comic book work as an audience member pointed out that many of his "X-Men" changes had been phased out by Marvel and asked what one aspect of his comics Morrison would make un-ret-con-able if he could. "That's a weird question," said Morrison as the audience laughed. However, Morrison replied that if he could he would not let anyone split up Animal Man's marriage. "Its often a tendency when people ret-con characters to take the cheapest shot for drama and split up happy marriages," said Morrison, adding, "Don't let anyone split up Animal Man's marriage!" Sounds like a bit of a dig back at DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I loved that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Batman panel, aka Batgirl is focusing on what? The New 52 panel, aka retractable pants apparently? Meet Lois' new boyfriend So that at least cuts down the number of books I'll need to read per month. So I guess that's good for ME. For DC, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Did anyone else get that free "New 52!" sampler? It contains the first few pages of Justice League and then solicits for the books coming in September, and some with a sentence from the creator of the book. I'm not going to bother with Batman now, the preview art has really put me off of the book. Detective was great because Snyder had two great artists to work with in FF and Jock. Tony Daniel is a great artist, but a terrible writer, so I'm avoiding Detective like the plague. I'm going to give Action a trade look, and wait for responses from others. Justice League will get a storyline from me, then likely trades. Batwoman looks nice, and will make a nice trade to read. Green Lantern I'm sticking with, Corps and New Guardians I'll wait and see. Aquaman is a possible trade waiter as well. Teen Titans I'll give a storyline to, because I like Tim Drake. Superman: Are you a team Superman or a team Jonathan? I'm neither, I don't really care. Gail Simone has burned me so much recently that Firestorm can piss off, and Batgirl, I'll wait and see what others think. The rest, I'm going to wait to hear what the general consensus is before I put money down for the books. Issues for first storyline at moment: Green Lantern Justice League Teen Titans Trades Action Comics Aquaman Batwoman So, DC right now, out of 52 titles has got me buying 3 books. All of which are for first storyline only. That's good for me, money wise, but damn sure bad for DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 The DC Dark panel, aka the only stuff I might be interested in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Yep, I'm picking up all the Dark books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Some interesting stuff there, but I'm still waiting for trades before getting into any of it. Superman looks like a tool with that belt. I didn't mind ditching the underpants for Batman, in fact I favoured the new look. Superman however looks much wronger because it disrupts his primary colours deal. Much less likely to see geeks arguing for Superman's underpants than we are to see them argue against Wonder Woman's trousers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglancy Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 What does Marvel have planned to counteract DC's September relaunch? "We're just doing what we do," Quesada said. "You can't be reactionary. We have our plans. Eventually, we'll win the roost again. It's just going to happen. We do kick ass, and we kick their ass all the time. There's a reason they're doing 52 #1 issues. And what do you think that reason is? They need to win a month. They need to. And I wish them luck, because we need new readers in the stores. If that happens, it's a win-win for everybody." I know I shouldn't, but I loved the pure arrogance in this quote. Things like that ALWAYS come back to but someone in the ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 But Quesada is ALWAYS arrogant and dumb. And so far it's worked out pretty well for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 He's not wrong, either. This is clearly a reactionary move by the DC bigwigs, one that will only work for a few months. If that. By the end of the year, Marvel will have the top-selling book again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 It all depends on whether or not DC ends up developing stories that appeal to the masses outside of Batman and Green Lantern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 What does Marvel have planned to counteract DC's September relaunch? "We're just doing what we do," Quesada said. "You can't be reactionary. We have our plans. Eventually, we'll win the roost again. It's just going to happen. We do kick ass, and we kick their ass all the time. There's a reason they're doing 52 #1 issues. And what do you think that reason is? They need to win a month. They need to. And I wish them luck, because we need new readers in the stores. If that happens, it's a win-win for everybody." I know I shouldn't, but I loved the pure arrogance in this quote. Things like that ALWAYS come back to but someone in the ass. It's not exactly Bischoff WCW arrogance though. He's not saying he doesn't check the rating because kicking their ass is getting dull, Quesada showed some restraint and concern for the industry at large which still putting over his stuff as the market leader. That's what you'd expect from a top executive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 This is clearly a reactionary move by the DC bigwigs, one that will only work for a few months. If that. By the end of the year, Marvel will have the top-selling book again. And the comic industry will continue to bleed. So it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Here are a few of the new logos, and they aren't pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Modern! fonts, kids. So damn ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I like that one. The others look incredibly cheap. Especially the Justice League one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'm more annoyed at the black/blue swoosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 There's a rumor that James Robinson and Nicola Scott are going to be the team on a new JSA book. It's from Bleeding Cool so take it with a grain of salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 David Finch Justice League #1 variant. I don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Wow! That is horrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I don't know, his Cyborg looks pretty good. Oh wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Oh DC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 WOW. That is... wow. That's bad. That's REAL bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Yep, I'm picking up all the Dark books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Is Supes supposed to be a puppetmaster or something? Urgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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