KnightWing Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 It seems like they're slowly leading towards the reveal of how she got her spine fixed. Though, personally, I really don't care. If they can literally grow Damian Wayne a new spine and treat it like it's no big deal after a couple issues, they can repair Barbara's gunshot wound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 From the sounds of it, they're kinda hinting that Babs had to do something less than good to get her legs back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Female characters dealing with guilt over past life choices? Sounds like Gail Simone alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 The DCnU Captain Cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 I think it's cool to give him actual ice powers in order to differentiate him from Mr. Freeze, the other (more popular) ice gun-wielding guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 The DCnU Captain Cold. Wow...edgy and gritty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 The Hooded Chick is named Pandora, says DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 The Hooded Chick is named Pandora, says DC. Soooo, she's going to be pretty cool sometimes, but then get interrupted by constant commercials whenever you really want to hear your favorite songs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Captain Cold's been a bigger deal than Mr Freeze in-universe for a while. Not sure he needed to be Icicle, I was happy with the classic freeze gun. With Cold it's always been more about using what he has in a smart way than actual overbearing firepower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Plus, Geoff Johns' issue of The Flash focusing on Captain Cold is one of the best things he's ever written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Totally agreed there, when Chris and I discussed Blitz I spoke about how strong Johns was writing those villain-focussed issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher_America Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 I have purchased Superman #s 1-4, Batman #s 1-4, The Flash #s 1-4, and Justice League #s 1-4. I can effectively say that Superman has been a waste of my time. Batman is awesome and I am looking forward to seeing where this leads. The origin of Mob Rule in The Flash is both disturbing and awesome. Justice League is cool but not as good as Flash and Batman right now. Something about the writing is a little off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 DC Comics Cancels Six Titles, Announces Six New Ongoings DC Comics will launch the second wave of its "New 52" initiative in May with six new titles, including the return of "Batman Incorporated" by Grant Morrison Chris Burnham, and the debut of "Dial H" by award-winning fantasy author China Miéville and Brian Bolland. But with the arrival of the new titles comes the cancellations of six others that launched in September: "Men of War," "Mister Terrific," "O.M.A.C.," "Hawk and Dove," "Blackhawks" and "Static Shock." The announcement was made this morning in USA Today, which reports the two series will be joined by "Earth 2," the long-teased Justice Society comic by James Robinson and Nicola Scott; "Worlds' Finest," starring Huntress and Power Girl, stranded on our Earth but attempting to return to Earth 2, by Paul Levitz, with George Perez and Kevin Maguire alternating arcs; "The Ravagers," spinning out of "Superboy" and "Teen Titans," featuring teen superheroes on the run from an evil organization; and "G.I. Combat," featuring "The War That Time Forgot," by J.T. Krul and Ariel Olivetti, and rotating back-up such as "The Unknown Soldier," by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Dan Panosian, and "The Haunted Tank," by John Arcudi and Scott Kolins. "The New 52 was about showing the new world. Now we're just expanding on that world and furthering the story," DC Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras told the newspaper. "Many of the characters from our canceled books will appear in 'DC Comics - The New 52' titles, and in some very surprising ways," Harras added via DC's official blog, The Source. "We're developing stories that reach from cultures around the globe to parallel worlds. We're just getting started." As for the "Second Wave," Harras said the incoming six titles will focus more on world-building than the initial wave. "The excitement of the initial launch of 'DC Comics - The New 52' was in seeing the re-imagining of these classic characters and concepts," said Harras. "The 'Second Wave' is all about world-building." Look for more details later today on Comic Book Resources. Miéville, "weird fiction" author of such acclaimed novels as "Perdido Street Station," "The City & the City" and "Kraken," previously had been set to reboot "Swamp Thing" for Vertigo, a project scrapped in 2010 amid structural changes at the publisher. This time, the writer will put a new spin on a 46-year-old property about a mysterious dial that allows an ordinary person to be a superhero for a short time when he selects the letters H-E-R-O. "Batman Incorporated," meanwhile, will mark the conclusion of Morrison's six-year arc for the Caped Crusader, with this chapter pitting Bruce Wayne and his army of international crimefighters against Talia al Ghul -- with their son Damian caught in the middle. "It's like 'Kramer vs. Kramer,'" the writer told USA Today, "but they've got thermonuclear capability." DC released the following descriptions of the upcoming titles:BATMAN INCORPORATED – Writer: Grant Morrison. Artist: Chris Burnham. The acclaimed ongoing writer of ACTION COMICS, Grant Morrison, presents a fresh take on BATMAN INCORPORATED, in which the Batman brand is franchised globally in preparation for a major international threat.EARTH 2 – Writer: James Robinson. Artist: Nicola Scott. The greatest heroes on a parallel Earth, the Justice Society combats threats that will set them on a collision course with other worlds.WORLDS’ FINEST – Writer: Paul Levitz. Artists: George Perez and Kevin Maguire. Stranded on our world from a parallel reality, Huntress and Power Girl struggle to find their way back to Earth 2. Perez and Maguire will be the artists on alternating story arcs.DIAL H – Writer: China Miéville. Artist: Mateus Santoluoco. The first ongoing series from acclaimed novelist China Miéville, this is a bold new take on a cult classic concept about the psychological effects on an everyman who accidentally gains powers to become a hero.G.I. COMBAT – Writer: J.T. Krul. Artist: Ariel Olivetti. Featuring the return of a classic DC Comics series, THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT, along with rotating back-up stories and creative teams – including THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER, with writers Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Dan Panosian; and THE HAUNTED TANK, with writer John Arcudi and artist Scott Kolins.THE RAVAGERS – Writer: Howard Mackie. Artist: Ian Churchill. Spinning off from TEEN TITANS and SUPERBOY, this series finds four superpowered teens on the run and fighting against the organization that wants to turn them into supervillains. Congrats Mike, Mister Terrific is canceled. Kinda sad that Hawk and Dove is also but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Sad to see Static go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 The cancellations aren't a surprise, given that those have been some of the lowest rated titles so far, but disappointing to see Static go. China Melville's thing could be interesting. Huntress and Power Girl leading their own title should be awesome. But Earth-2... are we just setting up Infinite Crisis again now? Also, re Batman Inc, is this a complete reboot now, or a continuation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Continuation. Also, since Huntress already exists on this Earth, does this mean we have two running around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I hope so, because this Huntress does not even come close to working in and Earth-2 setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 So they're canceling a low-selling war title, and Blackhawks which is almost a war title - to add another war title? (Plus, it's Krul, so it will be terrible.) Very interested in World's Finest, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Batman Inc, World's Finest, and Earth-2 sound great. But Earth-2... are we just setting up Infinite Crisis again now? That concept goes way farther back than Infinite Crisis; all the "Crisis"-labeled events that most people know of, starting with Crisis on Infinite Earths in 86, were actually homages to much older "Crisis" events from the Silver Age, where the JSA from Earth-2 and the JLA from Earth-1 would cross worlds and team up. This new book sounds very much like those older stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 So in the latest Batgirl: Babs very casually mentions that she got a "neural implant" that helped her walk again. And there's also a line about her owing Bruce Wayne her life, which makes me think he had something to do with the surgery or finding it or something. Just one more disappointing "reveal" in the DCnU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher_America Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I read Superman #4 and I have to tell you that I found myself actually skipping lines of dialogue because the story is that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 The only thing I like about Superman thus far is that it doesn't seem to be telling a very important story, thus it will have little-or-no impact on the future of the book once it switches writers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher_America Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Are you giving up on it, giving up until they switch writers, or still going to buy and read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Having already read the first three or four issues, I might read the rest of the arc. But I'm most likely just going to read a summary online somewhere and wait til the next arc where it's already confirmed that they're switching writers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 More of John Rozum's confessions on how Static and his run as writer was treated by DC. http://johnrozum.blogspot.com/2012/01/why-i-quit-static-shock.html Effin' betrayal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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