LET'S TALK: DC 2.0

[BobBretall]

New Superman/Batman book by Greg Pak / Jae Lee announced:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013 ... s/1935817/

I'll definitely give this one a look....

[Perry]

Passing on this. Not enough to overcome my hatred of Super-pooper.

The Scott Snyder one that is around the corner ... that one may pull me in. Maybe.

[Gilgabob]

I was actually thinking Venditti would be a good fit for this book before I read the announcement. Overall, it seems like all reasonable fits for these books. The $7.99 book helped to get me to drop GL but I hope Venditti does a good job.

Hopefully the $7.99 book won't do more harm than short term gain with more people like you dropping the book. I'll be curious to see the sales on #21 so we can see what happens when they follow up the $7.99 issue and creative team switch not with a new #1 (that has an inherent sales bump associated with it because of the way most people like to buy comics) and instead "just" have an issue #21.

The 7.99 price point was more of an impetus to drop a book that was just kind of so-so for me anyway. Had I been loving the title I would have reluctantly paid the 7.99 but considering my recent enjoyment of the book it just became a great time to jump off and trying something else.

I pre-ordered Jupiter's Legacy and Uber in hopes one (or both) of them catch my fancy.

[SpideySavestheDay]

I was actually thinking Venditti would be a good fit for this book before I read the announcement. Overall, it seems like all reasonable fits for these books. The $7.99 book helped to get me to drop GL but I hope Venditti does a good job.

Hopefully the $7.99 book won't do more harm than short term gain with more people like you dropping the book. I'll be curious to see the sales on #21 so we can see what happens when they follow up the $7.99 issue and creative team switch not with a new #1 (that has an inherent sales bump associated with it because of the way most people like to buy comics) and instead "just" have an issue #21.

The 7.99 price point was more of an impetus to drop a book that was just kind of so-so for me anyway. Had I been loving the title I would have reluctantly paid the 7.99 but considering my recent enjoyment of the book it just became a great time to jump off and trying something else.

The 7.99 has made me make a different decision. I enjoy GL enough to pay for it but my budget dictates something has to give. I will be dropping Aquaman to compensate for the 'first lantern' crossover and the higher price point. DC has not been enduring me of late with the endless crossovers. They have forced the basic idea of scarcity and I decided to cut one of their books. Unfortunaetly the 'Throne of Atlantis" crossover killed Aquaman for me. Is DC sacrificing long term sales for the cash now with the 7.99 books and the overwhelming number of crossovers? Maybe.

I pre-ordered Jupiter's Legacy and Uber in hopes one (or both) of them catch my fancy.

I am looking forward to these two titles as well. May have to drop a few more DC books.

[Gilgabob]

WTF?! DC reconsiders wisdom of placing controversial WTF imprint on April books.

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/20 ... certified/

[boshuda]

WTF?! DC reconsiders wisdom of placing controversial WTF imprint on April books.

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/20 ... certified/

I thought, because it was coming out in April, that it was an April Fool's joke anyway.

[BobBretall]

WTF?! DC reconsiders wisdom of placing controversial WTF imprint on April books.

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/20 ... certified/

I had been hoping those goofy logos were for the Previews catalog only & would not show up on the actual books.

My wish has been granted

[LA Rabbit]

Assistance from you preview/future gazers, is Green off of Red Hood? He kept me on the book of Roquafort left but the lastest issue has a credit list like an animated movie but no Green. Would be a great time for me to drop the book but I do like his work... Thanks.

[BobBretall]

Assistance from you preview/future gazers, is Green off of Red Hood? He kept me on the book of Roquafort left but the lastest issue has a credit list like an animated movie but no Green. Would be a great time for me to drop the book but I do like his work... Thanks.

Issue #18, solicited in January appears to be the last with Timothy Green ijn the credits for now....

Feb solicit:

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #19
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art and fold-out cover by MICO SUAYAN
On sale APRIL 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• What horrors lie beneath the mask of the Red Hood?

March solicits:

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS ANNUAL #1
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by AL BARRIONUEVO
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
On sale MAY 29 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Arsenal finally confronts Green Arrow, but it may be a short-lived reunion as someone from their past has targeted them both. Find out what the feud between Arsenal and Green Arrow is about, along with secrets from Roy Harper’s history.

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #20
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by JULIUS GOPEZ
Cover by MICO SUAYAN
On sale MAY 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The return of Proctor sees Arsenal and Kori reliving Red Hood’s memories—including his battles with the League of Assassins!

[BobBretall]

What do people think of "Wrath of the First Lantern"? Just read the 1st 3 parts & I'm seriously underwhelmed.....

Not digging the "let's flash back to alternate ways a character's life could have turned out" story. I'm not intrinsically opposed to this kind of story, but the way it's built into this crossover (built on top of too many other GL crossovers) it's just rubbing me the wrong way.

I was basically thinking "get on with it" the entire time I was reading these comics.

[stardog]

Assistance from you preview/future gazers, is Green off of Red Hood? He kept me on the book of Roquafort left but the lastest issue has a credit list like an animated movie but no Green. Would be a great time for me to drop the book but I do like his work... Thanks.

Looks like he's moving to Suicide Squad as that series gets a new writer too:

SUICIDE SQUAD #20

Written by Ales Kot, art by Timothy Green II, cover by Jason Pearson.

New team members, new direction, new creative team! After the shocking events of issue #19, the team returns to Belle Reve to lick their wounds and bury their dead -- but when they find out what's waiting for them at the prison, they'll wish they were back out in the field! Plus: Who are the two killers Amanda Waller has recruited to shake things up, and what are their true motives for joining the team?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on May 8.

[LA Rabbit]

Thanks to you two. Good to know another book off the pull list. I am not sure about suicide squad. I did not like this reboot as I didn't care for the new 52 Harley. Interesting that DC really is moving people around so quickly. I guess they are hoping for something to click with the readers but it seems like they are not giving it much time in some instances.

P.S. Just read the Batwing trade from the library. Yikes. I would like someone who is a fan to let me know what I am missing. They have a scene in the first issue, flashback, then we don't get back to that scene until issue 6. Does not seem like a good read for floppies. I was hoping when he mentioned that he does not have the same computer tools (DNA database, etc) that maybe they would treat this book like an old timey detective story where he has to deduce who the baddie is without the hi-tech gizmos which can take some of that old timey Sherlock Holmes style fun.

[BobBretall]

P.S. Just read the Batwing trade from the library. Yikes. I would like someone who is a fan to let me know what I am missing. They have a scene in the first issue, flashback, then we don't get back to that scene until issue 6. Does not seem like a good read for floppies. I was hoping when he mentioned that he does not have the same computer tools (DNA database, etc) that maybe they would treat this book like an old timey detective story where he has to deduce who the baddie is without the hi-tech gizmos which can take some of that old timey Sherlock Holmes style fun.

I didn't make it past issue #3 on this, and that was only because I order ALL the new 52 for the 1st 3 issues. Had I been buying off the rack I wouldn't have gotten past #1.

[boshuda]

P.S. Just read the Batwing trade from the library. Yikes. I would like someone who is a fan to let me know what I am missing. They have a scene in the first issue, flashback, then we don't get back to that scene until issue 6. Does not seem like a good read for floppies. I was hoping when he mentioned that he does not have the same computer tools (DNA database, etc) that maybe they would treat this book like an old timey detective story where he has to deduce who the baddie is without the hi-tech gizmos which can take some of that old timey Sherlock Holmes style fun.

I didn't make it past issue #3 on this, and that was only because I order ALL the new 52 for the 1st 3 issues. Had I been buying off the rack I wouldn't have gotten past #1.

I read it monthly for the first 5 issues for the same reason - I ordered all the new 52 up to that point. I think it was easily the worst of the new 52 and one of the worst books on the racks in general. I generally had minimal idea what was going on from issue to issue. It might have read tolerably well in the trades, but month to month was a mess. And nothing could help the art.

[ctowner1]

What do people think of "Wrath of the First Lantern"? Just read the 1st 3 parts & I'm seriously underwhelmed.....

Not digging the "let's flash back to alternate ways a character's life could have turned out" story. I'm not intrinsically opposed to this kind of story, but the way it's built into this crossover (built on top of too many other GL crossovers) it's just rubbing me the wrong way.

I was basically thinking "get on with it" the entire time I was reading these comics.

Sounds like I hopped ship on GL just in time! I hadn't been wild about the book in general, and when I saw a multi-title crossover coming up, figured it was time to jump.

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