cristoballago

Name: Chris Lake

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October 8, 2012 12:00 am to davidtobin100: I consider these improved: entire Superman line Animal Man Aquaman Batman and Robin Batwoman Blue Beetle Catwoman Earth 2 (=JSA) Flash Firestorm Grifter I, Vampire Justice League World's Finest (=Power Girl/Huntress) Legion Lost Legion of Super-Heroes Nightwing Phantom Stranger Stormwatch Swamp Thing Teen Titans Justice League Dark Worse after reboot? Dial H Green Arrow Green Lantern Savage Hawkman Wonder Woman Most of the Batbooks are a wash (no difference after reboot) My jury is still out on: Frankenstein Ravagers Team 7 Suicide Squad Sword of Sorcery I like the way the DCnU is slightly tweaked every 6-8 months. Keeps me on my toes, I miss most of the cancelled titles but Wednesday is much more interesting now...and yes, there are senior citizens like me who walk with canes and read DC's (oops, National Comics) before Marvel existed! I still cherish my old friends, but I sure like making new ones...
September 25, 2012 10:05 pm Very psyched about the new 52, they suckered me into 46 of 'em, and even most of the newbies when they drop the bottom titles~(I miss O.M.A.C.'s goofy acronyms!) Ashamed to say I'm even picking up extra "number 0" variants. Just the opposite with Marvel: FF is unrecognizable, Thor is usually not even on this planet, I can't keep track of the Hulks, Iron Man is $4 like every week and a half. Mostly, they've given a primer on how to dilute your brand-Avengers and X-Men. Everytime they added another incestuous, navel-gazing ongoing or miniseries, I cringed a little more. Is Spidey an Avenger? Is he an X-Men (technically anyone with a genetic mutation, i.e., different that the normal h.sapiens is a mutant)? Oh, wait, let's make him both-the Amazing, Avenging Uncanny Spider-X-Man!!! My turning point was One More Brand New Day, or "How to Reboot a Character With Total Disdain for the Detailed Universe Said Character Inhabits." DC did it right-they chucked the whole thing (except Bats and GL-they're not crazy!!) I've gone from 50-70 Marvels a month to Avengers Academy (a placebo for Runaways/Young Avengers) and X-Factor. 50-60 other titles a month, heavy into the new DCU. And give me more Mind the Gaps, Higher Earths, Sagas, and anything Valiant puts out!