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June 7, 2011 12:29 pm If we are going to write this article about DC, then I'm sure the Marvel article is next on deck.

What is Marvel doing to attract the non-comic reader? Are there creators that much better? Do they have a deeper talent pool? I'd venture to say no. Yes Marvel does have a bigger Market Share, but for DC this isn't about topping Marvel's market share it's about becoming mainstream.

It's irrelevant whether DC has Spencer, Aaaron, or Hickman instead of Cornell, Lemire, and Snyder because the non hardcore fan doesn't know who these people are.

I agree that a big name could get people to buy a new book; possibly Gaiman or Smith, but DC's reboot isn't based upon the current lack of talent or perceived lack thereof. It's about making DC accessible to the new reader. The new reader isn't buying the new Justice League book because Johns is writing it. He's buying it because it has Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

June 7, 2011 11:20 am If you take anything from today's announcements from DC, it's that they are giving Snyder, and Lemire a bigger part of the DC puzzle, and that's a good thing.

Don't forget you still have Morrison, and Johns in the DCU, and those guys are arguably the best creators in comics along with Bendis. If there's anyone that can make Justice League, and Aquaman top tier books, it's Johns.

June 7, 2011 11:06 am Anyone think of Thunderbolts when they see JL Dark? Just a thought.

Great batch of announcements from DC. This is what I was hoping from the reboot. It's really going to be on Snyder, Lemire, Winnick, and Cornell to be the pillars for the foundation of the new DCU. These writers have built up enough good will that I will at least consider purchasing every book they write.

I'm way too excited for Swamp Thing, and Snyder especially if we get Francavilla on a semi-regular basis. Lemire's Animal Man sounds amazing; JL Dark is at least intriguing, and it's nice to see DC find a place for Madame Xanadu; and the wildcard is Frankenstein, which could be awesome. So much untapped potential, and here's hoping the creators can really hit it out of the park.

June 6, 2011 4:37 pm @conor  well that clarification certainly changes things.

June 6, 2011 3:58 pm @conor  so it follows that those who liked it thought it was perfect? Because if something doesn't have flaws then it's perfect. That's a lofty standard we've set for movies.

June 6, 2011 2:58 pm

I never thougth I would say this but, TNC is the voice of reason. After disagreeing with him on almost everything on twitter I think he hit the nail on the head.

I listened to the podcast, and was shocked at how Ron just gleefully ignored the film's fault. I'm happy for those who liked it, but you can't knock people for their objective opinions.

The film wasn't great, but it wasn't awful. I love comics just as much as the next guy, but I can't overlook a film's glaring flaws just for the sake of supporting the film, and being happy that we at least get an X-men film.

We've come past the point were making a comic book movie is enought. It has to be a good movie. Iron Man, and Dark Knight set the standard, and this falls woefully short.

June 6, 2011 2:45 pm I'm a Ghost Rider fan so I'll give this a try. Here's hoping it picks up on Aaron's epic Ghost Rider run.

June 6, 2011 2:41 pm Is that Howard the Duck on the cover?! If so, I'm in!

June 6, 2011 2:38 pm

Winnick on Catwoman looks promising...maybe the book focuses on a Bruce-Catwoman romance? Just a thought.

I'm in on Batwoman, if only because JH Williams did such an amazing job on the Batwoman arc in Detective Comics.

I'm a maybe on Batgirl with Simone. I've never been a huge fan of Simone, but I love the Batgirl character so I'll likely pick it up.

 

June 6, 2011 2:23 pm I'm picking up Snyder's book because I've enjoyed him as a writer thus far on American Vampire, and his Detective run. I will probably pass on Tomasi Gleason since I didn't love the 3 issue arc in B & R, and I wasn't a big fan of Tomasi on GLC. He was passable at best.

Finch is a great artist, but I'll pass since I haven't liked any of his work in the past, and same goes for Daniel. So it's just Snyder for me right now, unless I hear good things from people on the site or on twitter.