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September 6, 2011 6:15 pm Despite my particular indifference for these characters, I'd say this is probably a pretty accurate "Top 5". They are all pretty polarizing, from what I hear and read.
September 6, 2011 9:45 am I'm pretty indifferent to all of them, actually. There are definitely characters I love, and a few I hate, but none of these make either of those lists.
August 31, 2011 7:54 pm Basically, I think they should have done better at promoting the "EVERY WEDNESDAY IN SEPTEMBER" aspect of the whole thing. Comics are a confusing little world, and DC needed to do better at making sense of it for the layman.
August 31, 2011 7:51 pm To go a bit off-topic here...Does the rollout of the "New 52" strike anyone else as flawed? All the newspaper / TV / radio / internet articles aimed at the general public all point out how "the relaunch of the DCU starts TODAY!!!" I was in my local store for a total of 15 minutes and overheard two separate conversations by people who were confused about where all the "new" DC comics were. I think today should have JUST been Flashpoint #5, and next week should have been a big debut of JL, as well as some other key titles. I don't know what the reaction will be among new readers who come in based on something they saw on the news, only to be told "Oh yeah, come back next Wednesday."
August 27, 2011 4:35 pm "I" proofread, not "a". FUCK.
August 27, 2011 4:34 pm That first sentence is supposed to read "in general", not "gereal". And later, there's a "the" where there should be a "they". The sad part is a proofread it before hitting submit.
August 27, 2011 4:23 pm I think most of us here just like comics in gereal. As an art form. As a medium for telling all sorts of stories. So we're open to reading all types of things. But I imagine there's a segment of the readership who just like a particular character or universe, possibly just as a nostalgic thing, and that's all the really want or need from comics - to stay connected with that world, probably as the entertainment equivalent to comfort food. Spider-Man is like that for me, I think. Amazing Spider-Man is the first comic book I read (after Star Wars), when I was a kid back in the 70's (take that, newbies!), and I'll probably always read it. Spider-Man is such a tiny, relatively unimportant part of my overall comic reading, but it has a place in my heart that lots of other stuff doesn't. So if there are folks out there who just want to read their JLA and Superman, or their Hulk books, or whatever it is that moves them, and they have no real interest in all the other stuff that's out there...that's okay with me. Sure, they're missing out on other great stuff, but at least they're buying and reading SOMETHING.
August 26, 2011 2:26 pm Really? MANY stores? That don't carry ANY independent books? Never seen such a thing myself. I've seen some pretty lousy selections of independents, but never encountered a store that doesn't have ANY.
August 26, 2011 2:24 pm For most people who read comics, this ISN'T a new city or town or country. They've lived here for years, and know what they like.
August 26, 2011 12:27 pm Okay...there's nothing wrong with anything here. Many good points are made. But who are you talking to, exactly? Do you honestly believe that the people who are only buying comics from one company do so because they are UNAWARE of the existence of anything beyond the big two? Let me repeat: You make excellent points. But the people who eat at the same restaurant every day do so because that's what they WANT. They want familiar. They want comfortable. They want the KNOWN, not the unknown. Maybe they're adventureous in other areas of their life, maybe they're just all-around boring...who knows? But a well-reasoned argument won't change them.