Topic: Milesstone and Archie heroes going to DCU proper
Eryk Davis Ester
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I would be interested in the Archie heroes published by Archie. "Integrated into the DCU" Archie heroes hold absolutely zero interest for me.
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Yeah, it's gotten to the point where integration into the DCU is a major minus for any concept or character these days, including the Captain Marvel franchise or Freedom Fighters, let alone the Archie heroes.
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Eryk Davis Ester
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Seriously... DC and the comics industry as a whole would probably be better off if someone else bought up about half their properties.
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The fact that these characters were being integrated into DCU was a big turn-off for me. I picked up the one shots, which I thought were good. Building upon what Nightcrawler said, these characters have a history, just not a DCU history.
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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For whatever reason, this worked a lot better with the Charlton characters. Maybe because it didn't seem so forced. Or maybe the DCU didn't seem as crowded then.
From: New York, NY | Registered: Jul 2003
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Actually I disagree with them not being in the DCU. I think they can work in a shared universe just like the Quality and Fawcett characters.
The problem is the same as with the Impact! version of the characters (which was separate from the DCU but failed just as much). Instead of continuing their adventures or introducing legacy characters based on the the original characters, DC decided to reboot them.
A concept that never works as we all well know. If they kept the history intact, then they might have had a chance at integrating better.
Further, they should have introduced a new Crusaders series. Team books usually fare better as they attract a more diverse audience.
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I actually liked the first two issues of the Black Hood series. They're the only ones I have of that series, but they're the only issues of Impact I've fully read.
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Eryk Davis Ester
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Hmm... I don't think reboots are necessarily a problem, particularly with properties that have lain fallow for awhile. It seems to me it would be even more of a mess if they tried to shoehorn the past Archie hero stories as things that happened in the DCU.
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Eryk Davis Ester
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: I would be interested in the Archie heroes published by Archie. "Integrated into the DCU" Archie heroes hold absolutely zero interest for me.
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I'd actually be interested in the non-DCU Archies heroes but I don't do digital comics.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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The relatively recent DC relaunch of The Web seemed interesting, but I don't recall the rest of the Archie super-heroes seeming that intriguing.
I was kind of surprised how many super-characters they had (scroll way the heck down!), what with the Mighty Crusaders and all.
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Eryk Davis Ester
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So I read New Crusaders #1. Not bad, but also a story that it feels like I've read plenty of times before.
Still, I'm interested enough to see where it goes from here.
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Eryk Davis Ester
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Three issues in and I'm still finding this comic enjoyable, but not definitely not anything mind-blowing. Still, it's a pretty solid "kids stepping in to fill the legacies of their super-hero parents" story.
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