quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: You said "arc", I see. GrayPal did almost nothing but one-offs on Hex, so they're changing that up, now? How do you feel about that, Cobie?
Well, I wish they were doing one-off stories as with Hex personallly. But I don't mind too much if they are doing continuing 'arcs', (though perhaps only for the first 6?). They did a two-parter and a 6-parter in Hex and it was great; this one already looks like it'll be better.
At the end of the day I wish Hex had continued unimpeded by this relaunch, but I'm really just glad the character & creative team could continue with very limited change.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Following up with what some others did, here is where I currently stand with the DCnU 52 at the close of the first month #1's and whether I will continue or not:
A+, Best of the Best Action Comics Batman Batwoman Flash
A, Absolutely Fantastic no brainers Men of War Animal Man Wonder Woman All-Star Western Superman DC Comics Presents: Deadman
A-, Still Incredible, really enjoyed Justice League Dark Swamp Thing Grifter Detective Comics Batwing Birds of Prey Superboy Green Lantern Nightwing Legion of Superheroes Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE Aquaman
B, Certainly good enough to keep buying Justice League Legion Lost Fury of Firestorm Voodoo Justice League International Hawk & Dove Stormwatch Demon Knights Batman & Robin Green Lantern Corps OMAC Static Shock
B- to C, On the Bubble Teen Titans Captain Atom Blue Beetle Savage Hawkman New Guardians The Dark Knight Batgirl Catwoman Supergirl Green Arrow Mr. Terrific
C to F, Will not continue Red Lanterns Suicide Squad I, Vampire Blackhawks Red Hood & the Outlaws
Never Tried Resurrection Man - I may sample since I basically tried all the others. Deathstroke
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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So far, I've only picked up Legion of Super-Heroes, Legion Lost, Teen Titans and Justice League International.
I've looked at others in the store, but I'm between seasonal jobs, so my comic-book spending money is pretty thin.
The tiny dregs of story in Teen Titans turned me off, although Booth's art is as pretty as I remember from the Kindred/Wildcore days.
I may quibble about the direction Paul has taken the Legion, and the many mistakes over the last year or so, but holy crap, can that man write a hell of a lot more story in a single issue than most of his peers...
If I continue to get Teen Titans, it will be for the art, since it's slogging along super-slow out of the gate. I was really hoping for a new Wolfman / Perez sort of deal, with four established characters and three newbies, all introduced and used in the first issue. Instead, we saw, like, a tiny glimpse of the newbies on a monitor screen, and a single picture of Superboy. Seriously, is *issue 1* the time to be padding things out like this?
Justice League International is moving faster, but focusing more on characters I care nothing for (too much Batman and Guy Gardner, not enough Vixen and Ice), and the art isn't my cup of tea. (Too much of Godiva *talking* about people looking good, or robots looking scary-impressively, that, artistically, don't.) I get that not everyone likes Ed Benes and his exploitive anatomically improbable poses, but, gosh, at least his pictures of Ice, Vixen and Fire look beautiful! Fire, in particular, looks like a green blobby thing, and not a hot Brazilian super-model.
The two Legion titles will remain on my pull-list, out of sheer cussedness.
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There week 1-3 books have made the cut for # 2s for me (I still have only read BLACKHAWKS and VOODOO from week 4!!)
JUTICE LEAGUE ACTION COMICS ANIMAL MAN BATGIRL DETECTIVE COMICS GREEN ARROW HAWK AND DOVE* JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL OMAC STORMWATCH SWAMP THING
BATWOMAN DEMON KNIGHTS* FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE GREEN LANTERN* LEGION LOST RESURRECTION MAN SUICIDE SQUAD* SUPERBOY*
BIRDS OF PREY CATWOMAN* DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS SUPERGIRL* WONDER WOMAN*
VOODOO
Titles with asteriks mean # 2 will be my last issue if interest doesn't pick up for me.
Note: The announcement that Giffen is taking over GREEN ARROW was the factor that decided I was keeping it, just as the same news means I am very likely to continue with SUPERMAN wether or not I like it. The writer exiting STATIC SHOCK made me decide to drop it, issue 2 sight unseen.
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I'm slightly pissed at my CBS. I sent them the above list last week, and considering myself covered, I did not venture forth until today to get the first week of # 2s. I had to pull SWAMP THING, GREEN ARROW and ACTON COMICS off the shelf for myself.
And looking over the list, I forgot BATGIRL and DETECTIVE. Those 2 may have been sold out.
Therefore I shall not continue with BATGIRL and DETECTIVE.
I will voice my displeasure silently with lost sales, but if this happens next week, I will need to get vocal.
I understand things are probably crazy there these days, but now's NOT the time to be effing up your customers' pull lists.
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my CBS pulled books from the shelves over the course of the month so they could have a wrap party at the end of the month and sell the books there.
I overheard the owner saying something akin to this in August ... and I then I was doubly annoyed when they had so few copies on the shelves during the release week.
my CBS is usually on the ball too .. but not having enough books for the loyal Wednesday shopper really burned my butt.
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quote:Originally posted by LASHbrain: And looking over the list, I forgot BATGIRL and DETECTIVE. Those 2 may have been sold out.
Therefore I shall not continue with BATGIRL and DETECTIVE.
Batgirl didn't ship last week, Lash.
Really? Do we know why?
Sneaky Jim Lee gave himself 7 entire weeks before JL #2. Did they do the same on this?
Is it wrong I take these tricky tactics as a personal affront done with the purpose of offending me?
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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My CBS guy says he was told that the third week is JL's "regular" week post-launch and that they were told this upfront. I assume Batgirl was similarly planned as a second week book?
On the other hand, Red Lanterns shipped last week, which was a week earlier than last month, so it and Batgirl apparently 'swapped'.
-------------------- "Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash
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