[Comic] DCU Talk Up Thread!

[Blue Saint]

So in honestly rather shocking news Morrison's The Multiversity finally has a release date. To be fair I thought this was just quietly killed off years ago. I just really hope this turns out to be as weird as I think it will be. I think that is what I miss most about DC since the reboot, not enough weird and strange. Those elements always helped to keep DC from being to serious which helps to keep the the universe from being crushed under it's own pathos.

Another thing to note is that latest information there seems to be a rather obvious omission of the Watchmen-style Charlton characters. I just wonder if Morrison got rid of them himself or was asked to by someone. Either way I am guessing Before Watchmen had something to do with it.

2009 CBR article
2014 CBR article

 

[Dr Kain]

So in honestly rather shocking news Morrison's The Multiversity finally has a release date. To be fair I thought this was just quietly killed off years ago.

Did you not read 52? They brought the multi-verse back in that series and rightly so. They should have never destroyed it in the first place.

I just really hope this turns out to be as weird as I think it will be. I think that is what I miss most about DC since the reboot, not enough weird and strange. Those elements always helped to keep DC from being to serious which helps to keep the the universe from being crushed under it's own pathos.

Read Animal Man and Swamp Thing if you want weird. However, what do you expect? DC seems to be rebooting their stuff because of poor writing, but poor writing is still poor regardless of whether you do a reboot or not.

Another thing to note is that latest information there seems to be a rather obvious omission of the Watchmen-style Charlton characters. I just wonder if Morrison got rid of them himself or was asked to by someone. Either way I am guessing Before Watchmen had something to do with it.

Before the reboot the Charlton characters had their own Earth. Not sure with the N52.

 

[Blue Saint]

I wasn't talking about the multi-verse, I was referring to the title "The Multiversity". Morrison has been talking about since 2009, but with reboot and all I figured it was just forgotten. Especially since the end of Batman Inc. Morrison has been really quiet about his future DC work.

Also I have good things about Swamp Thing, I may pick it sooner or later.

Also I think DC's biggest problem is poor editing and mangement.

 

[Dr Kain]

Oh, yeah< I never heard of The Multiversity.

 

[Galaxian]

The Grid was taken down, but the fight between it and Cyborg was straight out of Superior Spiderman, and, true to it's name, Spiderman did it better.

 

[Galaxian]

Forever Evil (finally) comes to a close.

The whole thing drag on, but the main book, Rogue's Rebellion, and most of Justice League were pretty solid. But the best part, by far, was Lex Luthor.

Since I lost Super Spiderman, now I hope that Injustice League last quite a while :laugh:

 

[Blue Saint]

Yeah from everything I have seen, the delays really hurt this event. It's hard to say the outcome from the story rocks the DCU to it's core, but then delay the ending for a few months with few books even taking notice.

But I agree what they are doing with Luthor is a good idea, and hopefully a lasting one to really give this iteration of the DCU something unique. Really I think Lex as a hero can work. He could be the counter-point/rival to Superman which a lot of writers try to make Batman into.

Anyway as we move into the future I just have to say I love Batgirl:Future's End cover. I would to see a ongoing with that version of Babs.

 

[Skyknight]

The Grid was taken down, but the fight between it and Cyborg was straight out of Superior Spiderman, and, true to it's name, Spiderman did it better.

Considering the one thing Superior doesnt get right is...well....everything, I doubt that.

 

[Galaxian]

Considering the one thing Superior doesnt get right is...well....everything, I doubt that.

Says you, but to me Superior was really good and during its wrong it was my favorite comic in Marvel, and better than anything DC had to offer.

And since you've admitted not to have read the book, your opinion about my comment is meaningless.

 

[Ben3000]

Man it feels like I haven't been on here in forever. Anyway Jeff Lemire's Green Arrow has ended and I'm sad to see it go. The artwork by Andrea Sorrentino was outstanding each and every issue. The way the Outsider war was handled was well done. I really enjoyed seeing Emiko grow as a character and hopefully she and Naomi sticks around once Andrew Kreisberg takes over. I mean the Future Ends tie-in for being a "What if" really wanted me to see that fully realized in canon.

One of my favorite moments from Jeff and Andrea's run was the return of the Long Bow Hunters and the last panel of from the Broken arc. It really showed me how much effect color can have on a story. If it's one series you should check out from DC Comics, let it be Jeff and Andrea's Green Arrow run. Easily their best book to come out in the recent year. Now with October rolling around, I'm unsure if it will be anymore.