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Originally posted by Lard Lad:
Yeah, DCnU has quickly lost pretty much all appeal to me. So much so that I've entertained the notion of dropping EVERY BIT of it a lot lately, so I can prospect into even more awesome indies! Even the ones I still like well enough(such as Batman, Swamp Thing, Animal Man, Flash, Catwoman etc.) just don't feel like MUST-READS, y'know? At no point have I EVER felt (at least since I was 11 and went X-Men crazy) like I could drop the entire DC line, but I've felt like that since the "new"-ness of the New 52 wore off a few months ago.

Part of this, I know, is that the superhero genre has slowly been losing its appeal for me over the last few years with stories of any real consequence having their effects undone after a short while. As you realize more and more that these characters are more of a brand now than they ever were before,it just seems pointless to read about them and drop a lot of dough on them. The real action is in the indies where the creators have full control of their properties and do whatever they want to with them and do ground breaking things outside of the spandex genre.

But also, with the DCnU, I miss my damn continuity and the universe I was attached to before! I can see now how hardcore pre-Crisis fans felt when all their toys were taken away. I was still a kid when that happened, and even then, I had some misgivings. But now, as an adult fan who experienced the universe as it was since I was 15 (albeit with serious flaws within it), I find that this reboot took away most of what I loved about that 26-year continuity only to tell mostly mediocre-at-best sories with that clean slate.

I'm about to trim my DC pull list again. I'll give a handful of titles a few more months. But the possibility of my dropping ALL DCnu titles completely is there and getting realer and realer every day.Even my beloved LSH (which I've collected faithfully since the mid '80 theu relaunch after relaunch) won't be spared much longer. (I already dropped Legion Lost months ago.)

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Well, today I went ahead and deleted all DCnU books off my pull at the CBS with the sole exception of LSH, which I'm giving at least a temporary reprieve because of my love for the characters.

The hardest to cut were Batman, Swamp Thing and Animal Man. The latter two are just too long and draggy in their storylines. As for Batman, I figure I'll pick up a trade every once in a while...if I feel like it.

There's still a chance I might buy some off the shelves, particularly if there are some lean weeks here and there. But the goal is to get nothing but books that I'm really looking forward to from now on. The more moohlah I have left to sample potential creator-owned gems, the better. No sense wasting my time and money on corporate crap that feels stale and recycled.

I should also note that I picked up Sword of Sorcery today because I had a good feeling about it. Perhaps that'll make two DCnU books on my pull?

(Vertigo titles I get are unaffected, of course.)

I feel like women must feel when they burn their bras!!!

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"Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash

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Originally posted by Legion Tracker:
(I did pick up the Peter Panzerfaust trade last week which I ordered back when. Now that is a good one.)

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Yes! Glad you liked it! I told ya it was awesome!

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Originally posted by Power Boy:
Wonder Woman #14
I've been curious about this for a while. I think the new universe of Wonder Woman is a good hook but, I think it would be far better served by Image comics.

The Wonder Woman bathing suit dosn't seem to fit inthis story. I'd say let Wonder Woman be a super hero in JLA and Diana the adventurer in her own book.

UNFORTUNATELY .... this issue was drawn by a fill in artist! With Cliff Chiang doing the cover! argh! I HATE that.

It's very hard to jump into this book, as the cast and story is about Zeus' multitude of characters and children.

Overall, it was ok. I liked the New Olympians.

The book has me curious, especially since the New Gods are being introduced into the new DCU.

I'll probably get the New Gods story arc.

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Funny you should say that, because Glory right now from Image's Extreme line (yes, I know) has some common similarities, but also diverges in different ways (key being that even though she is a warrior, Wonder Woman's heart and capacity for love never waivers, making her the sole rock of the story; whereas Glory is almost just as much of a destructive force than the enemies she's against). I'd definitely check it out, if not for the striking art by Ross Campbell.



And yeah, they've been doing the rotating artists thing with this other artist, Tony Atkins, for a while now. Chaing will do four issues or so, then Atkins will fill in for an issue or two. Chiang will do the next two issues, though.

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Originally posted by Power Boy:
CBR is doing a poll on bringing back certain DC characters:


Ralph and Sue Dibny

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