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DC to debut All-New Batman in June
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Cow Mengde
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Oh come on... it's clearly Azumarill-Man
Yeah, but the ears look more like Pikachu's tail.
Gambit 1138
Banned
Apperantly John Constantine is loosing his trench coat in June as part of the shakeup:
Guess Trenchcoats aren't edgy enough
Guess Trenchcoats aren't edgy enough
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Oh come on... it's clearly Azumarill-Man
lmao @ all of the above. DC stays losing.
Get ready for some black leatherApperantly John Constantine is loosing his trench coat in June as part of the shakeup:
Guess Trenchcoats aren't edgy enough
The one that Schweinehund is talking about.
Gambit 1138
Banned
All those Batmen, Batwomen, Bat side shows comics...where is my damn Jean Paul Valley DC?!!!!!
At least they managed to sneak in amazing Spectre series under disguise of another Batman-related book
which book?
He fake killed him and brought in another SUperboy, who is actually the real Superboy.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Why do you keep quoting a line about DC's film universe?
Plasticine
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Apperantly John Constantine is loosing his trench coat in June as part of the shakeup:
Guess Trenchcoats aren't edgy enough
Maybe he'll start wearing a leather trench, or just plain leather jacket to emphasize his punk roots or something.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
They could just throw some gauges and ugly pop culture shirts into the mix and keep everything else just by saying he shops at Hot Topic.
MisterHero
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it has Pikachu ears
Beelzebufo
Banned
I hope Constantine gets a robot suit too.
But I mean seriously though. I like the DC heroes more in general but uh... did you see the OP? Or their movies lately? Or most of the newer books lately?
*eyeroll*
Gambit 1138
Banned
Im quoting a line from the CEO of WB who is in charge of all aspects of the company from the comics to the films to consumer products. I keep quoting it because it is stupid and shows how WB/DC is still out of touch after all these years.
And before you come back and say well it has nothing to do with this new Batman. Your right it does not directly have anything to do with it as its something Scott Snyder pitched BUT it has an indirect impact because if the top brass want the DC heroes to be portrayed as edgier and gritty on the screen its going to impact the comics as well just as the Marvel films and comics have a symbiotic relationship. After all there is a reason Bob "I made the 90s EXXTrEEME" Harras was made Editor in Chief of the comics division and why the comics arm is moving to the Hollywood lot so that the higher ups can have tighter oversight.
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Botman.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I would say that some of their current books like Gotham Academy (which is probably the most accessible and family-friendly comic from the big two) and upcoming books like Black Canary, prove otherwise. But okay.
OH BOY, what didn't?
EDIT: My god, It's amazing how easily you can spot the people whose only exposure to Batman was either TAS or TDK.
Snyder's work is great, and nothing is what it seems in his books...
Didn't we have this exact argument when
People bitched about Joker being """""Immortal"""""
But what does a goofy looking mech suit arch have anything to do with that quote?
MMaRsu
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Batman with a gun? Da fug
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Leaving Batman after Morrisons run continues to feel refreshingly correct.
I only read Injustice from DC now for the wackiness and once thats over, I'm out entirely.
I'd like the main big two's comics to get over their mandatory "SHOCK!" cycle at some point in my lifetime as it looks so desperate and pathetic now, it makes me sometimes feel ashamed to associate with comics books. Thankfully theres tons of other excellent amazing stuff out there, but gee whizz do DC and Marvel seem to be spinning the fucking tyres in mud these days.
I only read Injustice from DC now for the wackiness and once thats over, I'm out entirely.
I'd like the main big two's comics to get over their mandatory "SHOCK!" cycle at some point in my lifetime as it looks so desperate and pathetic now, it makes me sometimes feel ashamed to associate with comics books. Thankfully theres tons of other excellent amazing stuff out there, but gee whizz do DC and Marvel seem to be spinning the fucking tyres in mud these days.
Beelzebufo
Banned
Mech suits are edgy, like Iron Man and Transformers. Optimus Prime fucking executes that guy.
Gambit 1138
Banned
Because it reminds a lot of us of the 90s which was when the characters were at their most edgy which again reminds me of that quote from DC's CEO and Bob Harras being editor in chief.
G Gundam was some dark shit YO!
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
I hope it's not going to be the story they've told 1000 times (including Knightfall) where some new dude who's edgier becomes Batman and he uses that to show us why Batman has the rules he does and only he can be Batman blah blah blah.
Actually, thinking about the possible outcomes, that might be the best possible route he could take.
Actually, thinking about the possible outcomes, that might be the best possible route he could take.
Gambit 1138
Banned
If it makes everyone feel better we get the REAL Batman filling in for 2 whole months while DC moves their HQ to California:
Not the first time he's had a gun, or robot armor, probably won't be the last.
As far as the all-new Batman goes it's either someone taking over the mantle, probably Jason Todd or Damien, or Bruce get's his body and mind broken and has some crazy non-lethal extreme measure in place.
*eyeroll*
Also, that is clearly not 'Batman.'
Looks like the Gotham police department is getting an upgrade.
Yes, I've seen the OP. Where Snyder, an extremely talented writer, says he wants to try something super crazy and out there with a book he's already done exceptional work with.
As for their movies, you mean the movie they put out two years ago, and the two next year which we haven't seen a single frame of footage from yet?
What about the newer books? Yes, I've liked some of them. I haven't liked others. Comics!
Is that from a recent run? Can you post a pic of the page of the comic where it happened?
Beelzebufo
Banned
That's exactly the movie I'm talking about
And well that's great for you haha. Scott Snyder lost me pretty early on. He really just likes to have characters randomly recite the themes he says he's going for in interviews. It's weird.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
Haven't read The Man who Laughs. Not a fan of The Killing Joke.
pseudocaesar
Member
Fuuuuuuck off, this better not be the direction they are taking the main line Batman in. Snyder's current Batman run is probably the best ever... why the hell are they doing this. Someone tell me this is all just a mini series and wont be the main Batman.
Wag
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Best future JLA
Martian Manhunter is eternal.
Napoleonthechimp
Member
Needs more chains and pouches.
MisterHero
Super Member
wow I just read Jon's fate on wikipedia. wtfI think it It happens in TT Annual #2
Eventually, Jon encounters his future self (the genetic template for Kon-El) in the present—in stasis, dying from illness— and touching it, creates a temporal paradox which, through a lingering psychic connection to Kon-El who remains alive in the distant future, pulls them as well as Superboy Jons and Kons from across the Multiverse as well as other timelines to a pocket universe. The younger Jon teams up with Kon to fight against his older, psychotic self with help from Rose Wilson and Guardian, but find they are massively outmatched by him. The older Jon is even able to use his psionic powers to take control of the minds of the other Superboys, numbering in their hundreds, and siphon the power of a Green Lantern from one of the alternate worlds. The younger Jon heroically sacrifices himself to destroy the elder Jon, obliterating them both through his TK, sending all the other Jons and Kons back to their respective timelines, dimensions and universes. Jon isn't erased from history, and his actions outside of the pocket universe are well remembered, but he is truly gone, leaving Kon-El once again as Superboy.[6]
why won't they leave Superman/Loisand Superboy alone
Might be the bitter person that wrote that io9 article.
Schweinehund
Member
That's the abridged version but here's what went down...
Superboy (Kon El) was genetically created to solve a genetic problem with Superman and Lois Lane's son from the future (I think his name is Jon Kent), who was dying because of his incompatible DNA (or was in a coma or something). My memory is a little hazy past this point, but I think Jon Kent was killing all the super heroes because he could absorb their powers and humanity didn't want super heroes anymore or something, Harvest (bad guy from future) convinced him super humans were bad. Essentially Superman's real son is a psychopath.
Anyway, Kon El ends up dying and Jon Kent replaces him without the titans knowing. At that point I stopped reading but I think Kon El is back again.
Anyway, Kon El ends up dying and Jon Kent replaces him without the titans knowing. At that point I stopped reading but I think Kon El is back again.
ayy lmao
If it makes everyone feel better we get the REAL Batman filling in for 2 whole months while DC moves their HQ to California:
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Love me some Jean-Paul Valley.
Gambit 1138
Banned
Make sure you pick up the issues and show your support for the character so DC doesn't treat him like a joke and ignores him. I'm going to get them day one.
Wiktor
Member
Gotham By Midnight. It's brilliant. Creepy as hell, with weird, but atmospheric art and great stories.
The problem with Spectre always has been - how to write him long-term when he's bassicaly omnipotent. Here they made horror story with Corrigan as a lead and Spectre is something inside him he fights against, knowing that whenever he fails to control it (and he often does) Spectre will come out and get the job done, but the collateral will be huge.
Great great book. Hope it continues for long time.
Wiktor
Member
I;m just glad the series is getting essentially reboot. It needs it. Constantine is such a great character that even a bad series with him was entertaining, but he deserves so much more than being just a more interesting Doctor Fate (which is what New 52 turned him into in his own series).
And trenchcoat is iconic, but it's not his costume. He's a guy in regular clothes. He can wear whatever he wants as long as he looks like he spent a night in the bar with it and didn't change before going to work.
C'mon P&B, Snyder's & Capullo's run has been great so far. I willing to give them the benefit of the doubt for whatever crazy shit they're up to.
And Morrison's take was already full of crazy shit and that's probably why you liked it.
Yes he isAlso, Greg Capullos art is GOAT:
(The above image is a cover, I don't even have to explain the symbolism, just to avoid a "DC turned Batman into an angel" thread)
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Present Day marvel is awesome, though? Not sure you made the right decision.
JasonUresti
Member
Ostrander wrote a superb Spectre book for five years or so. Still the best take on the character that combined previous views on the character (both the cosmic bein who juggled planets and tbe creepy wraith who operated on a local scale and gruesomely executed criminals) along with musings on religion, humanity and the emotional journey of Corrigan. Great book.
IrishNinja
Member
i mean...yeah, i'd read that
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