I'm reading Batman, Detective, Batman & Robin, Batwing, Batgirl, Batman Inc., Savage Hawkman, Aquaman, Earth 2, Supergirl, World's Finest and Nightwing.
Edit* - And Justice League, of course.
Just gave up on Superman, Dark Knight and Flash. The art on Flash was amazing but I just don't like the stories. There are quite a few other New 52 titles I like, but I don't really have time to leisurely read more than a few new books a week in addition to old stuff I'm reading, and I hate just blowing through them.
Until this reboot I have never collected any Batman title with any regularity. Now i find myself with a ridiculous stack of Dc and batman in partuicular.
Batman Batgirl Red Hood and the Outlaws Nightwing Flash Aquaman Dial H Earth 2 Green Lantern Justice League Justice League International
and thanks in large part to DCBS' bundling
Before Watchmen: Minutemen Before Watchmen: Ozymandias Before Watchmen: Nite Owl Before Watchmen: Rorschach Before Watchmen: The Comedian Before Watchmen: Dr. manhattan Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre
boy. that looks like a lot and i'm not even mentioning Marvel or the independents. I may need some help. Is the site obligated to provide the number of an addiction hotline?
Sword of Sorcery is the least-inspired title since Justice League Dark.
Sword of Sorcery was a DC title in the ’70s—and it was actually pretty good even though it only lasted five issues. It had art by Chaykin, Simonson, and Starlin. The title sounds kind of lame, but it made sense at the time, because it featured Fritz Lieber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, who appeared in such short story collections as Swords and Deviltry, Swords Against Death, Swords in the Mist, etc. It goes back to the thread about National Comics, where DC is reviving titles that maybe shouldn’t be revived. They had a—again, short-lived—Beowulf title in the ’70s as well, but I’ve never read it.
As for Phantom Stranger, I have a big problem with the statement that they’ll be exploring his origin. As much as I loved the issue of Secret Origins that told his “origin,” it was as much because of the fact that they gave him three possible origins as it was that the stories were all very good. He’s the Phantom Stranger, not the Phantom. They’ve already screwed that up for the Unknown Soldier, no need to do it again.
Still getting: Action (though I may be dropping soon), Aquaman, Batwoman, Catwoman (as long as March is drawing it; I skip the issues he’s not), and now Batman, Inc.,Dial H, and Earth 2.
Sword of Sorcery is the least-inspired title since Justice League Dark.
Sword of Sorcery was a DC title in the ’70s—and it was actually pretty good even though it only lasted five issues. It had art by Chaykin, Simonson, and Starlin. The title sounds kind of lame, but it made sense at the time, because it featured Fritz Lieber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, who appeared in such short story collections as Swords and Deviltry, Swords Against Death, Swords in the Mist, etc. It goes back to the thread about National Comics, where DC is reviving titles that maybe shouldn’t be revived. They had a—again, short-lived—Beowulf title in the ’70s as well, but I’ve never read it.
Chaykin, Simonson and Starlin! How the heck did I miss this?
As for Phantom Stranger, I have a big problem with the statement that they’ll be exploring his origin. As much as I loved the issue of Secret Origins that told his “origin,” it was as much because of the fact that they gave him three possible origins as it was that the stories were all very good. He’s the Phantom Stranger, not the Phantom. They’ve already screwed that up for the Unknown Soldier, no need to do it again.
Does anyone else get a strong 90s vibe from a lot of the new 52 books? Its just another thing thats been getting to me about the books, made worse of course by me re-reading old DC trades lately and enjoying them a lot more.
I'm really curious about the Amethyst revival, but the whole "back-up story by..." deal sounds like it'll be another $3.99 book. So yeah, the internet's excited about it, but will enough people who aren't involved in online comics chatter going to be curious enough to drop 4 bucks on it? I know it makes me reconsider it.
I might give Phantom Stranger a shot... I actually like the idea of him actually being Judas Iscariot. Plus, Captain Atom got the axe, so I'm down a book.
I'm really curious about the Amethyst revival, but the whole "back-up story by..." deal sounds like it'll be another $3.99 book. So yeah, the internet's excited about it, but will enough people who aren't involved in online comics chatter going to be curious enough to drop 4 bucks on it? I know it makes me reconsider it.
As I've mentioned before, I buy for the character as much as the creator, and I loved Amethyst back in the day. This would be one of the books that I'd make the $4 exception for, just to help send DC the news that I want more like this and not yet another Bat title.
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If it's supposed to be a counterpart to All-Star Western, how about All-Star Fantasy?
Let's hope it's more Sword of the Atom than Sword of Atlantis.
Then again...Amethyst is in it...they can call it "Catfood Sandwich" and I'll still be picking it up.
I'm reading Batman, Detective, Batman & Robin, Batwing, Batgirl, Batman Inc., Savage Hawkman, Aquaman, Earth 2, Supergirl, World's Finest and Nightwing.
Edit* - And Justice League, of course.
Just gave up on Superman, Dark Knight and Flash. The art on Flash was amazing but I just don't like the stories. There are quite a few other New 52 titles I like, but I don't really have time to leisurely read more than a few new books a week in addition to old stuff I'm reading, and I hate just blowing through them.
Batman
Batgirl
Red Hood and the Outlaws
Nightwing
Flash
Aquaman
Dial H
Earth 2
Green Lantern
Justice League
Justice League International
and thanks in large part to DCBS' bundling
Before Watchmen: Minutemen
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl
Before Watchmen: Rorschach
Before Watchmen: The Comedian
Before Watchmen: Dr. manhattan
Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre
boy. that looks like a lot and i'm not even mentioning Marvel or the independents. I may need some help. Is the site obligated to provide the number of an addiction hotline?
As for Phantom Stranger, I have a big problem with the statement that they’ll be exploring his origin. As much as I loved the issue of Secret Origins that told his “origin,” it was as much because of the fact that they gave him three possible origins as it was that the stories were all very good. He’s the Phantom Stranger, not the Phantom. They’ve already screwed that up for the Unknown Soldier, no need to do it again.
Still getting: Action (though I may be dropping soon), Aquaman, Batwoman, Catwoman (as long as March is drawing it; I skip the issues he’s not), and now Batman, Inc., Dial H, and Earth 2.