Are you kidding!? The New52 universe is far more unified and intertwined than the old one ever was. Too much so, in my opinion. You can't open a book without a reference or connection to other series… (View Post)
The flip side to that, though, is taking the book and characters so seriously that they begin to sink under the weight of their own pretentiousness, and lack all humor entirely. And some, consequentl… (View Post)
The lowest selling titles right now that haven't been announced as being cancelled are Firestorm (which may explain why I thought it had been cancelled), Deathstroke and Hawkman. All have sales below… (View Post)
There was once an emphasis on Batman trying to maintain an ideal: no guns, we don't do what the villains do, the general welfare of the victims is our primary concern, etc... and a general tone of 'w… (View Post)
I remember the decline during the DeMatteis period when the series seemed to turn into a horror-hero-guest-star-of-the-month period, and it was quite painful to read. I suspect the sales on the book … (View Post)