------------- The book was alright. The art was great, but a lot of the dialogue seemed forced, and dear God am I tired of the "Dad didn't show up to my game" cliche. One line really bothered me. GL flies Batman and in a Green Jet to Metropolis, and GL says something close to :How else would we get here? Talk in a deep voice?".
I get that it's a dig at the Bat-voice, but wtf does it have to do with flying? It's a forced joke that has no relation to the dialogue and should have been edited out.
Runefaust wrote:This reboot can also serve as an easy entry point for people who were interested in comics but were too intimidated with everything that was going on, or not up to date with all the latest happenings. Personally, I hadn't been to my comic shop in years. The last comic I bought was when Benes was still working with Simone on Birds of Prey (issue 70 was my last, I think). So when I heard DC was going to be starting from one again it caught my attention.
Justice League #1 was well done; got readers interested an' looking forward to the next issue. Good start, imo.
Yeah, this reboot finally gives me a reason to get some Batman books, which I've wanted to do for a very long time. They're selling well in my area. I went to pick up Batgirl #1 and Batman and Robin #1 and they were sold out. Justice League # 1 was already in its second print run at my local comic shop
In other comic book news, they just released a preview of Angel and Faith # 2. I'm so excited
My girl's got her own little posse of slayers it looks like. Plus, a certain brooding vampire watching her back from the shadows. It's all so very Buffy-ish where Faith is in her life right now
The reboot is doing just the opposite with Batman for me. 11 Batman books is just too damn many to follow. My wallet can't handle that many Batman books a month on top of the other comics I already buy. 11 Batman books a month is insane!
I've been on a bit of an X-Men obsession lately. Been buying a lot X-Stuff to add to the collection. Some essential stuff, and some stuff that I remember from my childhood:
X-Men: First Class DVD (already have X-Men 1 & 2, now I just need Wolverine (hated X-Men 3, don't want it)) Uncanny X-Men: Masterworks Vol. 2 Graphic Novel (Original Phoenix Saga Storyline) X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga Graphic Novel X-Men: The Phoenix - The Untold Story: The Original Unedited Ending to The Dark Phoenix Saga X-Men: Days of Future Past Graphic Novel
Also got a bunch of X-Men single-issue back issues:
Excalibur v1 Graphic Novel (pre-dates 1st issue of ongoing, true 1st issue) New X-Men v1 #114-116 (E is For Extinction) New X-Men v1 #146-#150 (Planet X) X-Factor v1 #1 X-Factor v1 #36-39 (Inferno) X-Factor v1 #66-70 (Muir Island Saga & final issues of original X-Factor team) Uncanny X-Men #199 (1st Rachel Summers as Phoenix) Uncanny X-Men #200 (Magneto joins X-Men) Uncanny X-Men #207-209 (Nimrod Sentinel Saga) Uncanny X-Men #239-243 (Inferno) X-Men vs. Avengers #1-4 And a bunch of random Uncanny X-Men and X-Men issues.
BurningDoom wrote: 11 Batman books a month is insane!
No joke. What happened to "We're staying at $2.99!"?
Think it's pretty obvious who the number 1 DC character is now. Sorry Superman. As for Wonder Woman, she was only ever a part of the "big three" in name only.
RyaNtheSlayA wrote: Seriously. Screw you Shao Kahn I'm gonna play Animal Crossing.
BurningDoom wrote: 11 Batman books a month is insane!
No joke. What happened to "We're staying at $2.99!"?
Think it's pretty obvious who the number 1 DC character is now. Sorry Superman. As for Wonder Woman, she was only ever a part of the "big three" in name only.
Superman isn't even #2. Green Lantern has more books running, too: Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: The New Guardians, and Red Lanterns. Plus you have Guy Gardner on Justice League International and Hal Jordan in Justice League.
Superman on the other hand has Action Comics, Superman, and is a part of Justice League.
