Christopher Priest on Justice League!

[millernumber1]

http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/09...justice-league

More thoughts later, but the announcement finally went live today, with preview art - it's so awesome to see Pete Woods again!

[OutlawGunStar]

Priest is hit or miss guy for me,but I didnt care for Hitches run anyway,so why not.Thou,term more realistic never inspires confidence.

[Assam]

Should be good stuff. I've had to listen to everyone talk about how brilliant Priest's Deathstroke has been, and now I can actually read something he's writing. Of course, if Hal takes his spot on the League back and/or Mera is removed after FINALLY joining, I'm checking out again.

[millernumber1]

Priest is hit or miss guy for me,but I didnt care for Hitches run anyway,so why not.Thou,term more realistic never inspires confidence.

I don't think Priest means "it could really happen," but more "what would people really think about the Justice League," and "what would it really be like to be a member".

[Sam]

A grounded character-based Justice League sounds awesome to me. I am totally on board.

Should be good stuff. I've had to listen to everyone talk about how brilliant Priest's Deathstroke has been, and now I can actually read something he's writing. Of course, if Hal takes his spot on the League back and/or Mera is removed after FINALLY joining, I'm checking out again.

Why not try his Deathstroke book? I mean, I take it you are not a fan of the character, but a good writer can often make a character you aren't interested in incredible. I mean, I'm not super into the New Gods, but Tom King is killing it with Mister Miracle.

[Assam]

Why not try his Deathstroke book? I mean, I take it you are not a fan of the character, but a good writer can often make a character you aren't interested in incredible. I mean, I'm not super into the New Gods, but Tom King is killing it with Mister Miracle.

I'm more than willing to give a book about a character I don't care about a chance. I do it all the time. It's a different story when I can't STAND a character, and I think they're horrible. That's Slade. And no, it's not a matter of "He does such awful things; he's such a meany". That'd be dumb. No I think he's just a bad character.

[KOSLOX]

Well looks like between this, Terrifics, and New Challengers I'll be back to buying more DC than Marvel.

[titanfan]

I thought his run on JLTF was some of his worst work. (Granted it was so long ago and I think he's improved a lot since then). It should be good.

[Sam]

I'm more than willing to give a book about a character I don't care about a chance. I do it all the time. It's a different story when I can't STAND a character, and I think they're horrible. That's Slade. And no, it's not a matter of "He does such awful things; he's such a meany". That'd be dumb. No I think he's just a bad character.

Even so, a good writer can make a bad character a good one. You heard me rant about how terrible Danny Chase was in another thread. If a good writer did a Danny Chase series, and it was getting a lot of praise, I'd check it out. Worse case scenario: you discover you still aren't into it and don't read any more.

[Assam]

If a good writer did a Danny Chase series, and it was getting a lot of praise.

Interesting story you may or may not be aware of: During his run on Titans Vol 1, Jae Faerber introduced a character called Epsilon. Epsilon would end up being crap and not making any sense because of editorial, but the original plan was for him to be a reborn Danny Chase, Faerber wanting to make the point that any character could be made good.

Now you know I don't think there was anything wrong with Danny, but I would have loved that idea, if only to have him back, but also because I dig the mentality. Any bad character CAN be made good.

Thing is, the creator needs to acknowledge that the character needs fixing in the first place and try to make them better. And from what I've heard from interviews and about the book, that is not the case here.

[Tony]

A grounded character-based Justice League sounds awesome to me. I am totally on board.



Why not try his Deathstroke book? I mean, I take it you are not a fan of the character, but a good writer can often make a character you aren't interested in incredible. I mean, I'm not super into the New Gods, but Tom King is killing it with Mister Miracle.

I was a big fan of Deathstroke until the Crossover completely derailed it and the new direction drove it into the ground. Hopefully he goes back to his A game for Justice League.

[JasonTodd428]

I think I'll be waiting to see how Priest's run is according to people I trust before committing. He's very hit or miss with me and there are many other books coming out that I'm more interested in than the JL.

Why not try his Deathstroke book? I mean, I take it you are not a fan of the character, but a good writer can often make a character you aren't interested in incredible. I mean, I'm not super into the New Gods, but Tom King is killing it with Mister Miracle.

I'm not answering for Assam, but for myself I simply don't bother with characters/books I have no interest in when there are plenty of characters/books out there that I do have interest in. Deathstroke as a character has never been one that I cared to read about so his books get a pass from me.

[BatmanJones]

Why not try his Deathstroke book? I mean, I take it you are not a fan of the character, but a good writer can often make a character you aren't interested in incredible. I mean, I'm not super into the New Gods, but Tom King is killing it with Mister Miracle.

Ditto!!! I absolutely hated the character of Deathstroke before Priest's run which has been the best surprise of Rebirth all the way up to Mister Miracle, another character I never cared for at all but who has become a favorite to me in just two issues. And while mileage will vary Tom King's Batman is my clear favorite of ANY run on ANY Batman comic going back at least the 45 years in which I've been religiously reading them.

Assam has some odd reasons for refusing to try books or dropping them. It always seems to have to do with which characters are featured. What that misses is the fact that any character is a bad/good character in a bad/good writer's/artist's hands. I understand the nostalgia angle; I have it too; I have characters I prefer. But I also know that the best writer on the worst character will make a great comic book while the worst writer on the best character will make a terrible one.

[Assam]

Assam has some odd reasons for refusing to try books or dropping them. It always seems to have to do with which characters are featured. What that misses is the fact that any character is a bad/good character in a bad/good writer's/artist's hands. I understand the nostalgia angle; I have it too; I have characters I prefer. But I also know that the best writer on the worst character will make a great comic book while the worst writer on the best character will make a terrible one.

As you saw earlier on the thread, I AGREE that good writers can make something great out of bad characters.

And while there are other examples of me not trying a book because of whose the lead, there's always more to it than that. Ex. Modern Flash books. It isn't just that I dislike modern Barry, it's that all the speedsters I love were shoved aside so Barry could have all the spotlight, and I'm not going to support that decision.

Keep in mind, of the 6 Rebirth books I look forward to each month, half of them either have characters I knew nothing about prior to Rebirth or actively disliked in the lead, one of which being by a writer I've HATED in the past, and will never forgive for what he did with Roy, Kory and the YJ4. I'm NOT nostalgia blind and I'm always willing to try new things.

[BatmanJones]

As you saw earlier on the thread, I AGREE that good writers can make something great out of bad characters.

And while there are other examples of me not trying a book because of whose the lead, there's always more to it than that. Ex. Modern Flash books. It isn't just that I dislike modern Barry, it's that all the speedsters I love were shoved aside so Barry could have all the spotlight, and I'm not going to support that decision.

Keep in mind, of the 6 Rebirth books I look forward to each month, half of them either have characters I knew nothing about prior to Rebirth or actively disliked in the lead, one of which being by a writer I've HATED in the past, and will never forgive for what he did with Roy, Kory and the YJ4. I'm NOT nostalgia blind and I'm always willing to try new things.

But I was replying to a post that suggested you try the roundly beloved Priest run on Deathstroke and you said you refused because you hated the character too much. I understand your desire to punish decisions you don't like but you know you aren't really punishing them, right? That it goes unnoticed? Meanwhile, you stick to your guns and miss out on some of the best DC books out there. I'd really recommend trying at least the first volume of Priest's Deathstroke. I hated the character before that too.