This is a debate that is constantly fought among comic fans but I feel compelled to start it up again. Continuity, I know from a business perspective it is good to have new #1's and easing new readers into a property but having started in comics before the constant rehashing begins I have always took issue with it. When my parents took me to the comic book shop and got me my first issue of Legion of Super Heroes, I had no idea who RJ Brande was or that Lightning Lad, my favorite Legionnaire once wore a cape and lost his arm, let alone died. All these things were revealed over time and the taking the time and effort to learn these things deepened my love and devotion for the character. People who watch soap operas don't have to have seen every episode all the way back to when soaps were their main advertiser. Catering to fly by night fans who are very likely to be here today and gone to something else tomorrow isn't a wise business model. I have seen countless retelling of the Legion's origins and numerous adaptations of the Great Darkness Saga (none of which were as good as the original). What I want is for the further adventures of the characters I love with all the attached continuity. Make the sought after new readers either learn the backstory or just jump on and ride along. Boring and driving away long time fans by retelling the same stories ad infinitum in search of new consumers that might not even hang around seems misguided. The Ultimate Marvel Universe was never as cool as the real one because it didn't have the history. Ultimate Doom didn't have the victories and losses that made him Doom, Ultimate Thanos didn't have the battles with Mar-Vell and Warlock that made him the uber arch villain he was. My hope is that Doomsday Clock brings back continuity, yeah there will be problems because some of the reboots created some good characters and how do you fix the JSA ect ect ect. You can't even organize runs in your long boxes anymore you have 20 different X-Men #8 which volume is this from??? Now this is feeling like a "get off my lawn" rant but the feeling behind it is genuine.