View Poll Results: How do you like Bendis' DC work?

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  • 5 Stars: one of the best creators DC has ever had

    1 1.20%
  • 4 Stars: among the top talent at DC right now

    8 9.64%
  • 3 Stars: flawed but enjoyable

    27 32.53%
  • 2 Stars: mediocre at best

    27 32.53%
  • 1 Star: can he go back to Marvel, please?

    20 24.10%
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    Astonishing Member LordUltimus's Avatar
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    Default So what do people think about Brian Bendis' DC work so far?

    Just wondering, it's been a while since he made the switch.

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    I like Young Justice, not a big fan of his Superman or LOSH.

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    He’s alright, it really depends on the series honestly, that and if you can stand some pacing.

    Young Justice I like because it brought back some of my favorite characters and it’s just them going on adventures. However it took them a long time to get home and the deal with Starlabs so that may have irritated people.

    Legion of Superheroes will depend on if you can accept another reboot line-up, if you can you find you might enjoy this and have some fun with it. However if you wanted a pre-existing Legion then that’s a no for you most likely.

    Naomi is probably his best work, but that is an entirely new superhero so he could do whatever he wanted with her.

    Superman and Action Comics vary on storyline, some his storylines are pretty good such as Superman identity reveal or the return of Conner Kent and the invisible mafia stuff, but then you can get some bad ones like Rogal Zaar.

    Batman universe is a lot of fun, and a really good read for a Batman book.
    "It's fun and it's cool, so that's all that matters. It's what comics are for, Duh."
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    Batman: Universe was the most refreshing Bat-related book in a long time, probably since the '66 revival books.

    Superman is mixed. I think he has a good voice for Clark but not a fan of some of his story lines.
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    I went 3 stars.
    Flawed may not be the right word though, as it’s more a case of him doing stuff I’m not into.
    His Young Justice is okay but hasn’t recaptured the fun of the original for example.
    I’ll give him credit though in that this is the most interested I’ve been in Superman since well before The New 52.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gaius View Post
    Batman: Universe was the most refreshing Bat-related book in a long time, probably since the '66 revival books.

    Superman is mixed. I think he has a good voice for Clark but not a fan of some of this story lines.
    Agreed about Superman. I really like his voice for Supes. It’s confident, witty, and even a bit self deprecating/humble. The stories on the other hand have been average to not good. Still pissed that Jon gets the credit for the United Planets. The Red Cloud and Underground Mafia have been pretty boring and the less said about Rogol Zar the better. I do like the fact that Mongol is being presented as a huge threat again. Someone like him should be the true enemy of the United Planets as is stands for everything he hates.

    Naomi has probably been his biggest contribution to the DCU since he arrived. I hope he creates more characters like her.

    Probably not a popular opinion but I liked Event Leviathan. Bendis has done some great work with street level characters throughout his career. Would love to see him do a Manhunter mini series. Or even The Question.

    It’s nice that Conner is back but I couldn’t care less about his Young Justice run.

    I’m a Legion of Superheroes fan so I had to give his take a shot. Just not feeling it. It’s been hard to get invested in yet another reboot.

    I think overall I would give his DC work a 2.5.

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    I like his Action Comics run for most part. Superman meddles between mediocore and good, currently being really good with this truth storyline.

    Haven' read much of his young justice run, so I can't comment on that.

    I really liked Naomi and wish we could get the sequel already.l,

    Event Levithan was really good, definitely feel it was underrated.

    Legion of superheroes just has too many characters in that book, which makes it hard for me too enjoy it. I've never read any other legion books, so maybe that's always a problem with the team but it's really hard for any character development to happen.

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    His Superman and Action Comics are enjoyable. AC being my favorite until the current artist took over, now I can barely look at half the pages.

    Legion of Super Heroes is good, even if it's not *my* LoSH. I'll be sticking with it for the foreseeable future.

    I dropped Young Justice a few issues ago.
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