Rate the 90s For DC Comics

[tib2d2]

I gave it a 5, which is a failing grade, and also fits the "some good, some bad". Unfortunately the good I feel mainly was in the Vertigo stuff and/or unique titles like Starman, and the bad was REALLY bad. DC was not immune to the crap we dealt with in the 90s with comics, but I also don't give them a pass and say "well the 90s was a weird time for comics overall".

[sunofdarkchild]

Triangle-era Superman. Dixon Batman. The Tim Drake solo. The creation of Stephanie Brown. The PAD Supergirl. Elseworlds like Kingdom Come. DC really put out some of its best work ever in the 90s as far as I'm concerned. There's a reason they didn't go bankrupt like Marvel did.

The 90s were an especially good time for DC on television. They had BTAS and STAS which were astonishingly good and set up the DCAU as well as Lois and Clark. Their movies weren't very good aside from Mask of the Phantasm and Subzero though.

Overall for me a solid 8 and a million times better than the 2000s and 2010s.

[Timothy Hunter]

I would like to here from the people who disliked DC of the 1990s. What 90s DC titles did think were bad?

The Justice League titles were in the crapper post Death of Superman. Dan Vado's Justice League America run started good, revealing the origin of Ice and having guest appearances by Jay Garrick, but devolved into inreadable dreck as soon as Judgement Day came along. Justice League Task Force under Priest and Waid was equally insufferable.

What I've read of Bloodlines was equally atrocious, but I've only read a select few annuals and at least it gave us Hitman.

[married guy]

A solid 8 out of 10 for me. (Probably could've gone a 9)

The Flash had never been better. (And sadly, hasn't come close since.)
The Bat titles were fantastic. We got a Robin ongoing, Nightwing ongoing and several mini-series that were excellent!!
Superman books death, return and onwards were SOLID.
Morrison's JLA was a highlight.
The Green Lantern title was FANTASTIC. (LOVE Kyle)
Guy Gardner had his own title and it kicked ARSE.
Green Arrow was a blast. (Also love Connor)
Aquaman was awesome.
Then there was the off the wall stuff too, like Hitman, Young Heroes in Love, Major Bummer, Starman, L.E.G.I.O.N, Young Justice - I could go on.

[married guy]

I would like to here from the people who disliked DC of the 1990s. What 90s DC titles did think were bad?

The Justice League titles were in the crapper post Death of Superman. Dan Vado's Justice League America run started good, revealing the origin of Ice and having guest appearances by Jay Garrick, but devolved into inreadable dreck as soon as Judgement Day came along. Justice League Task Force under Priest and Waid was equally insufferable.

What I've read of Bloodlines was equally atrocious, but I've only read a select few annuals and at least it gave us Hitman.

A couple of things that spring to mind that DIDN'T work in the 90's are:

Fate - the rebooted character was just plain awful.
JSA - Got the rough end of the pineapple.
And as you mentioned, the Justice League book before the Morrison reboot had really nosedived.

[Lee Stone]

I gave it a 6.
For me, the superhero stuff took a dive after Zero Hour.
Art was too muddy, mostly due to the awkwardness of moving to digital coloring.

However, Vertigo was a hit and had a big influence on the future of comics.

[tib2d2]

Ugh, Zero Hour. That should just have never happened, which is ironic considering the plot of zero hour.

[Timothy Hunter]

A couple of things that spring to mind that DIDN'T work in the 90's are:

Fate - the rebooted character was just plain awful.
JSA - Got the rough end of the pineapple.
And as you mentioned, the Justice League book before the Morrison reboot had really nosedived.

What JSA are you refering to? The Robinson/Goyer run? The Len Strezewski miniseries?

Anyways when talking about the Justice League before Grant Morrison, I always must clarify that I always had a softspot for the brief Gerard Jones/Chuck Wojtkiewicz run in Justice League: America before the book was cancelled. There was a lot of wonky subplots, like Powergirl's adult baby, and the temporary death of Maxwell Lord, but I feel like it captured the spirit of the classic Giffen/DeMatteis JLI.

[Buried Alien]

5/10. The highs were high, but the lows were low.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Lee Stone]

A couple of things that spring to mind that DIDN'T work in the 90's are:

Fate - the rebooted character was just plain awful.
JSA - Got the rough end of the pineapple.
And as you mentioned, the Justice League book before the Morrison reboot had really nosedived.

The Strazewski run did work in the ‘90s.
Surprisingly well, too, since the mini was designed as a throwaway project to kill time and keep the Impact artists busy until its launch.
After they saw how the mini sold, they launched the series.
Which also did good.

It was Mike Carlin, I believe, that decided the series needed to end.
He didn’t like the idea of older heroes, didn’t like the tone of the book and didn’t like Parobeck’s art.
The JSA were then killed off in Zero Hour to remove them from the table for good.
(Or so they thought.)

[married guy]

The Strazewski run did work in the ‘90s.
Surprisingly well, too, since the mini was designed as a throwaway project to kill time and keep the Impact artists busy until its launch.
After they saw how the mini sold, they launched the series.
Which also did good.

It was Mike Carlin, I believe, that decided the series needed to end.
He didn’t like the idea of older heroes, didn’t like the tone of the book and didn’t like Parobeck’s art.
The JSA were then killed off in Zero Hour to remove them from the table for good.
(Or so they thought.)

I was referring to the JSA being basically wiped off the board during Zero Hour.
It was a rather blase end which left a bad taste in my mouth.

[married guy]

What JSA are you refering to? The Robinson/Goyer run? The Len Strezewski miniseries?

Anyways when talking about the Justice League before Grant Morrison, I always must clarify that I always had a softspot for the brief Gerard Jones/Chuck Wojtkiewicz run in Justice League: America before the book was cancelled. There was a lot of wonky subplots, like Powergirl's adult baby, and the temporary death of Maxwell Lord, but I feel like it captured the spirit of the classic Giffen/DeMatteis JLI.

I thought the Justice League book after the crossover with Guy Gardner and Hawkman went downhill pretty quick (#103 onwards)

[charliehustle415]

For me it a banger 10/10 because it gave me my definitive Bat-Family with amazing stories

[mathew101281]

The early 90's was terrible, mid to late 90's was great.

[Laufeyson]

To be honest, this era is really the strongest DC Era after Golden Age. In this era we have:
Waid and Loeb Flash
Morrison JLA and his various vertigo stints
Robinsons Starman
Impulse
The most consistent era for Superman
The best Batman era

It's hard to defeat this decade for DC because after this, it's going down hill.