Archie Comics: Dark Circle Comics (2015)

[Captain Craig]

Mighty Crusaders #1 is slated to be on the shelf this Wednesday.
Anyone have a change of heart? Who's getting it?

[MajorHoy]

Mighty Crusaders #1 is slated to be on the shelf this Wednesday.

Isn't that special.

Anyone have a change of heart?

Not unless I find out it's really, really good and if Archie has a money-back-guarantee that this series won't be delayed any time.

Who's getting it?

Not me (at least not before its collected in a tpb).

[Javasaurus]

Mighty Crusaders #1 is slated to be on the shelf this Wednesday.
Anyone have a change of heart? Who's getting it?

I'll be passing on this one. There's still too much disappointment in my soul from the way they've handled the previous Dark Circle titles.

[Dylan Davison]

Well, I'll be getting it. A team book seems like the way to handle a smaller superhero publishing line. So I'm giving it a shot. Plus I still really enjoyed Shield, and she's in this. I'll let you know what I thought of it, once I pick it up.

[MajorHoy]

Well, I'll be getting it. A team book seems like the way to handle a smaller superhero publishing line. So I'm giving it a shot. Plus I still really enjoyed Shield, and she's in this. I'll let you know what I thought of it, once I pick it up.

Hope you're prepared for possible . . . .



















. . . delays . . .









. . . between issues.


(Was their last Crusaders series any good at keeping to a semi-regular schedule?)

[DavidRA]

I'd like to support this, but after terrible delays on other series and a lack of commitment in their own comics, I'm giving Archie titles a miss from now on.

[Captain Craig]

I picked it up against my better judgement. Art was decent. It seems designed as an entirely new jumping off point. It really isn't though.
Exhibit A:
Shield is the only carryover. Still she only had 4 issues in the last incarnation and there is only 1 throw-a-line addressing that. If you didn't know it, the line might skip past you so in that regards it's a do over.
Exhibit B:
A couple of references are made to the New Crusaders era(Red Circle) from what I can gather. Those went by me but I felt I got the point of team dysfunction as it relates to this issue "Getting the Band Back Together".

It was a straight forward set up issue with the explanation of the new Big real threat coming most likely next issue. Now, if that next issue can just arrive before Spring?!
Seriously, so much potential for these characters and Archie just doesn't have the long term resources to commit to them sadly.
Hoping issue #2 actually arrives in January '18.

#stillwantedWeb#1inJan'16
#missTheFox

[MajorHoy]

I picked it up against my better judgement. Art was decent. It seems designed as an entirely new jumping off point. It really isn't though.
Exhibit A:
Shield is the only carryover.

Well, honestly, who else would have worked for this relaunch? The latest versions of Black Hood and Hangman don't seem like they would have played nice with others.
So I guess that only left The Fox and the Joe Higgins version of the Shield, and wasn't Higgins also involved?

[Cel]

Got the first issue of the new Mighty Crusaders series and liked it a lot, but now I'm hesitant about adding it to my pull list. I'd forgotten about the delays...

[Captain Craig]

@MajorHoy, yeah The Fox is the only other possible candidate. However, had Archie actually released the revamped version of The Web they announced she would've been a contender carryover I suspect.

[Dylan Davison]

Got the first issue of the new Mighty Crusaders series and liked it a lot, but now I'm hesitant about adding it to my pull list. I'd forgotten about the delays...

Yeah, I liked it as well. I'm worried about delays, but I mean hopeful that a team book will make it easier. Here's hoping.

Also on a side note, you a Ghost fan? Always nice to meet one lol.

[Cel]

Yeah, I liked it as well. I'm worried about delays, but I mean hopeful that a team book will make it easier. Here's hoping.

Same here. It was books like Mighty Crusaders that first got me into comics, so I'd really like this new version to succeed.

Also on a side note, you a Ghost fan? Always nice to meet one lol.

Ditto. I started from the ground floor with the '93 Comics' Greatest World. Still got the Ghost action figure on my shelf today.
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[Javasaurus]

Ditto. I started from the ground floor with the '93 Comics' Greatest World. Still got the Ghost action figure on my shelf today.
ghostactionfigure.jpg

It's a small world – I still have my Ghost action figure too. I was secretly hoping that Dark Horse would issue a new one based on the most recent series; so it's a good thing I held on to the original.

[Clairaudient Freedom Soldier]

I have enjoyed both issues of the Mighty Crusaders immensely! Kelsey Shannon's art is awesome. Between Mighty Crusaders and the Priest-Woods Justice League, I'm getting a good fill of team books. Make yours the other DC (Dark Circle), compeers.

[Clairaudient Freedom Soldier]

Mighty Crusaders #3 preview, things are getting brutally serious ...