I'm Torn on DC Rebirth.....

[Chrysalis_Changling]

on one hand i feel like giving them a chance between the new 52 was what got me back into comics back in 2011 (batwoman animal man swamp thing justice league dark and batman subscribed directly from dc that year)and with almost every other publisher pushing out books at $3.99 it's a relief to see a publisher going in the opposite direction(cheaper as opposed to expensive)

but what has me sketchy is some of the things that turned me away in the first place such as the creative decisions that either resulted in books being mishandled or creative teams getting the boot in some cases due to differences that couldn't be resolved

DC Has made some very bizarre choices in the past couple years and with marvel beating them in sales and creativity it's quite clear that DC's plans up to now haven't been working as well as they thought they would

I Have a very bad feeling that rebirth could just turn out to be another one of DC's failed ideas to try and draw comic book fans back to them

what do i even do? some of the creative teams I'm not really familiar and just don't know the quality of their work

[GlennSimpson]

Based on your second paragraph, you have a particular set of requirements for your comics that I don't believe DC is ever going to meet, and I don't think Rebirth is going to be any different from that perspective, so you might want to move on to something else.

[Chrysalis_Changling]

Based on your second paragraph, you have a particular set of requirements for your comics that I don't believe DC is ever going to meet, and I don't think Rebirth is going to be any different from that perspective, so you might want to move on to something else.

then that just spells horrible things to me because DC Just going full on derp and lighting everything on fire isn't something they can get away from

but hey I've already been reading marvel again for several years now and haven't touched a DC Comic in ages so there's no moving on required

[GreenLanternRanger]

DC Rebirth seems to be a much more thought out attempt the revitalize the books then New52 was. I would at least give it a chance.

[manduck37]

Just like anything else, try it out and see if you like it. If you do, you have something you enjoy. If you don't care for it, you gave it a fair shot and made an informed decision. At this point, no one really knows what Rebirth will end up being. So I'd at least give it a shot. Plus some of their decisions sound pretty awesome, like putting King on Batman. Why would you want to miss that?

[MidnightHour]

I'm loosing faith in what DC can bring to the table. I was like yourself Chrystalis, the New52 is what brought me back to comic book collecting/reading but have since dropped them all with the exception of Aquaman. (I was close when Bunn was on the run recently.) I became really turned off from what the editors (who shall remain nameless as to not incite any anger) were doing to this wonderful universe. It seems that they ran out of ideas/ rehashing older story-lines and doing things only for the cash grab. I feel that this Reboot is only to do damage control to what they did in the New52 and loosing most of their fan base, & I feel that this will also be done in a haphazardly way. I'll check out the "new" Aquaman before I buy it but I'm thinking that this might be the last I'll read of him till the un-aforementioned editor leaves DCcomics. Then I'll be curious and check out what DC has to offer. May even start reading them again.

[Chrysalis_Changling]

and just what are these rebirth issues? are they just like one shot introductions to the new books or what

[Baggie_Saiyan]

DC Rebirth seems to be a much more thought out attempt the revitalize the books then New52 was. I would at least give it a chance.

Yeah plus everything is 2.99 even the big 80 page book, I mean you got nothing to lose getting that so see how you feel after that.

[Chrysalis_Changling]

Yeah plus everything is 2.99 even the big 80 page book, I mean you got nothing to lose getting that so see how you feel after that.

since i get my comics from tfaw.com they'd be $2.39(20% off each pre-order)so even more tempting from my side

[AlexanderLuthor]

then that just spells horrible things to me because DC Just going full on derp and lighting everything on fire isn't something they can get away from

but hey I've already been reading marvel again for several years now and haven't touched a DC Comic in ages so there's no moving on required

So you aren't reading any DC books now and they have you thinking about picking something up? Rebirth mission accomplished I guess. No one here can convince you...I guess pick up something that interests you and see if you like it?

[maxmcco]

... so you might want to move on to something else.

I don't think we should ever be telling people to not buy things before we know what they're like. We should all be rooting for the success of DC and they desperately need more readers. Try some things out that interest you and keep buying what you like. I have high hopes for Rebirth, despite my continued irritation with the lack of a Shazam or Thunderworld title.

[GlennSimpson]

I don't think we should ever be telling people to not buy things before we know what they're like. We should all be rooting for the success of DC and they desperately need more readers. Try some things out that interest you and keep buying what you like. I have high hopes for Rebirth, despite my continued irritation with the lack of a Shazam or Thunderworld title.

Thing is, there are certain things that DC pretty much values. Such as strong editorial control. Also, I think that anybody who feels that DC "mishandled" a series (rather than it being something they simply didn't like) sounds like they have pretty specific ideas about how comics should be produced, and isn't likely to enjoy the risks that DC DOES wind up taking.

I'm all about having people give DC a chance, but there's no sense in someone who isn't really interested in the kind of corporate character-based work that DC does bothering. It just results in more people on DC message boards complaining.

[LordMikel]

Thing is, there are certain things that DC pretty much values. Such as strong editorial control. Also, I think that anybody who feels that DC "mishandled" a series (rather than it being something they simply didn't like) sounds like they have pretty specific ideas about how comics should be produced, and isn't likely to enjoy the risks that DC DOES wind up taking.

I'm all about having people give DC a chance, but there's no sense in someone who isn't really interested in the kind of corporate character-based work that DC does bothering. It just results in more people on DC message boards complaining.

Can I ask what you feel is the difference between these two? I don't like the current Batgirl, and I might call it "Mishandled." I'm simply trying to determine how you see the difference between the two. Thanks.

[Chrysalis_Changling]

this is my current pull list for anyone whose wondering

1.ANAD Avengers
2.Amazing Spider-Man
3.All New Wolverine
4.Gwenpool
5.Vote Loki(the concept sounded neat to me but not sure if it's worth $4 an issue now)
6.Jem And The Holograms
7.Ghostbusters International
8.Spider-Man/Deadpool
9.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

of course with double shipping it'll be more than 10 books and I'm very concerned about prices getting out of control due to that....the lower prices of the rebirth books($2.34 thanks to 20% off on the site i use)makes me consider dumping some of my load to make things less of an expensive hassle for me

[skyvolt2000]

so you might want to move on to something else.

And you wonder why folks don't care for you.

The OP asked a question. Instead of running them off be happy that they are at LEAST asking or considering DC.

Who has given everybody plenty of reasons to leave.


To the OP-you can wait till the books go into trade and be available to read at the library. If comic cons are common where you are-go to them to get the books cheaper. If you have used book stores (like Half Price books) more than likely most of the book will be there for half the price within a few days of release.