Originally Posted by
Assam
After only following two books for so long in the Nu52, I was willing to give A LOT of Rebirth books a shot, right off the bat....I'm currently down to 8, and that number may be dropping to 5 soon. Reasons for each?
Batman- I thought Gotham and Gotham Girl might be interesting. They weren't, and King's writing wasn't for me at all.
Nightwing- I thought Raptor seemed interesting. He was! But while I stuck around a bit after, there just wasn't enough to keep me invested here.
Batwoman- Only read the first issue here so not sure if it counts. It just bored me, much like Kate in general.
Superwoman- AMAZING first issue. But it was all down hill from there with a really messy plot, and once Jimenez and Traci 13 were gone, it got even worse and I had no real reason to stick around.
Justice League- Hitch can't write. He just can't. His characters have no personality and his plots are incredibly generic.
Justice League of America- The Rebirth one-shots were all FANTASTIC. But the book itself I found to lack the great character focus of those, and action isn't what I read comics for. Plus, Lobo on the League? Major turn-off.
Deathstroke: Okay, not sure if this counts since I never picked this book up in floppy, but as part of a challenge with someone here, I did read the first trade. While I was happy to see the best written Rose Wilson since 2002, Slade remains a s**t tier character, and I have found the plot dreadfully boring.
Blue Beetle- I was promised Ted Kord mentoring Jaime as the premise for this book. That is not what happened. Toss in poor handling of Ted and Jaime and their dynamics, too many damn characters with Teri, Kevin, and Fate around and a painfully slow, bloated first storyline, and even my love for Ted and Jaime couldn't keep me going.
Batman Beyond- I've never liked Batman Beyond. Like I remember liking the cartoon as a kid, but it wasn't a favorite of mine, but I've never read a BB comic I've liked and this was no different. Terry and his world are just boring to me.
Super Sons- When I picked up this book, I hadn't heard about the change in writers from the announcement. It was only after loving the first issue that I realized it was written by Tomasi...and once I knew that, it was only a matter of time before I dropped it. I finished the first arc, but I couldn't live with myself anymore, supporting Tomasi and all, so I dropped it. No regrets though. I've heard the book has only gone down-hill and at present time, I don't care about Jon or Damian at all.
Superman- Again, a technicality. This one I knew about Tomasi in advance so I didn't buy it...but then my comic club read it so I got to read it for free. It was ok, nothing great, and certainly nothing that couldn't warrant a Tomasi purchase.
Trinity- I found the first few issues pretty solid, but it just wasn't for me overall.
The Flash- Like many others, I was duped into buying this because I thought Wally might be around. After one issue, it became clear that it was still all Barry all the time, with a side order of NuWally, I ran away from this book faster than a Flash.
And the three books I am/may be dropping soon:
Titans: I don't care what anyone says, up until Lazarus Contract, this was a fine and fun, if fairly pedestrian, book with a mostly likable cast...since the crossover though, it's become a f**king awful mess, EVERYONE being written badly, nothing being accomplished, a god awful love triangle sub-plot, and Wally just continuing to get kicked through the dirt. This one I AM dropping. I love these characters (except for Dick, Lilith and Karen) too much to see them be put through this anymore.
Teen Titans: This book has been the definition of mediocre. And like Titans, its gotten worse since the crossover. I may like Kory, but she isn't even being written that well here, Jackson hasn't been doing so much for me since his introduction storyline, and I have no desire in general to read about the rest of this cast. I AM dropping this...after Emiko's guest spot. Love her too much to miss that.
Red Hood and the Outlaws: Beyond all expectations, Lobdell has actually been managing to put out a GOOD book. Truly a sign of the apocalypse. But still...Cass is in next week's issue. And if he does her dirty? Gets something significantly wrong? DROPPED. Don't care that it doesn't affect the rest of the book. Lobdell hasn't made me care about his cast enough that it makes a difference. Especially since I haven't forgotten what he's also done to every other character I love that he's written.