Abysmal. They really let Johns wet the bed with this Rebirth nonsense.
As much as I am willing to criticize DC for its shortcomings, part of the reason DC was pushed out of the top 10 to this degree is because Marvel is flooding the market with #1 issues. On the other hand, I almost can't blame Marvel, because those are what the stores keep buying. And man... 5 and 6 dollars for a comic? That's outrageous. Back when I was regularly buying these things they were $2.99, and that was only some years ago. It's just a broken industry all around, so rather than DC not filling top 10 slots, I would lament the entire state of the comics industry instead.
Relaunching with new #1's featuring the return of the iconic A-listers to their traditional mantles seems like an option that generally works.
Marvel certainly did it after ANAD.
There's good nostalgia and then there's bad nostalgia.
Was it really at the expense of other Lanterns? I mean, people cite John being downplayed but we had Guy and Kyle co-leading GLC and eventually John did too.
It's not like the current editorial has been able to create something sustainable with or without him.
John Stewart headlined Green Lantern Corps when Geoff Johns left, and it was the first time he headlined anything since Green Lantern: Mosaic. I believe there was a MASSIVE 20 year gap between the two series. Furthermore, the company tried to kill him right before he headlined GLC. I suspect the ONLY reason he headlined GLC was to mitigate the push back the company was getting when the decision to kill him leaked. This was all extremely strange considering it was going on while the character maintained a very high profile on television, where he basically built a completely fresh fanbase with no help from DC whatsoever.
None of that was "because it just happened that way." Companies do this type of stuff on purpose when there is a conflicting version of a character they don't like or want to push. I don't keep up with this, but I've been told numerous times that Marvel really doesesn't like Monica Rambeau because that's not the Captain Marvel that Marvel wants. And we all know the Wally West story.
People are actually wishing for people to get fired is funny to me. You’d think they bought harm to an individual or something. But nope, they made a decision for a fictional character that someone didn’t like. Funny. No offense.
Imagine being proud to have negative traits. I can’t relate.
DC: Justice League, The Flash, Justice League Dark, Superman, Action Comics, Green Arrow, Justice League Odyssey, The Terrifics, Teen Titans, Titans, Brimstone, Female Furies, Damage, Heroes In Crisis
Marvel: The Punisher, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Venom, X-23, Cloak and Dagger, Jessica Jones, Sentry
Indies: Unnatural, Jeepers Creepers, Project Superpowers, Black Hammer, Ninja-K
The last thing DC needs is new characters. Nobody was interested in New Age of Heroes because fan favorite characters ain't showing up or getting any good treatment. If they dont show up fans ain't buying anything. Comic fans are picky as hell and honestly I dont blame them.
The X-Men back on top is something though.
Last edited by HandofPrometheus; 11-08-2019 at 08:22 PM.
No, John headlined GLC because Venditti wanted it. John and Guy were co-leading the series before that. Venditti discussed with the writer of the Red Lantern to kick Guy out of the GLC book so that John could be the only leading character of that series. So, is that at the expense of Guy Gardner?
I think many people has forgotten there was a GLC book only because Geoff Johns' GL succeeded and he wanted a 2nd tier series.
Last edited by HAN9000; 11-08-2019 at 09:28 PM.
I am sure Bendis' Legion will appear like number 9 or something, and then going to start its long and painful decline...