"In any time, there will always be a need for heroes." - the Time Trapper, Legion of Superheroes #61(1994)
"What can I say? I guess I outgrew maturity.." - Bob Chipman
I prefer to maintain some flexibility in these matters. Being passionate about a hobby, and perhaps comics in particular, is sort of like being in the Mafia; just because you say you're "out" doesn't necessarily mean you're actually out. Sooner or later, consciously or otherwise, you find yourself drawn in again.
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First CBR Appearance (Historical): November, 1996
First CBR Appearance (Modern): April, 2014
Nothing was inherently wrong to me at least. However, it does piss off prior fans by having the universe they loved get replaced overnight by a new one. I could live with the changes after COIE and I enjoyed the post-COIE universe greatly, but this new DCU doesn't interest me so I vote with my wallet and don't support it.
"In any time, there will always be a need for heroes." - the Time Trapper, Legion of Superheroes #61(1994)
"What can I say? I guess I outgrew maturity.." - Bob Chipman
I wish you the best of luck and I completely understand how frustrating it is to have story lines plagued with interruption after interruption. Extreme event fatigue + the disruption of story lines + feeling like I was being "forced" to buy books I had no interest in just to understand whatever the event was lead me to becoming a lapsed reader several decades ago so I completely understand where you coming from there. Events and the like still annoy me and I've been really annoyed at DC's annual September event in particular since I've not been interested in either last or this year's choice of premise for it. My answer to this problem differs from yours though. Instead of dropping out of reading DC or Marvel, as I did years ago, I simply have chosen not to buy any event book that isn't already on my pull list and if the entire event (such as DCs September event) is not of interest I drop out for the time period that the event involves.
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Supporting LION FORGE COMICS and other independent publishers.
Check out Lion Forge's Catalyst Prime Universe. Its the best damned superhero verse in comics. Diverse characters and interesting stories set in a universe where anyone can be a hero. And company that prides itself on representation both in the comics themselves and in the people behind them.
Oh my goodness gracious! I've been bamboozled!
When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change. AVATAR AANG
Who announces this type of thing? Just stop buying DC books. We don't care if you do or not. Five people will just replace you and buy all of them.
I mostly just buy the Bat books, but I dip into the other stuff now and then.
Currently(or soon to be) Reading: Absolute Power, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Birds of Prey, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Justice Society of America, Shazam, Titans, & Wonder Woman.
I know how ya feel darren, OMD forced me into a comic book hiatus in general I think I went back to mainstream comics... 2009 and I looked at all the good stuff I missed and the older stuff from when I was reading.
I'm drifting from DC these days, Injustice is the only one I'm buying consistently (not counting Sandman), It seems the stuff I like gets cancelled. I'd buy more marvel books but they price me out for too little content, though I don't care what Spidey-2099 cost :wink:
Let's hope DC will fix itself (Marvel too)
I'm not sure if you just started posting here recently, changed your user-name when the forum was rebooted, or I just never noticed you prior to a few weeks ago but I've enjoyed reading your posts. I'm sorry you're no longer interested in reading DC any more but I hope you find something new and exciting to take it's place.
Currently(or soon to be) Reading: Absolute Power, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Birds of Prey, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Justice Society of America, Shazam, Titans, & Wonder Woman.
I will never leave the comics medium. It's too much a part of my life to ever cut off totally.
Instead I view this as a redirection of my energy.
I'm actually in the early stages of launching my own comic book publishing company. Something I have worked on passionately for years.
I had an interesting experience with the Pre-/Post-COIE shift. I was out of American superhero comics during the years when COIE and its immediate aftermath hit (I was pursuing anime full time at the time and had no extra time/money/interest for American superhero comics). I was drawn back in by the A DEATH IN THE FAMILY event killing off Robin (whom I did not even know at the time was no longer Dick Grayson, but Jason Todd) and the new Batmania created by the 1989 BATMAN film. I noticed very soon that the DCU I was reading in 1988 was *not* the DCU I'd last read in 1983. I knew of COIE and even that Supergirl had died in it, but I thought it was just DC's answer to Marvel's SECRET WARS and nothing more. Going back and finding out what had happened between 1983-1988 was quite an odyssey of rediscovery for me.
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Buried Alien - THE FASTEST POST ALIVE!
First CBR Appearance (Historical): November, 1996
First CBR Appearance (Modern): April, 2014
The Superman costume change alone is one major reason I don't support the Nu52. Imagine if Chris Reeve had worn that abomination.
"In any time, there will always be a need for heroes." - the Time Trapper, Legion of Superheroes #61(1994)
"What can I say? I guess I outgrew maturity.." - Bob Chipman
My beginning on CBR was many years ago. It was my way of cooresponding with a comic book creator who is no longer with us. (He passed away a few years ago.)
I started actively posting on the forums in public a short while before the forum was rebooted. And I reregistered to continue my interest.
Well, you should know at least that Green Lantern basically just picked up right where it left off from the Pre-Flashpoint volume. They have referenced events from the past timeline, but it mainly just trucks on as its own little corner of the DCU, which I like myself, without much reference to the other stuff going on. The only real thing that's indicated that this is a new universe is the fact that Hal didn't recognize Supergirl when he saw her as a Red Lantern. Although, that's just a minor detail. I know you're a big Hal Jordan fan (like myself), so I think that's something you'd like to know.