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by **Zechs** » Thu May 31, 2012 6:50 pm

nietoperz wrote:I don't think Batman Inc is a 12-issue maxi. As far as I know, it has at least 16 issues to run, possibly more.

Really? I thought it was just twelve issues and that's it. If there's more then good. I want to see more of Batman Inc before DC stops uses it.

by **achilles** » Thu May 31, 2012 7:37 pm

Rockman wrote:Without him you wouldn't have Snyder's Batman, or a good aquaman book, or an insane rage kitten which vomits hate blood.

He has truly preceded over one of the finest periods in DC history.

I love the optimism of this post, though I'm not sure exactly what it means. I'm thinking something like after Didio leaves things at DC will get better?

by **Rockman** » Thu May 31, 2012 7:51 pm

I meant presided, I'm not quite sure why I posted that.

by **Herald** » Thu May 31, 2012 8:08 pm

Rockman wrote:I meant presided, I'm not quite sure why I posted that.

I'm all but certain that the original post with the "error" will be more accurate...

by **Amoebas** » Thu May 31, 2012 9:58 pm

Discounting monthlies, I'm 95% DC and 5% Marvel.

So I'd say Didio is all right in my book.

And OMAC was fantastic fun! He'll always have my thanks for that.

by **The Shadow** » Thu May 31, 2012 11:21 pm

Rockman wrote:Dan has tried his darndest to combat the growing trend of the comic book industry, I think the reboot was a good step to try and show fanboys that over emphasizing continuity is not a good thing and does hinder on a bit of creepiness.

Like who cares that hal Jordan swore that Hanes was his underwear of choice in Green Lanter 45 from 1972? It's stuff like that which hurts the industry.

I couldn't disagree more.

I think the continuity helps.

You don't always need to mention the Hanes undies... but if he ever fights the Hanes Undies monster again you can reference the story and how he won. Rather than pretend this is the first time he's fought the Hanes monster.

Is every encounter with the Joker the first? If not you have continuity. You don't have to reference EVERY comic he's ever appeared in... just any that are relevant to your story.

by **The Shadow** » Thu May 31, 2012 11:27 pm

habitual wrote:I went from having a 5-6 comic DC pull list to nothing.

I went from 21 to 6.

by **The Shadow** » Thu May 31, 2012 11:36 pm

nietoperz wrote:
Don't let it bother you. Nobody else thinks this is a trolling thread!

When I saw the thread was about how GOOD the Didiot was doing I thought it was one of those satirical threads that I was missing the joke on. :smt102

by **The Shadow** » Thu May 31, 2012 11:46 pm

S.F. Jude Terror wrote:
Stop trying to imitate Herald's unique posting style.

You forgot a link to TV tropes. :smt011

by **The Shadow** » Thu May 31, 2012 11:52 pm

BlueMole wrote:
Overall, DC is selling 300,000 more units per month than this time last year. That's a 17% increase from last year.

They are currently publishing 52 monthly mainstream books... is that comparable in number to the total monthly mainstream books last year?

by **The Shadow** » Thu May 31, 2012 11:56 pm

Amoebas wrote:Discounting monthlies, I'm 95% DC and 5% Marvel.

I was getting 21 from each company (plus 2 from Dynamite and 1 from Dark Horse).

As stated above, I am only getting 6 DC books now.

Marvel has benefited by getting 13 additional books added to my pull list and I'm getting 2 new Dynamite books as well.

by **Starlord** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:01 am

A lot of people who were hear when I first showed up knows that I was a huge fan of DC, more so than Marvel. There was a lot I liked in the early years, and I'm one of the few that actually enjoyed Identity Crisis and John's Crisis event.

But I will say that my DC books has dropped drastically since Flashpoint. The new DC has made it an even lighter load. For me it's not a direction I'm interested in reading. However I also think Batman and Batman and Robin are probably two of the strongest comics that are coming from either of the big two right now.

John's magic pen seems to be running low on ink and Dan really had no business trying to write a comic book... ANY comic book. Add to the fact that he's now added Liefeld to his roster and I can positively say that I'm a Marvel guy at the moment.

But I also don't dislike Dan or John. I've spoken with Dan on several occasion, albeit briefly for the most part, and he's always been very nice and respectful to me and the fans I've watched him converse with. Same goes for most of the DC staff that I've had a chance to meet.

But right now DC just doesn't interest me much.

by **The Shadow** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:07 am

Can someone explain the Snyder love in Batman?

I think it's OK... but just that... OK.

The whole Court of Owls thing is nothing new... a secret organization that targets Batman and his 'family. Batman is almost broken mentally and physically. *Yawn* It was old when Bane did it in the 90's.

Plus the shoehorning of the Court into Batman's past was about as subtle as when they did it with Hush... which was as subtle as a train hitting a dynamite factory while carrying C4 and extra rocket fuel.

by **Juan Cena** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:24 am

The Shadow wrote:Can someone explain the Snyder love in Batman?

I think it's OK... but just that... OK.

The whole Court of Owls thing is nothing new... a secret organization that targets Batman and his 'family. Batman is almost broken mentally and physically. *Yawn* It was old when Bane did it in the 90's.

Plus the shoehorning of the Court into Batman's past was about as subtle as when they did it with Hush... which was as subtle as a train hitting a dynamite factory while carrying C4 and extra rocket fuel.

What's dumber is that Morrison was doing basically the same freaking thing with Leviathan in Batman, Inc. And it fit into Bat's history a whole lot better than the Owls ever did.

by **Zechs** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:21 am

The Shadow wrote:Can someone explain the Snyder love in Batman?

I think it's OK... but just that... OK.

The whole Court of Owls thing is nothing new... a secret organization that targets Batman and his 'family. Batman is almost broken mentally and physically. *Yawn* It was old when Bane did it in the 90's.

Plus the shoehorning of the Court into Batman's past was about as subtle as when they did it with Hush... which was as subtle as a train hitting a dynamite factory while carrying C4 and extra rocket fuel.

The Black Mirror really. And compared to Tony Daniels, Judd Winick, David Finch, and sad to say even Dini (during Street of Gotham not his Tec run) his run is just so much better.