DC Reboots Universe.

[Mr. Shokoti]

That's good to hear about Shazam.

I'm not down on this New 52 since there are a lot of books I like. I'm just nervous the more & more some of the books look like something from Marvel. If DC goes that way, my superhero well will have dried up almost completely.

[wyldman11]

Rounding out the rest of the week for me.
My Greatest Adventure - hmmm, not sure what to say aside from it did seem each story was content wise comparative to Justice League. Considering they had 1/3 the pages says something. Not sure I want to read more or not

Superboy 2 - it's a follow up to last month. Hopefully a little more happens next time.

The Shade - I didn't dislike it, but I would have liked it more if I was more more aware of the character then a few appearances on Justice League (Ulimited).

[midor]

Captain Marvel will be appearing in a backup story in Justice League
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit.../news/?a=48251

About time.

So this time around being CM/shazam is a curse?

Though it doesn't need the help it's a good way for people to pick up JLA.

addition:But I don't think JLA has low sales numbers and I already pick up JLA

[Mr. Shokoti]

I just thought of something. I wonder if John Jones will be black. Sure J'onn is a shapeshifter, but recently his John Jones identity has been shown to be black in both Smallville & Young Justice. I haven't read Stormwatch #2 yet and I forget if he was shown in human form in the first issue.

[MegaGearMax]

Wonder Woman rocks again!

Oooh, the nuDC WW is every bit the warrior going by those Justice League pages.

[Mr. Shokoti]

Wonder Woman rocks again!

Oooh, the nuDC WW is every bit the warrior going by those Justice League pages.

Let me guess. She rips someone's head off in issue #2.

[Teelor]

Wonder Woman rocks again!

Oooh, the nuDC WW is every bit the warrior going by those Justice League pages.

Is the whole "Wonder Woman is the daughter of Zeus" thing new? It felt very Thor-ish to me. Other than that, I thought the first two issues of Wonder Woman were very good. And she's not a chaarcter I've ever really enjoyed, aside from the Lynda Carter TV show and the JLU cartoon.

My faves so far in the relaunch are: Nightwing, Batgirl, Aquaman, Birds of Prey, Animal Man, Supergirl and Huntress. It tried some other titles (Suicide Squad, Batman, Justice League, Justice League International, Catwoman, Action) but I thought they were steeeeeeeeeeenky.

[Mr. Shokoti]

Did anyone take the Nielsen based survey for DC's New 52? I just heard about it for the first time in an interview with Patton Oswalt(he has sworn off DC for the time being due to being accosted by a Nielsen rep at Meltdown Comics). Unfortunately, it closed October 7th.

Did any of you participate in it? If so, what questions did it ask?

[Wonderboy_JMB]

Did anyone take the Nielsen based survey for DC's New 52? I just heard about it for the first time in an interview with Patton Oswalt(he has sworn off DC for the time being due to being accosted by a Nielsen rep at Meltdown Comics). Unfortunately, it closed October 7th.

Did any of you participate in it? If so, what questions did it ask?

I did. I think it varied depending on the answers you gave. I think it listed all the books and asked if you bought them, had heard of them, were interested in them, and you checked the correct response that applied to you. I had to buy them all for my gig at Sciencefiction.com, so I checked that I bought them all and that was all the survey asked me. Oh and it was supposed to be confidential, so I shouldn't have written this.

[Mr. Shokoti]

I did. I think it varied depending on the answers you gave. I think it listed all the books and asked if you bought them, had heard of them, were interested in them, and you checked the correct response that applied to you. I had to buy them all for my gig at Sciencefiction.com, so I checked that I bought them all and that was all the survey asked me. Oh and it was supposed to be confidential, so I shouldn't have written this.

Thanks.

Since I bought all 52 in the first month, I guess my survey would have been short as well.

[Berserker79]

I like the new Red Lantern and Green Lantern series and the blue Beetle also works for me...

[Teelor]

I finally picked up Swamp Thing #1 -- VERY GOOD! I had never read Swamp Thing before, but I am now gonna pick it up for a few months, give it a real shot.

Conversely, getting through Deadman #1 was a real chore. The stodgy writing of the first half killed it for me.

[BCI Guy]

Conversely, getting through Deadman #1 was a real chore. The stodgy writing of the first half killed it for me.

I absolutely LOVE Bernard Chang's art, but Paul Jenkins is a horrible, horrible writer. And it appears he's being paid by the word....

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I didn't do reviews of 2nd issues, because they would have all fallen in line with how I felt about the 1st issues (except ACTION jumped from good to VERY good). I still love, like or hate the same books as I did after Month 1.

Clear winners for me:

Action
All Star Western
Aquaman
Animal Man
Batman
Batwoman
Frankenstien
I, Vampire
Swamp Thing
Wonder Woman

[wyldman11]

I haven't read last or this weeks titles yet, but I had/have a feeling that that would be the case for most people up till issue ~#6 of most titles.

[MegaGearMax]

Since Marvel is so terrible now, I can collect more DC books.

Justice League
Action
Superman
Batman
The Dark Knight
Batgirl
Catwoman
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Aquaman
Demon Knights
Teen Titans
Red Hood

Wolverine and the X-Men was a pretty cool book. but it was mostly establishing the new status quo. The class curriculum in the back is a riot!

[Wonderboy_JMB]

I'm slowly whittling down my list and cutting a lot of the bubble books. I just read Justice League Dark and it was excellent! Best depiction of Deadman and Dove in the New 52.

Teen Titans is so meh. The dialogue is clunky and also antiquated. Robin calls his enemies "Mooks?!" Do modern teens speak in Prohibition gangster slang these days? The art is so Image in the 90s.

Justice League 2 was a lot better than 1 and a lot more satisfying.

I have an "official" review coming for Aquaman, which'll hopefully get posted tonight. (Plug: http://sciencefiction.com/) I also submitted reviews for Wolverine and the X-Men and Incredible Hulk. I also have reviews due for I, Vampire and Hawkman as well as Avengers Solo, while while off-topic for this thread, was really good! Those'll pop up over the next few days until Sunday.

[wyldman11]

Mooks are a gang in City of Villains and mooks are often a term used for numerous low powered mobs or enemies in games.

A generic term for a group of enemy characters that are insignificant to the plot and simply there to be killed by the player. Often synonymous with Mob (computer gaming), but "mook" is generally used to refer to enemies specifically opposed to the player rather than just roaming monsters.

Honestly a lot of the problem dialogue in the new 52 comes off as a parent trying to sound like their child in attempt to be relevant to them. It often read like a mad-libs, this might be the real reason behind why DC Universe Online was started so DC could discover all this gamer lingo for their titles.

[BCI Guy]

I just read Justice League Dark and it was excellent! Best depiction of Deadman and Dove in the New 52.

I think its by far the best of the Justice League books - and the one I was LEAST looking forward to.

Teen Titans is so meh. The dialogue is clunky and also antiquated. Robin calls his enemies "Mooks?!" Do modern teens speak in Prohibition gangster slang these days? The art is so Image in the 90s.

The whole Comic feels like one of the many tired, over-saturated 90s Image book.

[Kevenn]

I, too, loved Justice League Dark. I loved the exploration into the relationship of Deadman and Dove. I thought it was handled in a very mature way - and by mature, I don't mean what it usually means nowadays, that it had foul language and nudity. I thought the relationship was handled with thought and care. Plus, the art in the book is BEYOND gorgeous.

I was also intrigued by the twist at the end of the issue. This book is rising to the top of my favorites with Batwoman, Animal Man, and Huntress.

[wyldman11]

Justice League Dark was a situation that I was expecting to like the concept but hate the delivery. So far I like it on both accounts.

[Wonderboy_JMB]

I think its by far the best of the Justice League books - and the one I was LEAST looking forward to.

The whole Comic feels like one of the many tired, over-saturated 90s Image book.

We're definitely on the same page. The only saving grace for TT is that the creators do seem to be pushing for diversity. I hate that in this day and age, that that is even something to "credit" a book with, but unfortunately, it is. Skitter, the return of Solstice (even though she's jacked up) and upcoming, Brigade... I feel obligated to hang in. I kinda wish Tim Drake would just go ahead and come out, though.

I, too, loved Justice League Dark. I loved the exploration into the relationship of Deadman and Dove. I thought it was handled in a very mature way - and by mature, I don't mean what it usually means nowadays, that it had foul language and nudity. I thought the relationship was handled with thought and care. Plus, the art in the book is BEYOND gorgeous.

I was also intrigued by the twist at the end of the issue. This book is rising to the top of my favorites with Batwoman, Animal Man, and Huntress.

You have EXCELLENT taste! Try Wonder Woman and Aquaman, too!

[Kevenn]

You have EXCELLENT taste! Try Wonder Woman and Aquaman, too!

Thanks. I read Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Wonder Woman is my favorite superhero, so I'll read her through thick or thin. I love the art in Wonder Woman, but I am saddened by what they are doing with the character. Aquaman is also one of my favorite superheroes ever. I love the art. The writing is OK. I wish they'd stop wasting pages with two words on a double splash page. There are only 20 pages in the books now, and I feel like I'm not getting my money's worth. Plus, one issue was fine with the "Aquaman's so uncool" metatextual dialogue, but another issue? They're good comics, I just wish they could be better.

[MegaGearMax]

Thanks. I read Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Wonder Woman is my favorite superhero, so I'll read her through thick or thin. I love the art in Wonder Woman, but I am saddened by what they are doing with the character.

The old school WW fans liked her better as an ambassador from an advanced culture, but alot of new Wonder Woman fans like the Azzarello version, which gives fans a straight up Amazonian warrior woman.

[BCI Guy]

The old school WW fans liked her better as an ambassador from an advanced culture, but alot of new Wonder Woman fans like the Azzarello version, which gives fans a straight up Amazonian warrior woman.

I've enjoyed Azz's first 2 issues of WW much more than anything I've read in her comic in years.

[Mr. Shokoti]

I just don't like Wonder Woman as a blood thirsty killer. Azzarello's work on her is better than what he did on Superman & Batman, but it's not Wonder Woman to me.