FYI, if you haven't been reading Batgirl, you probably should. Such a different take on being a superhero IMO. Think a bunch of Batman fans may have boycotted the series when it was announced because how shoddy her paralysis cure was explained (or not explained), but it is a wonderful series thus far. Seeing Barbara try to get back out and fight crime with the fear of being severely hurt again always on her mind is a bit compelling. She probably shouldn't have returned so quickly but she thrusted herself right into the middle of it again.

PRETTY COOL GUYS

I like it, but not as much as I was enjoying Stephanie Brown as Batgirl.

honestly i was enjoying the whole dynamic of the 'new' bat family more than anything that had happened in the previous few years. dick + damian as batman and robin, tim as red robin, basically filling the nightwing role, steph as batgirl... the whole thing was awesome. and then they just went and stuck to the status quo.

i love bruce and all, but he is so grim all the time. the mix of dick and damian was wonderful. c'est la vie.

Yeah. Me too.

The current Nightwing series is alright and all, but every time I read it I am just like "Man, I miss him as Batman".

Also, Damian has seemed "off" in The New 52. Have not really enjoyed him at all.

So apparently as part of the New 52's "Second Wave," we're also getting an Earth-2 Superman.


So......Lois is dead and Superman is going crazy. That could be interesting, but in all likelihood will just be a flimsy excuse to do a comic where Superman kills people. And besides, there are already a fair amount of "crazy Superman" comics out there, like Irredeemable or pretty much everything Marvel did with Sentry.

Gotta say, though, I really dig the Earth-2 costume:

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2...an-Earth-2.jpg

That looks so much better than the Earth-1 design that it honestly makes me angry.

Dunno. I was all excited for Earth-2, but it looks like it is going to be a pile of crap. I loved everything to do with Earth-2 pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths. I love the Justice Society of America.

It looks like they are doing their best to make Earth-2 also be all "gritty" and full of crappy redesigns. I shudder to think what Alan Scott is going to look like (though I don't know if it can be worse than the redesign he got just before Flashpoint).

Apparently this is what Jay Garrick is gonna look like:

http://i.newsarama.com/images/EARTH-2-2-Cover_02.jpg

I give up. Really. Gonna devote my time to catching up on Marvel Comics. I never thought the day would come when DC Comics would drive me away.

Jesus Christ...

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0...21.shazam.jpeg

Shazam

Fuck sake, DC.

Jesus Christ.

What the hell is that?

I think it's Ezio Auditore da Batson.

its the new captain marvel for new 52

Though I have heard that they have given up even trying to call him Captain Marvel now. Will just call him "Shazam".

Just went to try to go to the DC Comics Message Board and see what kind of backlash Jay Garrick's costume is getting.

Turns out DC has completely revamped their website into the opposite of what it used to be (use friendly, easy to find things) and seem to have done away with the message boards entirely for now.

I bet.

Lois is dead and Superman's going crazy? Lol DC... :roll:

That's...that's Jay Garrick?

THE FUCK DC!?

On a slightly happier note, Swamp Thing and Animal Man are going to have a crossover in may I think. If those two series are any indication of the quality of the crossover, it's going to be fucking incredible. Ties in perfectly with the ongoing battle of the Green vs The Red vs The Rot as well. Pretty pumped.



I also recently got into All Star Western and it is so much better than I originally thought it would be. Good to see Jonah whipping ass in an interesting story and environment. think I'm probably in for the long haul on this one as well.

Wait til you guys see Earth-2 Power Girl. E2 Batman is kinda cool.

Smallville Season 11 #1 Cover:

http://i.newsarama.com/images/smallville_cover_1_02.jpg

Since DCnU got started art across the board got really wonky.

He's got a look on his face that says "I just got a really shitty present from my grandma, but I don't want her to feel bad so I'll smile about it anyway. No, really, Gamgam, it's a wonderful sweater. Of course I'll wear it to work."

Edit: Holy shit, I just realized that's drawn by Gary Frank. I loved his previous run on Action Comics, but jeezus. He draws Supes as Christopher Reeve a thousand times better than as Tom Welling (then again, that may be because Superman was a thousand times better as Christopher Reeve than as Tom Welling)

DC's dead serious about the 'no trunks on Superman' thing. Didn't think they'd apply it to every possible version.

HATE NO TRUNKS SO MUCH

Seriously, the more they propagate the no-trunks look, the more it sticks out just how.....wrong.....it looks. Making the belt red and yellow doesn't change the fact that there's too much blue below the waistline and it makes the whole costume look bland.

And the more seams and plates and Nike-Under-Armor speed lines they put on the costume, the thicker it looks,and the less convincing it is that it could possibly fit under Clark Kent's clothing without bulging out (and yes, I know the boots and cape and belt would do that anyway).

I get that normal people don't wear old circus strongman trunks outside their pants, but normal people also don't wear brightly colored spandex and a big red cape. Quit changing shit just for the sheer sake of changing shit.

Comics Alliance had a great article on one of the flagship titles of the DCnU, entitled "Justice League is Everything Wrong With Comics." That may be an exaggeration, but it is still a pretty damning piece:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/0...w-counterpoint

So they're doing an animated version of the famous Action Comics #775:, aka "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?" Re-titled simply as Superman vs The Elite.

Looks pretty good, but I'm a little worried that a lot of the character moments from the comic are going to be overlooked in favor of extended action sequences, like what they did to Tower of Babel when it became Justice League: Doom. Still, Action 775 is an amazing comic, so hopefully the adaptation will be up to snuff:

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/74905...tml#id=1681043

Also, at least DC still allows the animated Superman to wear his damn trunks.

Fucking love George Newburn doing Superman's voice again. I can't decide if I like him more than Tim Daly (and neither can Kevin Conroy).

I love Action Comics #775, so I hope the movie turns out well. I fully expect a lot of extended action sequences, but hopefully they can get the spirit and "idealism" behind the thing across.

Noticed in the trailer that Manchester Black sounds kinda Scottish though. Also, I am not so crazy about his design.

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Cute. Kudos to actually having Donna sound Greek, don't think they've ever presented an Amazon with an accent.

Wasn't really expecting Batgirl to be the hyperactive one, but I did find that quite amusing.

Tara Strong, Grey Delusi, and Nicole Sheriden....my pants are so god damn tight.

So is that just going to be shorts like that, or are they making it a full-on series? Because it needs to be a full-on series.

Just shorts. But this can certainly work as a series.

CW's New Green Arrow:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17gx...g/original.jpg

The 2 quivers is pretty cool, but the angsty, dark look is not. We've got enough of that as is.

'dark' sells today.

Seriously, look at Green Arrow's mustache and little hat, and tell me he's supposed to be dark and angsty.

Good lord, that sounds like 90's writing.