Ace Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) Outsiders spoilers Spoiler JAKITA WAGNER IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE WHITE. Edited April 10 by Ace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 The latest Outsiders is weird. Nice to know Kal L Is alive, even if reverted back to his young self and powerless. The Wildstorm Snowflake doesn't exist, because it's not supposed to. It was ended many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Bleeding Cool sez Absolute Comics will be the new DC line for the Ultimate like line. AC DC. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 This is what, the third DC stab at an Ultimate line? After All-Star and Earth One (fourth if you count the Nu52) The problem Marvel ran into was the whole "classic stories and characters without the weight of continuity" wears off after a few years when continuity starts to build up. (Though I personally was a pretty big fan of the late era Ultimate Universe 1.0 when it instead became the place that the writers could do anything. Kill Peter Parker and Wolverine for real, split the United States into chunks, etc etc. It didn't sell worth a damn.) Depending on creative teams/characters I'll at least give these a look though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe vs the Algorithm Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I’m intrigued by the idea of Abolute, but somewhat pessimistic. I’m more of a Marvel & DC fan than the indies, but I don’t buy much Marvel and DC these days. Previous attempts to lure back big name creators largely fizzled out, though I enjoyed the books. New 52 had a lot of great books by writers and artists I’ll follow, but it ultimately didn’t make a dent in the industry or change DC’s trajectory. it’s high on my radar though, Early Ultimate Marvel and Wildstorm’s DC era are a couple of my favorite things about comics over the last 30 years, so if they can channel that…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzkrieg Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I kinda don't get the point of an Ultimate line from DC considering how many times they've hard/soft rebooted things in recent history, unless they're do something drastically different like the current Ultimate line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 You have at least 52 Universes. If you can have a vampire universe, you can have an ultimate universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 They have infinite universes these days since Dark Crisis. They combined the old mutliverse with the new 52, just some old Earths haven't been revived. Infinte Multiverse, Dark Multiverse, Hypertime and the other concepts. I omit the other concepts, because they don't contain other Earths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I think the idea of an Ultimate DC is a good one but especially at a time where they're doing a ton of self contained Black Label stuff, I don't really see the appeal unless they're going wide with it. THAT SAID Bleeding Cool also says this is going to be in the main canon? And more about doing greater amounts of creative freedom within the mainline universe? Which uh. I'm not exactly sure how to square that, but I'm interested in seeing what it looks like. At this point it's a case of not putting the cart before the horse and waiting to see what the announcement looks like, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I think he meant the new universe will be more important over the old DC Earth 0 universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 19 hours ago, Kang said: I think he meant the new universe will be more important over the old DC Earth 0 universe. I read a clarification that makes sense which is that it'll be its own universe, but unlike the original Ultimate Universe, it's going to be factored into the current multiverse from the jump and there may be some play between them early on rather than that being an endgame thing. Seems likely Absolute Power will dovetail into the launch somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 More about Absolute Power https://aiptcomics.com/2024/04/18/dc-absolute-power-2024-event/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Jim Lee drew a cover for the DC vs Marvel crossover omnibus and another cover for the Amalgam omnibus. The direct market get those special covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 New writer will replace Geoff Johns for Justice Society of America after issue 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Best news of the day DC to publish JLGL DC Style Guide 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Batman #147-148 spoiler: Spoiler https://mlpnk72yciwc.i.optimole.com/cqhiHLc.IIZS~2ef73/w:582/h:910/q:75/https://bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/m4xfI7vB.jpg https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/batman-148-cover-bruce-vs-zur-en-arrh-dc.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=600&dpr=1.5 https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/batman-in-new-jimenez-batsuit-from-issue-148-cover-art.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=800&dpr=1.5 That's an ugly new Batsuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Looks Wildstorm. Don't think it will stick. He has another one for Absolute Power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 4/4/2024 at 1:14 AM, Brian Fowler said: Which might make Cap one of the biggest test cases in a few years. Like... Would having Steve Rogers in a modern setting infringe still standing copyright flat out? I think this question and the can Superman fly question will depend on how it’s done. Obviously Captain America being found and thawed out by the Avengers wouldn’t be PD yet, but if you found another way to bring him into the modern day, like say time travel versus being thawed out of ice, then you might be ok, but then again you likely couldn't do the whole man out of time angle. Similarly with Superman, if you tell a story where he develops the power to fly, it couldn’t be because of his powers coming from the sun, nor could you do his iconic pose while he’s flying. Basically you’d have to argue flying is a generic enough power that you’re developing your Superman down an entirely different path from DC, and of course even then you’re probably getting sued. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Marvel used time travel for the Ultimate Cap of Earth 6160. With Frozen Ice. Some powers are just generic. As time goes on, more of the early Superman comics will go into the public domain. And more of those comics that were published can be used to mine later on. He started flying in the radio version before the comics in 1940, but that's another version of Superman. There are contested other appearances of Superman flying in the comics in the 40's. Kryptonians were shown to have powers on Krypton before it blew up. They later changed the Kryptonians were ordinary on Krypton like Humans, and Superman had powers because of the differences of gravitational pull and atmospheric conditions of the planet Krypton and those of Earth. The Earth-Two Superman lacked the solar explanation for his powers. The solar powers explanation was made during the Silver Age/and for the Earth-One Superman. The no powers under Red Suns reason too, to explain no powers for Kryptonians on Krypton or under Red Sons. They still used the gravitational pull and atmospheric conditions but now in conjuction with the yellow sun solar reason for how Superman's powers work. Will be decades anyone can use the full silver age, derivative (yellow sun solar) reasons how Superman and his race powers work. They also kept at changing how Superman's powers work over time. There was a change Post-Crisis and there was a change Pre-Flashpoint that didn't stick, but I don't remember what it was. Should be noted that the Golden Age Superman and the Earth 2 Superman are separate characters to some, because some things don't just match up even with retcons. And there was the Fleischer Superman too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 ZERO HOUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-reveals-zero-hour-30th-anniversary-special-first-look-exclusive/ Written by DAN JURGENS and RON MARZ Art by DAN JURGENS, DARRYL BANKS, JERRY ORDWAY, PAUL PELLETIER, KELLEY JONES and more! Cover by DAN JURGENS and JERRY ORDWAY Variant covers by ALAN QUAH and KEN LASHLEY 1:25 variant cover by DAN HIPP RAISED UV cover by JON BOGDANOVE ($10.99 US) $9.99 US | 80 pages | Variant $9.99 US (card stock) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Jeff Loeb is back working for DC https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/dc-comics/batman-the-last-halloween-announced/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 5/25/2024 at 9:40 AM, dragonzombie said: Jeff Loeb is back working for DC https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/dc-comics/batman-the-last-halloween-announced/ This just feels like a bad idea without Sale. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 15 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: This just feels like a bad idea without Sale. 1000% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) On 5/25/2024 at 2:40 PM, dragonzombie said: Jeff Loeb is back working for DC https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/dc-comics/batman-the-last-halloween-announced/ 14 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: This just feels like a bad idea without Sale. In full agreement. Edited May 27 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzkrieg Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 (edited) After reading The Flash Annual, one month DCUI Ultra delay, I think I came to the conclusion that Si Spurrier's Flash run for me is conceptually interesting but not a fun or entertaining read. I'll keep reading because it has interesting concepts and I want to know where it's going but tonally speaking it just feels like it's missing the mark on what I'm looking for from a Flash book. That said I also loved Jeremy Adams' run so anything following it probably would have had a tough time. Edited May 28 by blitzkrieg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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