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Post by triumshockwave on Jul 20, 2019 21:39:18 GMT -5
Ooh, Blade. I had been wondering if they'd bring him in. The Wesley Snipes movies did pretty well, but I wasn't sure they'd want to introduce vampires into the mix of the MCU.
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Post by machsabre on Jul 20, 2019 22:54:57 GMT -5
From a retweeted DC post: "When Batgirl goes missing, can Cassandra Cain defy her destiny and become a hero?" For a story called "Shadow of the Batgirl." That description seems rather...odd. Even as Orphan, wasn't she already "a hero"? Wasn't she already "defying destiny" or some such crap? Maybe this is some alternate Earth story, I dunno. That'd probably be the only way I'd buy, since I refuse to support the infantilized version Tynion spewed out. Here's the deal with the DC Ink/ YA Graphic Novels. They are TOTALLY an alternate Earth. Not even remotely connected to our continuity. They're all standalone (except for the Raven one) graphic novels that tell the stories on their own, with no real overarching connection to a greater universe. Since I work at the library, I've bought and ordered every one of them so far. The Mera: Tidebreaker one is still the best. Catwoman: Under the Moon was pretty dang good, but not as good as Mera. With Raven, the writer is telling each of the Titans in their own story first, then uniting them. It's good, but it's obvious it's part one. Harley Quinn comes out next month, with a Dick Grayson one to follow, written by Michael Moreci... Which I'm excited for. There's another by Marieke Nijkamp, who'd written some really well received YA books. And Cassie's book here is written by Sarah Kuhn, who wrote I Love You So Mochi, which was adorable, fun and just... Really good. Truth is... They're ALL really good and it's what the comic industry truly needs. They NEED larger books that tell standalone stories. Kids DO read comics. I have seen this first hand. They LOVE comics. They just don't love... OUR comics. DC is doing right here. They're hiring really good writers to do these characters justice and so far... They're 3 for 3. Don't think of them like comics or graphic novel collections. Think of them as novels. Because that's how they're marketed. If you're obsessed about continuity and connections to stories that only old losers like us care about... These are not for you. If you're going to want a good re-imagination of the character, done with respect, while understanding these are meant for YA readers? Then you might like it. Personally, I'm looking forward to it. (I've already ordered it for the Library.)
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Post by iacon45 on Jul 21, 2019 0:16:35 GMT -5
Announced that Orville won't return until late 2020 and it's moving from Fox to Hulu. On that note, I might have to bow out watching Orville. Don't think I'm going to sign up for just one show
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Post by machsabre on Jul 21, 2019 2:23:46 GMT -5
Hulu's got other decent shit on there too. And they recently lowered their price to $5.99 a month.
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Post by Matrix Dragon on Jul 21, 2019 3:31:22 GMT -5
EAT A BAG OF DICKS DIDIO! So much for hope returning to the DCU...
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Post by Gojitron on Jul 21, 2019 5:12:31 GMT -5
On DC Universe, Doom Patrol and Young Justice have both been renewed. Titans S2 starts September 6th. Titans will be bringing in Superboy, Krypto, Bruce Wayne, Deathstroke, Ravager and Jericho.
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Post by SporkBot on Jul 21, 2019 9:53:10 GMT -5
Here's the deal with the DC Ink/ YA Graphic Novels. They are TOTALLY an alternate Earth. Not even remotely connected to our continuity. They're all standalone (except for the Raven one) graphic novels that tell the stories on their own, with no real overarching connection to a greater universe. Since I work at the library, I've bought and ordered every one of them so far. The Mera: Tidebreaker one is still the best. Catwoman: Under the Moon was pretty dang good, but not as good as Mera. With Raven, the writer is telling each of the Titans in their own story first, then uniting them. It's good, but it's obvious it's part one. Harley Quinn comes out next month, with a Dick Grayson one to follow, written by Michael Moreci... Which I'm excited for. There's another by Marieke Nijkamp, who'd written some really well received YA books. And Cassie's book here is written by Sarah Kuhn, who wrote I Love You So Mochi, which was adorable, fun and just... Really good. Truth is... They're ALL really good and it's what the comic industry truly needs. They NEED larger books that tell standalone stories. Kids DO read comics. I have seen this first hand. They LOVE comics. They just don't love... OUR comics. DC is doing right here. They're hiring really good writers to do these characters justice and so far... They're 3 for 3. Don't think of them like comics or graphic novel collections. Think of them as novels. Because that's how they're marketed. If you're obsessed about continuity and connections to stories that only old losers like us care about... These are not for you. If you're going to want a good re-imagination of the character, done with respect, while understanding these are meant for YA readers? Then you might like it. Personally, I'm looking forward to it. (I've already ordered it for the Library.) Yeah, a guy on Twitter pointed out it was "Elseworlds" (after this post), and that's fine. It gives it a few more points in my book, but I'm always wary whenever I hear an announcement about Cassie. A dude from the Outhouse (now running a site called Comics Pit) a few month back seemed awfully confident that, this being her 20th anniversary, DC would do a lot with her, and it'd be good. Where this confidence comes from I can't begin to guess, even factoring in our differing views on Tynion's writing. Though I'm not sure ONLY guys like us care about continuity. Apparently, people who watch Atop the Fourth Wall seem interested in it, and refer to Linkara as what got them into comics.
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