Aldo reads DC's New 52 (So you don't have to)

I feel like we need to talk about this: http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dc-comics-debuts-new-costumes-for-superman-wonder-woman

And to a lesser extent this: http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/flash-green-lantern-and-green-arrow-get-new-costumes-too

I like Batgundaman but the others are pretty much shit.

The Bat Bunny.

Comics is a much funnier place when DC editorial is trying to do something.

I like the Batman a lot! Good design. Reminds me of Marvin the red rabbit in Dungeon. Snyder's been a bit shit since the first year, though, so not expecting much.

The rest are a bit ridiculous but not really ridiculous enough.

they all suck imo

I like how the Wonder Woman outfit at least addresses the ages old "why would a warrior wear something like that?" question of her previous costumes, too bad it looks so "90s shit" otherwise.

The new Bat-bunny costume has gotta be a shoutout to the rabbit-eared cyborg guy in Masamune Shirow's Appleseed, right?

http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhhzjx7Dt1rl7xr1o1_r1_1280.jpg

Another shitstorm
http://thehappysorceress.tumblr.com/post/113946213941/christopherjonesart-so-about-that-joker-variant

that doesn't address the major shit element that Albuquerque was repeatedly asked by DC to make the image creepier and more inappropriate, including elements like the blood lipstick and the gun pointing towards Batgirl's crotch

jesus, they really have no idea what is good in their stable or how to encourage it

Wow. The crotch thing seems like they're plain baiting the audience.

um.
http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2015/03/24/your-guide-to-convergence#

thank god they're bringing back Steel; brilliant market recognition

this looks terrible. kinda surprised (but grateful) they're not trying to fold watchmen into the dcu as part of this

CONVERGENCE: AQUAMAN #1
U.S. Price: $3.99
On Sale 4/15

STARRING HEROES FROM ZERO HOUR! Aquaman has lost his home, his powers, and his hand – but now he faces his most difficult challenge: a battle to the finish with Deathblow!

thrilled that they're streamlining the dcu by resurrecting 20-year-old efforts to streamline the dcu which were terrible even at the time

putting aquaman in sweatpants is a bold new direction tho tbf

http://media.dcentertainment.com/sites/default/files/styles/covers192x291/public/comic-covers/2015/01/CONV_AQ_1_54b0748c8bb876.77829605.jpg?itok=eFRVHUZL

almost 20 years ago, Deathblow was chilling with Wolverine!
http://marvel.wikia.com/Deathblow_/_Wolverine_Vol_1

the times, how they change

This ad is totes hilarius though

http://media.dcentertainment.com/sites/default/files/imce/2015/03-MAR/RoadToConvergence-Sale_FIXED_top-or-bottom-456x404_iPadHD_3_MD_55109957393148.89326353.jpg

this looks terrible. kinda surprised (but grateful) they're not trying to fold watchmen into the dcu as part of this

― bizarro gazzara, Thursday, 26 March 2015 15:23 (37 minutes ago)

Well they have, kind of. Earth 4 is the earth of Watchmen, or rather the earth of Watchmen had it used the Charlton heroes after all.

http://www.dccomics.com/characters/earth-4

As a store owner whose only DC sales for two months will be Convergence - fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck

Followed shortly by Marvel rebooting with an assload of #1s with their version of the New 52.

I need to find a connection for good, mellow weed.

okay irl lolz

Multiversity: Ultra Comics was really cool, but at this point I have no idea how it's all supposed to fit together.

I was about to say, as someone whose only DC book has been Multiversity, DC seems to be in a pretty neat state at the moment!

Check back here frequently as new content is added.

Check back here frequently as we make up the answers!

Well... yes?

Caught up with some DC stuff -- the final issues of the three weekly minis, plus Convergence 0.

Surprise! They were not good. Also, unless I read wrong, they've set up a definitive future in which, er, all the heroes are killed and turned into zombie robots - is that right? That seems... bleak.

it's convergence. Everything will change and be rewritten and chucked out the window for the nunu-52.

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2015/04/dcs-convergence-begins-while-its-weeklies-end-weakly/#more-209032

I don't know if we need a new thread for post 52 clusterfucks, but DC is making a new ad campaign: DC YOU! Promising to ask readers such smart questions as: 'Are YOU ready to laugh?, Are YOU ready to hashtag this?, and Are YOU ready for the new awesome?' I know I'm not! Apparently they are promoting diversity. So of course there's an ad with famed gay superhero Midnighter, which just shows a man in a mask with blood on his face and the tagline: He can predict your every move... but nobody can predict what he'll do next... are YOU ready? They really sold the diversity of that story...

http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dc-comics-announces-dc-you-highlighting-character-story-creator-diversity
http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?pid=44214&disp=ilib&oty=1&oid=62294

New Fifty-YOU! sounds horrible.

I'll contribute to a thread but Conetc has undone all my goodwill to lengthy reviews tbh.

So, based on those ads, the "bunny Batman" we discussed in the other thread is... Commissioner Gordon in a robosuit?! Whoever thought that was a good idea?

kneejerk answer is 'geoff johns'

I think it's an okay idea, and I like the suit design. Snyder's a decent writer when he can be bothered (which hasn't been often, lately). I wouldn't buy it, though.

The question isn't who thought of it. The question is: Are YOU ready for it?

what in the fuck?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFiw38nUkAE_KJx.jpg

um

I'd always wondered why you never see Superman and Henry Rollins in the same room.

Is that the new version of Superboy Prime? IIRC he had that red "S" on black background thing going on before the reboot... Considering that the whole character is supposed to be a parody of fanboys, I guess it'd make sense for him to try to look cool and drive a motorcycle.

I am not that into DC's recent work but that image gives me hope for something

Tuomas, that's the post-Convergence Superman, seen in a preview of an upcoming Superman/Batman issue. Apparently his Clark Kent ID has been revealed (by Lois Lane!) and he's depowered. And he's been watching Bruce Willis movies.

From a 1998 Flash comic found at a charity shop:

http://41.media.tumblr.com/159790045d0041889b3d4c11204962c2/tumblr_nq9g6qs2ZO1qz6b1bo1_1280.jpg

was that ever published???

http://wrightopinion.com/2011/05/22/all-you-need-to-know-batman-the-abduction/
http://thewrightopinion.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/youredead.jpg%3Fw%3D450

http://thewrightopinion.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/ufocon.jpg%3Fw%3D450

OOOoWoOo

Wasn't there a character in The Invisibles who was, essentially, Bruce Wayne if Bruce Wayne's life-defining moment had been being abducted by aliens and not having his parents killed?

Striking fear into the hearts of criminals using anal discomfort and memory loss

Hal has a touch of the Fabio about him lately

http://i.imgur.com/l3rNutb.jpg

have they cast Green Lantern in the upcoming Justice League movie yet? Baffleck Batman playing opposite Fabio Hal could be pretty entertaining