On the latest DC Reboot

[dewline]

I think I'm done for the foreseeable future with Action and Superman, owing to the announced plan to retcon away Lois and Clark's marriage.

Not sure about the rest of the DC Universe line right now either. And I know that dropping those books will hurt friends and friendly acquaintances currently under contract. The whole reboot, Superman-related matters aside...?

More on this anon.

Opinions?

Comments

[dewline.livejournal.com]

You're certainly welcome to bring the dissenting opinion on Lois and Clark, but I've few complaints about these last two decades myself. What I'm seeing planned for post-Flashpoint developments strikes me as devolution, not evolution.

[pauliatchy.livejournal.com]

Heh, well, you DID ask for opinions in the OP. I just think it's hard to judge whether or not it's evolution or devolution sight unseen.

As I say, I don't think married Lois had any more dimension than 50s "I'm gonna prove Superman is Clark Kent" Lois. Despite the efforts of guys like Cary Bates, John Byrne and Marv Wolfman to add layers to her character, she's been little more than a damsel in distress that just happens to know Clark is Superman.

Either way, they've got a couple of very talented writers on the Superman books, as well as some solid artists, so I'm just looking forward to some interesting stories, whether or not they're beholden to a patchwork continuity is secondary to me.

There was an interesting exchange on the New 52 panel at SDCC. Someone complained about DC discarding years of continuity (quotes are paraphrased, but accurate in what they mean):

Fan: You're getting rid of 70 years of history.
Other Fan: 75!
Fan: Yeah, 75
Didio: So you want us to keep ALL of it?
Fan: Well, not ALL of it...
Didio: so which years would you keep?
Fan: Uhhhhhhh.

I'll bet folks posting on this thread may have some different opinions on which years they'd keep as well. DC kept the old continuity going for many years, and how did we old timers repay that? By dropping out until Superman sells less than 15000 copies a month.

I'd be looking for new customers too!

[pauliatchy.livejournal.com]

BTW, There was meant to be a winky face after the "you DID ask for opinions" but it got autocorrected on me. Just wanted to clarify the tone of my message.

In the spirit of it, what would you keep, and what would you discard?