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Post by hawksmoor on Sept 7, 2014 10:10:25 GMT -5
So, I know at least one of us really dislikes the Nu52 (Ha! Who?), but I had a thought, ages ago, about what sort of Landscape the DC Universe would under the correct conditions. Those conditions being; - People bought comics regardless of their Genre
- People bought comics regardless of the sex of the central protagonist
- I was allowed to actually make my own DC Line
HEROES BRANCH- Superman
- Supergirl
- Batman & Robin
- Wonder Woman
- Troia
- Aquaman
- Green Lantern
- Flash
- Cyborg & The Metal Men
- Firestorm
- Justice League
- Global Guardians
- Doom Patrol
- Elongated Man
- Hawkman & Dove
- The Atoms
- The Question
- Blue & Gold
- Titans
- Amethyst
- Teen Titans
- Birds of Prey
COSMIC - Martian Manhunter
- Barda
- Adam Strange
- Omega Men
- The Corps
- Monitors
- R.E.B.E.L.S.
DARK - Doctor Fate
- Shadowpact
- Shazam
- Shade, The Changed Man
- Demon Knights
- Frankenstein & The Creature Commandos
- Eternity
- Primal Forces
- Hourman
EDGE - Ultra Marines
- The Elite
- Men At War
- Blackhawks
- Dial H
- A.R.G.U.S.
- Batwoman
- Green Arrow
DC - All-Star Western
- The Society
- Freedom Fighters
- Legion of Superheroes
- Beowulf
- Breach
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Post by The MRP! on Sept 7, 2014 16:52:21 GMT -5
I don't dislike the idea of the new52, and I read more than 75% of the line for the first 18 months, so I think I read enough to get a good sense of it. I just thought most of it was piss poor execution that emphasized all the wrong things and discarded the elements of the characters that made them timeless and enabled them to become icons that endured 75 years of DC history. The biggest pitfall in updating characters to be "relevant" and edgy" is that within a short time those updates become dated and passe and then pass into laughability and cringeworthiness, which is the course I think Didio and company set the new52 on. They were trying to second guess the market instead of trusting the characters they have, and they're still doing it.
Now what I would do with a new52 and the parameters you set up....
Big honking anthology line..$9.99 for approximately 150-200 pages of content)
1)House of Mystery (urban fantasy)
2)House of Secrets (urban legend type, crytozoology type tales etc.)
3)Tales of the Unexpected (mystical heroes-Fate, Spectre, Zatanna, Xanadu, Constantine etc.)
4)Strange Adventures (pulp adventure style)
5)Mystery in Space (sci-fi)
6)Sword of Sorcery (traditional fantasy)
7)Action Comics (Superman lead, other B/C/D list character back ups)
8)Detective Comics (Batman lead, other character back ups)
9)Sensation Comics (Wonder Woman lead and other female protagonist back ups)
10)All Star Western (Jonah Hex lead, other western back ups)
11) Adventure Comics (Legion lead other back ups)
12)Star Spangled War Stories (war characters/series)
13)The Witching Hour (horror)
DC Heroes (standard size monthly books $3.99 w/free digital copies)
14) Superman
15) Batman
16) Wonder Woman
17) Green Lantern
18) Flash
19) Aquaman
20) Green Arrow
21) Atom and the Hawkman
22) The Brave & the Bold (team up book)
23) Justice League of America
24) Justice Society of America
25) Teen Titans
All Ages/Humor Line (holding the line at $2.99 entry point for kids, standard size comics w/free digital code)
26) Whiz Comics (Marvel family)
27) Plastic Man
28) Angel and the Ape
29) Captain Carrot and the Amazing Zoo Crew
30) Hanna-Barbara Superstars (Dynomutt, Space Ghost, Herculoids, Scooby Doo etc.)
31) Loony Tunes
32) Justice League Unlimited (JL team and solo stories TAS style)
33) World's Finest Comics (Batman and Superman TAS style)
34) Kamandi the Last Boy on Earth
35) Anthro (dinosaurs baby!!!!)
36) Harley Quinn
37) Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld
The Edge Line (emphasis on action/adventure. $2.99 no digital code, standard size)
38) The Human Target
39) Richard Dragon
40) Agents of Checkmate
41) Suicide Squad
42) Grayson
43) The Unknown Soldier
44) Birds of Prey
45) Catwoman
46) Gotham Knights
47) Doom Patrol
Tangent Line (experimental, alt versions, Elseworlds, etc. 48 pages $4.99 books, no digital code, complete story in each issue)
48) DC: A New Frontier
49) Showcase
50) Rip Hunter, Master of Time
51) Just Imagine....
52) The Eye of the Wildstorm
Diversify your offerings, diversify your audience, strive for accessibility, etc.
-M
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Post by buck on Sept 8, 2014 13:18:35 GMT -5
So if I had control of DC I would have released all of the books in waves instead of 52 in a single month. And roll out to the new 52 over the course of three months so readers would have a chance to gave all the titles a fair shake and decide if it's for them.
Month One would be
1. Superman
2. Batman
3. Wonder Woman
4. Flash
5. Green Lantern
6. Aquaman
7. Hawkman
8. Green Arrow
9. Action Comics
10. Detective Comics
11. Batman and Robin
12. Justice League
So the first half of the first month would launch 12 of the biggest titles. The idea behind this being that these titles would help to support the company with the small amount of books in the first month.
First Month Continued
13. Animal Man
14. Swamp Thing
15. Men of War
16. All-Star Western
17. DC Presents (a book to try new talent to comics. Break in new writers and artist to constantly produce new voices.)
18. Cyborg and the Metal Men
19. New Gods
20. Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
21. Blue and Gold
22. Young Justice
The Second half of the month would bring in second tier characters and more risky books.
Second Month
23. Lex Luthor and the Legion of Doom
24. Sentinels of Magic
25. Nightwing
26. Brave and the Bold (Team-Up book with unconventional pairings)
27. Green Lantern Corps
28. Supergirl
29. R.E.B.E.L.S (Adam Strange led Cosmic team)
30. Justice Society of America
31. The Question
32. Captain Marvel
33. Firestorm
34. Stormwatch
35. The Rogues
36. Birds of Prey
37. Suicide Squad
38. Legion of Super-Heroes
The Second Month would look to expand the size of the DC universe opening up magic and going deeper into space.
Third Month
39. Constantine
40. Superboy
41. Gotham Central
42. Demon Knights
43. Catwoman
44. Unknown Soldier
45. Secret Six
46. Savage (The many lives and schemes of Vandal Savage)
47. Lois Lane
48. Harley Quinn
49. Challengers of the Unknown
50. Arak, Son of Thunder
51. Batgirl
52. Seven Soldiers (The Phantom Stranger gathers seven random strangers to save the universe.)
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