Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying?

2009-02-16 Thread Martin Baxter
y. My next time through has me picking up #s 3-6, and hoping for more. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying? Date : Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:19:13 -0500 From : Jeff Carter To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I agree with you about civil w

Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying?

2009-02-16 Thread Jeff Carter
r statement, substitute "Civil War" for "Final Crisis", and it would be a > valid assessment. > > > > > > -[ Received Mail Content ]------ > > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying? > > Date : Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:37:03 -05

Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying?

2009-02-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Jeff, I guess that that's a matter of interpretation. IMO, I could take your statement, substitute "Civil War" for "Final Crisis", and it would be a valid assessment. -[ Received Mail Content ]------ Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying? D

Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying?

2009-02-12 Thread Jeff Carter
Did anyone read Final Crisis, this is the real reason DC is dying. They keep putting all their eggs in one writers basket (Morrison) who takes a dump throws it on the wall calls it art, and if anyone complains tells them that it's the editors fault. Jeff On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Martin Ba

Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying?

2009-02-08 Thread KeithBJohnson
I've been the opposite, admittedly getting sucked into Civil War, Secret Invasion, The Reigning (Thor's alternate future takeover of the Earth), Dark Reign (the post Secret Invasion sitch with Norman Osborn in charge of what used to be SHIELD). Even (gasp!) Brand New Day, the execrable retcon o

Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying?

2009-02-07 Thread Martin Baxter
other "Civil War" and its aftermath. Reading this month's Wizard was nothing short of depressing to me, all of the love given to this muck. -[ Received Mail Content ]------ Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying? Date : Fri, 6 Feb 2009 22:09:46 EST Fro

Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying?

2009-02-06 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Here's two tears in a bucket for DC Comics. Let's see what happens with "Watchmen" before we start calling DC "Dying". On Feb 6, 2009, at 10:09 PM, gwashin...@aol.com wrote: I agree with him. But for different reasons. Mostly because DC is still trying to hold on to that fanboy comic boo

Re: [scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying?

2009-02-06 Thread GWashin891
I agree with him. But for different reasons. Mostly because DC is still trying to hold on to that fanboy comic book fan/element to keep itself afloat. One that's seems to be decreasing yearly. Mostly by going backwards instead of forwards. And much of what they have character-wise does

[scifinoir2] Is DC Comics dying?

2009-02-06 Thread Martin Baxter
Grant Morrison seems to think so. They haven't posted the article from Wizard that I read this afternoon on the web site, so it falls to me to quote it. When asked about his work on "Final Crisis" (the ending in particular, and what he hopes fans will take away from the conclusion of the story)