I’m an ageing life-long comic book reader, who has pretty much dropped all super hero books. I’d love to be able to be able to pick up a comic from DC or Marvel and think I was going to enjoy it and share it with my kid, but it hasn’t happened in a long time.

There is nothing that DC is presenting in their “reboot” that says to me anything will be different from what has been going on lately in their comics. A new #1 issue and costume does not mean it will be a better book. The same monkeys that have been producing books that I can’t get into will be producing the “new” versions. What will change? How long before someone realizes the Superman costume that the whole world recognizes is still the best and changes it back, just like they always do? What is DC doing to draw an old fan back?

Also, what about any of these titles would be attractive to a new fan, old or young? There is nothing that I see that would make someone who is not already reading the books start. I realize #1’s draw some people, but that’s usually a flash in the pan. The DC universe with all it's Batpeople and different Robins and Lanterns still looks too dense and convoluted to enjoy.

I hope the stories in these books are fun, appealing and all-age reads. Otherwise it’s the same old crap.

Not quite as stupid as this...

...but pretty damn close.  And the above "Spider Armor" was only an issue.

Hmm... I the discussion is skipping to the books to be officially announced Friday. :-) 

As for todays, another round of books I'm not particularly interested in (and I REALLY don't know about that Blackhawk revival) although once again there seems to be some attempt at diversity, which is a good thing. 

Since tomorrow is the Superman Family most likely, and we still have no Justice Society book, I guess there isn't going to be one?  Bummer.  Still, there are six books left to announce so I guess there's hope.  If not, I'm down to the two Legion books and I probably won't be able to stop myself from trying out Batgirl, which puts me at less than half the number of the books I was getting before.  So I can't really call the reboot a success for me, but then I guess I wasn't in the target audience. :-)

A long time if the rumors of DC's new female costume edict are true. Bonus points for using the word tuchus, though, good form.

Re: Superman - at least they got the S right.  But really, the people who make fun of superhero costumes will continue to do so no matter what you change.  Leave the classics alone.

And the answer to concerns that Supergirl is flying around with people able to look up her skirt is to remove the skirt?  Huh. 

This Supergirl costume is a huge improvement over what she did wear in the last decade or so.

Would you wear the Supergirl costume Matt?

Maybe you can take the one she just got ride off since she doesn't use it anymore?

Tempted?