Posted: 08 June 2011 at 11:05am | IP Logged | 10
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Is this how Crisis On Infinite Earths felt to fandom back then?
At the time of COIE, DC was pretty low on comic buyer's radars. Sure, New Teen Titans and Legion of Superheroes were strong sellers, but the 'old guard' of titles (Flash, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman) all seemd to be spinning their wheels, trapped in formulaicstories.
For myself, the results of Crisis (not the maxi-series itself, which I found unnecessarily convoluted) were pretty exciting; it appeared that staid, unchanging DC was ready to shake things up, and did so with MOS, Year One, Wally as the Flash, George on WW, etc.
I didn't get a sense of fan backlash in the comic magazines I read; there seemed to be genuine interest on account of the creative teams being brought in to revitalize the books. I have a feeling Crisis brought alot of new readers to DC that had been following Marvel religiously.
This current 'reboot' is different, IMO. It feels like a panic move, throwing out the bathwater before the tub is half full. I question the logic behind concepts that are receiving titles, as well as creative teams that aren't particularly buzz-worthy (in most cases).
Oh well, we'll see how it all turns out....
Edited by Greg Woronchak on 08 June 2011 at 11:06am
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