The DC Discussion Thread - For all things relating to DC Comics

[Chaos Greyblood]

Best thing I know how is just by downloading via torrents and all. There's got to be loads and loads of comics.

If you just want reboots, brave the tides that is The New 52.

[terraablaze]

Series that didn't have long runs perhaps? Like Kick-Ass.

[Fingolfin]

Oops, I meant Wonderwoman not Wonderman. Curiously, there is a hero named Wonderman and he's in Marvel.

[Kotonoha]

Haha I was kind of wondering who Wonderman was.

[Chojomeka]

Oops, I meant Wonderwoman not Wonderman. Curiously, there is a hero named Wonderman and he's in Marvel.

He's also a robot.

[Lycodrake]

Simon Williams, the Wonder Man.
In non-ionic form, shown here, he actually has hair similar to Shinji's...

[lilithsama]

You know what I think?

I think DC is pushing way too hard with this Justice League movie, and it's going to inevitably fail because they're only making it to match Avengers.

yeah, cus they saw all that money marvel was making and being the greedy a-holes they are decided OH ME WANT LOTSA MONEY LIEK DAT
especially now that Nolan Batman is done they need to figure out the next best way to cash in =_=
(not saying Nolan movies were there to only make money, cus they totally f*cking arent.... Schumaker totally were though =_=)

Y'know they SHOULD do?

They need to do a movie with the World's Finest (Batman and Superman) or of DC's Trinity (Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman).

And maybe do a film for each of them beforehand.

I think that would go a lot better than just trying to do what Avengers did.

well isnt that kinda what avengers did too? (Thor, Iron Man 1 & 2, Capt America, That Norton Hulk movie from several years ago)

although they're kinda already on that with the Snyder/Nolan Superman movie coming out next year
and the Batman reboot that I SHIT YOU NOT is already, and HAS BEEN in the works =_=
i assume they'd make a Wonder Woman movie, but they might just be so anxious for that JL monies they'll skip it and just jump right in to the "big one"
f*ck they already started development =-=


although I wanna be hopeful and think they'll actually do a good job

[Chaos Greyblood]

That's the point, Lil. Marvel made the build-up with all the individual movies. I had said it as such previously. Even if it's just to match up, I think DC has to think things through for a bit and grind it out nicely. I want to see how they handle Wonder Woman in a movie. Just trying to do a rush-job with the JLA movie is just like doing a videogame adaptation of said movie(s): It's not gonna look and feel well and the lack of quality will show. You have to be just like the Tortoise from The Tortoise and the Hare.

[lilithsama]

Thats what they should do, but i seriously doubt they're gonna.
they arent trying to make a good Justice League movie, they're just trying to cash in cus OOOH LOOK AT ALL DAH MONIES AVENGERS MADE

which really is a shame, since Justice League done right is f*cking awesome ;^;

[Chaos Greyblood]

Hope for the best, Lil. Hope for the best.

[lilithsama]

i want to, but then i look at everything they've done in the past few years (Nolan excluded) and cant help but fear for the future =_=

[MssrNeko]

DC has had a sketchy history when it came to making movie adaptions of their comics. Hopefully they'll learn from their mistakes and do something different...pfft.

@Koto: I'll expand on what Ogodaka has already raised and add some of my own:
Red Son takes Superman and raises the question, "What if Supes landed in Soviet Russia instead of America" and runs with it. All-Star Superman has the Man of Steel contracting a fatal disease with only months to live so he decides to help make the world better. And Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow was created as way to send off the Silver Age (late 50s to 70s) Superman after they decided to reboot the DC universe. Basically the final story to end Silver Age Superman's career, although it starts to get dark really quick buts ends with a fond farewell.

Kingdom Come is a great DC crossover story that deconstructs the "90's Antihero" while reconstructing the meaning on what it means to be a superhero. All with biblical overtones that actually mesh well instead of being added for effects.

As for my own suggestions I would pick:
Dark Knight Returns - A retired Bruce Wayne dons the Bat cowl once more to fight crime after giving it up. (Avoid the sequel though)
Astro City - A trip back to the Golden Age of Comics with analogs of famous DC heroes. Studies the emotional and personal issues of those who live in a world filled with super powered beings.
Marvels - A Marvel series that makes you look through the eyes of a reporter as he documents the heroics of superhumans.

[mangafreak7793]

I believe the event in question that made Cap so angry was finding a statue of Superman.

I want to see this if possible.

Also to answer your questions.

Waiting for young justice to make new episodes

Favorite Superhero.

I like Zatanna,don't ask but it is probably because of magic and fishnet stockings.

But on a more serious level, Jay Garrack and Batman, since only Batman is prepared for anything. Though DCAU Batman is with mixed feelings because by the end of it, he becomes grumpy and old and dated barbera once.

Favorite team:

Hard to say....since my DC verse is weak.

Favorite Robin:

Dick Greyson, though Cassandra Cain and Tim Drake are interesting,

[Lycodrake]

I don't think Cassandra Cain ever took up the title of "Robin"...

[mangafreak7793]

I don't think Cassandra Cain ever took up the title of "Robin"...

or was it batgirl, sorry.

Again my DC is weak.

[Lycodrake]

or was it batgirl, sorry.
Again my DC is weak.

It's okay, just clarifying. She may have, for all I know.
I've ignored everything since the "New 52"...the disgusting abomination. :|

[Chaos Greyblood]

For manga's query on Theo's statement, this happened in JLA-Avengers when the Avengers got transported to the DC Universe and were either shocked or appalled that the heroes on DC were well loved by the populace. They were in disbelief, because they suspected that the world was subverted by the JLA or something, though considering how the Marvel universe is a bit of a crapsack universe, they might be forgiven for thinking that way.

[Lycodrake]

DC = heroes get statues erected in their honor, Anti-Life Equation
Marvel = heroes are hunted down as criminals worse than those they defeat, Mephisto

[ChiakiKakumei]

My response to Theo's Intro Entry.

[Lycodrake]

Poison Ivy and Cheetah. Good.
...no Agent Orange. Poor. :|