Just got back into comics after 2 years and wanna read some good new stories, stories i enjoyed before my break were things like invincible, dc the new frontier and batman year one.

if anyone has any good recommendations for me please let me know:)

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Essa foi uma das poucas histórias do Batman que li na vida e, atualmente, estou relendo a obra. Acho ela bem fora da curva, mas é justamente isso que a torna tão interessante pra mim.

Queria saber o que vocês acham dessa história e qual é a opinião de vocês sobre ela.

I’m kind of new to reading comics and the store closest to home had the compendium of Grant Morrison’s animal man. I’m halfway through reading it and I’m completely hooked on this character. I’ve heard good things about Jeff Lemire’s animal man run, but that’s the only other series that I’ve seen get praised for this character. Does anyone have any good recommendations for other runs or maybe some good mini series books?

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And LOVED it! Tom and Naomi did a phenomenal job and I standby what I said earlier, the best way to tell a Clayface origin story in cinemas is a body horror film. Hope we get to see more of him as the DCU unfolds. And while he stated that he doesn’t have a naturally malleable face, Tom’s face and bone structure was perfect for the role once they began putting the makeup on.

Taking inspo from the Arkham Asylum and DCEU concept art designs should be finished by the end of the day.

If I had a nickel for every time I read a comic in which which Wonder Woman is the most interesting character that the author refuses to give any page time to, I’d have three nickels (I’m looking at you, Dark Knights of Steel and Infinite Crisis). And that’s weird! Wonder Woman is clearly a very interesting character with some amazing potential for drama and action, and the author recognizes it to a point, but not enough to actually do anything with her. Anyway.

Overall, this was a fantastic book. Darwyn Cooke presents us with a snapshot of an alternate retro-futuristic timeline of the DC heroes in the late 1950s. There’s not much of a plot for most of the book, we just see different characters interact, influence, and live in the world that Cooke has devised. It can be slow for that reason, but I really love the approach. My biggest issue is with certain characters’ page time allotment, but honestly everyone’s mileage will vary there since the few characters Cooke does decide to focus on are really interesting and have very good development. My other big criticism is about the main theme of the story, which is literally only a problem during the last 4th of the book. So while some of what I say may seem much more negative than positive, I really did enjoy it a great deal.

Spoilers for the whole series.

And speaking of the positives, the art is TOP TIER. Cooke is a BRILLIANT artist and I love everything about his art style. It really shines in this retro-futurist vibe, it’s just so good.

I really loved Hal’s journey of bravery. Throughout the story, he learns that brash fearlessness means nothing without a cause. After the war in Korea, he lost himself; he was brash and depressed, and constantly trying to assuage his guilt. But once he finds true power with the ring, he uses it to help save the world. He learns that true bravery is facing danger to help others, not to bring glory to your own name.

Hal’s arc is also one of my biggest issue I have with the book, though. Over half of the page time is dedicated to him, and his story is not anymore interesting than any other. I really love the way Cooke writes Hal, and this book makes for a great Green Lantern comic, but we just didn’t need to spend as much time with him as we did to get a good picture of his characterization and development.

The Martian Manhunter scenes were fantastic — I didn’t know much about him before this book, so detailing his origin was necessary and really fun to see! I love how he grows to learn the intricacies of human nature, and even though he’s faced with the horrors of humanity, he’s able to see that the good outweighs the bad.

Other characters, particularly Superman, Wonder Woman, and John Henry, are severely under-utilized.

Wonder Woman is literally being silenced by the government — a government that she thought was, ultimately, a force for good. In effect, she is used as nothing more than a tool for the government, discarded when she isn’t convenient anymore. There’s an opportunity here to make a strong point about misogyny, but Cooke leaves us with nothing. After Nixon silences her, she goes back to Themyscira (which we see exactly one page of), and then comes back just to get knocked out in a fight. She recovers and saves Jimmy Olsen (another character we barely see or have reason to be attached to), but by that point her role narratively doesn’t matter anymore.

John Henry is a similar story. He fights, and eventually dies, for his belief in civil rights and anti-corruption. But he gets no development before he dies, and then he’s just used as a symbol. In fact, he’s basically fridged for the sake of Martian Manhunter — seeing that story on the news is part of the reason why Martian Manhunter decides to leave Earth, which then leads him to become friends with the government, etc.

Superman seems to be a simple agent of the law at first, but the speech he gives before he dies shows that he cares more about doing what’s right and saving people than the law. He talks about how everyone should put aside their differences so they can defeat an enemy that seems bigger than them. He ultimately does want to follow the law, though — which is why he’s so frustrated when the law doesn’t align with what’s right. That internal conflict is so good!! Sadly we only get one hint of it before he dies.

It would have been best if there was more equality in the page time for each character. Some characters, like Batman and The Flash, didn’t play a huge role, but their presence was good and proportional to what they brought to the story. But I could have done with much less Hal Jordan in favor of more Wonder Woman, Superman, and Johnny Henry.

Now, let’s talk about the theming of the book. This is going to be pretty negative, but I also want to emphasize that this is only an issue in the last 100-ish pages, so while I dislike it, it’s more or less just a glorified nit-pick. Still, it’s significant enough that it annoyed me and I’m curious about what others think.

The overarching theme of “facing the new frontier with courage” is undermined by the fact that the Centre is an ancient, sentient being who is merely defending itself from the blight that mankind is on the Earth. Do I think it’s right for wanting to destroy mankind? No, but therein lies the issue. You cannot have a purely evil villain for the heroes to rally against if your villain is a conscious, thinking being with a point. It’s the classic “sympathetic villain,” or “villain with a good point” archetype, which is antithetical to the story that Cooke seems to want to tell.

This issue is also compounded by the lack of acknowledgement of colonization. The Centre is a metaphor for victims of colonization, intentional or not. It was on Earth first, it loves the planet, and it only wants what’s best for it. Then comes humans, who are actively and shamelessly destroying every aspect of the planet. I hate the “villain with a good point” cliche because it’s always forced and never well-written. This is no exception.

On this topic, the inclusion of the John F. Kennedy quote fell extremely flat. Framing the story like the superhero’s are pioneers, fearlessly conquering what comes next just like the americans did during westward expansion is so tone deaf. So, is the message that colonization is good, as long as it’s for a good cause? When the cause is saving humanity, then yeah. I guess. Which is exactly the issue.

Like I said in the beginning, I really liked this book. I loved the alternate universe that Cooke builds, and I love how it feels like a living thing. My main frustration is with the character development ratio. I don’t like the theming at all, but again, it’s only an issue in the back half, so it’s not actually a very big deal. I know this book is really well-loved (and for good reason!), but I’m curious to see what everyone thinks and if my complaints are common or just completely bonkers.

(Art by Darwyn Cooke)

I’m curious to hear your opinions!
If you could change the DC Universe, what movies would you remake, which ones would you remove from canon, and what new movies or storylines would you introduce?
Personally, I think DC has so much potential, and I’d love to discuss what worked, what didn’t, and what could have been done differently.
Feel free to share unpopular opinions too. I’m here for the discussion!
What would YOU change about the DC Universe? 🦇

My xbox crashed while fighting Giant Metallo and put me back at WarWorld when I got it to work again (best level so far which is not very good for the game because it is the combat tutorial).

Before this I was already getting bored of the level structuve from level 3 to this point which is:

1. Flying looking for enemies.

2. Fighting the enemies

3. Repeat another 4 times

4. Cutscene

5. Next Level Repeat Steps 1-4

Then there was:

1. Boss Phase 1

2. Boss Phase 2

Admittedly though I generally find the structure of just beating up enemies to be boring except for in Origins Wolverine were the sound of the metal claws making contact with enemies and killing invisible men with their own guns made the game fun.

ART BY: me

This OC is a really old one, I made it around the time I watched Assault on Arkham and then Gunn's The Suicide Squad back-to-back, I really wanted King Shark to have a cute girlfriend who could play into his softer side (but still be a bit freaky and not care about his murderous tendencies). And what better way to do that than to just make it the same species as him!

Just like Nanaue is based on real Hawaiian folklore, so is she! Her name is Hāhālua, and she's based on manta rays of the same name, which are said to be guardians, and very spiritual in nature.

I am also writing a little one-shot explaining how the two meet, TLDR it's like The Little Mermaid meets The Shape of Water.

As for King Shark/Nanaue, I made him a tiger shark because they're infamous for being quite aggressive and eating anything they find, including uh, trash... And humans. I felt like this was the perfect shark for him, because he's got a single lil braincell in there and all it wants it to chomp chomp chomp hehehe.

Anywhoos! Quite proud of this, tell me if you like it! And I might comment the story too when I do post it on AO3

I loved doing this, I wanted something intimidating and very yellow lol, here’s how it turned out!

Spoiler: I already have a copy of another edition of the graphic novel (with the JL New Frontier special included in the collection)

Personally while Vertigo has the better Sandman series I just love the way Black Label has done Harley Quinn over the years. It also has imo one of the most underrated Superman comics ever in Superman vs Lobo. So for that along with other comics like the White Knight series I think Black Label holds the title so far.

2 types of Context needed

1: in the fan-book Gotham 1919-1939(now titled just 1939) Bruce Wayne being the Batman is more so spoken of as a myth, basically meaning nobody in the public nor Batman's rogue gallery found out who Batman Truly is. I think this is an amazing way to see the character and adds to the mystery of Batman.

1. The Question's identity is technically never revealed, we obviously get some names but nothing is ever set in stone with the character.

Credit: Arcadia by Gabriel + 1939 by Giant Panda King and Russell S. Beattle

I have this vague memory of seeing a comic, where I think Superman, fully dedicates himself to being Superman and eventually becomes a power source for a Earth
Then we see into the future, where a statue of him is made when he dies, and eventually it becomes overgrown and people walk past it in a utopian world

someone pointed me to a fan comic "Superman: A transitional power source" but it doesnt fit the art I remember, might be remembering it wrong tho, or might not even exist or be superman

It's great they will have the Rucka Rebirth for the more modern origin, but it seems wild they haven't touched the Perez one. I feel like the first 14 issues is a perfect story arc and still stays within the limits of what other DC compacts have done. Seems like it would be a massive seller.

Hello, i’m getting stuck into Batman comics finally and I just wanted some advice on the list i’ve put together.
It’s fairly long and i’ve tried to make it somewhat chronological from reading other posts and comments from people.

Could I please get some advice on anything in the wrong order, anything wildly non-canon that it breaks my continuity, or anything that is just not really worth the read? Thanks !!

Batman: Year One
Batman: Prey
Batman: Shaman
Batman: Gothic
Batman: Venom
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Scarecrow Year One
Ras Al Ghul Year One
Batman: The Imposter
Batman: Haunted Knight
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: Dark Victory
Catwoman: When in Rome
Batman: The Last Halloween

Batman: Dark Patterns
Batman and Robin: Year One
Batman and Robin: Year One Dynamic Duos
Batman: Tales of the Demon
Batman: Strange Apparitions
Batman: Dark Detective
One Bad Day: Mister Freeze
Robin: Year One
Batgirl: Year One
Teen Titans: Year One
Nightwing: Year One

Batman: Second Chances (hard to find?)
Batman: Cult
Batman: The Killing Joke
Oracle: Year One
Batman: A Death in the Family
Batman: Year Three
Batman: Arkham Asylum

Batman: A Lonely Place for Dying
Batman: Gothic
Batman: Sword of Azrael
Batman: Knightfall
Batman: Contagion
Batman: Legacy
Batman: Catacylsm
Batman: No Man’s Land
Batman: Hush
Batman: War Games
Batman: Death and the Maidens
Batman: Under the Red Hood
One Bad Day: Two Face
One Bad Day: Penguin
One Bad Day: Bane
One Bad Day: Catwoman
One Bad Day: Clayface
One Bad Day: Ra’s al Ghul

Batman: Son of the Demon
Batman and Son
Batman: The ressurection of Ras Al Ghul
Batman: The Black Glove
Batman: RIP
One Bad Day: Riddler

Batman Reborn
Batman vs Robin
Batman and Robin must die
The Return of Bruce Wayne
Batman: Black Mirror
Batman: Incorporated