Comments on: DC news and notes: Cancellations, Jones

by: Mike

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:37:28 +0000

“With the cancellation of BIRDS OF PREY, so dies another of the few genuinely fun and readable DC books.”

Sorry to stray off topic, but “fun” is practically synonymous for “cancer” in mainstream superhero books. Darker stories and tones are in vogue at the moment (and thanks to Dark Knight, for some time to come) and anything remotely marketed or put in the same word as “fun” suffers. That’s just where the world is at the moment and where the stories are going to be. The usual way for a fun book to do well by the usual standards is to sandwich a lot of selling-points such as sex, violence, death, or any combination of them.

That’s what I’ve noticed, anyway.

Back on topic, as said above, this is more than likely a story gimmick and not entirely reflective as sales. They’re all bat-related books, so after the entire “we’re really getting rid of Batman this time, seriously, we’re for-realsies” situation, you can expect these characters to pop up in one way or another. Probably like what they did with JSA and Green Arrow (relaunching as J.S.A. and GA/BC with a new #1) to show a change in direction and because #1s sell relatively better. Proven fact.

I’d be more worried about Blue Beetle right now. The Blue Beetle and Manhunter books are ones that DC claimed to support even though the fans don’t (with sales), and Manhunter just got scrapped.

Cheers.

by: Bunche

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:30:36 +0000

With the cancellation of BIRDS OF PREY, so dies another of the few genuinely fun and readable DC books.

by: Ron

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:45:37 +0000

Please, please, please, enough gimmicks, cross-overs, title-changes etc. Just give creators books and let them create! I for one am tired of editorially driven story-lines. Editors edit, creators create. Capishce?

Also, what a freakin’ great cover that is! Is that Ordway? It’s awesome.

by: Mark Coale

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:59:32 +0000

The best analogy I’ve heard so far is when Marvel cancelled all the X-books during “age of apocalypse” and then brought them all back four months later.

That’s why I think is pretty much going to happen, even if the books have new names.

by: Evie

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:09:04 +0000

I realize this isn’t some kind of original contribution to the discussion, but they have to bring them all back in some way. I mean that’s just, like, cancelling… oh I don’t even know, my brain is soup this week. Tired, jumpy soup.