tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post483445963364427893..comments2023-10-06T00:04:18.327+11:00Comments on The Angriest: Seriously: why 52 in the New 52?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-60053801285640709042013-02-15T09:27:39.572+11:002013-02-15T09:27:39.572+11:00The Legion's biggest strength is also its bigg...The Legion's biggest strength is also its biggest weakness: a near-impenetrable mess of continuity and backstory and a ridiculously large cast. To be honest it was the title that would have benefitted the most from a 100% reset with the New 52, but instead it got a soft reboot at best.<br /><br />I am a massive Hawkman fan, and Geoff Johns proved you can write a long-running and popular Hawkman book. He's just a slightly tricky character to get right.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277173223422519172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-87377947573763378712013-02-13T16:47:16.369+11:002013-02-13T16:47:16.369+11:00It has to be said, the vast majority of titles you...It has to be said, the vast majority of titles you'd cull here wouldn't be missed, either from a fan or a canon basis-- perhaps only Green Arrow, Hawkman and Legion have any historical importance to the publisher, and of those, Hawkman's always been a novelty title that barely survives short runs and Green Arrow really is better suited to ongoing, collectible mini-series.<br /><br />Certainly, as a long-time fan, I'd love to see a new Animal Man series, particularly if it took him back to the weirder Vertigo style than the time-travelling hot-chick sidekick stuff of recent days. Maybe it's my ridiculously fannish nature over these things, but would it not be the funnest fun to see him teamed up with Swamp Thing, Green Arrow/Green Lantern style?<br /><br />I'll get me coat... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-48875230190303379402013-01-21T20:30:54.047+11:002013-01-21T20:30:54.047+11:00Interesting theory, and I can't say that there...Interesting theory, and I can't say that there are many books that you've culled that I'd miss at all. I think you could make a case to keep Legion of Superheroes as a long-term investment.<br /><br />I wonder if some of the non-superhero books wouldn't do better if there was a clear branding of a line for them. Which is probably the exact opposite of what DC is trying to do. Ben Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771119554302398205noreply@blogger.com