I think "Jason Todd is coming back" is pretty small potatoes when it comes to the events planned in the DC universe this year. Not only do you have the "Crisis" du jour (titled Countdown and spinning off 4 separate mini-series), you also have Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers mega-series, and the All Star Batman and All Star Superman series this year. All this is in addition to the normal title line-up. Marvel is doing something similar with House of M, so it looks like the big event strategy is the main order of the day for the Big Two.
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Jeff Mejia - Feb 09, 2005 4:59:17 am PST #7465 of 10000
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
Frankenbuddha - Feb 09, 2005 5:47:22 am PST #7466 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Anything coming out today? Is the new Astounishing this week?
Steph L. - Feb 09, 2005 6:03:35 am PST #7467 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Astounishing is not today.
On my list is Outsiders and Nightwing, and I'm probably going to grab Green Arrow if they have it.
victor infante - Feb 09, 2005 6:05:41 am PST #7468 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
so it looks like the big event strategy is the main order of the day for the Big Two.
But that's nothing new--it has been for the past near twenty years. Ever since "Crisis on Infinite Earths."
Tom Scola - Feb 09, 2005 6:07:37 am PST #7469 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Except that in the mid-90's, overreliance on the Big Event came and bit them in the ass.
shrift - Feb 09, 2005 6:10:12 am PST #7470 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'll probably be picking up:
Action #824
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #188
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Gotham Central #28
Green Arrow #47
Nightwing #103
Outsiders #20
Ultimate X-Men #56
And possibly some Supreme Power back issues because Holli is an evil pimp.
Steph L. - Feb 09, 2005 6:17:04 am PST #7471 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I have to get Manhunter back issues because SA is an evil pimp. Unless it's going to come out in TPB soon. Then I can wait. But I have to remember to add it to my pull list.
Jeff Mejia - Feb 09, 2005 7:04:24 am PST #7472 of 10000
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
Hot off the heels of We3, Grant Morrison has his final 3-issue Vertigo mini launch today - Vimanarama.
I'll also be picking up JLA #111, JSA #70, Ultimates v. 2 #3, and Captain America #3 in addition to shrift's list.
§ ita § - Feb 09, 2005 11:22:20 am PST #7473 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, the Ultimate Universe is totally gay.
Nightwing #103 wasn't the simple pleasure I found #102, but interesting enough, with a cameo laugh or two. Ultimates #2 -- my reaction to it is in a Schroedingery place -- assuming that wasn't Bruce on the phone -- whoa. If it was, half a whoa. Outsiders was ... okay. Ultimate X-Men got a couple laughs, but I'm not feeling the Ultimate Longshot love. Nice to see there seems to be a nice and hearty Ultimate Phoenix Force, though. That was the most interesting part.
victor infante - Feb 09, 2005 1:21:13 pm PST #7474 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Except that in the mid-90's, overreliance on the Big Event came and bit them in the ass.
Sure, but I like this set up a lot better than how they usually do it: the events of IC filtering thoughout the regular titles, simmering, and then coming back together in the next crisis is a heck of a lot more interesting tham "Stop everything! The Beyonder's on Earth!"
Mind, the events of Marvel's "Chaos" annoyed me mightily, and sories centered around Magneto and family are hardly unique, but I'll probably give it a shot.