DC Rebirth

For those that don't know, DC decided that after five years of the "New 52" they are going to do another kind of reboot of their universe. The idea is to get their characters back to the classic elements that fans loved while trying to keep things fresh.

I will give DC credit, what they did five years ago took a big pair. I initially hated on the "New 52" idea. I warmed to it when it meant that everything will be new and I can jump in on the ground floor. Being a Marvel fanboy, I never had a full appreciation for DC's history and it's deep cast of characters.

After a couple of months, when I had paired down to a dozen or so comics that I wanted to actually read, something happened. I began to become less invested in the books. Constant changes brought on by editorial lead to that. I'm sure Geoff Johns leaving most books had that effect.

All of a sudden, I was dropping everything in sight except for Batman and Justice League. What had started off as a refreshing change had now become super dull.

When I heard about the Rebirth event and all the new creative teams on the books, my interest was piqued once again. I wasn't even remotely cynical this time around. In fact I was relieved.

In a later post, I will talk about my true feelings about the state of the comic industry as it relates to  Marvel and DC.

Anyways, this was a long way to say that I am now interested in DC again. The board has been reshuffled. However, what has me more excited is the creative teams on these books.

Batman is now written by Tom King. I'm not thrilled with David Finch on art, but maybe he'll impress me. I love the concept of the new Green Lanterns book. One of my favorite writers, Greg Rucka, has returned to write Wonder Woman. The biggest surprise of all is that I am interested in a Superman book. Who knew?? Credit goes to Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason who will be the creative team.

Although this is a short post (and late. These books are already out. I need to get it together!), I am excited to get some variety back in my reading. I'm slowly starting to turn against Marvel right now, so the balance is going to swing a little again.

In a future post, I will give my review of some of the series I mentioned above after we're about six issues in. Stay tuned!