@Weird Tales Yeah fans of Damian have it good this relaunch, probably why I'm not as impressed LOL

I expect more from a Teen Titans title I suppose, being led by a 12 year old former League of Assassins member and using the new black Kid Flash in the old one's suit just isn't doing it for me. And they're introducing multiple characters with superspeed in the Flash monthly and talking up some kid named August... and NOT this new take on Wally?

New and fresh isn't always a positive thing. I'd have rather read a title about the clone Superboy and Red Robin than these two tweens. With Red Hood... I'd just rather have a solo Red Hood title. He doesn't NEED supporting characters with powers to make him more interesting. And upping the profiles of two characters with stronger ties to premiere superheroes [Superman and Wonder Woman] just makes it all the more obvious DC isn't willing to take chances with 2nd and 3rd string characters anymore.

Give me a decent Outsiders title instead of more Trinity-related books and spin-offs.

~KL~

i view it as bringing back the legacy aspect of DC, which was missing in the New 52 and I am a big fan of new spins on classic comics. Also there is a Doom Patrol comic coming soon, which is made of 2nd and 3rd string characters and it should be great.

I'm just confused why Starfire is on the Teen Titans and not the Titans? Does this mean her romance with Dick is out the window?

@Weird Tales It's being written by Gerard Way though, and until it's confirmed Negative Man is a member it's as good as crap to me. The legacy aspect has been all but completely forgotten in DC, which is what this Rebirth is supposed to be fixing. One of the reasons fans assumed the classic JSA would return as well as some form of LoSH. With Damian, he's being moved to Super Sons and Teen Titans because it's clear he can't sustain fans with a solo title for very long, something Tim Drake never had a problem with his series lasting over a hundred issues IIRC.

Characters I'd love to see them do more with: Deadman, the Demon, Ragman, the Ray, Damage, Starman, Damage, Atom Smasher/Nuklon, Hawkman, Capt. Atom, Hawk & Dove, Static, Metamorpho, Booster Gold, Captain Marvel [I refuse to call him Shazam], Mary Marvel, the Question, the Outsiders, the LoSH, the JSA, Kyle Rayner/GL, Capt. Comet [known simply as Comet more recently], Steel, Judo Master, Vixen, Batman Inc., etc...

One of the books I'm surprised to be interested in though, is All New Super-Man. This Chinese Superman looks-wise is leaps and bounds better than the mostly all blue Superdad/Superman. And I'm looking forward to the Chinese government building it's own Justice League and wondering where/how the Great Ten will be involved.

I expect more from DC Comics than solos featuring the most well known Justice League members, Bat-books, and titles with leads tying to the Trinity [Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman]. Marvel is all over the place at all times and caters to a wider range of fans, DC is struggling to stay 'hip' and relevant.

I'm just confused why Starfire is on the Teen Titans and not the Titans? Does this mean her romance with Dick is out the window?

Yeah I wondered that as well, but she hasn't had the same relationship with Grayson post New52 that she had before. She DID sleep with Roy Harper/Arsenal though in Red Hood and the Outlaws. My best guess is they moved her to Teen Titans to pair her with Raven and Beastboy similar to the classic era, but she's certainly not a teen in this current universe that's picking up where the New52 left off rather than being a complete reboot. Also with the adult Titans title, I think the creators wanted more focus on Donna Troy and their new iteration of Lilith/Omen.

It's just one of about a dozen moves DC is making post Rebirth that I wonder WTF the editorial staff was thinking. Like bringing Ted Kord back in Blue Beetle only to make his a supporting character rather than the star. Jaime has failed twice when given a monthly title, why would the third time be a charm when it's basically more of the same thing just now with a mentor fans would much rather be reading about. I don't think JL 3000/3001 is being renewed, so it gives me high hopes they're planning a new LoSH title...

~KL~

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Yeah I wondered that as well, but she hasn't had the same relationship with Grayson post New52 that she had before. She DID sleep with Roy Harper/Arsenal though in Red Hood and the Outlaws. My best guess is they moved her to Teen Titans to pair her with Raven and Beastboy similar to the classic era, but she's certainly not a teen in this current universe that's picking up where the New52 left off rather than being a complete reboot. Also with the adult Titans title, I think the creators wanted more focus on Donna Troy and their new iteration of Lilith/Omen.

It's just one of about a dozen moves DC is making post Rebirth that I wonder WTF the editorial staff was thinking. Like bringing Ted Kord back in Blue Beetle only to make his a supporting character rather than the star. Jaime has failed twice when given a monthly title, why would the third time be a charm when it's basically more of the same thing just now with a mentor fans would much rather be reading about. I don't think JL 3000/3001 is being renewed, so it gives me high hopes they're planning a new LoSH title...

~KL~

The titans are based on the original team from the silver and bronze age, which is pretty nostalgic for me minus the exclusion of wally. Again i think they're testing the waters since fans don't buy as much and 2nd and 3rd string characters always seem to get canceled. I highly doubt Tim would survive this modern era of comics canceling

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The titans are based on the original team from the silver and bronze age, which is pretty nostalgic for me minus the exclusion of wally. Again i think they're testing the waters since fans don't buy as much and 2nd and 3rd string characters always seem to get canceled. I highly doubt Tim would survive this modern era of comics canceling

The 2nd and 3rd stringers do get cancelled, but so do books that SHOULD last like Robin: Son of Batman. With the adult Titans books DC started trying to *fix* their continuity by saying a villain stopped the original Titans from forming altering history as it should have been. Tim had quite a successful title in Red Robin and it lasted thirty issues or so leading up to the New52 relaunch, where the character was turned into shit and was the first to have a retconned story that was retconned yet again claiming he was never just called Robin as the New52 Teen Titans #1 suggested.

Lately DC has been pretty antsy to just cancel a book or hire less than stellar creators on titles they don't put much faith in. Just as an example, Rob Liefeld is the reason Hawk and Dove was cancelled once he took over the writing on top of art duties during the begiining of the New52. DC's response to this clusterfuck of a creator? They gave him writing duties on Grifter, Hawkman, and writing/art on Deathstroke. He basically got one title canned then was given three others to basically do the same with. Grifter started getting good again when he was off the book but got cancelled before it ever had a chance to get an upswing. Hawkman fell victim, and Deathstroke was canceled but given new life later on with top notch creators.

DC's main problem is they hire people who don't have any passion for the characters they're working on. The good creators, who usually DO work on a 2nd or 3rd string heroes or titles first, once their potential is in print... they get shipped to Superman and Batman books. Jimmy Palmiotti did wonders with the Freedom Fighters in a couple different mini series as well as the monthly, and solo minis for newer spins on the characters. He was later put on a higher profile book, Power Girl, and now he's on Harley Quinn. No reason was given as to why DC decided to stop publishing stories featuring Freedom Fighters characters like the Ray, Human Bomb, and Black Condor...

EDIT: A story was actually planned to crossover Grifter and Hawkman with one of the Superman titles that would have the three of them facing an alien enemy. It was shot down once the creative teams on Grifter and Hawkman changed up, probably because they didn't want Liefeld anywhere near Superman. I for one would have LOVED that crossover, as Grifter is one of my all time favorite Wildstorm characters.

~KL~

Stiiiiill here guys. Now that @rocketrobie2 has posted, it looks like its time for me to do so as well.

Me and Wraith will probably do some form of a collab in the near future.

And posted. A new scenario from me will arise in my next post. Stay tuned.

I'll be getting a SoF post out soon. Just making my rounds. :)

Alright, well I've got my post up.

@The Kid Lantern
Feel free to join Gunrat in the hunt. Or During Ghoul's escape the two can run into each other.

You gonna be getting another post up about our encounter, or should I continue under the assumption that Ghoul escaped?

@Aro That was a f***ing wicked post man. Damn.

~KL~

Anybody got something in the works? Nobody's restricted by setting with several individual stories happening on different days of the month...

~KL~

Once I can get my schedule to line up with Hillan's, we're going to do a collab.

I've been busy lately and haven't been feeling all too well due to some things. That said, I'm really just kind of dodging things on this site so I'll try to see if I can get back to RPing tonight.

Finally got my RP up, grandpa KL. You aren't gonna live that one down for awhile...though I guess that makes me grandma. :(

Sorry it took me so long to get it up guys, had a doctor appointment and some tests ran this week...along with quite a few t-ball games. I really enjoyed reading everyone's posts! I think this is gonna be a really fun game. And @Lord Wraith I already want to cuddle Slip, which I doubt he would appreciate. haha. #teamcosmic is gonna be epic.

Finally got my RP up, grandpa KL. You aren't gonna live that one down for awhile...though I guess that makes me grandma. :(

Sorry it took me so long to get it up guys, had a doctor appointment and some tests ran this week...along with quite a few t-ball games. I really enjoyed reading everyone's posts! I think this is gonna be a really fun game. And @Lord Wraith I already want to cuddle Slip, which I doubt he would appreciate. haha. #teamcosmic is gonna be epic.

I think Slip would smell like wet dog. It might not be super pleasant.

Anybody got something in the works? Nobody's restricted by setting with several individual stories happening on different days of the month...

~KL~

Got something in the works.

Also, I'm always actively looking for somebody to colab with. Any takers?

@Marik If you're looking for a hero to collab with I can't help, but if you're looking for another villain I'm down.