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[David]

New show up here:

http://www.fanoff.com/shows/alterego/ep ... m=&ucat=1&

We discuss many opinions, including yours, and eventually talk about the individual merits of each "Die Hard" film.

Keep those opinions coming!

[murphybr]

yeah...I remember when Marvel tried a reboot...it was HEROES REBORN....and it lasted what 12 issues.

[RemTheDude]

I sincerely hope that this reboot turns out to simply be additional books. I have only been reading comics for about a year, and in that time the majority of what i have read has been DC. I have spent a considerable amount of time and money reading (or researching) most of the major events in DC continuity, and the prospect of all of that essentially going to waste quite frankly pisses me off. Being a fan of only one year, i can only imagine how lifelong DC fans feel at the thought of the characters and stories they have been following so passionately being erased.

Also knowing that all of the comics may be coming to an end shortly almost makes me not care what is happening in them right now. If this is truly the case it could have been handled MUCH better, and done to make the company a shit ton of money while pleasing the fans. If they announced that all of the current DC continuity across the board would be brought to some sort of closure within the next year, ending in a universe wide mega event, it would give fans time to process that the end was indeed coming, but in a way that they could get excited about. As it is it seems like the direction they could be going with is that Flashpoint, a 5 issue summer event, could be the last great hurrah for current continuity.

And what of the iconic books like action comics, are they really going to reset that when they are a mere 99 issues from breaking the 1000 issue barrier? To me that just seems sacrilegious.

All of this being said, at this point it is still way to early to tell, this could end up being earth shatteringly awesome. The only thing i know for certain is that DC has let me down purely in the way they have handled the release of such obviously controversial news. Hopefully we are all just over reacting to a non-issue, but if that is the case the PR guys at DC sure as shit dropped the ball.

[murphybr]

what i find HILARIOUS...is that DC was pushing Batman Incorporated and the Green Lantern Series...which is concluding the War of the Green Lanterns....and all these effects from Brightest Day. and this reboot could negate all of that....I wouldnt mind seeing something in that Flashpoint reverts DC back to a zero point for all Earth Based Books....but stuff like Green Lantern Series, being a Space - based book. has no concept or relation to whats going on with Earths reboot for about another year..then have the GL's interact with the change.

But deep down I think they will just end FLashpoint, have Earth back to normal and All Number 1 issues with no major change to the clusterfuck known as the Multiverse....except with BDag as the man under the cowl as Batman.

[Austin]

It's hard telling guys. DC representatives are going out of their way to specifically call what will happen in September a "relaunch" and not a "reboot." It seems silly that an argument over semantics has entered into the discussion of what they're doing, but when it comes to this culture, semantics play a huge role.

At this point they are doing a fantastic job of utilizing the hype machine to their benefit. Everyone is talking about DC, and wondering what will emerge in September. All of this interest in comics is only a good thing, but right now we are wondering - we HAVE to wonder - how it will turn out. I wrote something over on the blog that I'll restate here: my biggest concern is whether I will be entertained or not.

[murphybr]

i didnt read the blog....it didnt have pictures...i only read things with pictures attached.

[David]

There were two pictures!

[CJ_Green]

Now they have announced that their same day digital books will be $2.99 and double sized books will be $3.99 with both of those dropping to $1.99 and $2.99 respectively after a month. Not exactly the prices we were hoping for.

[mdunner28]

I've really enjoyed both the convenience of digital comics as well as the prices. Get a job?