Here is the full line up for the Relaunched DC Universe in rebirth. If you missed out on it, and have an hour and a half to watch, the video of the panel is included.
The video starts about 30 minutes in but you can rewind it to the beginning.
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I’m following Tom King over to Batman #1 for sure!
Batman is really the only DC character I follow religiously so that one is a must. If King can pull a Snyder… we could see the same type of prices/value that the New 52 Batman #1 generated for this “rebirth” series.
I have never pulled a DC title in my life. Tom King’s Vision is good enough for me to follow him over to Batman, though. I hope you’re right, Poyo. I wouldn’t mind reading 50+ issues of Tom King Batman!
I was picking up Vision and was skeptical about it, the Visions family…. finally read the issues last week and yeah, Vision is an awesome read. So here’s to hoping King can keep up the good story telling with Batman. I hope his DC writing doesn’t remove him from Marvel though.
Sorry, Poyo. He’s exclusive with DC. His Vision run is going to end at #12.
At least it runs until 12
I like Tom King. He is local (Washington DC area) and is a hell of a nice guy.
…and thanks to Tony, I have his signature on The Vision!
I’m excited for, “Deathstroke,” because Christopher Priest is writing it. Other than that, nothing I plan to purchase unless I hear it’s amazing (although I agree with DrunkWooky that Tom King is quite talented).
Hello all. I haven’t really been around for a few months and just checked back in tonight. I watched the DC Batman panel and noticed Jim Lee said Scott Snyder is now signed to an exclusive deal. Does that mean he’s done with Image or any other publisher for that matter? I know Wytches hasn’t been out forever but does this exclusive kill off his Image deal?
Creator owned does not count in exclusive deals. His Wytches stuff will be fine.
Thanks for the clarification Tony. I’m just happy to know Snyder is still doing some Batman work. He put together a run for the ages.
I wasn’t much into speculating when the New52 came along, and some of those #1’s really took off; especially the Batman titles. Since this time around is not an absolute reboot, I am wondering if Rebirth #1’s even have half the potential of the New52 #1’s. This will still be the “starting point” moving forward again, but how long will it be before DC reboots again? I like continuity, so DC has always given me a headache when I try to think about how things are coming together.
Though people started off saying this is Not A Reboot and Nothing’s Changed… that just isn’t true. It sounds like New 52 Superman is being swapped out for Pre-Flashpoint Superman, and if they don’t bother to explain it in-story (ie/ he’s just suddenly there and it’s as if Justice League and any other crossovers/interactions were with Him instead of the other Superman… and his entire relationship with Wonder Woman never happened because he was with Lois…) it’s going to get messy. Not that that’s ever stopped DC. They’ll just ignore it until no one cares anymore… until the next time they pull the rug out again.
Another piece of information that sounds like Pre-Flashpoint changes being made is an Oracle impostor in Batgirl & the Birds Of Prey. In the New52, Barbara Gordon was never Oracle, and didn’t even have much experience with computers. She actually hacked her first computer in the New52 Batgirl series and commented on how she’d never tried it before, but may just have a knack for it. As far as I know, her current roommate Frankie is NOT going by the name Oracle, even though she is acting as Babs’ tech support. So it sounds like they are going to revise continuity to now imply that Barbara Gordon’s time as Oracle actually DID happen; otherwise there couldn’t be an imposter of a non-existent character.
It’s kind of funny that they are going with another imposter story, too, considering the post-#35 run of Batgirl has had 3 different occasions of someone acting as an imposter.
The question I really had, before typing all of that, is… will the Rebirth one-shots have any potential, or will they end up being viewed as detached from the series? It’s easier to dismiss #0 issues that are released after the series has begun, but in the case of these Rebirth#1’s, it sounds like they are setting up the new status quo for those titles. As if DC wanted to get in a few extra bonus #1’s. As if Rebirth#1 is the true First Issue, and then #1 of the series proper is more like the 2nd issue of the series, story-wise. Batman#1 seems like a no-brainer, but will Batman: Rebirth#1 steal some of it’s thunder as it introduces new characters and leads-into #1? Lol. Aside from the core Bat-books, I’m also eyeing Suicide Squad#1. I am still floored that New Suicide Squad#1 has been selling for over $30, when it’s really just a continuation of the previous volume. I bought a ton of those, so I’m happy, but I never saw it rising so quickly. I was psyched to see Joker’s Daughter & Harley Quinn interact, and I’m still disappointed they didn’t keep JD around very long!
I am skipping the one shots and just picking up issues of Batman, Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn, and a couple others.
I said it last time, people will like saying they own a Batman #1. Even if it is the 3rd one. I bought multiples of #1 for Batman and one or two of Detective and Action Comics. Just for fun, I think people may do the same here again.