>>216606
Only the right on is good though.

>>216581
What monopoly?

>>216607
>implying that rippling, spiky, armored, bepouched, 90s personified Batman isn't awesome

Beware the Bat is getting its footing. Good dialog on this one with Katana and Gordon, looking forward to Babs getting into the vigilante game likely with her own getup borrowed from the station or her dads gear. They play the tension rather well I liked Batman's solution at the end.

>>216592
The big 2 of the industry dug their own grave with the exclusivity thing. Marvel though seems to have been getting their house in order and the Disney acquisition seems to have helped even further. Warner Bros on the other hand has failed at doing any sort of management of DC to expand it further.

>>216609
Diamond is basically the only distributor of mainstream comics in the US and other parts of the world after they absorbed their largest US competitor in the late '90s and others into the '00 and '10s which expanded their hold into the UK and Europe. They price runs way out of the range of small mom and pa shops and even to a point where grocery chains couldn't be bothered.

Best episode since Secrets.

And I loved the concept of the Ghosts. Thought they were a cool way to use the "Narrows" concept that the movies never capitalized on.
And then the showed up and they were all dressed like the Spook and I had a huge smile on my face.

Barbara is so infatuated with Batman. Hope we get some Harvey Dent up in here since this is supposed to be early Bats.

>>216613

It'd be nice if some of the big companies like DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, and Image just got together and set up their own distribution and just stuck it to Diamond.

>>216636
But Marvel trying to secure a distribution company in their own control is how Diamond ended up a monopoly...

>>216648

I did not know that.

>>216650
yea '90s were a massive clusterfluck for he industry with them overproducing and idiots thinking every comic had the potential of being Action Comics #! type value

>>216653
Everyone remembers the spikes and pouches but truly the worst thing about comics in the 90s was the collector's market. They're supposed to be entertainment. Imagine sealing up DVDs or VHSs. They're ment to be enjoyed. I mean I could understand holding on to some Golden Age book but Youngblood #5 ain't worth it.

Also anyone know when pic related happened?

>>216650
Yeah, basically in the 90s Marvel bought up Heroes World Distributing, a rival of Diamond's. This fucked over all the other distribution companies, including Diamond, because Marvel started only shipping through their own distributor. But HWD wasn't big enough to handle ALL of Marvel, so they eventually collapsed, helping Marvel go bankrupt while they were at it, and Diamond, who was the largest distro company before HWD got bought, weathered the interim the best and ended up being the last man standing.

>>216656
I think that's Superman Annual #1.

>>216662
Just read it. Kind of disappointed. Anons on /co/ had me convinced Superman was dealing with an extradimensional Spanish speaking space gods. Foolish me.

Although I'm glad someone remembers space in DC is more than Lanterns.

>>216664
Well he was originally a Wildstorm character. So don't expect to see him again anytime soon. The attempts to integrate those characters and ideas into the greater DCU have been dropped, and dropped hard.

>>216668
tis a shame since there are a few good ones in that pile.

>>216668
I wasn't as familiar with Wildstorm. My friend tells me the Authority is good. I have been meaning to read it. I do like New 52 Stormwatch in a Michael Bay movie way. I like Grifter. So the whole Demonite invasion is just dropped?

It's funny when you remember that DC today is essentially a combination of several different comic company IPs. Fawcett, Quality, Charlton, MJL, Milestone and Wildstorm. On top of their stuff.

>>216668
Shame and a boon. Id love to see Gen 13 back, but not by modern DC

The Authority is kind of a mixed bag, my personal favourite ones were the Warren Ellis and Ed Brubaker stories, as Mark Millar (with some help from Grant Morrison) kind of had big stories with meandering unpleasantness.

"I was supposed to write two ongoing series for DC Comics next year (with the possibility of a third), but when it became clear to me that I would not be a good fit with the current editorial team, I walked away before the series were announced. (Since I was paid a kill fee, professional decorum requires that I say no more, so please don’t ask)."
-Brian Keene

Incredible. They are actually, NO JOKE, fucking up books that don't even officially exist yet.

>>216722
I swear to god. Editorial needs to take a fucking chill pill.

>>216695
That's what my friend said.

So don't piss off Beowulf apparently.

>>216695

Ellis' run was amazing, Millar had one good arc but the rest of pretty shitty, and a nice preview of the authoritarian dickishness he would later bring to bear on Civil War. And then Ennis took over and everything went completely the shit.

So Johns is off Aquaman after writing 28 issues. Unless #23.1-#25 include some interesting developments, then in his time on the title he never made good on the hope that Kaldur would be return to the books. On the one hand I'm a little disappointed. On the other, I recognize that soon after being introduced Kaldur would be sucked into the morass that is Teen Titans. Maybe Johns also recognized the potential horror of that possibility, and decided it was best to keep him on the backburner. I doubt he never scripted out potential ideas of introducing the character. I mean, hell, he brought back Tula.

>>216735
> Maybe Johns also recognized the potential horror of that possibility

How could Johns recognize the horror of Teen Titans being bad when his run on the book had exactly one good idea- turning Cassie Sandsmark into the daughter of Zeus, and even that he bungled the execution of.

Every new blunder to come out of the company just strengthens this mental image I have of the DC editors and execs dancing around a massive fire as their company burns, and they're still convinced they're making the right decisions.

>>216506
Her outfit is basically a slick version of Kato's, minus the hat.
I do not see a problem with this.

>>216612
Agreed, really liking the stride it's hitting now.

>>216738
Heh works very well with current comic Kato being female and is actually kinda juxtapose in personality Kato being stoic and very batman as opposed to Katana being brash and snarky. Be nice if they made some gag about her wearing a hat since she is the driver.

I just think it's bad because there is nothing distinguishing about it at all but now that you bring up the more pulp basic costumes I'll admit I'm since that's kind of a vibe the show is going for.

Tribute to Grant Morrison's Ba…

Wow. These guys would have really fit on that show.

Brianne Drouhard dropped by reg /co/ and had a nice chat and pic dump in an Amethyst thread. Always like it when people can drop by places such as this and that and leave with a reasonably positive impression.

>>216841
Nosir, they would not. It was fun seeing them referenced for a second, but... Rock, Paper, Scissors looked pretty cool and lighthearted, and then it got darker than Judas Contract.

>>216917
I like her. I hope /co/ doesn't scare her off.

>>216918
That seems to be Warren's thing. Go in thinking haha how funny and then BAM! It's not like the show didn't change some things. For the better in a lot of cases.

Luchadora>fade into obscurity on to come back to lose to Superboy Prime at Rockem Sockem Robots

>>216925
Brianne's contribution was met with many accolades and heart attacks. Unfortunately some asshole(s) started in with the usual 4chan demands/insults of anyone who is purportedly female. She said on her twitter that she would probably not be going back anytime soon, but understood that the asshole was the voice of minority in a largely positive thread.

Damn it, 4chan.

>>216988
>voice of a minority

No, /co/ really is disgustingly sexist. Some people are nastier about it than others, but there's definitely a problem with the majority of the posters, not just a minority.

>>216991
Nah its just a bunch of shit posters from one of those "mens rights" boards or some shit that like to start that kinda shit up. Who knows that made them pick now to start spamming reg /co/ with their garbage recently. Used to have that problem a while back with one that would hit Dan vs and Thudercats threads here. But they moved on when many stopped taking their bait and likely they'll do so too once being start getting smart about it on /co/ again.

>>216988
Oh for fucks sake. This is why we can't have nice things.

>>216991
It's assholes being assholes. They'd pull the same shit on a male artist/writer. I don't think anyone lasts long on there.

>>216988
>the usual 4chan demands
...is it "Tits or GTFO"?

>>That ending to Justice League 23.4
Welp. I guess the hooded prisoner the Crime Syndicate brought with them isn't the Jokester.

So I'm the only one who liked this right? I also like Azbats too. I figured they were temporary as a kid so I rolled with it

Strange Visitor was better.

>>217015
Shame she died.

Team Superman>Batfamily

>>217016

Every time I see pages featuring reformed Livewire, I get a big dopey smile on my face.

>>217022
Bluh, I meant someone storytimed Dark Knight 23.4. Fucking dreadful.
Hopefully by the time this post finally makes it through, the old one will have deleted, but yeah. I knew DC was bad, but I really didn't know how bad.

>>217021
Every time I see reformed Livewire I remember that female villains are rarely allowed stay bad. They might swing back when the novelty wears off, but it's depressing that the more popular and prominent the female villain, the greater the likelihood they'll be turned good.

>>217030
I'm pretty sure that for superhero comics the exact same statement could be made for male villains (e.g. Venom)

>>217030
I think it depends upon what the villain does. Livewire tried to fight Supes and did dome property damage.

There's no redemption for New 52 Harley. She doesn't deserve it.

So... Katanna defeated Psycho Mantis with the power of a nerd's boner.

>>217046
yea that was a very Kojima way to end that fight.

>>217032
>I'm pretty sure that for superhero comics the exact same statement could be made for male villains (e.g. Venom)

Okay. You're incorrect.

Let's just use the most obvious example. Batman.

The most notable Batman villains:
Bane, Catwoman, Clayface, Harley Quinn, Joker, Killer Croc, Mad Hatter, Man-Bat, Mr. Freeze, Penguin, Poison Ivy, Ra's al Ghul, Riddler, Scarecrow, Talia al Ghul, Two-Face

Which ones went through an extended period of being on the side of good (or at least anti-bad)?
Bane, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Man-Bat, Poison Ivy, Riddler, Talia al Ghul, Two-Face.

A decent chunk of the men.
100% of the women.

Let's try it with Superman.
Atomic Skull, Bizarro, Brainiac, Cyborg Superman, Darkseid, Doomsday, Faora, General Zod, Jax-Ur, Kryptonite Man, Lex Luthor, Livewire, Manheim, Maxima, Metallo, Mongul, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Parasite, Prankster, Silver Banshee, Toyman, Ultra-Humanite.


Which ones were on the side of good/anti-evil for any real period of time?
Livewire, Maxima, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Silver Banshee, and Toyman (sorta). Maybe Bizarro, depending on how you look at it.

Welp. Thank Rao for Faora.