tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post8048168666250356659..comments2024-02-29T14:12:01.955-05:00Comments on Flashback Universe Blog: How would you fix the DC universe?Jim Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-73929909168025818082015-02-27T05:32:08.717-05:002015-02-27T05:32:08.717-05:00@Jim: Given the title you should have offered this...@Jim: Given the title you should have offered this for my blog as I'd have gladly published! Nathan Adlerhttp://fanfix.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-43477973571432032802015-01-25T18:03:28.598-05:002015-01-25T18:03:28.598-05:00Excellent points. "Fix" may be a bit ha...Excellent points. "Fix" may be a bit harsh<br /><br />Neither Jim nor I are proposing DC is in some sort of dire trouble because they're not doing what two yahoos on the internet recommend. We just feel there's fertile ground lying fallow only a few feet from the tired old niche the company is tilling away at.<br /><br />The perceived gap between DC and Marvel at the moment may have more to do with their trajectories than anything else. Marvel went from backruptcy to cinema dominance during the same period DC went from critical acclaim in bookstores to the butt of internet jokes. Even though the two companies are still competitive, the contrast between the two is stark because of how much Marvel's image has improved and how much DC's has been battered since the turn of the century.Secret-HQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115462321831914618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-77208741458998072452015-01-25T03:23:25.442-05:002015-01-25T03:23:25.442-05:00Does it really need fixing? Or is it just us old f...Does it really need fixing? Or is it just us old fogeys who are complaining? In one facebook group I belong to, most of the younger members (30 years old and below) like the New 52 DC just fine. Just something to think about. :)Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823784138400910666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-73291554591998915242015-01-20T08:01:27.159-05:002015-01-20T08:01:27.159-05:00Perhaps creative slump is a bit harsh - among the ...Perhaps creative slump is a bit harsh - among the recently cancelled titles were interesting ones that should have been given either more time or a higher profile in marketing (Klarion, Swamp Thing, ect)<br /><br />I think you may be right that the issue is that it's hard for writers to have a really good run on a book with so may interruptions from events (and this is true at both companies) and that leads to run of books that look like they are in a creative slump.Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-25327802933964822092015-01-20T06:45:52.655-05:002015-01-20T06:45:52.655-05:00While I'm onboard with what you propose becaus...While I'm onboard with what you propose because I think it would be cool, I'm not sure DC is in a "creative slump"--or more accurately, I'm not sure poor sales are due to that. I think the big two are both tied to "big event" life support these days. I'm not sure that Marvel is doing anything particular new or innovative otherwise. I do think that DC has seemed to look back to a lot of 90s talent and 90s style artists in some ways, whereas Marvel's current housestyle seems more modern.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com