DC Canceling several titles to make way for Flashpoint...
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It seems that as of May, DC is canceling several ongoing titles. Among that list so far are: Azrael, Batman Streets Of Gotham, Batman Confidential, The Outsiders, JSA All-Stars, REBELS, Doom Patrol and Freedom Fighters. It has also been speculated that that these titles are being canceled, not so much for low sales, but to free up some of the creators on those books, so they can work on several Flashpoint-related series/mini series.
Most of those books, (particularly REBELS) are very enjoyable reads, imo -- and while I expected delays in their release, it seems like a poor choice for DC to cancel them entirely, just to make way for a few-month-long event.
Last edited by Galan007 on Apr 21st, 2011 at 04:50 PM
I think DC had a bit too many Bat related titles to begin with, but yeah, cancelling all those for Flashpoint is ridiculous. Especially when we hear the same old "everything will change" shtick. I'll catch Flashpoint's main story and the random tie-ins such as the Abin Sur, Hal Jordan, and S.H.A.Z.A.M! ones, but that's about it.
^ Yeah, some of the cancellations don't bother me much. But I just don't understand the mindset behind them canceling good reads like: REBELS, JSA All-Stars, Doom Patrol, The Outsiders... Hell, even Azrael had gotten pretty good.
Delay the books a few months if you need the extra staff that badly. Don't discontinue numerous series' just for the lulz.
Stupid DC.
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^ JSA All-Stars has also been a fun read, imo. It certainly wouldn't have been in the running for an Eisner award any time soon, but it was still pretty enjoyable for what it was.
I would have liked it to stay around as well.
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It could be OK for a quick read but it always seemed like it wasn't getting any real attention, and the writers didn't really know what to do with the extra title. It was never going to last like that. I'd rather see them focus on JSA and improving that.
They had no idea what to do with All-Stars. Magog was the only driving character in terms of why they split, and it was clearly destined for an early grave from the start. Just as well, imo. I love JSA in general, but the multi-book trend can kill great groups or series (see also: anything GL-related these days).
Less spotlight time for the lesser-knowns, of course, but occasionally they're just better in supporting roles anyway, with brief spotlights on them being good stories instead of having too many B-listers at the forefront constantly. We love the Dibny's for Identity Crisis, for example, not because they were an awesome tandem for decades.
Even though R.E.B.E.L.S. has officially ended *insert sadface*, it looks like L.E.G.I.O.N. will eventually pick up where it left off... So that's definitely a plus for any fan(s) of this series/genre.
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