There appears to be plenty of room to criticize DC for their relaunch. It’s just a stunt you might say—DC is simply looking to make a quick buck.
But when I listen to the enthusiasm in the voices of Dan Didio (co-publisher), Jim Lee (co-publisher), Bob Harras (editor-in-chief), Eddie Berganza (executive editor), and Grant Morrison (writer), I quite literally get chills. There is a genuine earnestness to their approach that has sucked me in wholly. Will all the books be fantastic and ground-breaking? I don’t think so. But there certainly seems to be a great deal of passion going into the “New 52”, as it’s called.
52 brand new books are going to hit the shelves in a single month. Superman and Wonder Woman seem to be poised for big changes to their origins. Justice League is getting the guidance of two of DC’s most talented creators—Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. But the thing I am looking forward to the most is the smaller books by DC’s up and comers: Grifter by Nathan Edmondson, Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE and Animal Man by Jeff Lemire, and Blackhawks by Mike Costa.
When I read my books each week, the thing I need to feel is the passion to tell a story. It doesn’t have to be fresh or groundbreaking, I just want to get the sense that the creators wanted to share a good story. In everything I am hearing from DC, I’m inclined to believe that they are genuine in their desire to tell good stories.
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