First off.,why isn't there a separate forum area for Comics and Cosplay, and for Table top, Science and Tech, and Movies and TV for that matter? Off-topic discussion sounds so general and bland. Anyway, let's get on with it.
It's been like, what, three of four years?
Whether you hate it or love it, the New 52 is here to stay. What series did you like/hate the most?
note: There will be a lot of spoilers, be warned.
Best: Wonder Woman
One thing that I noticed that was a bit pathetic about the New 52 is that some of the more successful series, say Batman, were successful pretty much only because they hardly changed anything. To me, this is why Wonder Woman got this "award". I have never been to much of a fan of Wonder Woman, I've read only a few comics about her, most of my knowledge of her comes from her involvement in the JLA. So to me, the New 52 WW run was a breath of fresh air. In the comics I had read, Wonder Woman is just so (gonna get a hell lot of flack for this) much of a feminazi. I felt like the authors tried to constantly scream "Hey look, WW is doing some shit that women don't usually do! Isn't that freakin awesome? See how she outperforms that stereotypical male thug." In the New 52, WW just... does things. The authors never tried to point out that her feats were so much more awesome just because she was a woman. None of the other characters minded her gender either. All her awesomeness comes from what she does, not what she is. To me, that's real feminism. And her aesthetic is awesome. Silver and red is so much better than the gold and red, she used to look like a gender-bent Superman. Not to mention she looks extremely pretty, and without all the curves and lumps that were always immediately noticeable about her before. The story is always great, I'm a sucker for adaptations of Greek mythology.
Worst: Kinda cheating with this, but any series that has anything to do with Earth 2. This means World's End, World's Finest, and the regular series.
The story is bad. The art is bad. The dialogue is bad. The shit that goes on in Future's End is bad. Earth 2 was intriguing for awhile, but recently it all fell apart. This most likely due to the Future's End series, but even before that this series was going down the drain. The art in World'd Finest is the worst I've seen in the New 52. Batman doesn't look remotely intimidating, he just looks shiny. The story in World's End is also the worst. For example, after Superman died, Power Girl is given his shield, and it somehow magically attaches to her boobs. In one issue Hawkgirl was being kind to someone, the next it's Flash who is being nice to the person. It's like the authors forgot what they were doing. I dunno how DC thought that intertwining two earths so closely was a good idea. I like Future's End, but as I said, all it does is make Earth 2 worse.
Honorable Mention: The Flash. This series could be in both categories. So much of it is awesome, then the next issue it craps all over that awesomeness.
It's been like, what, three of four years?
Whether you hate it or love it, the New 52 is here to stay. What series did you like/hate the most?
note: There will be a lot of spoilers, be warned.
Best: Wonder Woman
One thing that I noticed that was a bit pathetic about the New 52 is that some of the more successful series, say Batman, were successful pretty much only because they hardly changed anything. To me, this is why Wonder Woman got this "award". I have never been to much of a fan of Wonder Woman, I've read only a few comics about her, most of my knowledge of her comes from her involvement in the JLA. So to me, the New 52 WW run was a breath of fresh air. In the comics I had read, Wonder Woman is just so (gonna get a hell lot of flack for this) much of a feminazi. I felt like the authors tried to constantly scream "Hey look, WW is doing some shit that women don't usually do! Isn't that freakin awesome? See how she outperforms that stereotypical male thug." In the New 52, WW just... does things. The authors never tried to point out that her feats were so much more awesome just because she was a woman. None of the other characters minded her gender either. All her awesomeness comes from what she does, not what she is. To me, that's real feminism. And her aesthetic is awesome. Silver and red is so much better than the gold and red, she used to look like a gender-bent Superman. Not to mention she looks extremely pretty, and without all the curves and lumps that were always immediately noticeable about her before. The story is always great, I'm a sucker for adaptations of Greek mythology.
Worst: Kinda cheating with this, but any series that has anything to do with Earth 2. This means World's End, World's Finest, and the regular series.
The story is bad. The art is bad. The dialogue is bad. The shit that goes on in Future's End is bad. Earth 2 was intriguing for awhile, but recently it all fell apart. This most likely due to the Future's End series, but even before that this series was going down the drain. The art in World'd Finest is the worst I've seen in the New 52. Batman doesn't look remotely intimidating, he just looks shiny. The story in World's End is also the worst. For example, after Superman died, Power Girl is given his shield, and it somehow magically attaches to her boobs. In one issue Hawkgirl was being kind to someone, the next it's Flash who is being nice to the person. It's like the authors forgot what they were doing. I dunno how DC thought that intertwining two earths so closely was a good idea. I like Future's End, but as I said, all it does is make Earth 2 worse.
Honorable Mention: The Flash. This series could be in both categories. So much of it is awesome, then the next issue it craps all over that awesomeness.
