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Geekville Radio #255: Is Marvel DC’s Endgame?
3:45 – DC’s Upcoming 5G Event
There was a time when Marvel was the king of reboots. Now there have been at least three DC reboots in the last decade or so. The newest reboot of DC has been called 5G. Perhaps coincidentally, 5G is also the name for the current wireless phone technology used by DC and WB’s parent company AT&T.
When DC wanted to increase sales in the past, many times they hired “dream Team” writers to craft a great story. A perfect example of this was Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee doing the Hush storyline in the early 2000s. Now, three reboots later, Dan Didio is no longer with DC. Whether he left or was fired depends on who you listen to.
12:00 – Batman’s Curse and the Dark Anti-Hero
Even in the recent “brightening up” of the DC Universe, Batman remains a darker character. Much like Marvel’s Punisher, Batman is destined to lose his family no matter what universe he is in.
It seems many fans look at the best years of Batman were from the mid-80s through the early 90s. While Dark Knight Returns is credited as re-popularizing batman in the 1980s. But there were ark elements of the character even in the 1970s with Denny O’Neal’s run
20:30 – Are Marvel and DC Teasing a Merging of Universe
It has been debated by fans for decades. There were even limited series crossovers. But now, it seems like DC and Marvel Comics may be headed for a long-term in-continuity meeting between their respective universes.
Over in DC, Doomsday Clock looked to be counting down to YET ANOTHER reboot of DC continuity. But there was a cryptic prophecy by Dr. Manhattan that mentioned Superman facing Thor, and a strong implication that Hulk would appear as well. Was it just a crafty red herring, since Thor is legitimately part of Norse Mythology?
From Doomsday Clock #12 by Geoff Johns. A hint at Marvel? Or a clever use of Norse Mythology?
Skeptical fans may have simply written that off as a clever, if not misleading, tease for a future story. But then Marvel tossed another cryptic bombshell in Thor #2
From Thor #2 by Donny Cates. Those “gods” sound an awful lot like The Justice League
It could just be a coincidence, but there is a block of programming at C2E2 that remains unlisted.
It’s no secret that the actual paperback comic book industry has taken a back seat to the multimedia world of movies and TV. There are even rumors that AT&T, the parent owners of DC Comics, may even shut the comic publishing arm down, leaving the DC intellectual properties free to be licensed out for comic publishing purposes. It could even mean that Disney could fork over billions of dolla...
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3:45 – DC’s Upcoming 5G Event
There was a time when Marvel was the king of reboots. Now there have been at least three DC reboots in the last decade or so. The newest reboot of DC has been called 5G. Perhaps coincidentally, 5G is also the name for the current wireless phone technology used by DC and WB’s parent company AT&T.
When DC wanted to increase sales in the past, many times they hired “dream Team” writers to craft a great story. A perfect example of this was Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee doing the Hush storyline in the early 2000s. Now, three reboots later, Dan Didio is no longer with DC. Whether he left or was fired depends on who you listen to.
12:00 – Batman’s Curse and the Dark Anti-Hero
Even in the recent “brightening up” of the DC Universe, Batman remains a darker character. Much like Marvel’s Punisher, Batman is destined to lose his family no matter what universe he is in.
It seems many fans look at the best years of Batman were from the mid-80s through the early 90s. While Dark Knight Returns is credited as re-popularizing batman in the 1980s. But there were ark elements of the character even in the 1970s with Denny O’Neal’s run
20:30 – Are Marvel and DC Teasing a Merging of Universe
It has been debated by fans for decades. There were even limited series crossovers. But now, it seems like DC and Marvel Comics may be headed for a long-term in-continuity meeting between their respective universes.
Over in DC, Doomsday Clock looked to be counting down to YET ANOTHER reboot of DC continuity. But there was a cryptic prophecy by Dr. Manhattan that mentioned Superman facing Thor, and a strong implication that Hulk would appear as well. Was it just a crafty red herring, since Thor is legitimately part of Norse Mythology?
From Doomsday Clock #12 by Geoff Johns. A hint at Marvel? Or a clever use of Norse Mythology?
Skeptical fans may have simply written that off as a clever, if not misleading, tease for a future story. But then Marvel tossed another cryptic bombshell in Thor #2
From Thor #2 by Donny Cates. Those “gods” sound an awful lot like The Justice League
It could just be a coincidence, but there is a block of programming at C2E2 that remains unlisted.
It’s no secret that the actual paperback comic book industry has taken a back seat to the multimedia world of movies and TV. There are even rumors that AT&T, the parent owners of DC Comics, may even shut the comic publishing arm down, leaving the DC intellectual properties free to be licensed out for comic publishing purposes. It could even mean that Disney could fork over billions of dolla...