DC Introduce "All New Batman" In June

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I actually didn't collect many comics as a kid. First of all I was only like 10 years old in 1995 so the few comics I got were mostly TMNT Archie Adventures at that time.

I did try to get into DC/Marvel during the early 2000's but then stopped rather quickly when I realized there was no way in hell I could follow the continuity going on at the time or follow 100 different comic titles at the same time. There were like what...10 different Batman books going on at the same time? The hell with that. Same for a lot of X-men and Marvel stuff.

Nowadays I just prefer to read summaries online just to keep up with what's going on. I mean what's the point really? Comics are designed to run forever, everyone knows 5-10 years from now there will be yet another reboot that starts all over again rendering everything non-canon, and so on and so forth.

I honestly feel sorry for Star Wars fans who followed the Dark Horse comics since the 90's up till 2014 and then had the whole Expanded Universe thrown out the window just to start all over again.

You and me, both, CyberCubed... I owe my current Batman knowledge to FHIZ over at GothamSpoilers and the occasional trade paperback I borrow from my libraries.

It's not a matter of not understanding comics; I simply don't want to invest in a business model that exists only to sustain its financial lifespan rather than, first and foremost, focus on telling good stories.

That's not to say that there aren't some good comics out there; Scott Snyder has done some pretty amazing work, and the Flash art is incredible, too. But knowing that so many editorial decisions neuter writers' decisions and directions, constantly hobbling a smaller comic's progression of story or character simply to cash in and tie in to larger "event" crossovers... I just find it irritating and insulting.