A general discussion thread for all things DC Comics. Topics may be split off into their own threads if necessary. That said, since there's already a thread
for the D Cn U (aka Nu52), this one would probably stick to pre-Nu52 comics to avoid redundancy.
I've always wondered if there's a justification for Wonder Woman's outfit being designed after a modern-day one-piece swimsuit/leotard instead of something that would fit her Greco-Roman mythological background (e.g. Amazons were more often than not depicted as wearing trousers
◊note ). A few attempted redesigns had her adopt Lady Legionnaire Wear for a skirt, but they never stuck. And then of course, there's her pants-wearing design during J. Michael Straczynski's run (courtesy of artist Jim Lee).
edited 27th Dec '13 7:51:31 AM by MarqFJA
Here's the solicits for the actual event
and week 2
.
edited 14th Jan '15 4:17:18 PM by comicwriter
When you get down to the brass tacks, Joker is just a clone of Hugo Strange
◊, who was Batman's real first arch-enemy. I'd say they should use Hugo Strange more, but Hugo Strange has some excellent stories and I bet you the writers they have now would put Hugo into some awful shit and diminish his short but shining career as a villain.
And actually, Strange in turn owns a few things to Doctor Death, Batman's first actual recurring villain. One can draw a progressive refining of the formula from Death and through Strange into Joker. Death even started the 'Announce my crimes in advance' motif later exploited over and over by Joker and Riddler.
That's pretty cool, I knew Hugo Strange created Fear Dust which would later be Scarecrow's villain gimmick, but I didn't know that Doctor Death was Batman's first recurring opponent or a guy you could call a "super-villain". Then again I don't actually know a whole lot about the pulp-inspired, Golden Age roots of Batman.
"@[=g3,8d]&fbb=-q]/hk%fg"I find the development of the superhero archetype very interesting, and DC's been there since nearly the beginning. DC's first superpowered character was not actually Superman, but Dr. Occult in 1935, created by the same team, actually. He's considered the "first DC character" because he's the earliest one to still regularly appear in the Shared Universe. The first comic-book crime fighter to wear a mask was Centaur Comics' Clock
in 1936, who was later bought by Quality and then by DC, who have strangely never used him. The first character to use the familiar "domino" mask was DC's Crimson Avenger; many of these early "plainclothes" heroes in turn drew a lot from radio and pulp novel characters like the aforementioned Shadow.
I found it interesting that Crimson Avenger started off as a pulp hero before moving into a more Batman-ish mold (complete with a costumed Kid Sidekick) as time went on.
There were a whole lot of Green Hornet/Shadow-style "pulpy" heroes running around in the Golden Age - Crimson Avenger at DC, Midnight and Mouthpiece at Quality, Blue Beetle at Fox (later bought by Charlton, then by DC), and of course The Spirit.
https://twitter.com/MarkWaid/status/555578779255717888
Mark Waid: Reading the solicit text for CONVERGENCE is like watching the world’s dullest game of Cards Against Humanity.
"His opinion on DC became irrelevant ever since he signed an exclusivity deal with Marvel."
So, the moment Waid wrote for DC, all of his Superman comics vanished? Guess that means when Stan Lee did a line of comics for DC, Marvel imploded, right? Jack Kirby did DC and Marvel.
This is a business. Check out Joseph Michael Straczynski
's comic book history.
I think what SCS is saying is that of course Waid is gonna blow it off and downplay Convergence. He's working for the other team, and doesn't want you to realize they're doing the exact same story.
My various fanfics.

Basically, by now he's mutated into a generic horror movie villain. And no, he wasn't always that, you, the smartasses in the back just opening your mouths right now.
He had elements of that, but it wasn't all there was to him.