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dcexplosion78 Member	posted February 14, 2003 03:35 PM If monthly titles were pared down to a manageable 15 a month to concentrate on wider audiences with paperbacks and hardcovers, which would you choose as survivors? My list: BATMAN DETECTIVE (double-sized): Batman/Nightwing GOTHAM KNIGHTS (double-sized): Robin, Catwoman, Birds of Prey, Gotham Central rotate in back SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS SUPERMAN/BATMAN JLA JSA FLASH GREEN LANTERN GREEN ARROW WONDER WOMAN HAWKMAN TEEN TITANS LEGION IP: Logged
superstar Member	posted February 14, 2003 03:49 PM You mean "implosion." IP: Logged
Kamandi2 Member	posted February 14, 2003 04:07 PM I think you meant if the DC Implosion were to happen in 2003, not Explosion. The Explosion added a bunch of new titles. The Implosion pared it down to 20, but I'll play. First, all 15 titles would be 48 pagers. Action Comics Superman lead feature with Atom back ups Batman Batman lead feature with Robin back up Batman Family 3 features. Nightwing and Birds of Prey in every issue. Catwoman, Batgirl, Huntress, etc. rotating feature. Brave and the Bold Batman and ?? lead feature. 2 random hero team-up back up. Detective Comics Batman lead feature with Martian Manhunter back ups Flash Flash lead feature with Firestorm back ups. Green Lantern Green Lantern lead feature with Martian Manhunter back ups JLA Full-length JLA stories with occasional back ups featuring Elongated Man, Zatanna, etc. JSA Full-length JSA stories with occasional back ups of solo members. Legion Full-length LSH stories with occasional back ups of solo members. Superman Superman lead feature with Hawkman back ups Superman Family 3 features. Superboy and Supergirl in every issue. Rotating 3rd feature with Steel, Thorn, Gangbuster, etc. Teen Titans Full-length Teen Titan stories with occasional back ups of solo members (except Robin, Superboy and Wonder Girl). Wonder Woman Wonder Woman lead feature with Wonder Girl back ups World's Finest Comics 3 features. Batman/Superman stories with Aquaman and Green Arrow back ups. IP: Logged
Kamandi2 Member	posted February 14, 2003 04:09 PM Correction on Green Lantern. I meant L.E.G.I.O.N. back ups but lost it while rearranging during cut and paste. IP: Logged
Coleo Member	posted February 14, 2003 04:23 PM Making any of the remaining books extra-sized feels like cheating to get around the 15-title limit. Assume these are all regular-sized: Action Superman Detective Batman Gotham Central Brave & Bold JLA JSA Legion Flash Green Lantern Green Arrow Wonder Woman Adventure Comics--rotating features of major DC heroes without their own titles; Aquaman, Atom, Catwoman,Black Canary, Hawkman etc.--2 stories per issue --and leave one slot open for a brand-new concept IP: Logged
Silver Age Adam Member	posted February 14, 2003 04:32 PM You know, if there was a slot in the back of each issue for back up stories with our favorite characters who would be losing titles - I think it's not a bad approach. Characters I'd like to see in back ups would be: IMPULSE YOUNG JUSTICE DR. FATE THE SPECTRE (Jim Corrigan, NOT Hal) THE DEMON THE NEW GODS MISTER MIRACLE THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS. SWAMP THING SUPERGIRL HAL JORDAN (in the flesh again, please) BARRY ALLEN (in the flesh again, please) HAWKMAN PLASTIC MAN Okay, I'm exhausted now. ------------------ I INVITE YOU TO SUPPORT OPERATION EMERALD STORM!! Send your extra comic books to our troops fighting in the Persian Gulf!! Emerald Storm c/o The American Red Cross 2700 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90057 Attn: Gwendolyn Parrish IP: Logged
dcexplosion78 Member	posted February 14, 2003 07:34 PM You're right... "implosion" would be more accurate. I was originally going to pare down to 20 like in '78 but I found it to be too generous considering how much of the line is clogged up with Superman and Batman books. I see this as a mid-point to the conversion many people foresee away from standard comic book format. However, double sizing books wouldn't be "cheating" since even in the implosion, Dollar Comics -- more than double sized the regular books-- picked up many features. Besides, Detective and Gotham Knights already have extra pages although they usually aren't worth the space. If they got closer to a Prestige format, they could be carried in more bookstores. Adventure Comics has failed as an umbrella title so many times I doubt we'll see it again. It's a shame, I was rooting for that 80 Page Giant in the 90s to do well. IP: Logged
KADE Member	posted February 15, 2003 12:15 PM quote: Detective and Gotham Knights already have extra pages although they usually aren't worth the space. Gotham Knights's backups ("Black & White") are usually the reason I pick up the book. Kevin IP: Logged

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