The DC new 52

So now that we are just a few short weeks away from the DC relaunch I wanted to give some of my opinions, which admittedly have gone back and forth over the past few months, and to share what books I am going to be getting in on come September.

I know that there has been some heavy backlash from the continuity buffs out there about DC's new approach, and their opinions are completely valid, I can see how people who have been reading about, and have become, vested in these characters for decades can get angry when everything seemingly gets scrapped. I on the other hand can see the point of continuity being as heavy a burden as it is a blessing, it's kind of like a Dynasty team in sports, once you have won everything... repeatedly, what is the motivation to keep on doing it???, and in the case of many of these superheroes, they have stared down the barrel of the worst the universe has to offer, and have triumphed over and over again. Where do you go from there??? besides popped collars??? (if you don't get that joke, take a look at Supes New Suit)

My major problem with the whole thing came with the way DC let the information out of the bag, which seemed to me, to be a complete un-coordinated mess from the get go, drips and drabs every day, never really answering any questions, mostly because I think they didn't know themselves, which to me was the mistake, I really feel that if they had come out with a cohesive list of bullet points, it would have gone a long way to helping us all understand what in the heck was going on, instead of "OK, its all coming out of "Flashpoint" but.... Green Lantern and Corps etc. is still in Continuity, Blackest Night Happened, but Hal Jordan doesn't even have the ring yet, Abin Sur is still alive, Superman is X amount of years in the past and so is the Justice League, Aquaman, is a mass murderer, Firestorm is dead, and Wonder Woman is Evil, not to mention that Batman is Thomas Wayne, and Robin is once again Nightwing, but he hasn't even left the big top yet, Lois is in England, not to mention that Barbara Gordon is Batgirl again!!!! surprise!!!!!!! thank god for the miracles of Physical Therapy!!!!!" See what I mean?????

Now for the Books I plan on Buying,

Justice League

Justice League International (Gotta get me my Booster Fix)

Detective Comics

Batman

Batman and Robin

All Star Western

Swamp Thing

Grifter

Deathstroke

Superman

Green Lantern

Green Lantern Corps

Green Arrow

Frankenstein

Aquaman

The Flash

In the end though, I am really excited to see the direction that they take with some of the most timeless, and beloved characters in the industry, and as long as the story's are good, which I'm sure they will be, I'll keep reading them, because that's what it's all about. After all, it's just comics!!!!!