Comics Books Reviews: Fans plan protest at Comic-Con against DC relaunch

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A cadre of fans is organizing a walk at Comic-Con International in San Diego to protest the September relaunch of DC Comics’ superhero line.

Planned for Saturday, July 23, the DC Original Protest Walk is intended to bring together disenchanted readers in a show of solidarity against the sweeping overhaul, which will see the release of 52 new No. 1 issues, as well as changes to the origins and appearances of many of the publisher’s characters.

“Are you utterly baffled, disappointed and just ANGRY to see how DC ruins your favorite character’s design and wipes decades of comic history out of the mainstream universe?” reads a message on the event’s Facebook page. “Well, you’re not alone! And why not make some noise at the biggest pop-culture event this year, where creators, artists and writers appear in person — show them how fans – the fans of the classic characters, the (nevertheless slightly changing) designs, the character’s history and personality — really feel about it!”

So far, 130 people have signaled they plan to attend the hour-long protest, which begins at 2 p.m.

(via Comicbook.com)

June 29, 2011 @ 02:00 PM by Kevin MelroseTagged: comic books, dc comics, DC Original Protest Walk, DC relaunch, fandom, New DCU, san diego comic con

85 CommentsMordaloJune 29, 2011 at 2:05 pm

I still say, give it six months, and they’ll go back to the “old” DC.

Son of BaldwinJune 29, 2011 at 2:06 pm

This is perplexing. I wish these individuals would use this energy toward endeavors that actually matter. Volunteer in a soup kitchen; organize against poverty; become a mentor for a Big Sister/Brother organization.

Organizing against DC Comics’ reboot is probably the most selfish and embarrassing thing one could do with one’s power.

MaxJune 29, 2011 at 2:06 pm

Ok I love comics and I’m a big believer in fan attachment to characters, but of all the things people should spend an hour protesting DC’s relaunch is never one of them.

RedRaverJune 29, 2011 at 2:08 pm

So glad the internet wasn’t in widespread use during Crisis on Infinite Earths…

mprimeJune 29, 2011 at 2:10 pm

Let’s put their names on public record so that if they buy a single DC relaunch comic we throw them into prison. #sarcasm

SquashuaJune 29, 2011 at 2:12 pm

“Organizing against DC Comics’ reboot is probably the most selfish and embarrassing thing one could do with one’s power.”

Besides commenting on blog posts…

wait…

TylerJune 29, 2011 at 2:14 pm

This is pretty much the definition of immaturity.

Xx0xXJune 29, 2011 at 2:14 pm

I think at least 130 people need to grow up.

Xx0xXJune 29, 2011 at 2:14 pm

Er, Tyler had it.

MADJune 29, 2011 at 2:14 pm

Ugh.

What the hell? Who are these people?
Please, people who plan to attend Comic-Con, record this “protest” that there may be a shameful record of their actions for posterity.

roborangeJune 29, 2011 at 2:15 pm

So many things to protest over and a group chooses to protest over comic books. Really?

AlecJune 29, 2011 at 2:16 pm

There’s nothing else to protest in the world?

Greg McElhattonJune 29, 2011 at 2:16 pm

Wow. This sounds like the most boring protest ever. And I live in Washington DC where we have more boring protests than one could possibly count.

Josh B.June 29, 2011 at 2:17 pm

Good gravy.

ScottJune 29, 2011 at 2:18 pm

Protest starts at 2pm. Lasts for an hour. Im guessing that by 3:05, nothing is gonna change and relaunch will go on as planned. Get a life losers.

JoeComicsJune 29, 2011 at 2:19 pm

The relaunch took me by surprise. I’m still going to check out series and see what the changes are. If I don’t like them I won’t read them. Comics are ever changing sometimes for the better other times for the worse. But they will always do that, and they should.

rayJune 29, 2011 at 2:19 pm

i miss 1970′s dc comics

Jeremy HendersonJune 29, 2011 at 2:20 pm

I wonder how many of these marchers will end up buying the books anyway.

Vote with your dollars, not with pointless attention-grabbing acts of “protest.”

garglJune 29, 2011 at 2:23 pm

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SkullcapcomixJune 29, 2011 at 2:24 pm

Hmm…. their legs must be REALLY tied, with the amount of times that Comics reboot and restart. The only reason they are noticing this time is because they all get a #1 on them. Yet it happens CONSTANTLY. How many times has Superboy, Supergirl, BATMAN, Batgirl, Robin, Nightwing, Spiderman, Wolverine, ALL of the X-men…. they have all been relaunched and rebooted SO many times… its called keeping with the times and staying relevant. Considering most of the story arcs going on in DC right now either are so convoluted that no one cares anymore, or never made sense to begin with…. I really don;t see it as that big a deal. We will get a fresh start, with ONE universe, not 50 of them scattered haphazardly throughout who knows how many titles…. as long as the stories are goo, who cares if Superman doesn’t have his [incredibly stupid looking] red underpants anymore? People who are THAT pissed off about this… it’s not the characters and stories they are afraid of, it is change in general.

I hope they bought really nice “protest-walk” shoes…. they will need them, as this is not the first time this has happened, and won;t be the last, not by a long shot. Maybe if they weren’t all out walking around, and were actually sitting down and READING the comics they claim to care so much about, the industry as a whole would be in better shape, and wouldn’t need to take such a “drastic” measure.

Mr_WayneJune 29, 2011 at 2:25 pm

Another reason why people have said things like “comics are for geeks.” Who am I kidding? What’s more important than protesting Superman’s underwear back on his tights? #getalifelames #DCnU

Johnny MarrJune 29, 2011 at 2:28 pm

“”

Awwww… Come on people

GET A LIFE!

FredJune 29, 2011 at 2:28 pm

But we have not read any of these yet, what if they are good. and what is “Original DC” How many Times has Superman been relaunched? Isn’t Alan Scott the real(Original) Green Lantern? Wasn’t Wally West the Best Flash? How many stupid things has DC to try and get people to buy their comics and time and time again all they do is buy Marvel. Let them at least try this before we throw a freak out no?

There is no “Real” DC. Real is what you make it friends.

Adenoid HynkelJune 29, 2011 at 2:29 pm

If they’re already at the con and want to voice their opinion, I say go for it. DC is making a lot of folks angry.
It’s not like they’re marching in the streets on DC headquarters or burning comics in a bonfire.

SkullcapcomixJune 29, 2011 at 2:29 pm

Up above, I meant their legs must be *tired, not tied. Doubt anyone’s protest walk would go well if their legs were tied…..

Seriously though, if you REALLY think that taking Superman and Batman’s ridiculous outer underpants off, and making Wonder Woman’s costume FAR less ridiculous looking, really ruins the CHARACTERS…. then you have missed the point entirely, and DC is not doing this for you anyways. I can’t wait till Jim Lee laughs at all these clowns, with all of his mighty 4’5″ stature.

Todd RJune 29, 2011 at 2:31 pm

It must be 130 WW fans as she is the only one with who has a major redesign.

DuskJune 29, 2011 at 2:32 pm

People its not really a reboot if past main events still counts. & I agree w/ user: Son of Baldwin.

ClutchJune 29, 2011 at 2:34 pm

What ticked off most readers was having this come out of left field. Nobody envisioned Flashpoint being the true heir to the original Crisis, because no previous DC “event” had wiped the slate so clean since 1985.

Giving us some sense of closure before the cancelled books and retired characters were set aside is the least DC could do after decades of cashing on our expense accounts.

RobJune 29, 2011 at 2:40 pm

I’ll wait until I’ve actually read them before I’m outraged by the relaunch. And even then, I’ll just protest silently by y’know not reading them.

catsmeow12June 29, 2011 at 2:40 pm

If I were going to San Diego, I would protest too. These new books don’t interest me. I feel like I’m being forced out of comics, and I’m only 25! DC is the only publisher I read (aside from Dark Horse’s Buffy books), and soon I won’t be reading anything.

@ClutchJune 29, 2011 at 2:42 pm

But characters get set aside all the time. It happens its just not usually on as big a scale. And even if it is they can’t offer closure cause even though their retiring them for the moment that doesn’t mean their gone for good.

Plus we don’t know how Flashpoint causes the relaunch or what the relaunched books are like, so really their are still to many unanswered questions to be judging this as heavily as some people seem to be.

Professor FunkJune 29, 2011 at 2:43 pm

You have got to be kidding me. Grow the hell up and stop embarrassing the real adults who enjoy comics.

HromovladJune 29, 2011 at 2:43 pm

Seriously?
These people are becoming just as pathetic as the Sonic fanbase.

This kinda reminds me of the words of a certain disturbed youth:
“I don’t want THIS Earth! Bring back MY Earth! EVERYTHING was BETTER on MY Earth!”

KevinJune 29, 2011 at 2:44 pm

If the whole relaunch fails (which it will) – you will begin to see the fall of the comic book industry as we know it. Whether they end up going back to the “original” universe down the road the damage will be done, fans will leave and not bother with DC’s idiocy any further.

Kal-ElJune 29, 2011 at 2:49 pm

Having been a DC Comics fan for over 40 years, one thing you get used to is change. Who died this week? Who was resurrected this week? Who had a costume change? Does Wonder Woman still have her powers? Which Hawkman are we on now? Is Dr. Fate one old guy, two young kids, or a woman now? See, things are never really set in stone. The important thing to remember is that you enjoy the stories and are entertained by the writers and artists who’ve spent countless hours bringing this to you.

It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that at the heart of this protest, the REAL reason for it is because this bunch of fanboys are ticked off because of the re-numbering of each title and what that’s going to do to the investment value of their meager collection as it’s listed in the Overstreet Guide. Newflash guys: every price guide out there is a LIE! The value of anything, whether it be Action Comics #1 or Classics Illustrated “Wuthering Heights”, is only as valuable as anyone is willing to pay for it. Sure, we’ve all heard about those auctions where people have paid a cool million for Action Comics #1; but do you have any idea what the price is for Action Comics #2? Stop worrying about what it’s worth, whether it’s in mint or pristine mint condition and read the darn thing! Marvel at the artwork inside and the characters who adventures are chronicled there.

All those 130 slack-jawed fanboys who are living in their parent’s basement, eating Cheetos, playing Warcraft , and debating whether Spider-Man or Ultimate Spider-Man would win in a fight need to get a friggin’ life!

ArchieJune 29, 2011 at 2:49 pm

This is actually a “thing”?
…Aaand this little protest will accomplish, what?
A missed talk/seminar/signing/game?

They better have some catchy chants.

ToryJune 29, 2011 at 2:50 pm

I wish I could be there and hope more fans join in this protest and Wonder Woman fans are not the only ones that should be concerned, Superman fans and JSA fans have plenty to protest about,. I am shocked by the negative reaction to people speaking their minds here but it is a free country.

JK ParkinJune 29, 2011 at 2:51 pm

This seems unnecessary. I mean, more power to them if they want to spend their Comic Con this way, but there will likely be a whole bunch of DC panels in San Diego where they can actually ask questions and voice their opinions directly to the folks making these decisions.

Unless DC is changing their panel strategy this year, then folks will have plenty of opportunities to tell Dan Didio, Jim Lee and everyone else at DC what they think.

dannywettsJune 29, 2011 at 2:52 pm

I do not differentiate between geeks-who-protest-comic-book-reboots and geeks-who-mock-geeks-who-protests-comic-book-reboots. Not that I would ever be caught dead doing such a thing. Er, caught dead protesting a comic reboot, not mocking geeks who–

-oh, forget it, this whole post just went to hell.

HromovladJune 29, 2011 at 2:53 pm

Kevin, the industry is falling ever since the 90s!
DC is actually trying to solve this problem by providing a jumping-on point for new readers (and there will be)

Only time will tell if the number of new readers will make-up for the number of old readers lost, but even if it fails if will only accelerate the inevitable.
DC and Marvel are both rotting carcasses at this point, and DC knows it.
This is a last ditch effort by DC, they know they have nothing to loose.

Darth EradicusJune 29, 2011 at 2:53 pm

One of the most extreme cases of fanboyitis I’ve ever seen…

HromovladJune 29, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Tory, don’t make me track you down and give you a wedgie!
These protests are pathetic and you know it!

You have the comics you like now thanks to DC doing the same thing back in the 80s
So this makes you a hypocrite on top of all this.

DonnieJune 29, 2011 at 3:05 pm

Wow, what some people do to waste time. Protesting something before they have even read it.

And these will be the same people who will praise the new books when they come out.

CraigJune 29, 2011 at 3:06 pm

Seems most people here need to grow up; you cannot say people should be allowed to get excited, but not be allowed to express their disappointment, too.

StephenJune 29, 2011 at 3:10 pm

It sort of makes you wonder if this was organized by DC to get some media attention, as I have a hard time believing there are real people that would waste their time on something like this.

HromovladJune 29, 2011 at 3:16 pm

“I have a hard time believing there are real people that would waste their time on something like this.”

Trust me, you don’t want to know

GhostbusterJune 29, 2011 at 3:18 pm

This protest is absurd. Comics are on the decline and Supermans under-Os and wonder womans Go America! bathing suit have no place in modern society. Its time for a big shake up its gonna be fun.

For the people saying “we want closure” you already got closure it began with DC Universe #0 and they told the final story of the New Gods in Final Crisis, the big Green Lantern war in Blackest Night and the resurection of tons of heroes in Brightest Day. Superman brought back the Legion, etc. Everyone got a happy ending and its not like Zoom is going to win at the end of Flashpoint. Barry will win and everyone lives happily ever after. What more do you want? If DC came out and said “These are the final stories and then we are rebooting” then nobody would have bought those stories and the company would be bankrupt.

These people should be embarassed for standing around protesting for the return of Superman’s panties instead of doing something that will actually be worthwhile in this world.

JosephWJune 29, 2011 at 3:21 pm

Clutch posted “Giving us some sense of closure before the cancelled books and retired characters were set aside is the least DC could do after decades of cashing on our expense accounts.”

Well, you do realize that the first of these relaunches don’t happen until September, right? (Okay. The new Justice League book is scheduled to ship the last week of August, but still….) That means that ALL the current titles have a chance to give a “sense of closure” before the relaunch. I hadn’t paid close attention to the June Previews until after the “Relaunch Surprise” notice. Then, when I started reading some of the solicit info more closely, I found something amazing: Virtually EVERY single title’s solicit info could be read as implying a resolution to the current storylines.

Aside from giving the books a solid two more months (July and August), I’m not sure how much more “closure” you need. Would you have preferred that DC simply not publish any “DCU” title for two or three months so that things could be better “set aside”? I simply don’t see how that would be practical. It wasn’t practical in 1986 when Wolfman first suggested a complete reset of the DCU even though the Crisis had made the suggestion a very logical re-starting point. In today’s climate, however, not providing anything for DC’s customers for any period of time would simply put DC into the same level as Image, Dark Horse and IDW (all worthy companies but none of whom regularly crack the 5% dollar/sales level). DC isn’t planning on cancelling its Jonny DC or Vertigo lines but the company couldn’t possibly survive with the sales of those books alone–at least not for enough time for the “sense of closure” you seem to be suggesting.

TeviiJune 29, 2011 at 3:22 pm

People! Change can be good… give it a chance. If it sucks then complain, then stop buying and they will make an event to pout it all back.
If this is the most dramatic event in your life, count yourself lucky.

JamesJune 29, 2011 at 3:24 pm

Big surprise…lots of jerks here who want to complain and complain but verbally attack these protesters for actually doing something. Maybe you do-nothings should “get a life”? You folks should be embarrassed for being brainless idiots who don’t understand the value of a protest. How do you know that these folks aren’t also active in the world? You DON’T. You’re just moronic fanboys.

NamtabJune 29, 2011 at 3:24 pm

130 virgins and a pointless protest.

I hope G4 gets some good coverage of this crap.

ToryJune 29, 2011 at 3:27 pm

Hey, I hated the CRISIS, it took years for the DCU to recover from that unnecessary travesty and here they go again. I am most upset about very poor costume and personality changes and I think DC and Marvel both deserve a bit of this from the relaunchitis going around. I think they should also be taken to task for the overpricing of both the printed page and even moreso the digital one. Here’s a notion, give me the digital copy free if I buy the paper one.

I do not believe this relaunch will gain them many new fans, I think it will do the reverse. If they want new fans, as much as I hate the Wal-Marts, get the books in there and other grocery and drug stores. Get them on the magazine racks and have them at affordable prices. Make magazines and digests as well and when you market products to kids, market the actual quality drawn and written comics to kids, the ones that look quasi realistic, not the ones that look like bad cartoons and do not mean anything to the proper universe if there ever is one.

WilliamJune 29, 2011 at 3:27 pm

First World Problems.

MichaelJune 29, 2011 at 3:33 pm

F*ck ‘em! I’m psyched DC are rebooting. I want Action Comics and Detective Comics #1 but I won’t pay through the nose for a copy. From Crisis after Crisis after Crisis, it’s just timeto stop and hit that reset button.

These protestors are clowns and won’t change a thing.

Go DC!

SkullduggeryJune 29, 2011 at 3:38 pm

Get over it people.
That ship has sailed.
The relaunch is happening. Already too much production in the works to reverse course now.
If you want to protest something, pick a legitimate cause.

SteamSaintJune 29, 2011 at 3:39 pm

I say this protest is a good thing… It gets all the whiny little cry-babies together in one place for convenient disposal. “Oooh i don’t want my comic books to ever change! Change is bad! Whaaa!!!” Yup, let’s take this opportunity to set fire to the lot of them.

Angelica BrennerJune 29, 2011 at 3:41 pm

From the perspective of someone for whom the relaunch is essentially a buffet of jumping-on points: Oh my gawd y’all, calm down!

Look, there are definitely /parts/ of the relaunch worthy of protest – certain beloved characters no longer having ongoing titles, women only making a tiiiiiny percentage of the writers/artists, Rob Liefeld being paid to do art, etc. – but the very /idea/ of a relaunch throwing you into a tizzy? Yeesh, people, this is why “argumentative basement dweller” is such an annoying stereotype in the first place!

It’s not like Jim Lee’s going to break into your house and steal all your back issues and TPBs. The old stories will still be there! You can still read them, with your eyes and everything!

Charlie E/NJune 29, 2011 at 3:41 pm

Okay,
1) While I’ve got issues with Jim Lee’s designs (the 90′s were abandoned and mocked for a reason, Jim), I like the idea and the industry needs way more change than this. Given how little willingness big companies have to grow and experiment, I’ll take this.
2) Is it really worth getting angry and worked up about this? I mean, I love comics, but really? I’ve been realising I’m too old at thirty to be able to throw a tantrum when things change.

Oh wait, this is the internet. Never mind, all change is evil and wrong. Go back to whining.

Charlie XJune 29, 2011 at 3:42 pm

There is one thing that was not clear to me with the news of the relaunch. Does this mean everyone will be meeting for the first time and all of the histories they share don’t count?

RandyJune 29, 2011 at 3:43 pm

Here’s the thing: I noticed a lot of comments on this post about spending you time more productively and protest, oh I don’t know, genocide in a third world country. And yes, that’s true. But we could expand that argument to say, don’t spend your money going to Comic-Con, spend it on a trip to Japan to help with earthquake relief. I do my part to volunteer and help others, and if I were going to Comic-Con, I would probably attend this protest. I hate the idea of the reboot and would gladly take the opportunity to let DC know this. It doesn’t have to be one or the other.

AnxyJune 29, 2011 at 3:50 pm

I have an incredibly subversive idea to protest DCnU: JUST DON’T BUY THE COMICS.

Simon DelMonteJune 29, 2011 at 3:57 pm

It beats Fred Phelps.

VéteJune 29, 2011 at 3:58 pm

the best protest possible in this case- DON’T BUY THEM. ? ’nuff said

KenozoicJune 29, 2011 at 3:58 pm

As far as the protest being a waste of time: this is America and it’s called free speech. That includes how one spends one’s time, no matter how others feel about it. If you don’t want to march, don’t go. If you want to march, good for you.

As far as my personal feelings about the relaunch, here is my take:

a) I think 52 new #1′s is a great ‘easy-access’ way to inject new interest into the company as a whole.
b) Same-day digital will bring a ton of the attention span challenged, iPad (et al) addicts and digital youth to the medium. And when they find out that there are hard copies to keep forever, many of them could bolster the ranks of us lifers.
c) The line-wide reset allows for minor tweaks and some convoluted history adjustments.
d) I get TWO Legion books, Deadman, Dick Grayson back as Nightwing, and all the dead Satellite-era JLAers back. Plus Aquaman, a lot more overall diversity, and Wildstorm & Milestone stirred into the pot.
e) My only point of annoyance is that many of the costume changes are unnecessary.

Forward-thinking retailers (like Barnes & Noble with its Nook) will have (and master) an e-reader station to show people in the stores the pros and cons of both mediums, and explain the pricing systems, what trades are, and that physical copies in-hand are a much more visceral and permanent way to experience the art and writing. The bottom line is there will always be a place for paper comics. The e-reader didn’t kill the book. iTunes hasn’t killed the CD or vinyl (and rumor has it that cassettes are coming back). I have ten nieces & nephews, to whom I regularly drop off or mail copies of various monthlies. I bring them into the local shop when I am visiting (or my lifelong store, That’s Entertainment in Fitchburg, MA). And they get hardcover trades for birthdays and gifts.

Okay I am rambling. Bottom line (in my opinion): after being a 3+ decade reader, I am looking forward to the new DC. March away, but life moves on.

demoncatJune 29, 2011 at 3:59 pm

all the protest is going to do is give into the stero type of comic fans. for an easier way to get the message to dc over the relaunch is to just not buy the comic if one does not like it. other wise the protest is just going to show some comic fans who can accept change and the comic industry doing what it has to do to stay around.

MikeJune 29, 2011 at 3:59 pm

To the protesters who have nothing better to do with lives or no higher causes to fight for, I say: GET A LIFE!

Tyler WJune 29, 2011 at 4:02 pm

All the sensible attendees to sdcc should be happy that lines will be shorter for part of the day on Saturday.

ToryJune 29, 2011 at 4:06 pm

The negative reaction to this protest reminds me of some similar negative reactions to protests going on right now against ABC and Disney for cancelling One Life to Live and All My Children. These protests show that we care and are passionate about this medium and the stories and traditions that came before and continuing those. There is a deep feeling of disrespect for that which came before permeating society these days and these events are just some of the triggers that sets one off. There is a want and a need to protect our culture and when we see mistakes constantly being made that are detrimental to the preservation and proper presentation of said material then we should make our voices heard.

Michael PJune 29, 2011 at 4:08 pm

Yeah, I’m sure DC is going to junk their plans for their entire line with two months’ notice based on less than one percent of SDCC’s attendees staging a whine-fest.

Neil KapitJune 29, 2011 at 4:08 pm

” As far as the protest being a waste of time: this is America and it’s called free speech. That includes how one spends one’s time, no matter how others feel about it. If you don’t want to march, don’t go. If you want to march, good for you. ”

I’m not denying them their right to speak freely, just as I’m not being denied my right to see it as a colossal waste of time on the part of overly entitled man-children.

NeilJune 29, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Who protests the protesters?

ToryJune 29, 2011 at 4:13 pm

Are the people complaining about protesters here any different than the popular stereotypes of the comic book fan community they are using to degrade and dispirit this protest movement?

Lance C. JohnsonJune 29, 2011 at 4:14 pm

The best way to protest would be to not buy the comics and to not do anything that draws attention to the relaunch.

MKJune 29, 2011 at 4:16 pm

Wow how pathetic.

One 130 fans trying to dictate to DC how they should run their business.

Maybe they could put this energy into problems…you know that affect REAL people?

SeanJune 29, 2011 at 4:16 pm

Protesting the reboot is really stupid.It won’t change anything.
The best thing you can do is if you don’t like it don’t buy it.

Tom DaylightJune 29, 2011 at 4:22 pm

This is an even worse idea than the relaunch.

tenshi yukiJune 29, 2011 at 4:26 pm

Tory

The reason why there is a disrespect towards the “protest” is simple. IT”S JUST COMICS! Out of all the things you could protest about. Lack of education funds as are kids get stupider, gas prices shooting through the roof preventing you from going to work, and things that, well you know, actually matter, you guys are actually protesting about FICTIONAL CHARACTERS.

That’s why it’s getting ridiculed, and it deserves every bit of it. People are losing site of what should be important. Food, water, education, not freakin comics.

Steve BroomeJune 29, 2011 at 4:26 pm

“This is perplexing. I wish these individuals would use this energy toward endeavors that actually matter. ”

This is a logical fallacy. In fact when you learn about logical fallacies in college the example that’s given is almost word for word what you just said. “why are they doing ____ when they could be curing cancer?”

The explanation in this case of course is that it’s stupid to suggest that people volunteer at a soup kitchen at the same time as they would be at a comic convention. The other problem is that you yourself could have been volunteering at a soup kitchen while you read this article, or posted about it, or collected comics, or did anything else with your life.

fmoonJune 29, 2011 at 4:27 pm

Seriously, how arrogant and juvenile are these people? . What heck does “classic “and “wiping out years of history” mean in comics mythology anyway? DC always did that regarding changing and redefining its characters. Who knows, you might see there is more to life than comics. This whole reboot thing has made me ashamed of the way some fans behave. The vitriol they throw at creators and DC management, as if their lives are ruined. Grow up or go and do something charitable with your time and your saved money. You never know, you might change someone’s life and do something good for the world.

HansJune 29, 2011 at 4:29 pm

@Squashua

right. 10 seconds making a post on the internet and organizing and participating in a public protest…totally the same.

RyuukuroJune 29, 2011 at 4:30 pm

I’m anti-relaunch but I’d rather see them protest something important. Or, better yet, they should get together and start their own comic book company. If you don’t like what the big two are doing, buy comics from the smaller companies.

paulskiJune 29, 2011 at 4:32 pm

And this is why sometimes… not often, but sometimes… I’m embarrassed to be a comic fan.

Just as well I’m not there – I’d be spending most of my day abusing them for being such clueless nutballs.

Michael MJune 29, 2011 at 4:32 pm

So by these fan’s reasoning anything post the “Golden-Age” is wrong. That reboot worked and I think it is high time for another. The idea that Superman is so globally recognized but cannot sell in the Top 10 is ridiculous.

RobJune 29, 2011 at 4:43 pm

Bottom line, the sales of comics have been pathetic. How many books sell more than 50,000 copies each month? Flash was cancelled going into the original Crisis because it only sold 85,000 copies. A publisher would cream his shorts if he could sell that many books each month today. At least DC is trying to do something to stop the sales plunge. If these morons want all the books to keep going the way they are, they won’t be reading new comics for much longer. They won’t be cost effective to make them anymore. Grow up guys, the industry has been taking a beating. What have you done to change that? Whenever I see DC or Marvel selling a special $1 issue of a particular comic and it’s appropriate for kids, I buy extra copies and give them away at Halloween. I give extra comics to the local Barber shop so kids can be exposed to them. We all need to work to stop this trend of lower sales. Walking around outside a comic book convention in your batman underoos and poo pooing DCs plan is just stupid. Try doing something positive instead of trying to cause a ruckus for your 15 minutes of nerd fame.

SAMURAI36June 29, 2011 at 4:43 pm

Wow, there have been some AWESOME responses in this thread. Just when I was beginning to feel frustrated with comic fans, alot of you guys and gals come thru to save the day.

Best quotes (in no particular order):

Who protests the protesters?

just as I’m not being denied my right to see it as a colossal waste of time on the part of overly entitled man-children.

All the sensible attendees to sdcc should be happy that lines will be shorter for part of the day on Saturday.

The old stories will still be there! You can still read them, with your eyes and everything!

Yup, let’s take this opportunity to set fire to the lot of them.

These people should be embarassed for standing around protesting for the return of Superman’s panties instead of doing something that will actually be worthwhile in this world.

-oh, forget it, this whole post just went to hell.

This kinda reminds me of the words of a certain disturbed youth:
“I don’t want THIS Earth! Bring back MY Earth! EVERYTHING was BETTER on MY Earth!”

Let’s put their names on public record so that if they buy a single DC relaunch comic we throw them into prison.
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And then there’s all those who basically said “get a life”. Can’t forget you all as well.

Sooo, to “Tory” and the 129 other @$$-Clowns that have nothing better to do with their lives, except embarrass the rest of comic fandom, have you even thought this thru??? If you will be somewhere (outside, most likely, as I can’t see the SDCC officials letting you do this non-sense inside the building), then Dan Didio, Jim Lee, and whoever else is there, won’t even hear/see your protest.

So not only will they NOT care, they won’t even know that they should.

But I suppose I should thank you for give me a good 20 minutes of entertainment from reading this article and the responses therein.

In the meantime, I can’t wait for the relaunch, even despite a few bad things that they are going to do. But at least they’re doing something.