The DC Thread

[GhostMachine]

Yeah, Misfit is more of a teen sidekick character.

Cain? Hehe... Isn't she the dark and shadowy leader of the League of Assassins or something? That would kinda get in the way of being Batgirl...

The whole thing with Cassandra Cain becoming the leader of the League of Assassins and acting out of character was explained away. She had been drugged and manipulated by Deathstroke, but Robin (Tim Drake) managed to cure her.

Here's an idea: How about making Cassandra the new Nightwing?

[Mystik]

then what would happen to dick when bruce takes back the mantle

[GhostMachine]

then what would happen to dick when bruce takes back the mantle

Simple. Dick drinks a shrinking potion and becomes the new Bat-Mite.

[marhawkman]

then what would happen to dick when bruce takes back the mantle

Simple. Dick drinks a shrinking potion and becomes the new Bat-Mite.

whoooaaa.... good one.

I'm not sure how much of that was Deathstroke though... I thought that was just how Deathstroke got her on Titans East.

[Podmark]

Cain? Hehe... Isn't she the dark and shadowy leader of the League of Assassins or something? That would kinda get in the way of being Batgirl...

Don't make me hurt you 

Here's an idea: How about making Cassandra the new Nightwing?

Meh I'm not a fan of the idea. It's better than nothing I guess.
Making Cassandra a villain and then having her quit Batgirl because Bruce died showed a vast misunderstanding of the characters motivations and personality. But honestly no one should ever write Cass without reading the first half of her solo series. It was fast paced but excellent character work.

I'm not sure how much of that was Deathstroke though... I thought that was just how Deathstroke got her on Titans East.

Deathstroke was responsible for everything. That was revealed in the WWIII mini. But honestly it was a hand wave to explain a very poorly conceived storyline.


Anyway Cassandra is going to be a supporting character with Barbara in the new series. That's acceptable to me. Cass and Spoiler are good friends.

[marhawkman]

Cain? Hehe... Isn't she the dark and shadowy leader of the League of Assassins or something? That would kinda get in the way of being Batgirl...

Don't make me hurt you 

:LOL:

So Deathstroke somehow manipulated her into leading the Assassin guys? >.<

As Robby the Robot would say: "Does not compute!"

[AfghanAnt]

So...

Spoiler

Anyone think there wont be a white lantern corp but peace will be expressed as white light.

[marhawkman]

Corps? no.

[The Hitman]

White Lantern Corps... nah. I do think there might be a new book coming out of this, where representitives of all the colors form a group. And I was thinking white would mean "Life" since black meand "Death" and all.

[marhawkman]

I can understand people somehow getting the various emotions to work with each other, but a total synthesis of all of them? I can't see that.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

I think the white corps will merely be the seven others working together united against the black, which will revealed to be the only way to stop them.  Makes sense really.  Life has emotions and a will, death is the total absense of all those things.

[yell0w_lantern]

Dr Spectrum!

[daglob]

Dr Spectrum!

Good one...

[Trelau]

I can understand people somehow getting the various emotions to work with each other, but a total synthesis of all of them? I can't see that.

Hal Jordan. If that guy doesn't end up a white lantern then i don't get it. Every time a new ring is discovered, he automatically gets one, to prove that he is worthy of all the emotional spectrum. If HE doesn't end up using all the color (like chaneling the power of every corp or using a ring of each) then i'll mentally apologize for calling that book too predictable.

[The Hitman]

Geoff Johns said once that by the end of his run, there'll be solid proof behind Guy Gardner's belief that he's the best Lantern around. I'm just saying...

[marhawkman]

I can understand people somehow getting the various emotions to work with each other, but a total synthesis of all of them? I can't see that.

Hal Jordan. If that guy doesn't end up a white lantern then i don't get it. Every time a new ring is discovered, he automatically gets one, to prove that he is worthy of all the emotional spectrum. If HE doesn't end up using all the color (like chaneling the power of every corp or using a ring of each) then i'll mentally apologize for calling that book too predictable.

hmm.... He started with green, turned into Parallax, later used several Sinestro Corps rings, gets tricked into earning a Red ring, gets a blue ring to remove the red ring, tries to get an orange ring to fight the guy who made them.

Interesting observation..... Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, and Blue
Now he just needs Indigo and Violet. As often as he's fought Star sapphire he's never weilded that power.

[Midnite]

Red Robin #4 sneak peek

Spoiler

[AfghanAnt]

Red Robin #4 sneak peek

Spoiler

URGH! Dick's been Batman for like 5 minutes...I hate DC lately...

[Midnite]

The search for Bruce Wayne starts summer 2010, AfghanAnt.

[Podmark]

In other news Johns and Manapul are leaving Adventure Comics after issue 6. Pod is a very sad panda. Issue 2 was so prefect.

Paul Levitz takes over.

[Midnite]

Nice classic elements from Babs' costume. But I still want Cassandra back.
Thoughts?

[Podmark]

It's interesting. Will have to get used to it.

[GhostMachine]

Anyone notice that those thugs she's attacking look like the Mutants gang members from The Dark Knight Returns?

I like the costume design except the pinkish-purple. Hope that's just a fluke and the color is actually more like in the other picture, where it matches the color of

Spoiler

the Spoiler costume

.

[thanoson]

Anyone notice that those thugs she's attacking look like the Mutants gang members from The Dark Knight Returns?

I like the costume design except the pinkish-purple. Hope that's just a fluke and the color is actually more like in the other picture, where it matches the color of

Spoiler

the Spoiler costume

.

That was the 1st thing that caught my eye.

[AfghanAnt]

It looks very dated and 90's to me and not good 90's.

[Mystik]

is it just me or does it feel like the bat family is inferior now. personally I love steph, dick and damian but I feel like they're not as good as there predecessors. have the old batman,robin and batgirl fight the new guys (both teams have prep time) and new guys would get slaughtered.

bruce bat> dick bat
tim robin > damian robin
cass batgirl > steph batgirl


heck cass could take the new team by herself with a lil com-link coaching from bruce

[steamteck]

is it just me or does it feel like the bat family is inferior now. personally I love steph, dick and damian but I feel like they're not as good as there predecessors. have the old batman,robin and batgirl fight the new guys (both teams have prep time) and new guys would get slaughtered.

bruce bat> dick bat
tim robin > damian robin
cass batgirl > steph batgirl


heck cass could take the new team by herself with a lil com-link coaching from bruce

that's often the problem with successors and legacy heroes. they measure poorly against the originals. Personally I've always preferred the veteran hero to the brand new young one myself. Dick at least has the experiance but Bruce will always be my Batman.

[The Hitman]

Pouches! And how does that belt stay on?

[AfghanAnt]

I find Dick and Damian infinitely more interesting to read about than Bruce and Tim ever were. Steph should have stayed dead. Sorry Spoiler fans.

[deano_ue]

why the hell are the mutants in that image, is dark knight returns becoming the new kingdom come. force into everything