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ShawnL wrote: Renumbering is getting a bit much. I'm at the point where I think the industry would do far better to minimize the issue number and emphasize the cover date more.

But that's mostly just someone tired of trying to accommodate bizarre numbering schemes in his database.

This would be a bit of a nightmare since most databases seem to key off of some kind of a unique numeric issue number within a title/volume & would need to be re-coded.

Look at:
ComicBookDb.com
ComicCollectorLive.com
MyComicShop.com

and I know ComicBase (that I use) also seems to use issue # as a primary key.

It's not impossible, but it wouldn't be seamless, especially since web-sites & existing databases would have to accommodate both issue #s (for everything in the past) as well as things that have no issue # & just a date moving forward.

I guess you could just add a bunch of new titles to the Db like "Batman (numberless, 2012 on)" and go from there.

Action #1 got a new cover:

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/20 ... -comics-1/

It's really weird seeing him in jeans. I think I like the other cover better.

abysslord wrote: It's really weird seeing him in jeans. I think I like the other cover better.

He was in jeans & work boots on the previous cover too.

BobBretall wrote:

abysslord wrote: It's really weird seeing him in jeans. I think I like the other cover better.

He was in jeans & work boots on the previous cover too.

Yeah I know, I didn't mean to make it sound like that was why I liked the other cover. I guess I'm okay with jeans but then lose the cape?

abysslord wrote:

BobBretall wrote:

abysslord wrote: It's really weird seeing him in jeans. I think I like the other cover better.

He was in jeans & work boots on the previous cover too.

Yeah I know, I didn't mean to make it sound like that was why I liked the other cover. I guess I'm okay with jeans but then lose the cape?

My understanding is that Action is going to be set in the "past" following the early years of Superman as the 1st super-hero in the "new" DCU.

The Superman comic (& JLA) are his "current" adventures, in those he has the more conventional costume w/cape.

I actually just threw Action #1 on my order for that very reason. I'm intrigued by the idea that this is Supes as the "First" superhero, and Morrison has said he wanted to get the character back to being a "working-class" hero in the book. It'll be interesting to see if they show his transition from that into what he looks like in the Justice League and later Superman titles.

Also added Aquaman. Not sure why, but the idea of The Trench sounded pretty interesting and it'd be interesting to see if Johns can do for Aquaman what he did for Green Lantern.

John sat down with John Rood (Executive VP-Sales, Marketing and Business Development) and Bob Wayne (Senior VP-Sales) of DC Comics a few hours before Comic-Con International: San Diego 2011 to discuss the New 52, the day-and-date digital move and other aspects of DC sales and marketing.

I found it interesting to listen to the conversation with these DC big-wigs about DC's upcoming plans & their view on sales:
http://www.comicbookpage.com/Podcast/?p=561

I haven't listened to the episode yet, but did they have anything to say about the DC #1s hardcover scheduled for December? They're apparently trying to cover all possible bases!

Well some preview shots of some of the #1s have been shown online, namely:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/07/19/ ... -batman-1/

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/07/21/ ... mans-face/

I have to say I'm loving the art and colors. So far nothing has made me less excited about these issues.

Read a bit about the DC panel and their discussion of Wonder Woman and what they're hoping to do with her character got me to add that book to my DC order. First time I think I've ever actively sought out a Wonder Woman title...so they're doing SOMEthing right!

I'm actually getting kinda jazzed for the "New 52".

Also heard news that the Marvel Family WILL be returning to the DCU, probably in a "second wave" of titles. Good.

Interesting stuff about the new 52:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=33433

Clarifying a fan's question about Hal Jordan losing his ring yet being n the Justice League, Berganza said that "Justice League" is set five years in the past, as is "Action Comics."

How long does 5 years take in comics? I wonder if they'll play around with that and have things appear in the 'current' timeline that were hinted at in the 5 years ago timeline.

Of course if they run out of those 5 years and run into the other books timeline they can always renumber

abysslord wrote:How long does 5 years take in comics? I wonder if they'll play around with that and have things appear in the 'current' timeline that were hinted at in the 5 years ago timeline.

Of course if they run out of those 5 years and run into the other books timeline they can always renumber

Well according to Morrison Action Comics is set in the past for 6 issues, in #7 we get back to "modern" and then at times it jumps back and forth in the timeline.

torchsong wrote:I actually just threw Action #1 on my order for that very reason. I'm intrigued by the idea that this is Supes as the "First" superhero, and Morrison has said he wanted to get the character back to being a "working-class" hero in the book. It'll be interesting to see if they show his transition from that into what he looks like in the Justice League and later Superman titles.

Also added Aquaman. Not sure why, but the idea of The Trench sounded pretty interesting and it'd be interesting to see if Johns can do for Aquaman what he did for Green Lantern.

Intrigued to see the "First" superhero play out. Especially as it seems Stormwatch is supposed to have been around for approx 25 years according to Cornell interviews. And obviously theres the Demon Knights series.

Is Superman effectively the first "public" superhero?

Paul Nolan wrote:

torchsong wrote:I actually just threw Action #1 on my order for that very reason. I'm intrigued by the idea that this is Supes as the "First" superhero, and Morrison has said he wanted to get the character back to being a "working-class" hero in the book. It'll be interesting to see if they show his transition from that into what he looks like in the Justice League and later Superman titles.

Also added Aquaman. Not sure why, but the idea of The Trench sounded pretty interesting and it'd be interesting to see if Johns can do for Aquaman what he did for Green Lantern.

Intrigued to see the "First" superhero play out. Especially as it seems Stormwatch is supposed to have been around for approx 25 years according to Cornell interviews. And obviously theres the Demon Knights series.

Is Superman effectively the first "public" superhero?

I believe that is the case. He is the first public superhero. And perhaps the first person to be called a super-hero.