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ibreakhorses · Post by **ibreakhorses** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:24 pm

Anyone reading 52? Any thoughts so far?

stone384 · Post by **stone384** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:32 pm

I am...so far so good

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Unblessed · Post by **Unblessed** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:41 pm

After getting the super rare and unlicensed game "Action 52" for NES, I hate the number 52.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:17 am

Just read the first 3 issues of 52 and it's looking pretty sweet I must admit. It's really nice to have a mix of characters I know and ones that I'm either way too young to know or are fresh and new. I particularly like the way their handling potential mistakes in the universe/timeline with Booster Gold... one of those annoying characters you just have to love! Sadly he wouldn't stick a chance with his own series which is how I feel about most of the new/out of print characters on display here... their fun to see but only in passing.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:50 am

Have the first four issues... will give it a read soon. But I will be that they are better than the new X-Men movie that I drug my wife to tonight.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:07 pm

I'm also picking these up and so far so good.....

this is a long commitment so it better start up good and so far it has.

-Brian

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:26 pm

Read through two issues... dropping the rest.

Utter crap...

Technique · Post by **Technique** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:01 pm

I'm not buying it but here are some reviews from my favorite review sites:

http://www.thefourthrail.com/reviews/cr ... 52-1.shtml

http://www.thefourthrail.com/reviews/cr ... 52-2.shtml

http://www.thexaxis.com/misc/521.htm

http://www.thexaxis.com/capsules/21May06.htm

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 2:05 am

Knightt wrote:Have the first four issues... will give it a read soon. But I will be that they are better than the new X-Men movie that I drug my wife to tonight.

Did I call it, or not???

-slym

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 2:24 am

Well I was wrong... I didnt like either 52 nor X-Men.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:54 am

Just got, and read, week 4. Once again I enjoyed it and I've decided to stick with 52 for the duration... hope this won't be a costly mistake.

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:14 am

If you are going to keep with it ask your shop if they can work some deal for you. 52 times 2.50 = $130 plus sales tax for the issues.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:18 am

Yea it'd be nice if it was only $130 but it'll be LOADS more than that caus im in the UK and we get ripped off for comics...

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:13 am

ian_house wrote:Yea it'd be nice if it was only $130 but it'll be LOADS more than that caus im in the UK and we get ripped off for comics...

WHAT ? How so ?

dantheman · Post by **dantheman** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:22 pm

I've liked it so far, and I'll probablly stick with it for the full run... but does it seem like a comic version of 24 to anyone else?

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:26 pm

I guess I just find Booster Gold to be very annoying... like many DC characters.

As a rule, I only read Batman. I've tried others but they leave me wanting.

cameron · Post by **cameron** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:31 am

I agree with knightt, 52's not that great at all, all that hype after the crisis and all for nothing. I like the weekly idea though.

cameron · Post by **cameron** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:36 am

ian_house wrote:Yea it'd be nice if it was only $130 but it'll be LOADS more than that caus im in the UK and we get ripped off for comics...

I'm from the uk to I don't think that we get ripped off I pay £1.40 for an issue of 52, well that was the first issue I don't Know about the others cos I was so dissapointed with the first

davidb · Post by **davidb** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:55 am

Knightt wrote:I guess I just find Booster Gold to be very annoying... like many DC characters.

As a rule, I only read Batman. I've tried others but they leave me wanting.

Actually, I've read an interview with DiDio which says that they want Booster to be annoying. They're actually returning him to his roots. When he debuted in the 80's, he was nothing but a corporate shill. He came back from the future and decided to use his knowledge to make a fortune (which he then promptly lost). That's why doing everything for public glory (complete with an announcer in Skeets) fits so well.

I'm not wild about the new direction, but at least it's true to the character.

stone384 · Post by **stone384** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:11 pm

I can't stand Booster. They are returing him to his roots which I hate. He is just irritating. The parts of 52 that I am enjoying the most are the question, montoya and elongated man segements. I am enjoying the other characters also those are just the most interesting. With all the other characters in this I can endure the Booster segments.
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ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:37 pm

Im just getting it from rubbish Forbidden Planet whos conversion rates are gay... found a cheap bloke on eBay now tho... happy days.

FatalKM · Post by **FatalKM** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:01 am

I have never really been that much into DC personally. I have always enjoyed Batman since Knightfall and Superman somewhat, especially when he died haha. However, I just can't follow 52...I haven't kept up with DC enough to know exactly what's going on. 52 is the worst possible comic for someone to attempt to read if they don't know much about DC; a huge all-encompassing storyline with every single unrecognizable character and a multitude of focused sub-plots within each issue. Not to mention there are possibly 52 issues with Booster, it's a good premise but it's not for me.

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:00 pm

I picked up 52 #5 and it wasnt bad, but when I thumbed through #6 to see how the story concluded, nothing was mentioned of the previous week. If someone can tell me when they talk about Adam Strange again in this series I'd appreciate it. The DC website is no help in this endeavor, and as a

SPOILER

Alan Scott lost an eye and Adam Strange lost both eyes in #5.

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:10 am

tarheelmarine wrote:I picked up 52 #5 and it wasnt bad, but when I thumbed through #6 to see how the story concluded, nothing was mentioned of the previous week. If someone can tell me when they talk about Adam Strange again in this series I'd appreciate it. The DC website is no help in this endeavor, and as a

I like it so far. The Alan Scott thing you got a preview of in Checkmate which I like also.

****possible spoiler****

Booster being found out as a fraud makes me think that they are heading toward him redeming himself later in the year as a hero and probably dying saving the world or something. I think that's probably for the best.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:22 am

I don't read DC very much so this may be a misguided question, but why is their universe so convoluted that they need a Crisis of some kind every 6 years to bring things back into check?

Coincidentally, this is why I don't really read DC.... I'd have no idea what the hell is going on, & even their main characters have just become uninteresting. Green Lanter, however, is a great read....