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That's what the internet buzz is saying.
So, one simple question for the students of pop culture (and of hat-wearing bowmen): WTF?
Or more precisely, what the f**K is DC thinking?
With pictures of this train wreck:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/06/04/is-this-really-the-worst-comic-of-all-time-a-defence-of-justice-league-the-rise-of-arsenal-3/
And a few descriptions of the awfulness:
http://www.savagecritic.com/brian/i-have-read-the-worst-comic-i-have-ever-read/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Harper_%28comics%29
(Read the Rise and Fall section for a summary.)
The "writer" of this will be also writing the new Green Arrow relaunch where Green Arrow is now a killer, been outlawed and hides out in the new forest which has magically appeared in the middle of his hometown. I had considered looking into how Robin Hoody this new take is (a bit on the nose, it sounds) but after reading about Arsenal, I doubt it.
Oh, and here's a cover of issue 3 of the new Green Arrow comic.
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/06/04/green-arrow-3-a-cover-suggestion/
I don't feel any fan ownership of these characters. I know that Green Arrow, Roy Harper, Batman, etc. exist purely as corporate creations and the company can do what they'd like with them. It just strikes me as a really bizarre choice to publish a comic like this. I can't see how it will help them in the marketplace.
This is probably why I feel the same self-conscious sense of guilt and shame in entering a comic book shop as I probably would feel upon entering an adult-only video store. (Not that I know first hand, but I suspect porn shops have more appealing layouts and less creepy staff.)
Allen
So, one simple question for the students of pop culture (and of hat-wearing bowmen): WTF?
Or more precisely, what the f**K is DC thinking?
With pictures of this train wreck:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/06/04/is-this-really-the-worst-comic-of-all-time-a-defence-of-justice-league-the-rise-of-arsenal-3/
And a few descriptions of the awfulness:
http://www.savagecritic.com/brian/i-have-read-the-worst-comic-i-have-ever-read/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Harper_%28comics%29
(Read the Rise and Fall section for a summary.)
The "writer" of this will be also writing the new Green Arrow relaunch where Green Arrow is now a killer, been outlawed and hides out in the new forest which has magically appeared in the middle of his hometown. I had considered looking into how Robin Hoody this new take is (a bit on the nose, it sounds) but after reading about Arsenal, I doubt it.
Oh, and here's a cover of issue 3 of the new Green Arrow comic.
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/06/04/green-arrow-3-a-cover-suggestion/
I don't feel any fan ownership of these characters. I know that Green Arrow, Roy Harper, Batman, etc. exist purely as corporate creations and the company can do what they'd like with them. It just strikes me as a really bizarre choice to publish a comic like this. I can't see how it will help them in the marketplace.
This is probably why I feel the same self-conscious sense of guilt and shame in entering a comic book shop as I probably would feel upon entering an adult-only video store. (Not that I know first hand, but I suspect porn shops have more appealing layouts and less creepy staff.)
Allen
