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Totally agee on this. Timm has a real understanding of the characters and their place in the DCU.
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Timm and his crew took what was great in the DCU and made it even BETTER. And they fixed a lot of "meh" stuff as well. Put Timm in charge with Alan Burnett, Glen Murakami and James Tucker as editorial directors and you'd have the DCU at it's finest. They get the best work out of Paul Dini, Dwayne McDuffie, and the other animated series writers. Keep Johns and Jurgens, bring back Chuck Dixon and give him the Bat-titles. Put Wolfman and Perez on a Titans mini-series. Duh. Sold.
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Bruce Timm is a great suggestion. He and his team have a better understanding of what's right and wrong (what to avoid) with the characters than just about anyone.
Their Batman and Superman series hit the nail on the head for me and the Justice League series was just as good if not better.
The recent Wonder Woman movie is a great take on the character and New Frontier was a wonderful adaption of Cooke's masterpiece.
As you can guess, I can't wait for the Green Lanter flick that's coming out this summer.Comment
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One small thing, Bruce Timm is primarily an animator/producer/artist, not a writer as far as I know. The Animated DCU writers do seem to already be in the comic book DCU these days. Wasn't Burnett doing Superman/Batman?
Dini's been strong on Detective, it's a shame about Countdown.
I'm just astounded at how they continue to ghettoize Dwayne McDuffie at both Marvel and DC. They relaunched the Justice League with all the Big Guns and some fan favourites, only to take the "Toys" away and bouncing his storyarcs with DCU crossovers once McDuffie comes on board. Give him access to whichever characters he needs ala Justice League Unlimited, and then leave him alone!
Over at Marvel they handed him the FF, and immediately remove Sue and Reed! I thought the issue that he was allowed to write Reed post-Civil War pretty much made as much sense as he could given the mess that was handed to him. For me it ultimately makes more sense for Reed to have taken a more calculated approach to the Civil War decisions rather than emotional (McCarthyism). McDuffie really had Reed's "voice".
Here is hoping that Simone's work on Secret Six will keep her from being pegged as only a writer suitable for female characters. I'd actually like to see her on The Teen Titans (or even The Titans).Last edited by samurainoir; May 12, '09, 4:03 PM.Comment
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Timm has great story sense, and I'd see him in Didio's role, not as a writer. As I said before, the animated series writers may be working for DC, but they did their best work under or with him. With him in control, we'd see some great output from them, I believe.
The endless crossovers strangle any amount of creativity these people may bring to the table. But as long as people keep buying them (even to complain) DC and Marvel will continue to do them.
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What is it exactly that Paul Levitz does anyway as President/Publisher? DiDio seems to be the head honcho and you never hear a peep out of or about Levitz. He should be reigning things in more than he does IMO. Jenette Khan seemed to be more hands on than he is...Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!Comment
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Keep Gail Simone away from my Titans Please! Get rid of Didio! Let Me and Toyroom take his place and use writers who care about characters tell their stories."Hang on Lady... We go for a RIDE!" - Shorty to Willie Scott.Best movie line from Indiana Jones & the Temple Of DoomComment
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She's Awesome on Secret Six Bro .
I have the 70 complete run of the New ,.. New series of Teen Titans...
Up intill now,.. I have liked the different teams they have had..
Other than Wondergirl,..& the Manhunter Chick,.. I hate this new Team. If they don't bring Ravager back on the book,.. I think I am finally Done.
I do Like Titans ... it's been pretty good since Jericho showed up.... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.
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I think Gail would rock the Titans as well. Birds of Prey had a vibe similar to the classic NTT era. Is Winnick still on Titans?
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My thing is this if Fans keep buying the Books. Why should Dido leave? Comic books have always been about sales. Especially the top books. I thought DC's direction was a bit of a mess so I stopped buying the books.
It's only when the Big wigs see the sales drop is when and only then that they make drastic changes.......Comment
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The only problem with that is they never come back up. Oh, there might be those temporary surges when there's something hot or controversial but as far as I know the sales just keep steadily declining. Once you turn off a lifelong fan they aren't likely to come back and that's what they've (comic book publishers) been doing since at least Crisis On Infinite Earths.
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I would like to see a Legion of Doom like scenario where you have an editorial/writing committee that allows the selected few to bounce ideas around and vote on storylines, plots and basic happenings within the DCU. They would, more or less, be in charge. Here's my list for the LoD.
Dan Didio - He's not been the greatest editor, I know, but he should at least be one of the voices that has an opinion and a vote. No more, no less. I think he wants to do well, and he'd possibly reach his true potential being surrounded by these guys. He's trying way too hard to shake things up. He needs to settle down.
Geoff Johns - He's Midas right now and has his finger firmly on the pulse of the DCU readership. As good as he is on individual titles, I think his true talent and vision would come out as he formulates and coordinates concepts for the company.
Mark Waid - He has such a reverence for DC and their characters. His respect for all metallic ages from Bronze to I guess Plutonium now makes him a no-brainer added to this group.
CHris Claremont - I don't know how familiar he is with the DCU, and it doesn't matter. He can streamline ideas and see the big picture faster than anyone. Sometimes having an outside opinion is helpful.
Dan Jurgens - He's flourished as both a writer and artist and brings a unique perspective into the group. He'd represent the talent/creative staff.
Marv Wolfman - You gotta have the old guy at the end of the table wearing a monacle and stroking a white persian cat, so here he is. He's been doing this longer than just about anyone and is still quite active. He's seen so many changes come and go and would be severely important in preventing the same 'ol mistakes.
ScottI almost had a psychic girlfriend but she dumped me before we met.
If anyone here believes in psychokinesis, please raise my hand.Comment
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