DC is taking a huge risk with this. I’m in the retail/distribution part of the Comic Book machine. I know numbers, and I talk with other retailers and many fellow fans. Some of the changes are just mind boggling. Red Robin with red feathers like some kind of birdman? Sgt Rock is fighting in the middle east? (guess the Vietnam war didn’t happen) Barbara back as Batgirl? (guess Joker never shot her in the spine) Superman wearing armor?
I can understand DC’s philosophy. They want to freshen up their properties for a new generation. Fine. Why not do it the way Marvel did with the incredibly successful Ultimate line? I know many, many people, myself included, that are hanging on to certain titles by a thread, and are tempted to drop the book in a heartbeat. Why don’t they? Habit. I’ve read JLA for 30 years. It’s just what I do, but anyone reading this who also reads JLA knows the current team just plain sucks. So, my point is, this is for many, the little push they needed to cancel.
Another sore spot for fans is, “What about the 80 long boxes I have of DC comics that I paid for, collected, and read? None of it happened? (Geoff Johns smacks Aquaman43 with the back of his hand, “you’ll buy it, and you’ll like it!”)
And lastly, as a retailer, DC releasing all 52 titles in digital format( just the #1’s) the same goddam day as they are on the shelf (all 52 are not being released the SAME day). That’s like saying, “Oh comic shop, thanks for years of a great relationship, and making us rich, so we’re going to start a huge event that will draw hundreds to your store..OH WAIT..they don’t even have to leave the house…opps…sorry.”