The comic book industry has long turned to reboots to help boost sales, especially when Marvel and DC A-listers like Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman slump. For some, this means a soft change to their publishing line, resetting to first issues, while others deploy hard reboots of continuity, starting again with a clean slate. It’s no secret that some of these endeavors have been much bigger success stories than others.Between them, companies like Marvel and DC have done everything from starting brand-new universes from scratch to outright erasure of the past. While this can leave some fans frustrated, others end up annoyed by the constantly shifting timelines and growing sales commitments. These reboots don’t have to be a financial failure for companies to learn from their mistakes, just as they don’t have to be world-shattering changes for fans to love them.Among other things, DCYou’s redesign of characters like Lobo, coupled with its poor handling of characters like Superman, left readers disillusioned with the line. It was here that the company officially came to understand the failures of its era and began the move towards the Rebirth event. Any potential the New 52 could have left was officially snuffed out here.
The comic book industry has long turned to reboots to help boost sales, especially when Marvel and DC A-listers like Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman slump. For some, this means a soft change to their publishing line, resetting to first issues, while others deploy hard reboots of continuity, starting again with a clean slate. It’s no secret that some of these endeavors have been much bigger success stories than others.
Between them, companies like Marvel and DC have done everything from starting brand-new universes from scratch to outright erasure of the past. While this can leave some fans frustrated, others end up annoyed by the constantly shifting timelines and growing sales commitments. These reboots don’t have to be a financial failure for companies to learn from their mistakes, just as they don’t have to be world-shattering changes for fans to love them.
Among other things, DCYou’s redesign of characters like Lobo, coupled with its poor handling of characters like Superman, left readers disillusioned with the line. It was here that the company officially came to understand the failures of its era and began the move towards the Rebirth event. Any potential the New 52 could have left was officially snuffed out here.
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