What DC comic are you most ashamed of liking?

[Bored at 3:00AM]

We all have one. That comic all logic and taste tell us we shouldn't enjoy....but we do, damn it.

For me, it's Joe Kelly's Supergirl, which has been a creative trainwreck since Jeph Loeb reintroduced the character. But, once Kelly took over and ditched the last vestiges of Greg Rucka's aborted takeover, I actually started digging it. Dunno why. I've never cared for Kelly's writing, but there's something about his Supergirl, who is far from heroic, or even likeable, character, that I'm finding facsinating.

To be fair, if I actually had to pay for Supergirl instead of shamelessly reading my buddy's copy, I seriously doubt I'd continue reading this comic. But, everytime a new issue of Supergirl comes out, I find myself reading the damn thing and...to my shame....enjoying it.

There, I said it.

Don't look at me like that. I bet you liked Youngblood you hypocrites!

Oh, screw you guys, I'm going home!

*runs away like a little girl*

[4thHorseman]

Same as you. For some reason, I actually enjoy Supergirl. Don't know why, but Kelly always interests me, no matter how terrible the story is. And I like the art, I'm probably one of the few, but I do enjoy the art.

But unfortunately, I actually do pay for the book.

[Karl O'Neill]

outsiders, i hope it improves

[Karl O'Neill]

And what's wrong with Outsiders?[/QUOTE]

i just think judd winick has yet to blow me away, thats all, i'll still buy it.

does judd winick even have a magnum opus?

[Sgt. Preston]

All-Star Batman....when it actually came out.

Now that it's cancelled I would put Wonder Woman up there. Still waiting for this book to impress...that is....when it actually comes out.

[titanfan]

For me, it's Joe Kelly's Supergirl, which has been a creative trainwreck since Jeph Loeb reintroduced the character. But, once Kelly took over and ditched the last vestiges of Greg Rucka's aborted takeover, I actually started digging it. Dunno why. I've never cared for Kelly's writing, but there's something about his Supergirl, who is far from heroic, or even likeable, character, that I'm finding facsinating.

I generally despised Joe Kelly's DC writing and I never cared less about Supergirl--but I must agree. I am thoroughly enjoying his run on the title. He's actually made Supergirl an extremely relatable character to me. And yes, sometimes I feel guilty defending it because of the title the reputation has--but I truly think Kelly's run has been excellent.

My "guilty pleasure" comic used to be the Loeb Superman/Batman. Yes from a writing standpoint, I'll agree with people who thought it was totally awful--yet it was probably in my Top 10 at the time. Somehow, I was able to look at the campy dialogue, fan-fictionesque plots, and poor storytelling and was still able to enjoy it for what it was.

[Shellhead]

And what's wrong with Outsiders?

i just think judd winick has yet to blow me away, thats all, i'll still buy it.

does judd winick even have a magnum opus?[/QUOTE]

Yes, his original run on Exiles was pretty good. Granted, Exiles has to be one of the easiest comics to write of all time. Even Chuck Austen wrote a few okay issues of Exiles. But Winnick's initial run on Exiles was good enough to give that title momentum to last 90 issues so far, with no end in sight.

[Jack Zodiac]

I just now got back into Supergirl after taking several months off. I'm all for character development, but she really wasn't fleshed out at all past the Kandor arc, the point that she can't fit in was just constantly reiterated. Now that they're actually moving her story along, revealing what exactly Zor-El did to her, sliding her into superheroics, I'm getting back onboard. I'm not ashamed to like it since, right now, I don't know if I really like it, I just wanna' see where it's goin'.

I guess... if I had to say I as even kind of ashamed of liking a book (which I'm not, really, but I often question why I like it so much), it'd be Shadowpact. Willingham's usually an excellent writer, but he's really slogging away at that book, and I think the only reason I really read it is because of the cast. I love Detective Chimp, I missed Enchantress and Nightshade from their time in the Suicide Squad, I haven't seen anything from Blue Devil in forever so I'm glad he's back, and I always found Ragman really interesting but barely anyone used him. I like the cast, the book's alright, but not really all that great. I'm supporting it because I believe that it could get a lot better once it finds it footing.

Oh! Actually, I am ashamed of liking at least one issue of a book. The last issue of The Flash was actually pretty fun, and I really enjoyed seeing Bart get out of his mopey hero funk and fight an actual rival like his "brother" Inertia. Too bad it took them five crappy issues to get to the one good one.

[Reptisaurus!]

Because as much as i like them, the most ridicule and funny characters belong to marvel: a green giant? the furry beast? the spider-man? the green goblin? the demo-goblin? the chicken kid from the new x-men? the hob-goblin? the punisher (a pro killer with white gloves and boots)?


Counterpoint: The Ten-Eyed Man. Rebus. Chunk. Gorilla Grodd. Toyman. (I could be here all day.)


does judd winick even have a magnum opus?


Pedro and Me.

[ToxicTeen]

Though I'm not ashamed of liking the current SuperGirl comics but I'm embarrassed in liking the Teen Titans Go! comics. Why? Well, I enjoy watching the cartoon version and I like the comic version just as much.

[captain_unimpressive]

I generally despised Joe Kelly's DC writing and I never cared less about Supergirl--but I must agree. I am thoroughly enjoying his run on the title. He's actually made Supergirl an extremely relatable character to me. And yes, sometimes I feel guilty defending it because of the title the reputation has--but I truly think Kelly's run has been excellent.

The way Supergirl is written remind me of an ex-girlfriend.
Guess why we broke up. :)

[Jack Zodiac]

Her dad hypnotized her to kill her cousin and put crystal spikes in her bones?

[captain_unimpressive]

Her dad hypnotized her to kill her cousin and put crystal spikes in her bones?

*nods*
Talk about needing space.

[Christopher Cross Is God]

I'm not particularly ashamed (Don't really care enough to be ashamed), but the Wonder Woman run with Artemis is kind of embarrassing to read. They could have done some cool things with this Artemis-becoming-WW storyline, but instead, after Artemis became WW, she's fighting some of the cheesiest villains I've ever heard of.

I question how characters such as "The Chauvinist" and "The Exploiter" got past DC's editorial offices.

The Cheshire/Poison Ivy arc was OK, but could have been done a lot better....And you would have thought the issues with The Joker would be great, but they were total duds. Only good thing out of those issues was that Brian Bolland cover of Diana subjected to The Joker's laughing gas.

[matt_hatyber]

the new flash series...because not that many people like it but i love it...and i find the story good even though no one else does

[jerrymcl89]

I'm not ashamed of anything I like. But I would admit there are some books, like Supergirl and Green Arrow, that I buy because I like the characters, even though the writing is incoherent (in the case of the former) or lackluster (the latter). Green Arrow tends to more consistently give me buyer's remorse.

[david r]

I'm not sure if this counts, but I'm lovin' the Friday the 13th series. It really plays like one of the movies, and plays around with the mythology of Crystal Lake and the camp.

[Dr.Geekibus]

My guilty pleasure would be reading the Bloodlines books. When they tried to introduce a bunch of new characters. I was a big fan of geist and I shudder to admit that I even kind of liked Loose Cannon. The color change thing was pretty funny. Overall a godawful notion that wasn't executed very well but for some reason, I kept picking it up.

[Jack Zodiac]

I'm not ashamed of anything I like. But I would admit there are some books, like Supergirl and Green Arrow, that I buy because I like the characters, even though the writing is incoherent (in the case of the former) or lackluster (the latter). Green Arrow tends to more consistently give me buyer's remorse.

Plenty of people, myself included, are guilty of this. The new Flash series was grueling at times, but I've always liked Bart, from Impulse to Kid Flash to The Flash, and I really wanted to read about him. Supergirl has been the only book that features a character I love that I've dropped for a while because I couldn't stand the writing anymore.

EDIT: Wait, that's not true. I also dropped Nightwing for the last few issues before The Wolf Man started writing.

[nuclearman]

At the moment I am liking OMAC.... and I liked L.A.W... I'm not ashamed just that alot of people don't like them.

[dancj]

All-Star Batman....when it actually came out.

Now that it's cancelled I would put Wonder Woman up there.
All Star Batman's been cancelled? Are you sure? When did that happen?

[glennsim]

Apparently, I'm not supposed to enjoy the big crossover event-fests. But I do.

[Xothermic]

Not really ashamed but Blue Beetle's a good book.

[titanfan]

At the moment I am liking OMAC.... and I liked L.A.W... I'm not ashamed just that alot of people don't like them.

Dude, that takes a lot of guts right there! I think you're the first person ever who can admit liking that. (You didn't write it, did you? :p ) In any case, way to go!

[DoctorDoom]

I guess Supergirl.

[suttercain]

"Joe Kelly's Supergirl, which has been a creative trainwreck"

True that

[Ontir]

Plop!

Although I heard a take on it recently, which put it in a better light, basically calling it absurdist horror, or something to that affect. I always got the most ridicule with that particular book, though.

Even so, it's a pretty mild embarrassment. If I were truly embarrassed, I'd have stopped reading comics in 2nd grade.

[Sgt. Preston]

All Star Batman's been cancelled? Are you sure? When did that happen?

I know I read an article awhile back saying it was cancelled. I'd reference it if I could remember the source. Unless DC has recanted that statement I could have sworn I saw it somewhere(Newsarama, CBR, SBC, etc.).

[CaptainAwesome]

I'm not ashamed of anything I like. But I would admit there are some books, like Supergirl and Green Arrow, that I buy because I like the characters, even though the writing is incoherent (in the case of the former) or lackluster (the latter). Green Arrow tends to more consistently give me buyer's remorse.
Apparently, I'm not supposed to enjoy the big crossover event-fests. But I do.

I totally agree with these. I still buy the Flash even though it makes me physically ill at times. I'm really looking forward to the new writer. I cant think of any others at this moment, not DC anyway. I also really liked Infinite Crisis and that other company's big crossover, even-though at times people make it seem like comic book blasphemy.

[Jack Zodiac]

Not really ashamed but Blue Beetle's a good book.

Damn straight. Probably one of the most entertaining books DC's printing right now, along with The Atom.

[Hellcow]

I'm not really ashamed of the ones I like. Its the one's I didn't like that I'm most ashamed off (which is a lot, though perhaps not as many as belong in my Marvel shame file)

[ZacharyLovesYou]

Alright, I'll say it...

I love the new Blue Beetle comics.

I wish they'd get a new artist already.

Oh, and my second would be Winnicks Jason Todd arc in Batman. The one that started in the #630's-ish.

These'd definitely be my guilty pleasures of comics. hahaha

[joint venture]

no one i guess.

i like Outsiders, wht is wrong with it?

[Tony Bang]

Extreme Justice

(I kid I kid)

[dreyga2000]

I wouldn't say I'm ashamed but I sure am liking the current Supergirl issues OYL...

[EZMOHR]

I agree with a lot of what people already said, ie. Winnick on Batman and the huge mega-events. For my own entry, I would say the new Justice League. I like that they were in the cave all those issues, it made the story seem, I don't know, more real, ie the lower tier members had to figure out what was going on, and in the end, the Big Three will come sweep up the mess and get the glory.