If you ran DC what 20 titles would you trim the line to.

[janthonyh]

Saw this in the X-books forum, thought I'd pose the question here. So which 20 titles would you trim the DC Universe to if you were running the company. And only 20, the point is to cut the fat. Feel free to list creative teams and co-features as well. Here's mine:

Action Comics (featuring Super Girl w Steel back-up)
Detective Comics (featuring Batwoman w Outsiders back-up)
Adventure Comics (featuring Superboy w Legion back-up)
Superman
Batman & Robin
Batgirl (w Oracle back-up)
Teen Titans (Ravager back-up)
JLA (Plastic Man back-up)
JSA
Booster Gold (Blue Beetle back-up)
Flash (Solomon Grundy or Gorilla Grod back-up)
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps (various Corps member back-ups)
Power Girl (Terra back-up)
Wonder Woman (Huntress back-up)
Black Canary and Green Arrow
Jonah Hex
Secret Six
Shazam! (family back-ups)
Brave and the Bold (3 story anthology featuring magic/horror/space/ characters and team ups)

[JohnShil]

BATMAN
Batman - Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely
feat. Red Robin by Christ Yost & Ramon Bachs
Detective Comics - Greg Rucka & J. H. Williams III
feat. The Question by Greg Rucka & Cully Hamner
Streets of Gotham - Paul Dini & Dustin Nguyen
feat. Sirens by Paul Dini & Guillem March
Birds of Prey - Marc Andreyko & Joe Bennett

SUPERMAN
Superman - James Robinson & Renato Guedes
feat. Captain Atom by James Robinson, Greg Rucka & José Wilson Magalhães
Action Comics - Greg Rucka & Gary Frank
feat. Supergirl by Sterling Gates & Jamal Igle
Adventure Comics - Geoff Johns & Francis Manapul
feat. Legion by Geoff Johns & Pete Woods

Booster Gold - Dan Jurgens
feat. Blue Beetle by Matthew Sturges & Rafael Albuquerque
The Flash - Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins
feat. All-Flash by Geoff Johns & Ethan van Sciver
Green Arrow - Peter Tomasi & Mike Norton
Green Lantern - Geoff Johns & Ivan Reis
Green Lantern Corps - Peter Tomasi & Patrick Gleason
feat. Tales of the Corps by Peter Tomasi & Rotating artists
Jonah Hex - Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti & Rotating artists
Secret Six - Gail Simone & Nicola Scott
Teen Titans - Tony Bedard & Mark Bagley
Wonder Woman - Gail Simone & Aaron Lopresti

Justice League - Grant Morrison & Doug Mahnke
Justice Society - Eric Trautmann & Don Kramer
feat. Power Girl by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti & Amanda Conner
The Brave and the Bold - J. Michael Straczynski & Rotating artists

Streets of Gotham is pretty much the same, but would have to follow up on the Two-Face/Penguin/Black Mask story because Judd Winick can go lick a salty deposit, but that's for another thread.
Birds of Prey would be Spoiler, Cass Cain, Oracle, Black Canary, etc.
Superman would be Superman's solo book. Captain Atom is the same.
Action Comics would be Superman and his supporting cast: Supergirl, Captain Atom, Guardian, Mon-El, Steel, Iron Maiden, etc.
Van Sciver can't do 22 pages a month, so maybe he can do 10 or less. He's on All Flash - all 4 Flashes and the supporting cast, or solo stories spotlighting any one of them or a team-up of any two, etc.

The rest is basically as it is or self-explanatory.

[Chiroptera]

New Comic: DC Universe - This would be the ONE comic where all the major universe altering things take place. If a big storyline is going to happen, it'll happen here rather than spilling over into ten other books and interrupting whatever those book's writers are currently working on.

Superman Comics
Action Comics - Rotating cast, on any given storyline it may focus on Supergirl, Superman, or any of the rest of their group.
Superman - Back-up featuring LoSH.

Batman Comics
Batman
Detective Comics - Starring Batwoman and The Question, sometimes with guest appearance by other detectives of the DCU.
Gotham Sirens - focus on Ivy, Cat, and HQ, but also include in sight into the general eb and flow of the Gotham underworld.

Wonder Woman Comics - If I were running DC I'd want all three of my front runners to actually get equal attention and time
Wonder Woman Greg Rucka & Terry and Rachel Dodson
Wonder Girl
New Comic: Tales of Themyscira - This would be a comic focusing on the more mythical side of DC. One of the Wonder Woman characters would always star, Donna, Diana, Cass, Hippolyta, any of them might star in it in any given issue, usually co-starring with or opposing a big name from the mythic and mystic side of the DCU, be it a hero, villain, or deity.

Team Books
Birds of Prey Gail Simone & Aaron Lopresti
JLA - This series would become Story focused. It would no longer concern itself with the "When is this happening in the continuity?" aspect; if need be it would become an else worlds, whatever it takes for the writer to be able to deliver good storylines without being impeded by the current goings on in the main book for the respective team members.
JSA - Same as JLA.
Secret Six
The Brave & The Bold - This one would become focused on delivering short, cohesive stories. They could be set anywhere in the time line. Stories would not go on longer than 2 issues.


Character Driven Books
Flash
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps.
Green Arrow
Black Canary
Yeah that's right, I'd give them SEPERATE books! The clencher here is that they'd tell the same story, but they'd be written from that character's point of view.
PowerGirl Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray with Amanda Conner
Zatanna

[janthonyh]

Green Arrow
Black Canary
Yeah that's right, I'd give them SEPERATE books! The clencher here is that they'd tell the same story, but they'd be written from that character's point of view.



Great idea, I might buy that. Maybe even the same book but make it a flip book where one cover is GA and flip it over and the other is BC upside down.

[dumbstruck]

I would actually do what they were trying to do with the original Crisis on Infinite Earths. End everything and relaunch their entire universe free of all the continuity clutter.

[janthonyh]

Ah, but which 20 books would you launch? That is the question...

[F1uke]

Justice League - Grant Morrison: In my opinion, you either need to make this book the lynch pin of the DC Universe, or make it an Elseworld, so no matter what planet Superman is on, he is in this book.

Superman - Greg Rucka- Focusing on Superman only, with apperances with whoever he is working with
Adventure Comics - Geoff Johns- Superboy/Supergirl Co-Feature
Action Comics - Greg Rucka - Featuring everyone else tied into Superman (Flamebird, Nightwing, Mon-El, Guardian, ect) with appearances by Superman.

Batman - Grant Morrison - Focusing on Batman only, with apperances with whoever he is working with
New Book: Nightwing/Robin co-feature - Peter Tomasi/Fabian Nicieza- Have it 14 pages of each character, that comes out twice a month.
Detective - Paul Dini- Same as Action, but with any Batman characters (Orcale, Batgirl, BoP, ect)

Superman/Batman: Keep it the way it is, without effecting/being effected by anything else

Wonder Woman - Gail Simone- I don't buy into the whole idea that Wonder Woman is part of the Trinity of the DCU with Superman and Batman, so I'm not a huge fan of this character to being with. I've read some of Simone's run on Wonder Woman, and it's a lot better than it was, the only problem is, that Wonder Woman is in it. I don't know if it's me, or if I feel no one can really get a good grasp on this character, but I know there is a demand for this book, I just don't know what to do with it.

Green Lantern - Geoff Johns- Focus on the 4 Green Lanterns from Earth
Green Lantern Corps- Focus on the rest of the Corps, with appearances from cast of Green Lantern

The Flash - Geoff Johns- Pick a Flash and stick to it. No more re-numbering. Write good stories.

Much like with Nightwing/Robin, I would combine Titans/Teen Titans into one book.

Secret Six - Gail Simone - Keep it exactly the way it is. Maybe a bit more darker

Booster Gold - Dan Jurgens - I think it would be better if there was more of Booster going back in the past and viewing old events as one-shots, than trying to tie stuff in.

Brave and the Bold - Different writers each story- One-Shot team ups with random characters

Jonah Hex - Palmiotti and Gray- Keep it the way it is.

I have to think about what other books I would want.

[K-DoG7p7]

I wouldn't..

There is no need to trim the line at DC at this point..
I would just change a few creative teams and get 2-3 more titles out there

[Artificial idiot]

Okay... I've been lurking on this forum for some weeks, but this topic looked fun so I thought I'd join and have a go. :D So kudos to the original poster for that...

Okay, team titles I think I'd go for the classic...

Justice League of America - This would be the real showcase book for all the mainstream DCU heroes. I'd say the team should be free to breathe and change roster if and when it needed too but should always have one of the big three on board... Or at least J'onn as a mentor figure.

Justice Society of America - I'd keep this title as it is really, the family book of the DCU. Alan, Jay and Wildcat at the centre of it training better heroes.

Teen Titans - A showcase for sidekicks and younger characters, somewhere they could grow and develop.

Secret Six - An excellent showcase for some villains too, I think. :) And too great a concept not to have!

Okay, the core books for the big two...

Batman - Focusing solely on stories staring BRUCE WAYNE as Batman.

Detective Comics - Focusing on stories about the rest of the Bat universe. Alternating between Nightwing, Robin, Huntress, etc.

Superman - Focusing on the adventures of Superman.

Action Comics - Focusing on the adventures of the rest of the Superman universe such as Supergirl, Conner, Steel, Mon-El, etc.

Now for the other core heroes of the DCU...

Wonder Woman

Green Lantern - I was uming and ahing over having a GL title and a GL Corps title like DC does now, but the more I thought about it the more I realised if there were only twenty titles in the DCU roster... There are probably more desering candidates. So I'd say have a Sector 2814 story as a main feature and a GLC one as back up to the book.

The Flash

The Shazam! Family - A title focusing on Captain Marvel, Mary and Freddy wouldn't go amiss I don't think.

Okay, these are the other books I think a DCU of this type could use...

R.E.B.E.L.S. - I know it's only new, but I think REBELS is a perfect show case of DC's space faring adventures, and can really bring their 'cosmic' side to life. Moreso than the GLC. This is really a title for L.E.G.I.O.N, the Omega Men, Lobo, Captain Comet and any number of alien races or intergalatic tyants in the DCU. Perhaps rename it to L.E.G.I.O.N when Dox takes it back over though... Or if! o.o

The Phantom Stranger Presents... - Bit of a lame title, but this would be an anthology for the magic side of the DCU. Focusing on the Spectre, Zatanna, Doctor occult, Shadowpact, Doctor Fate and any number of other DCU mystics.

Brave and the Bold - An excellent title to showcase any heroes that aren't currently supporting their own book, perhaps a launching pad for other characters to gain back up stories or solo titles of their own if they prove popular/another title is tanking.

Okay, and some other titles I'd like to see...

Green Arrow - Too big a hero in the DCU to ignore.

Booster Gold - A fresh and original take on super heroism, wouldn't want to lose it.

Hawkman - Would love to see them take another crack at Hawkman.

Checkmate/Sucide Squad - I think the DCU is a poorer place without a title like this.

Legion of Superheroes - May be asking for trouble considering how many reboots this has undergone, but I'm sure Johns could sort it out.

There we go, a 20 step guide to ruining the DC Universe! :D

[Jaded Devil]

Superman
Action Comics
Batman
Detective Comics
Wonder Woman
Aquaman
Green Lantern
Flash
Justice League
Justice Society
Teen Titans
Doom Patrol
Birds of Prey
Secret Six
Booster Gold
Power Girl
Adventure Comics
Fawcett Showcase
Charlton/Red Circle Showcase
Quality/Milestone Showcase

I'd have a number of characters featured in back-ups for the books. These would include Supergirl, Superboy, Red Robin, Catwoman, Hawkman, Animal Man, the Atom, Blue Beetle, the Green Lantern Corps, Green Arrow, Metamorpho, Black Lightning, Stargirl, etc.

Justice League would truly be the cornerstone book of the entire DCU, with characters from other teams serving as "ambassadors" to the team for information-sharing purposes--characters like Cyborg or Dr. Mid-Nite or even a Legion rep. There'd be a small "set cast" (NOT the Big 7, though some of the characters could be involved) and missions would pull characters from everywhere, including the Milestone and Red Circle characters.

Adventure Comics would be the "DC Showcase" featuring characters and/or teams that didn't have their own titles or back-ups. Legion of Super-Heroes would show up here, as would characters like Jonah Hex, Blue Devil, Firestorm, Zatanna, Frankenstein, etc.

Fawcett Showcase is all about the Marvel Family, as well as other characters like Spy-Smasher, Ibis, Mr. Scarlet, or the Bulleteer.

Charlton/Red Circle Showcase will be home to solo stories on folks like Captain Atom, the Shield, Peacemaker, Nightshade, the Web, Hangman, Judomaster, etc.

Quality/Milestone Showcase will be home to stories featuring Icon, Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, Hardware, Plastic Man, Xombi, etc.

[Sir Tim Drake]

Legion of Super-Heroes
Adventures of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Untold Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Solo Legionnaires
Legion Romance Comics
Legion of Super-Pets
Starfire
New Teen Titans
Superman
Batman
Wonder Woman
Justice League of America
Green Lantern
Flash
Zatanna
Madame Xanadu
Marvel Family
Blue Beetle
Anthro
Bat Lash

[Avenger08]

Justice Society
Justice League
Batman
Detective Comics
Action Comics
Legion of Super-Heroes
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Teen Titans
Wonder woman
Flash
Brave and the Bold
Whatever the Marvel Family is currently in
Secret Six (apparently people like it so i wont take it away)
Jonah Hex (" ")
Birds of Prey
Power Girl
Doom Patrol
Superman
R.E.B.E.L.S.

[Big Boss]

Superman Books

Action Comics
Adventure Comics
Superman

Batman Books

Batman
Batman and Robin
Detective Comics

DC Icons

Wonder Woman
Green Lantern
Flash
Jonah Hex (not a superhero, but I like the character)

Team Books

Justice League
Teen Titans
Legion of Super Heroes

Multiverse Books

Without actually doing a mega-event crossover, I would just put down an edict where I would ask top creators to tell the best Justice Society, Captain Marvel, Booster Gold, etc, stories they can think of without any regard for the future (I would actually want to do this with the Big Three, but I think I prefer the soft-reboot method with them). As a result, certain characters would retire, lose their powers, die, or just disappear to clean out all the clutter. However, still recognizing that these characters have a fanbase and possibilities for new stories, I'd create three alternate world books in which the other DC heroes are nothing more than comic book characters....

Justice Society of America

A "new" JSA must come to grips with inheriting the legacy of their World War II era predecessors, and mysteries about what happened "back then" would rear their ugly heads on the current team.

Shazam!

An enclosed Fawcett Universe, that can be kid-friendly or perhaps more in the spirit of the early issues of Spider-Man.

A Team Book Featuring Booster Gold and The Charlton Characters

This would be a comical riff on Watchmen and also very much in the spirit of the current Booster Gold series and Formerly Known as Justice League and played for laughs, although the lone exception would be the Question (Vic Sage) who would be played totally straight

That's less than twenty, but I guess I'd want to leave room to think about the remaining titles.

[Jimmy'sFriend]

Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Justice Society
Justice League
Batman
Detective Comics
Action Comics
Secret Six
Teen Titans
Wonder woman
Flash
Brave and the Bold
Jonah Hex
Birds of Prey
Super Girl
Doom Patrol
Superman
R.E.B.E.L.S.
Booster Bold

[Doc Goblin]

Well if I'm limited to 20 titles, then they'll all be $3.99 with co-features.

Batman; co-feat. Robin - Starring Dick Grayson, I guess. With Damian Wayne starring in the co-feature with his own little adventures or behind-the-scenes activities of the main stories.
Detective Comics; co-feat. the Question - Keep to the current formula, starring Batwoman.
Red Robin; co-feat. Batgirl - Tim Drake's book, with whoever ends up being Batgirl.
Gotham Knights; co-feat. the G.C.P.D. - Starring an ensemble cast of Gotham's notable characters (Catwoman, Jason Todd, Azrael, Jason Bard, etc.) with a Gotham Central-like co-feature.
Superman; co-feat. Guardian - Starring Superman again, and the co-feature would have a deeper look at Guardian and the Science Police.
Action Comics; co-feat. Captain Atom - Superboy and Steel would be the main focuses of the main feature.
Supergirl; co-feat. Nightwing & Flamebird - I've become a fan of Thara and Chris, so I'd like to see them continue.
Justice League of America; co-feat. Aquaman - Aquaman needs a regular feature somewhere. This seems like the best place. And here's a thought... let's have the JLA writer actually be able to write their book.
Justice Society of America; co-feat. Hawkman - Hawkman only barely got edged out of his own title. Had I gone up to 25, he'd probably have gotten one.
Flash; co-feat. Pied Piper - The main feature should focus on both Wally and Barry, and with Pied Piper starring in the co-feature, we'd still get some regular Rogues fun.
Green Lantern; co-feat. the Green Lantern Corps - Have the main feature giving attention to all four of the Earth Lanterns while the co-feature focuses mostly on alien ones like Kilowog, Vath Sarn, etc.
Wonder Woman; co-feat. Donna Troy - Force some writer out there to actually come up with an idea of what to do with Donna Troy. Probably one of the biggest challenges in comics.
Birds of Prey; co-feat. Manhunter - This book should have never been canceled, so here it is again. Manhunter fits better starring in a co-feature than a member of the team too.
Teen Titans; co-feat. Ravager - No changes here. Just... write it better, please. That and put Superboy and Kid Flash back in there.
Green Arrow; co-feat. Connor Hawke - Move Black Canary over to Birds of Prey. Not that she can't still appear here from time to time.
Secret Six; co-feat. Doom Patrol - A weird pairing, but they're both weird and quirky teams.
Booster Gold; co-feat. Blue Beetle - Again, keeping it to formula.
Zatanna; co-feat. Etrigan the Demon - Flagship title for the magic corner of the DCU.
Checkmate; co-feat. Suicide Squad - Get Rucka or Trautmann back over here and continue this great series!
Brave and the Bold; co-feat. Atom - When being limited to 20 titles, can't argue with making one of them kind of a variety book.

[Calvin Government]

Superman
Action Comics (Superman, supporting cast, crossover potential)
Batman
Detective Comics (Batman, supporting cast, crossover potential)
Wonder Woman
Sensation Comics (Wonder Woman, supporting cast, crossover potential)
The Flash
JLA
JSA
Teen Titans
Green Lantern Corps (Any and all Green Lanterns)
Legion of Super-Heroes
Multiversity

TWO slots for rotating team minis: Birds of Prey, Shadowpact, Checkmate, Secret Six, etc...
TWO slots for rotating small-cast minis: Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Shazam, etc...
TWO slots to be offered to any mini that takes off in sales enough to warrant a shot as an ongoing.
ONE slot for a weekly comic, to be changed as often as necessary.

[ponset]

Batman(Bruce Wayne). co-feature=Robin.
DETECTIVE COMICS with Batman(Bruce Wayne). Co-feature=Batwoman.
Action Comics with Superman. Co-feature=Hawkman.
Superman. Co-feature=Superboy.
Flash. Co-feature= Atom.
Green Lantern. Co-feature=GL Corps.
Wonder Woman. Co-feature=Vixen.

Justice League of America.
Justice Society of America.

Strange Adventures with 3 features: Adam Strange, Phantom Stranger, and Odd Man.

Adventure Comics with LSH. Co-Feature-Aquaman.

Warlord. Co-feature-Kamandi.
Jonah Hex. Co-feature-Bat Lash.
Sgt Rock. Co-Feature-The Unknown Solider.

Brave and the Bold. Batman teamups in odd number issues. Any kind of teamups in the even number issues.

World's Finest Comics with 3 features. Batman/Superman, Captain Marvel, and
Green Arrow.

Secret Six. Co-Feature=Vandal Savage.

Swamp Thing. Co-feature=Son of Frankenstein.

[KYLeo71]

#1 - Superman
2.99; 32 pgs
#2 - Action Comics
3.99; 40 pgs
Superman lead; rotating Super Family co-feature
#3 - Adventure Comics
3.99; 40 pgs
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes lead; Aquaman co-feature
#4 - Supergirl
3.99; 32 pgs
#5 - Batman
2.99; 32 pgs
#6 - Batman & Robin
3.99; 40 pgs
Batman & Robin lead; Robin solo co-feature
#7 - Detective Comics
3.99; 40 pgs
Batwoman lead; Batgirl co-feature
#8 - Wonder Woman
2.99; 32 pgs
#9 - Sensation Comics
3.99; 40 pgs
rotating Wonder Woman and Wonder Family lead; Huntress co-feature
#10 - Green Lantern
2.99; 32 pgs
#11 - Green Lantern Corps
2.99; 32 pgs
#12 - The Flash
2.99; 32 pgs
#13 - Flash Comics
3.99; 40 pgs
rotating Flash Family lead; Hawkman & Hawkgirl/woman co-feature
#14 - Teen Titans
2.99; 32 pgs
#15 - Titans
2.99; 32 pgs
#16 - Booster Gold
3.99; 40 pgs
Booster Gold lead; Blue Beetle co-feature
#17 - The Brave & the Bold
3.99; 40 pgs
Done-in-One team-up lead; Power Girl back-up
#18 - Justice League of America
2.99; 32 pgs
#19 - Justice Society of America
2.99; 32 pgs
#20 - World's Finest Comics
4.99; 50 pgs
Superman/Batman team-up (20 pgs); Atom (20 pgs); rotating DCU solo (10 pgs)


Of course, I could probably throw another 5-10 titles onto that list, too. lol

[Cayman]

Justice League Of America
Justice Society Of America
Action
Superman
Supergirl
Batman
Batman And Robin
Detective
Teen Titans
Wonder Woman
Flash
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Black Canary
Tomorrow Woman
Power Girl
Booster Gold
Aquaman
Zatanna
Nemesis

[RyleKayner]

Justice League - Grant Morrison & Doug Mahnke

I'll be all over this like a fat kid on candy.

[E-Roc Hubertron]

I see a serious lack of Blue Beetle and Manhunter
Two of the best titles that never got a following!

[Samy]

I would actually expand the line rather than trim it down. 20 titles is less than most indies publish, and I surely wouldn't want DC to become smaller than IDW.

[janthonyh]

The point of the thread is to see what titles people think are necessary or are their personal favorites. This is completely hypothetical, and for fun.

[EZMOHR]

I love these...so here we go...

1. Action Comics: Do a Superman Story, plus DC Space backup(including Corp), Plus Supergirl, Mon-El, and Guardian (I like them in Superman right now)

2. Superman(Pretty much says it all)

3. Detective Comics: Do a Gotham story(you know, Nightwing, Batwoman, The Question, Gotham Central..the such) plus either a J'onn J'onz or Manhunter backup

4. Wonder Woman Like Superman above

5. Justice League of America. The constants are Superman, Wonder Woman, and whomever is Batman this month...with a GL on the team, a Flash on the team(prefer Barry), Vibe(?), Martian Manhunter, Vixen, and Firestorm. People can switch homever they like



6. Justice Society of America: I'm not gonna knock what they've been doing.

7. The Flash: Wally West is The Flash....DEAL WITH IT :smile:

8. Aquaman: Garth's Adventures as the new King of the Seas

9. Black Canary & Green Arrow: Says it all in the title
10. Batman: Same here...hopefully with some Robin (Damien) mixed in

11. Legion of Superheroes(Lobo! Backup): Get a serious story..get a Lobo story

12. Teen Titans(Damian, Ravager, Jaime, Wonder Girl, Conner Kent, & Kid Demon...with whomever else rotating in and out)

13. SHAZAM: The Adventures of Captain Marvel: All the stories of the Fawcett'verse here.

14. Green Lantern: Hal Jordan's adventures

15. The Blue and The Gold: Booster/Ted together, doing their thing

16. Suicide Squad: Roy Harper leads degenerates...Enjoy

17. Adventure Comics: Sgt. Rock, Kamandi, Jonah Hex and the such stories

18. Hawkman and The Atom: A classic Reborn

19. Swamp Thing (yes...in the DC U)

20. Doom Patrol/Challengers Monthly (Do each as 1/2 the book...think they are about to do it anyway.)

[janarrah1]

Legion of Super-Heroes
Adventures of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Untold Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Solo Legionnaires
Legion Romance Comics
Legion of Super-Pets
Starfire
New Teen Titans
Superman
Batman
Wonder Woman
Justice League of America
Green Lantern
Flash
Zatanna
Madame Xanadu
Marvel Family
Blue Beetle
Anthro
Bat Lash

As much as I LOVE the Legion, I got a good laugh from all the titles you listed for them!

[HaroldAllnut]

All titles priced at $2.99 and total out to 32 pages each. Lead stories are 22 pages and back-ups are 10.

1. Superman [self-explanatory]
2. Batman [self-explanatory]
3. Wonder Woman [self-explanatory]
4. World's Finest [Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman trio stories]
5. Weird Western Tales [rotating cast of Western characters]
6. Action Comics [rotating stories about Supergirl, Superboy, Guardian, Mon-El, Loose Cannon]
7. Adventure Comics [rotating stories Legion of Super Heroes, Aquaman,
8. Flash Comics [rotating stories about Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West and Bart Allen]
9. Titans [rotating stories about Titans (Raven, Beast Boy, Flash-Wally West, Batman-Dick Grayson, Red Arrow, Cyborg, Starfire, Troia) and the Teen Titans (Aquagirl, Blue Beetle, Bombshell, Kid Eternity, Miss Martian, Eddie Bloomberg, Static, Wonder Girl)]
10. Justice League [Batman (Dick Grayson), Superman, Wonder Woman, Metamorpho, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Green Arrow (Oliver Queen), Aquaman, Flash (Barry Allen), Zatanna, Firestorm (Jason Rusch), Black Canary, Hawkgirl]
11. Detective Comics [rotating stories about Red Robin, Robin (Damian Wayne), Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), Oracle (Barbara Gordon), Gotham Girls (Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Catwoman), Manhunter (Kate Spencer)]
12. Justice Society [Atom Smasher, Cyclone, Damage, Doctor Mid-Nite, Flash (Jay Garrick), Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Hourman, Jakeem Thunder, Judomaster, Liberty Belle, Lightning, Magog, Mister America, Mister Terrific, Obsidian, Power Girl, Sandman, Stargirl, Starman, Wildcat (Ted Grant), Wildcat (Tom Bronson)]
13. The Brace & the Bold [rotating team-up stories]
14. DC Multiverse [weekly series with rotating creators telling story arcs about each of the 52 Earths in the DC Multiverse]
15. All-Star Comics [rotating DCU stories to keep lesser-known superheroes in the public eye]
16. Green Lantern Corps [rotating stories about any and all Green Lantern characters, Earthling and non-Earthling alike]
17. Jonah Hex [self-explanatory]
18. Elseworlds [weekly series with rotating creators telling all sorts of Elseworlds stories involving DCU characters]
19. From Beyond the Unknown [rotating stories with rotating creators on non-superhero, sci-fi/horror property-based characters, like Adam Strange and Kamandi]
20. Fourth World Comics, Starring Mister Miracle [Lead story featuring Mister Miracle, with rotating back-ups featuring different Fourth World characters]

[Retro315]

This is a tricky one, as 20 comics published forces a pretty strict and ruthless methodology for selection, but I think with the reintegration of back-ups, it's actually quite feasible. For starters, I think some of the greatest titles need to stick around or even come back, and some titles clearly can't be going anywhere. That being said, I don't think there needs to be 10 Bat-Books, 7 Super-Books and so forth. I'm not talking minis though ... the year can be peppered with 3 to 6 issue mini-series spotlighting some lesser characters, and external non-DCU Continuity stories (like OGNs) would still be produced, here and there.

1. Detective Comics (w/ The Question co-feature)
2. Batman (w/ rotating Bat-Family co-feature)
3. Mystery Comics (Featuring the GCPD, private eyes, journalists)
4. Action Comics (w/ Captain Atom co-feature)
5. Superman (w/ Supergirl co-feature)
6. Adventure Comics (Story 1: Superboy. Story 2: Legion. Story 3: Martian Manhunter, Deadman, The Spectre and more!)
7. Green Lantern
8. Green Lantern Corps
9. Flash Comics (w/ Rotating Flash Family co-features)
10. Green Arrow (w/ Black Canary co-feature)
11. Aquaman
12. Wonder Woman
13. Cosmic Stories (Adam Strange/Comet/R.E.B.E.L.s type stories, w/ Kirby stuff for co-features (Fourth World, Kamandi))
14. Booster Gold (w/ Blue Beetle co-feature)
15. Justice Society of America
16. The Brave and the Bold (Monthly tag-team of random heroes)
17. Teen Titans
18. Checkmate (Or other political intrigue/spy thriller)
19. Secret Six
20. Justice League of America (Bi-Yearly Super-Sized Special)

[paulski]

So many goddamned great ideas from you guys. :eek:

I don't really have time to put much thought into it, so let's just go with:

Action Comics
Adventure Comics
Superman
Supergirl

Batman
Detective Comics
Red Robin
Batgirl

Aquaman
Captain Marvel (screw Marvel...)
Brave & the Bold
Doom Patrol (just for some offbeat variation)
Flash
Green Arrow/Black Canary (done right, this book would sell)
Green Lantern
Justice League of America
Justice Society of America
Legion of Super-Heroes
Teen Titans
Wonder Woman

[Armadillo]

1. Superman - 2.99$
2. Batman - 2.99$
3. Wonderwoman - 2.99$
4. Green Lantern (Co-feature GLC) - 3.99$
5. Flash Comics (Main- The Flash, Co-feature Hawkman) - 3.99$
6. Titans - 2.99$
7. Justice League of America - 2.99$
8. Justice Society of America - 2.99$
9. Westren Comics (featuring Jonah hex and other westren characters)- 2.99$
10. DC comics presents (every arc feature an all new character and concepts. Popular new characters will get their own series). 2.99$
11.The Brave and the Bold 2.99$
12.Shazam! - 2.99$
13. Aquaman - 2.99$
14. Green Arrow\ Black Canary - 2.99$
15. Doom Patrol - 2.99$
16. Booster Gold (Co- feature Blue beetle) 3.99$
17. Detective Comics (Staring the Bats family) - 2.99$
18. Action Comics (Starring the Supes family) - 2.99$
19. Empty slot to be filled by popular characters from DCCP (see number 10). - 2.99$
20. Empty slot to be filled by popular characters from DCCP (see number 10). - 2.99$

Thoughts?

[Ben Hawkins]

Well, here's my list.
Batman/Batman and Robin (1 title)
Detective Comics starring Batwoman, The Question co-feature
Red-Robin/Tim Drake title, Stephanie co-feature
Superman, Mon-El co-feature
Adventure Comics starring Superboy, Legion co-feature
Supergirl
Wonder-Woman, Donna Troy/Wonder-Girl co-feature
Shadowpact
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
The Flash, Kid-Flash co-feature
Booster Gold, Blue Beetle co-feature
Teen Titans with Cassie, Conner and Bart on the team, Ravanger co-feature
Justice Society of America
Secret Six by Gail Simone
Birds of Prey, Manhunter co-feature
Doom Patrol, Metal Man co-feature
Green Arrow, Connor Hawke co-feature
Black Canary
Zatanna

[Libaax]

Jonah Hex - a western and DC Icon and best team in DC writers+artist team
Batman - No Grant Morrison....
Detective Comics - No Batwoman for me but Batman and his rank,file like NW,Robin etc
Nightwing - Paul Dini/ Scott McDaniel
Batgirl(Cassandra only Batgirl for me)
Birds of Prey - Gail Simone/Nicola Scott
Gotham Knights; co-feat. the G.C.P.D. - Starring an ensemble cast of Gotham's notable characters (Catwoman, Azrael, Montoya etc.) with a Gotham Central-like co-feature.
Manhunter
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) -Marc Andreyko/Dustin Ngyuen
Secret Six
The Shazam! - an ongoing focusing on Captain Marvel as the lead
Aquaman - Kurt Busiek

I dont care about Superman,WW,GL,Flash and the team books.

I cant vote for 20 title cause the canon clutter made me never get whats is going on in DCU....

[Sir Tim Drake]

Legion of Super-Heroes
Adventures of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Untold Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Solo Legionnaires
Legion Romance Comics
Legion of Super-Pets
Starfire
New Teen Titans
Superman
Batman
Wonder Woman
Justice League of America
Green Lantern
Flash
Zatanna
Madame Xanadu
Marvel Family
Blue Beetle
Anthro
Bat Lash

I'd like to add Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, but I'm not sure what to cut.

[TeamED209]

All titles priced at $2.99 and total out to 32 pages each. Lead stories are 22 pages and back-ups are 10.

1. Superman [self-explanatory]
2. Batman [self-explanatory]
3. Wonder Woman [self-explanatory]
4. World's Finest [Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman trio stories]
5. Weird Western Tales [rotating cast of Western characters]
6. Action Comics [rotating stories about Supergirl, Superboy, Guardian, Mon-El, Loose Cannon]
7. Adventure Comics [rotating stories Legion of Super Heroes, Aquaman,
8. Flash Comics [rotating stories about Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West and Bart Allen]
9. Titans [rotating stories about Titans (Raven, Beast Boy, Flash-Wally West, Batman-Dick Grayson, Red Arrow, Cyborg, Starfire, Troia) and the Teen Titans (Aquagirl, Blue Beetle, Bombshell, Kid Eternity, Miss Martian, Eddie Bloomberg, Static, Wonder Girl)]
10. Justice League [Batman (Dick Grayson), Superman, Wonder Woman, Metamorpho, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Green Arrow (Oliver Queen), Aquaman, Flash (Barry Allen), Zatanna, Firestorm (Jason Rusch), Black Canary, Hawkgirl]
11. Detective Comics [rotating stories about Red Robin, Robin (Damian Wayne), Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), Oracle (Barbara Gordon), Gotham Girls (Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Catwoman), Manhunter (Kate Spencer)]
12. Justice Society [Atom Smasher, Cyclone, Damage, Doctor Mid-Nite, Flash (Jay Garrick), Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Hourman, Jakeem Thunder, Judomaster, Liberty Belle, Lightning, Magog, Mister America, Mister Terrific, Obsidian, Power Girl, Sandman, Stargirl, Starman, Wildcat (Ted Grant), Wildcat (Tom Bronson)]
13. The Brace & the Bold [rotating team-up stories]
14. DC Multiverse [weekly series with rotating creators telling story arcs about each of the 52 Earths in the DC Multiverse]
15. All-Star Comics [rotating DCU stories to keep lesser-known superheroes in the public eye]
16. Green Lantern Corps [rotating stories about any and all Green Lantern characters, Earthling and non-Earthling alike]
17. Jonah Hex [self-explanatory]
18. Elseworlds [weekly series with rotating creators telling all sorts of Elseworlds stories involving DCU characters]
19. From Beyond the Unknown [rotating stories with rotating creators on non-superhero, sci-fi/horror property-based characters, like Adam Strange and Kamandi]
20. Fourth World Comics, Starring Mister Miracle [Lead story featuring Mister Miracle, with rotating back-ups featuring different Fourth World characters]

This is nearly perfect for me except i wouldn't have two western titles instead i'd have a team book that possibly rotates between a few different teams and instead of the elseworlds and multiverse books i'd keep only one and have the other as a villian/checkmate type book...
instead of from beyong to unknown and 4th world comics i'd have one comic focusing on the cosmic characters and then that would free up a space for a DC universe book which would focus on shaping the universe as a whole and possibly be the event book when things happen...

[Ullar]

Action Comics-rotating stories of Supermans cast
Detective Comics-rotating stories of Batman and Batwoman
Adventure Comics-rotating stories of LSH, Aquaman, Superboy
Batman
Superman
Wonder Woman
JLA-Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, GL, GA, Aquaman, The Flash (Wally), Black Canary, Martian Manhunter
JSA-The Flash, Green Lantern, Wildcat, Power Girl, Stargirl, Hourman, Liberty Belle, Dr. Midnight
Booster Gold
Blue Beetle (Kord)
The Flash (Wally)
Green Lantern
Green Arrow
Captain Marvel
Teen Titans-Robin, Cyborg, Wonder Girl, Beast Boy, Starfire, Superboy, Impulse
The Brave and The Bold-JMS, rotating cast
Static
R.E.B.E.L.S.
Solo

[Seven_Ride]

If the job is to sell books, then most of the 20 should be the current top sellers:

Batman
Batman & Robin
Detective
Superman
Action
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Flash
JLA
JSA
Teen Titans
Titans
Legion of Super-Heroes
Wonder Woman

Those are your core books, and that's already 14. Beyond that:

A 2nd JLA book
Green Arrow
Hawkman
Batgirl
Batman: The Dark Knight

Plus maybe 2 rotating miniseries for less viable characters, like Aquaman, Atom, Firestorm, etc.

[Hyperzoanoid]

Solo:
* Batman
* Superman
* Wonder Woman
* Flash
* Green Lantern

Team:
* JLA
* JSA
* Teen Titans
* Legion of Super-Heroes

Rotating feature:
* Detective Comics (Batman Family)
* Action Comics (Superman Family)
* The Brave and the Bold (featuring lesser known teams)
* Strange Adventures (Space-related stories, headlined by the Green Lantern Corps)
* Adventure Comics (featuring less prominent heroes)
* Sensation Comics (focusing on 'purchased' yet not widely used heroes like the Milestone or the Fawcett characters)

The final 5 slots would all be reserved for limited series.

[Scott Taylor]

I'd take away a few titles and add some titles:

Batman
Batman and Robin
Detective Comics
The Dark Knight
Batman AD 3000
Gotham Sirens (Featuring Batman)
Batman Chronicles
Batman Family
All Star Batman
Batman Confidential
Robin and Batman
Red Robin (Featuring Batman)
Commissioner Gordon (Featuring Batman)
Batman Versus
Batman: Origins
Joker and Batman
Superfriends (Featuring Batman)
World's Finest Comics (Featuring Batman)
Aquaman (Featuring Batman)
JLA (Featuring Batman)

Guess thats it.

[theXfactor]

Superman (Superboy co-feature)
Batman & Robin (Red Robin co-feature)
Wonder Woman (30 pages of Wonder-Woman)
Green Lantern (Tales of the GLC co-feature)
Green Lantern Corps (Tales of the various corps co-feature)
The Flash (Flash Family co-feature)
Justice League (Captain Marvel co-feature)
Justice Society (Hawkman co-feature)
Teen Titans (Static co-feature)
Adventure Comics (30 pages of Legion of Super-heroes)
Detective Comics (featuring Batwoman and the Question)
Action Comics (featuring Supergirl and Steel/Super-family as co-feature)
Booster Gold (Blue-Beetle co-feature)
Streets of Gotham (Catwoman co-feature)
Secret Six (rotating co-feature focusing in one member each storyline)
Checkmate (Suicide Squad co-feature)
The Brave and the Bold (30 pages)
Doom Patrol (Metal Men co-feature)
First Wave (Azzarello's pulp project)
Multiversity (30 pages)

My Justice League team would be Captain Marvel, Aquaman, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Vixen and The Flash with the trinity appearing here and there.

[mgs]

Action Comics
Detective Comics
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern
Aquaman
The Flash
JSA
JLA
Birds of Prey
Teen Titans
Green Arrow
Villains United
Shazam!
Catwoman
Gotham Central
Superman
Batman
Lobo
Sgt. Rock
The Spirit

[Matthew E]

Here's how it should be done.

We split up DC's offerings into two lines. One line will have heavy, rigorous continuity, in which characters will age in real time and anyone who dies will stay dead. The other will have only light continuity, characters won't age, and in general just about anything goes. Neither line will be aimed primarily at mature or juvenile audiences, but I imagine we'd want to go easy on the graphic disembowelments in the second line. The advantages of this setup are that you can have powerful stories in which permanent change happens (note that the titles listed for the first line don't mention any individual characters by name), but you don't need to worry about ruining your licensing properties in doing so.

First line:
1. Action Comics - featuring Superman and related characters
2. Detective Comics - featuring Batman and related characters
3. Green Lantern Corps
4. Justice Society
5. Sensation Comics - featuring Wonder Woman and related characters
6. Legion of Super-Heroes
7. Birds of Prey
8. Showcase - featuring the Flash and related characters

Second line:
9. Superman
10. Batman
11. Wonder Woman
12. Justice League
13. The Brave and the Bold - featuring random teamups, just like the current such title is doing
14. World's Finest - starring Captain Marvel and the Spirit. Anybody else think Mary and Ebony would make a nice couple?
15. Teen Titans
16. House of Science - Cain introduces stories about DC's science heroes, including the Atom, Adam Strange, the Flash, Green Lantern, Captain Comet, the Metal Men...
17. House of Magic - Abel introduces stories about DC's more mystical heroes, including Swamp Thing, the Doom Patrol, Aquaman, Black Orchid, Amethyst, Zatanna, Shade the Changing Man, Blue Devil...
18. House of Lead - Lobo introduces western stories, war stories and crime stories, featuring such characters as Sgt. Rock, Jonah Hex, Wild Dog, Bat Lash, the Haunted Tank, Vigilante, Manhunter...
19. Adventure Comics - featuring any and every version of the Legion of Super-Heroes not appearing in the first line
20. Tiny Titans

[theXfactor]

All the titles would get a second feature.
1.Batman & Robin / Batgirl
2.Detective Comics featuring Batwoman & the Question
3.Superman / Nightwing & Flamebird
4.Action Comics featuring Supergirl & Captain Atom
5.Adventure Comics featuring Superboy & Legion of Super-Heroes.
6.Sentational Comics featuring Wonder Woman & Captain Marvel
7.Green Lantern Corps / GL
8.R.E.B.E.L.S./ Lobo or Adam Strange
9.The Flash / Kid Flash
10.Justice Society of America / Dr. Fate
11.JSA: All-Stars / Magog
12.Fun Comics featuring Powergirl & Plastic Man
13.Teen Titans / Static
14.Booster Gold / Blue Beetle
15.Justice League of America / The Atom
16.Secret Six / Suicide Squad
17.Challengers of the Unknown / Sea Devils
18.Doom Patrol / Metal Men
19.Shadowpact / Phantom Stranger
20.The Brave & The Bold / Showcase

[Batman Fan 31593]

Batman books (4):

Batman & Robin (w/ Red Robin co-feature)
Detective Comics feat. Batwoman (w/ Question co-feature)
Streets of Gotham (w/ Gotham City Sirens co-feature)
Batgirl (w/ Oracle co-feature)

Superman books (4):

Superman feat. Guardian & Mon-El (w/ Steel co-feature)
Action Comics feat. Nightwing & Flamebird (w/ Captain Atom co-feature)
Superman: World of New Krypton (w/ Supergirl co-feature)
Adventure Comics feat. Superboy (w/ Legion co-feature)

Team books (5):

JLA
JSA
Outsiders
Teen Titans
Secret Six

Misc DCU books (7):

Booster Gold (w/ Blue Beetle co-feature)
Wonder Woman (w/ Huntress co-feature)
Green Arrow/Black Canary
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Flash
Power Girl (w/ Magog co-feature)

[Phantom Druid]

Superman
Action Comics
Batman
Detective Comics
Wonder Woman
Aquaman
Green Lantern
Flash
Justice League
Justice Society
Teen Titans
Doom Patrol
Birds of Prey
Secret Six
Booster Gold
Power Girl
Adventure Comics
Fawcett Showcase
Charlton/Red Circle Showcase
Quality/Milestone Showcase

I'd have a number of characters featured in back-ups for the books. These would include Supergirl, Superboy, Red Robin, Catwoman, Hawkman, Animal Man, the Atom, Blue Beetle, the Green Lantern Corps, Green Arrow, Metamorpho, Black Lightning, Stargirl, etc.

Justice League would truly be the cornerstone book of the entire DCU, with characters from other teams serving as "ambassadors" to the team for information-sharing purposes--characters like Cyborg or Dr. Mid-Nite or even a Legion rep. There'd be a small "set cast" (NOT the Big 7, though some of the characters could be involved) and missions would pull characters from everywhere, including the Milestone and Red Circle characters.

Adventure Comics would be the "DC Showcase" featuring characters and/or teams that didn't have their own titles or back-ups. Legion of Super-Heroes would show up here, as would characters like Jonah Hex, Blue Devil, Firestorm, Zatanna, Frankenstein, etc.

Fawcett Showcase is all about the Marvel Family, as well as other characters like Spy-Smasher, Ibis, Mr. Scarlet, or the Bulleteer.

Charlton/Red Circle Showcase will be home to solo stories on folks like Captain Atom, the Shield, Peacemaker, Nightshade, the Web, Hangman, Judomaster, etc.

Quality/Milestone Showcase will be home to stories featuring Icon, Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, Hardware, Plastic Man, Xombi, etc.

I really like your idea to have a Fawcett and Charlton Showcase. I like your whole list in general. If we are trying to cut the fat like the op said to, I think this is a good concise list. It's got the main guys and teams, and the others can be featured in the showcase titles and detective or action.

[Mister Blisterfists]

if I ran DC, nobody would like me very much.

the first thing I'd do. THE VERY FIRST THING I'D DO.

would be to retcon Green Lantern Rebirth. Then I'd kill Hal Jordan all over again, in the bitchest way possible.

then I'd retcon him so he never even existed at all.

Then I'd make Kyle THE Green Lantern, like he's supposed to be.

[Phantom Druid]

if I ran DC, nobody would like me very much.

the first thing I'd do. THE VERY FIRST THING I'D DO.

would be to retcon Green Lantern Rebirth. Then I'd kill Hal Jordan all over again, in the bitchest way possible.

then I'd retcon him so he never even existed at all.

Then I'd make Kyle THE Green Lantern, like he's supposed to be.Your right. I would probably drop DC like a bad a habit in that case. If that's the first thing you would do, no tellin' what would come next.

[paulski]

if I ran DC, nobody would like me very much.

the first thing I'd do. THE VERY FIRST THING I'D DO.

would be to retcon Green Lantern Rebirth. Then I'd kill Hal Jordan all over again, in the bitchest way possible......wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah......

Jesus Christ. You just can't help yourself, can ya? Get a new schtick, kid. No one cares about your anti-Hal Jordan tantrums.

Welcome to Ignoresville.

[Plex]

I figured that this would encompass the DCU and Vertigo line, so this is what I came up with using titles that were currently in production except for 1.

Action Comics
Superman

Batman
Detective
Outsiders

Justice League of America
Justice Society of America

Green Lantern
Green lantern Corps

Brave and the Bold- various superhero team ups
Adventure Comics- LSH and Superboy

Flash

Wonder Woman

Teen Titans

Titans

Fables

Hellblazer

DMZ

For the last one I'd have a Vertigo anthology like Brave and Bold or Adventure.

[HopeLantern]

Let me try this before going back to work...

Batman
1) Batman - Absorb Batman and Robin into this book. (keep GM as writer. Art duties would rotate between Tan, Daniels and Quitely. I know that's quite a wide variety, but I think Morrison's storys allow for such)
2) All Star Batman and Robin- (It's DC's best seller, but I'd have to light a fire under someone's you know what to get this thing out on time.)
3) Detective Comics (would be priced at 3.99, and feature rotating stories featuring Batwoman, Sirens, GCPD)
4) Red Robin & the Outsiders New Comic (would keep the same numbering as Red Robin but adding the moniker "...and the Outsiders". They would either assist RR with Tim taking over as team lead or they would be a backup feature all their own. The first arc would center around the realization that someone is going around Gotham in a Nightwing Suit. And it's not Dick, Damien or Jason.

Superman
5) Superman
6) Action Comics (featuring Supergirl & Steel)
7) Adventure Comics (featuring Mon-El, Conner Kent and a new "Tales of Superboy Prime" back up feature. Priced at $3.99)

Green Lantern
8) Green Lantern
9) Green Lantern Corps. Would be priced at $3.99 and feature a Blue Lantern Corps back up feature. I don't think the Blues Can sell a book on their own, but you could have Kyle or John as the leader of the Blues since they need a Green to lead them. It could be great exposure and eventually could lead to it's own title given enough fan demand. Could flesh out more about Saint Walker, Ganthet, etc. and I'd keep Agent Orange as a foil to the Blues.


10) DC Universe Spotlight: New Comic 1 and Done stories featuring heros who either don't get a lot of exposure or have passed away (Green Lantern Corpse, Aquaman, Animal Man, etc.) I would rotate writers too, JMS, Morrison, Robinson, Gail, etc.)

Wonder Woman
11) Wonder Woman: Rebirth New Title NO OFFENSE to Gail Simone. but I just have never been into this character although I know she has quite a fan base. So I'd have Johns or Morrison take over for a bit and repackage her. We'd also go back to the original numbering, too after Rebirth is over)

Flash
12) All Flash (the announced project Johns will do next)
13) Green Lantern / Flash team up book. ( I love how they interact in BL. This would take the place of Superman/Batman)

Team Books
14) JLA - Would move Hawkman and Hawkgirl back to JLA.
15) Teen Titans (No "Titans" book anymore. The members get absorbed into JLA or JSA)
16) Booster Gold & Blue Beetle (Not really new, but a name change that focuses more on BB being in the comic then as a back up feature)
17) JSA - To shake things up, I would make Green Arrow and Black Canary the new field captains and move them from JLA to this book)

Villans
18) Jason Todd / Superboy Prime team up book. New Comic (Let the mayhem and destruction begin!) This would be like "Hulk" in that there would be lots of things getting destroyed and blown up. That would be the entire purpose of this book. Perhaps, we could have them go through the multiverse just to muck it up, and have some unnamed hero trying to fix this. This book however would be a lot better written than Hulk. Plus Jason would wear the "Gatman" outfit.

Misc.
19) Tales from Infinity Earths - New Comic would feature stories from the other 51 Earths. Earth 2, Earth C, Captain Carrot. Etc. Also characters from the multiverse would team up (ex. Earth 2 Robin teams up with Earth D Superman).

EVENT
20) Unnamed Event Book. If an event goes down, it goes down here. Blackest Night, Final Crisis, COIE, . Also all events would not require that you buy excess books (i.e. Blackest Night: Superman). Instead, they would occur in the ongoing title itself.

[Thunder God]

Batman
Detective Comics
Superman ( not a fan but DC wouldn't last long with out him)
Action Comics - rotating between Superman, Supergirl, and Powergirl.
Black Canary/Green Arrow
Wonder Woman
Brave and the Bold
Justice league
Justice Society
Shazam- with family back ups
Flash
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Spectre
Teen Titans
LOS
Birds Of Prey
?
?
?

[Shellhead]

*Batman
*Detective Comics
*Action Comics
*Superman
*Green Lantern Corps - solve the ongoing Hal/Kyle/John/Guy issue by making this a flexible format book. Any GL can star in a story or story arc, and sometimes it will work like a team book.
*Flash
*JLA
*JSA
*Birds of Prey
*The Brave & the Bold - I love team-up titles.
*Titans - forget the "Teen" part. DC isn't letting their heroes age much, so having permanently young characters around becomes awkward and ultimately leaves them as fodder for Crisis drama. Make this book a mix of older and younger Titans.
*Legion of Super-Heroes
*Jonah Hex
*DC Presents - a tryout book for new creators and new characters, plus one-shot stories featuring minor characters. This title can also feature a variety of genres, ranging from superhero to science-fiction to horror.
*Tales of the Multiverse - an ongoing Elseworlds-style book, allowing creators to write all kinds of alternate reality or simply out-of-continuity stories.
*Shazam - an all-ages title that takes place on Earth-5. Print this quarterly in an affordable digest format and make it available in grocery store magazine racks.
*JLA Classified - solo or flashback adventures featuring various JLA members, especially ones that previously carried a monthly title, like Green Arrow, Wonder Woman and Atom.
*JSA Classified - solo or flashback adventures featuring various JSA members, especially ones that previously carried a monthly title or deserved one, like Hawkman and Mister Terrific.
*open slot for minis
*open slot for minis

[Taskmaster]

20 books huh?

1. Action Comics - Superman family stories with Supergirl back-ups

2. Adventure Comics - Legion of Superheroes stories with Aquaman back-ups

3. Batman - Batman solo book with Bat-Family back-ups (Batwoman, Question, Huntress, GCPD, etc…)

4. Booster Gold - Booster Gold's solo with Time-Masters back-ups (stories of Blue & Gold, Rip Hunter, Goldstar, even Skeets solo)

5. Brave & the Bold - Team-Up book with a revolving cast, Green Arrow & Black Canary Back-ups

6. DC Showcase - Featuring two stories per issue dealing with characters the newer characters in the DCU including Milestone and Red Circle

7. Detective Comics - Bat-Family Book with Batman & Robin featured in the main story and solo Robin/Red Robin stories as back-ups

8. Flash - Barry Allen stories with Wally West/Bart Allen back-ups

9. Green Lantern - Stories of the Green Lanterns of sector 2814 (specifically Hal Jordan and John Stewart)

10. Green Lantern Corps - stories featuring the Honor Guard (Guy, Kyle, Kilowog, Salaak and others), Tales of the GLC back-ups featuring past, present and future members of the GLC

11. House of Mystery - place for DC's mystic side instead of minis like Dead Romeo and Simon Dark they would feature in this book with back-ups about the Shadowpact

12. Justice League - A JLU type Justice League (not with the whole DCU though, just with everyone already associated with the JLA) with backups featuring members of the league who do not have their own solo book (Green Arrow, Red Tornado, Vixen, Steel, etc.)

13. Justice Society - same as it is, just make the back ups tales from the days of WWII (think All-Star Squadron)

14. Nightwing - Saving a spot for one of my favs for when Bruce returns, back-up TBD

15. Secret Six - Fine just the way it is, just add solo stories of each member (revolving) as back-ups

16. Society - Give the Secret Society of Super villains their own book again, back ups stories of the villains of the DCU (the Rogues, Arkham, etc.)

17. Superman - Superman's solo book with Superboy back-ups

18. Titans - Titans Together in one family with back-ups of any Titan's character solo (this would be where Blue Beetle's book could continue until it's story is done, then give others a chance)

19. Wonder Woman - WW Stories with Global Guardian back-ups

20. World's Finest - Replacing Batman/Superman as their team-up book, Robin/Red Robin/Tim Drake and Superboy team-up backups

[NYGiants167]

Batman--- Dick Grayson would be Batman permanently. Focuses more on Batman alone and Dick marries Barbara Gordon

Detective Comics---Crime Noir stories that would feature Bruce Wayne as Batman in the past like Batman Confidential and would try to bring in independent and crime writers to write crime stories in Gotham

Batman and Robin--- Dick Grayson as Batman and Damien as Robin.

Batwoman-- Batwoman monthly with a Batgirl backup feature

Robin-- Robin monthly starring Damien

The Dark Knight-Takes place within the Batman Begins/Dark Knight Nolan verse

Superman-- Superman monthly with a Lois Lane backup feature

Action Comics- Features a rotating cast that revolves around Metropolis supporting characters such as Supergirl, Superboy,Guardian, Mon-El, etc.

Legion of Superheroes monthly

Wonder Woman-- Would include Diana and Donna Troy but would also feature other female superheroes. There would be a Powergirl backup feature

Green Lantern

Green Lantern Corps

Flash-Barry Allen would be Flash with a Kid Flash backup feature

JLA-Superman, Dick Grayson Batman, Wonder Woman, Powergirl, Green Lantern, Flash, Shazam, Atom, Green Arrow, Black Canary,

JSA--In my universe the majority of the old JSA members like Alan Scott, Wildcat, Jay Garrick would die in a event and this book would be a WWII period peace similar to what Brubaker is doing in Marvels project and the rest of the roster would divide between Titans and JLA

Teen Titans-Cast of Supergirl, Superboy, Robin(Damien), Wonder Girl, Kid Flash

Brave and the Bold

Zatanna-Where not only Zatanna but DC's magical characters

Jonah Hex

[SmoManCometh]

Action Comics Geoff Johns and Gary Frank w/ supergirl back-up Sterling gates and Jamel Ingel

Superman

Batman and Robin with Bruce Wayne and Damian written by Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly

Batman Paul Dini

Gotham city Sirens Paul Dini w/ Manhunter back up by Mark Andreyko

Detective Comics same as it is right now

Nightwing and Red Robin Sometimes Tim would be the main feature sometimes Dick.

Wonder Woman Greg Rucka or Gail

Doom Patrol w Metal Men

Booster Gold w Blue Beetle

Jonah Hex

Titans Together with a great creative team and the ENTIRE cast of Titans much like Uncanny X-Men or JSA is now. And I mean the best of Teen and the old titans. Red Robin, Superboy, Ravager to Donna Troy, Starfire and Beast Boy.

JLA At it's most iconic and treated with the same flagship hands that the Avengers are in Marvel.


Secret Six

JSA

Green Arrow Black Canary This idea should be treated a little better because it has potential.

Green lantern

Green Lantern Corps.

Flash with a Kid Flash back-up.

Legion of Superheroes

[titansmaster]

Alright. Let me start by saying I would bump all titles to the larger $3.99 format, with team books simply expanding story pages.

Non Super Hero:

Jonah Hex with a Bat Lash second feature
Warlord with a Jason Blood/Etrigan second feature

Next Superman books:

Superman with Rose and Thorn second feature
Action Comics starring Superman with Guardian second feature
Supergirl with Legion of Super Heroes team second feature
Adventure Comics starring Superboy with solo Legionnaire stories for a second feature

Batman books:

Batman with Batgirl second feature
Detective starring Batwoman with Batman second feature
Streets of Gotham starring Gotham SIrens with Manhunter second feature
Robin with Nightwing/Grayson second feature
Birds of Prey with Question second feature

Team series :

Justice Society of America
Justice League of America
Teen Titans using all Titans young and young adult
Secret Six with occassional solo stories of the 6ers to give Nicola the time to keep up with the main feature. Be nice if the second feature were written by Gail and tied into the main story or upcoming main storylines

Solo books

Flash with Kid Flash second feature
Green Lantern with GLC second feature
Wonder Woman with Wonder Girl or Donna Troy second feature (preferring WG myself)
Power Girl with solo tales of other JSAers for the second feature
Showcase with two features of equal page count, using characters that are popular but couldnt support their own titles ( Aquaman, Hawkman, Manhunter, Outsiders, Phantom Stranger). The idea would be for feature A to start out as a 5 part story, with feature B starting out as say, 8 parts and rotating to the lead feature after feature A ends. and continue rotating the back up to the lead as the lead ends.

[titansmaster]

Crap, just realized that I left out DOOM PATROL!!

If I could squeeze in a 21st title, it would be DOOM PATROL but minus the Metal Men feature. If there had to be a second feature to make sure the current team could keep up with the lead feature, I would suggest the following:

Using the second feature to feature stories of the Doom Patrol during its other incarnations for example the first revival with Celcius, Tempest, Robotman and Negative Woman before all the secondary characters were added.

[noh-varr]

if I ran DC, nobody would like me very much.

the first thing I'd do. THE VERY FIRST THING I'D DO.

would be to retcon Green Lantern Rebirth. Then I'd kill Hal Jordan all over again, in the bitchest way possible.

then I'd retcon him so he never even existed at all.

Then I'd make Kyle THE Green Lantern, like he's supposed to be.

Can we keep the Corps at least? I really like Killowog, I can do without Hal though, always thought Kyle was the more interesting of the two.

[noh-varr]

I enjoy the fantasy managing thing so here's mine.

Superman: A straight forward focus on Superman and his supporting cast.

Action Comics: The longest running comic has to continue, I'd give the title to the new Superboy story running in Adventure Comics with a back up for Steel because I just love the science guy who has earned the S on his chest.

Batman: Just take Batman and Robin and give it the Batman numbers. Super easy.

Detective Comics: Bat family, done by Dini, really whatever the hell he wants. Back up featuring Martian Manhunter (get Ostrander and Mandrake on it, their series was great and had a detective focus pretty often).

Wonder Woman: Same as it is now.

Flash: Wally West and the Flash family (including Barry) we have established since Crisis Wally is the better Flash, he's faster and more in touch with the Speed Force, Barry is the former mentor and dealing with catching up to now, and is also the focus of the back up.

Green Lantern: I'd prefer Kyle in the role, but I can't argue that the series hasn't been good once it got past Rebirth, so keep it as it is. Add a GLC back up, since have to make cuts. Same teams as are working on them now.

JLA: Remember the runs from Morrison to Kelly? Where they reflected the huge changes but kept the team they wanted? The writer gets that freedom, and hell let's make it McDuffie again, I want to see what he can do with HIS team. No back up, every page dedicated to JLA awesomeness.

JSA: Really JSA isn't broken, I'd get a different writer though, maybe James Robinson if he can channel the Starman vibe onto this, he did help launch the series after all.

Teen Titans: With the line up of Superboy, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Static, Blue Beetle, and Miss Martian. Plus a few more to the writer's discretion. Make the book fun again while dealing with the relationships of the characters.

The Brave and the Bold: Current format, random team ups that last as long as they need to, usually one shots preferred sometimes up to three issues.

Those are the MUST have books for the DCU as of right now. I'd also have...

Secret Six: It's this or Suicide Squad, and I think this is much more fun. It helps that it's one of the few DCU books I buy regularly. Back up feature the Suicide Squad, I'll have my cake and eat it too.

Static: The character had his own cartoon show that is still being aired by Disney XD, he's very popular, and may be the sole reason DC got access to the Milestone characters. McDuffie said he wanted Gail Simone to write this, so get her or have him do it himself. The back up features whatever Milestone character McDuffie thinks should fill it. (I'd vote Icon if he isn't put on the JLA).

Birds of Prey: I was just rereading issues from this last night, the DCU needs a book that has women who kick ass and don't just fawn over the big tough guys. This is where they reside. Manhunter back up.

Legion of Superheroes: I don't get the love for the title, but I know there's always clamor for it, so add it in. Back up of the REBELS same team on it now.

Jonah Hex: There's a movie coming out even, come on you have to have the actual title out there. Plus it's a solid read every time it comes out. Wouldn't change a thing with it.

Hawkman and the Atom: The main cast would be Hawkman, Hawkgirl (why isn't she Hawkwoman?), and Ray Palmer. I'd beg Kyle Baker to start the series off, because his work on Wed Comics has been fantastic. The back up would feature Ryan Choi the current Atom.

Booster Gold: Same formula as now, keeping the Blue Beetle back up.

Shazam!: I'd have Mike Kunkel continue what he was doing with Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam. One of the best versions of Captain Marvel since DC bought the character. Out of continuity (Cap can be put on the JSA to compensate for the continuity buffs) but it was so well written and drawn I can't think of a better place for it. Back up of Supergirl done by the Wed Comics team.

Zatanna: For no reason beyond the fact I want to see Dini write her. Back up, the Guardian (from the Seven Soldiers mini, the concept has so much room to grow it's a shame it or any of the other books were ever made into ongoings).

[pryde15]

1. Superman- Starring: Superman. Co-Feature: Lex Luthor

2. Action Comics- Starring: Rotation between Powergirl, Supergirl, and Superboy (fourth rotation being a team-up featuring Superman). Co-Feature: Steel

3. Batman- Starring: Batman. Co-Feature: Huntress

4. Detective Comics- Starring: Rotation between Nightwing, Batwoman, Robin & Batgirl. (fourth rotation being a team-up featuring Batman) Co-Feature: Zatanna

5. Wonder Woman- Starring: Wonder Woman. Co-Feature: Black Canary

6. Sensation Comics- Starring: Wonder Woman, Donna Troy, Wonder Girl, Artemis. Co-Feature: Vixen

7. Brave & The Bold- Pretty Self-Explanatory. Co-Feature: Freedom Fighters

8. Titans- Starring: Various older and younger members. Co-Feature: Titans Spotlight

9. Batman & The Outsiders: Starring: Batman, Black Lightning, Geo-Force, Metamorpho, Katana, and Halo. Co-Feature: The Question

10. Doom Patrol- Elasti-Girl, Beast Boy, Mento, Bumblebee, Vox, Negative Man, Robotman, Niles Caulder. Co-Feature: The Metal Men

11. Green Lantern- Starring: Hal Jordan. Co-Feature: Green Arrow

12. Green Lantern Corps- Starring: Rotation between John Stewart, Katma Tui, Guy Gardner, and Kyle Rayner. Co-Feature: Corps Spotlight

13. Flash- Starring: The Flash Family (couldn't decided between Barry or Wally). Co-Feature: Flash Family Spotlight

14. The Secret Society- Starring: Various villains (team-up book of sorts). Co-Feature: Villain Spotlight

15. Hawkman- Starring: Hawkman, Hawkgirl. Co-Feature: The Atom

16. Firestorm: Starring Firestorm. Co-Feature: Firehawk

17. Adventure Comics- Starring: The Legion of Super-Heroes. Co-Feature: Aquaman

18. Justice League of America- Starring: Similiar to Satelite Era but with Black Lightning, Katana, Firehawk, B'Wana Beast (characters who would fit). Co-Feature: Leagurer Spotlight

19. Justice Society Infinity: Starring: Justice Society from Earth-2. Co-Feature: Multiverse Spotlight

20. Showcase: Two-Features of two different super-heroes.

[Green Griffin]

Batman

Batman - Grant Morrison and Paul Dini, art by All the artist on Batman and Robin.

Birds of Prey - Gail Simone, art by Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan

Detective Comics - Greg Rucka, art by J.H. Williams III - (Batwoman Adventures Continue.)

Supes

Action Comics - Greg Rucka, art by Eddy Barrows (Nightwing and Flamebird Continue)

Superman/ Supergirl Backup - Geoff Johns, Art By Gary Backup by Frank Sterling Gates, Art by Jamal Igle

Adventure Comics/ Legion Backup - Geoff Johns, Art by Francis Manapul / Backup Art by Clayton Henry.

Flash

The Flash (Barry Allen)/ Iris Backup - Geoff Johns, Art By Ivan Reis, Backup by Karl Kerschl and Brenden Fletcher, Art by Karl Kerschl.

Fastest Man Alive (Wally West) - Mark Waid, art by Scott Kolins

Kid Flash - Sterling Gates, Art by Mark Bagley

Green Lantern

Green Lantern - Geoff Johns, Art by Doug Mahnke

Green Lantern Corps - Peter Tomasi, Art by Patrick Gleason

Agent Orange - Keith Giffen, Art by Rafael Albuquerque

DC Universe

Secret Six - Gail Simone, Art by Nicola Scott

Metal Men/ Doom Patrol Backup - Keith Giffen & J.M. DeMatteis, Art Kevin Maguire. Backup by Keith Giffen, Art by Matthew Clark

Power Girl - Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, Art by Amanda Conner

Hawkman/ Atom Backup - Kyle Baker, Art by Kyle Baker. Backup by James Robinson, Art by Mike Allred

Shazam - J. Michael Straczynski, Art by Jerry Ordway

Justice League - Grant Morrison, Art by Paul Pope

Deadman - Dave Bullock and Vinton Heuck, art by Dave Bullock

Kamandi - Dave Gibbons, Art by Ryan Sook.

[Clairaudient Freedom Soldier]

1> Jakeem Thunder by Eric Trautmann & Don Kramer / Green Lantern Kyle Rayner and Atom Ray Palmer co-feature by Mark Waid & Matthew Clark

2> Superman by Geoff Johns & Jim Lee / Magog co-feature by Keith Giffen & Jim Cheung

3> Flash Jesse Chambers-Tyler by Eric Trautmann & Ryan Sook / Batman Dick Grayson co-feature by Geoff Johns & Ethan Van Sciver

That's all you need, folks ...

[Clairaudient Freedom Soldier]

And one more title ...

4> J'onn the Boy from Mars by Keith Giffen with Jeff Parker (co-writers) & Ivan Reis / Flash Barry Allen and the Legion of Super-Heroes co-feature by Alan Davis